Lico Motorsports is here!

Okay - I've been holding off on this announcement for a few weeks now as this new brand trickles into our warehouse. Enough of the product is now here where I can only partially lie about it being in stock (I hate it when shops say they have something only to find out it is un-obtainium!)

So, with much fanfare, we bring you Lico. If you haven't heard, this is a new branch of Sparco that brings more economically priced racing gear with the same high-quality European designs and materials that Sparco is known for.

What do the Italians consider "thrifty"? How about a 3-layer, box-quilt tone-on-tone stitched, SFI/5 certifed suit for $265.00? (Compare that to a 3-layer Proban (no sectioning of fabric) G-Force 505 for $320.00):


DETAILS HERE

Or Sparco Top 3 Shoe (retail $219) clones for only $89.00:


DETAILS HERE

So, take a look around our catalog - Lico has brought something for just about every category. Again, a lot of the inventory is still trickling in; with your patience, we should be able to get you an excellent deal for the 2009 season.

Audi Commercial

I watched this last night, but apparently was wrapped in mindless Superbowl banter. Didn't realize that this commercial takes a detour through history!

New Fuel Cell Rules (NASA)

As of January 1, 2009 no new logbooks will be issued for vehicles with a fuel cell, unless the fuel cell is FIA FT3 (or higher) certified.
[This means no more newly built cars with rotary molded cells. However existing rotary molded cells with an FIA FT 3 bladder will be grandfathered.]

As of January 1, 2012 all fuel cells must be FIA FT3 (or higher) certified, regardless of the date of purchase or date of the logbook issuance.
[This is the “sunset” for all rotary molded cells. No more grandfathering.]

Other notes- We do not subscribe to the hypothesis that “any fuel cell is better than no fuel cell.” The stock tank has been crash tested in its location and at least that’s a known factor. When someone installs a fuel cell, it’s possible to create a more dangerous situation because of the location of mounting and the other things around it. Furthermore, bladders do deteriorate. On more than one occasion old bladders have sprung leaks resulting in fires. One car was a total loss. We do not believe that the stock tank deteriorates at anywhere near the rate that a bladder deteriorates. This is not to encourage people to use the stock tank, but rather to answer some questions that have recently come up.

More Here: http://www.nasanortheast.org/fuel_cell.html

Shockdoctor at the 2009 Rolex

In use at the Daytona 24 hour race!




Product Details Here!

After spending all morning chipping ice off of my car, my soggy gloves are drying on our display model as I type! Great stuff!

HPDE Insurance?

I wrote on this topic last October, and a reader commented on the availability of HPDE Insurance from Lockton Affinity (read the original post HERE).

I was just reminded about this topic after reading a post on the Bimmerforums website: Trailing arm pocket failure and HPDE insurance

Check out the program details at Lockton Affinity's site: HPDE Insurance Program. I checked out the rate for my BMW at $15,000 and was estimated $97 for the event - not too shabby!

DefNder is here!

We just received our first shipment of DefNder Restraints:



The nice padded case that comes with it was quite a surprise!


We received a fairly large initial shipment - let us know if you have any questions!

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New Lower Prices on Hans Devices!

For 2009, Hans has lowered the pricing on many of their models. As mentioned previously, the mid-range Extra series will no longer be manufactured. Instead, there will only be the entry-level Sport Series, and the lighter-weight Pro Series.

With this change of line-up, the Pro Series now starts at only $1045.00 for both the models with Regular Tethers and Sliding Tethers. The Quick-Disconnect models will be $1080.00.

Hans Pro Model - Click Here

In other Hans Device News, the Sport Series will start at only $645.00 for the models with the LW2 light-weight anchors (Details Here). We should be seeing these early in February and accepting pre-orders now.