Dainese tests his Airbag

Last weekend at the Valencia Grand Prix, some Dainese riders were equipped with D-Air Racing, the Airbag designed to protect the rider’s shoulders, collarbones and neck. Simoncelli and Giorgi experimented … but not Rossi !

"After more than 10 years of study and experimentation, D-Tec (Dainese Technology Center), the Research and Development department of Dainese, inaugurated D-air Racing during official Grand Prix testing", welcomes Dainese !

Designed to protect "areas that usually remain exposed: the shoulders, collarbones and neck", this new safety equipment fits on the back and shoulders, where the traditional protective hump is located.

For the road, jackets and jackets equipped with Airbag already exist: Helite or Protairbag for example, market this type of product in France. But on these, the Airbag is activated by a simple safety cord connecting the pilot to his motorcycle..

A solution that the Italian supplier did not adopt, wishing to make its system completely independent of the motorcycle. Thus it is a mini-processor which interprets the data recorded by on-board gyroscopes and accelerometers and decides whether or not to trigger the Airbag..

"Dainese started working on this project in 1996. The development of the "hardware" system and the "software" software took three years of hard work during which it was necessary to collect a mass of information on the dynamics of racing motorcycles, in normal condition and during falls", underlines the official press release.

To prove the effectiveness of its D-air, the Italian firm not only carried out a demonstration (see the video link in "Learn more") but above all equipped some of its Intercontinental Circus pilots during the GP test sessions. from Valence last weekend.

In the end, the Italian firm is satisfied: "driver Marco Simoncelli (250cc) experienced the Dainese D-air Racing Airbag protection system for the first time during a high-side crash (loss of the rear followed by a glide, Editor’s note) – not serious – during free practice on Friday. Also, the pilot Simone Giorgi (125cc) was protected by D-air in a Low-side fall (loss of the front, Editor’s note) ".

The Dainese D-Air Racing, developed only for racing on the circuit, "marks an important leap in the development of a future "D-air Street"", reveals the brand. But after an announcement in 2001 of the release of its D-air, quickly passed into oblivion (read), the Italian brand is careful not to plan a future marketing of this type of equipment still in development.

In the meantime, Valentino Rossi may have his ideas to improve the future version of D-air Racing … The addition of air pockets at the level of the hands perhaps? Case to follow !

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