Nomex Racing/Driving Shoe Shoelaces

Did you know that the shoe-laces on your SFI/FIA rate racing shoes are Nomex? Or at least some other similar fire-retardant material? This is something that I never really thought about until I had to find a replacement set. I guess I should have assumed that they were - can't have your shoes falling off when cotton laces burn away! This would also explain why the shoelaces are so fragile!

Do you need a replacement set? Send me (info@ogracing.com) an e-mail and I'll get some from the manufacturer. Depending on the manufacturer, they are only a few dollars.

End of Year Helmet Sale - Arai & Bell

It's winding down to the end of the racing season; if you haven't raced your last event, you're probably due to do so in the next few weeks.

We recently took a glance at our inventory and realized we had way to many helmets. So what better thing to do then have an end of year clearance! These are current models with current ratings - now's the time to gear up for next year!

Both the popular Arai GP-5W and Arai GP-5K have been marked down 20%. This deal is only temporary, so act now if you want to save!

Arai GP-5W

Originally $824.95 - Now only $659.96
More details here

Arai GP-5K

Originally $724.95 - Now only $579.96
More details here

There are also several Bell helmets slated to be replaced next year. Again, these are all popular helmets, such as the Bell M3, Vortex, and Mag-5, that are simply receiving face-lifts for 2009.

For example:
Bell M3

Originally $559.00 - Now only $396.00
More details here

Car Insurance May Not Cover You at the Track

It's no secret that insurance companies don’t like the people they cover to drive fast. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that the industry has been removing a policy loophole that insured drivers on racetracks.

That has left weekend warriors uninsured if they participate in track days or attend high-performance driving schools. Jerry Kunzman, executive director of the National Auto Sport Association, said that participation at its track events had jumped fivefold since 2003 and that many of those drivers had no idea they were not covered..

“Maybe 25 or 30 percent have done the research, the middle third just assumes they are covered, and the top third just don’t have a clue,” he said.

What’s happened is that many insurers have redefined the term “racing.” Policies have long had exclusions for racing, but it was defined as a “timed event.”

High-performance driver education neatly avoided that definition. Although cars may take laps at top speed, they aren’t timed.

At many schools, including those held by the Porsche Club of America and the BMW Car Club of America, students are required to attend classroom sessions. On the track, drivers get one-on-one tutoring from an instructor under controlled conditions. The cars are generally sent around the track in small groups with passing limited to straightaways — and only when the driver being passed signals that doing so is all right. So because these runs were not timed, many drivers were covered by their normal automobile policies. CONTINUED

Read full article here