Helmet safety features
- Specially designed not to crack in a crash.
- Heavy enough to withstand a hit but light enough not to send head propelling violently forward.
- Built-in drink bottle to hydrate drivers. Temperatures inside car can reach 60C.
- Built-in two-way radio to stay in contact with team.
Harness safety features
- Six-strap body harness with six vehicle attachment points for maximum protection.
- Crutch straps designed to stop driver "submarining" through the harness in high 'G' decelerations.
- Multi-point quick release mechanism.
HANS Device
- Attaches to driver's helmet and reduces the risk of neck and spinal injury in the event of sudden and violent de-acceleration on impact.
- Hailed as the biggest advance in driver safety of the past 10 years.
Track safety features
- Gravel traps up to 100m long strategically placed to slow cars down when they skid off the track.
- Two-metre high tyre walls around the track which absorb impact of cars crashing into them.
- State-of-the art medical centre at trackside to treat drivers if injured in a crash.
- Ambulance and paramedics on standby ready to treat injured drivers at the scene of a crash.
- Emergency services personnel on hand to free drivers stuck in their vehicle after a crash.
Busselton TODAY
September 7
Tuesday, 201009:30 PM
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