One of the many things that has needed to be done before the first race is to acquire all of the correct equipment. What I basically mean is that the regulations for the safety clothing change from time to time, and that means new fireproof clothing, including race boots, gloves, balaclava, and underwear, not to mention a new fireproof race suit for testing.
Therefore in the best situation I would be able to do small deals to save a little money, as these items can be quite expensive.
The first Thing to get was a new crash helmet. The regulations also require me to wear a HANS device, which is designed to reduce the likely hood of head and neck injury in the event of a accident. On the recommendation of my team mate Carl Breeze, I decided to give STAND 21 a call to see if there was a possibility of them doing a deal on these items in return for some advertising on the millionpixeldriver website. They duly agreed, and so I went to have a fitting for a made to measure Double Duty F21 crash helmet and a Carbon fibre HANS Device.
The boots and gloves I decided on were a different make, but that is due to my own personal preference on comfort when in the car. I chose Alpinestars for these items and a quick phone call to Demon Tweeks and Grandprix Racewear soon had them in the post and on their way to me.
So in less than a day I had all my equipment sorted and fully prepared for the first race at Brands Hatch.
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