Racequip Has Been Providing Safety Gear for Racers for Nearly 50 Years – Teaming Up with Sick the Magazine Brings a New Chapter to Racequip History
It’s no secret that technology and better parts have made it to where upgraded cars and trucks are not only showing up at tracks around the globe, but also several factory stock rides are capable of delivering times and speeds that bring a need for upgraded safety equipment.
Racequip has been providing that gear since 1975, and added a new chapter to their story with Sick the Magazine in 2022.
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There are a ton of single-digit-capable drag-and-drive cars, as well as thousands more in the 10 and 11-second range on the quarter-mile standard. That means the need for better safety equipment exists, and Racequip offers a lot of options to keep drivers safe on the track and the street.
Considering some cars and trucks came standard with only lap belts, Racequip offers four, five and 6-point harness to keep drivers (and sometimes passengers) more securely in their seats, but also meet racing sanction standards.
They also offer two different version of composite seats, featuring both comfortable and protection, the latter backed by FIA certification for the design, construction, and materials used in racing seats to minimize the risk of injury in the event of an accident.
To keep the driver safe, Racequip offers a full line up of racing suits, gloves, helmets and helmet supports (neck collars). Racing suits are available in both one and two-piece designs, as well as four different layer designs: SFI 3.2A / 1 single layer up to a 3.2A / 20 multi-layer. Single and two-layer gloves are also available, as well as two different designs of racing shoes.
Racequip has five different types of racing helmets, four full face designs and one open face. The full face ones are available in a variety of finishes, as well as either a composite constructure or a lighter Carbon Fiber and Kevlar. The helmets would also become the thing that ties Racequip and Sick the Mag events together.
Starting at Sick Week 2022, all class winners got a Sick the Magazine orange painted and decaled Racequip helmet. Featuring SA2020 rating, the helmets are a cool trophy, but also can be used for racing. So in addition to seeing Sick helmets in several everyday activities, we also see them being used for racing!
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Written by Derek Putnam. Photos courtesy of Sick the Magazine and Racequip.
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