Carbon Fiber stronger then steel light as an egg shell, then why is my Carbon Fiber motorcycle helmet not DOT?approved?
There are two parts to making a helmet to DOT specs -- the hard shell and a inner crushable layer that is a inch or so thick.
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Toyota / Save Mart 350
Site: Sonoma, California
Schedule: Friday practice (speed, 3-4:30 pm), qualifying (Speed, 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.) Saturday practice (speed, 2:30-17:00) Sunday, race, 15 pm (TNT, 2-6:30 pm).
Track: Infineon Raceway (road course, 1.99 miles).
The race distance: 218.9 miles, 110 laps.
Last year: Jimmie Johnson won for the first time on a road circuit, taking advantage of Marcos Ambrose gaffe. Ambrose lost his head when he stalled his engine trying to keep the gas under caution with six laps left. He restarted seventh and finished sixth.
Last week: Denny Hamlin raced to his first win of the year, holding off Matt Kenseth, Michigan International Speedway. Joe Gibbs Racing driver also won the race in June 2010 on the track.
HJC has a sharp looking Ben Spies Monster Replica helmet which is sure to be a hot seller. HJC also debuted its RP Max modular helmet, an ultralight lid for a modular courtesy of carbon fiber, aramid and fiberglass shell. A large-sized helmet weighs in
more...several fake, life-size palm trees; a black carbon-fibre dining table; toys of all kinds, from dinosaurs to superheroes; model boats so big that they could fit a child; the helmet of Italian world champion motorcycle racer Valentino Rossi;
more...Marco Simoncelli's death reminded me how far motorcycle racing has progressed since the days of my youth – when getting killed racing was merely a necessary occupational hazard. Some CRT competitors, like Colin Edwards on the Forward Racing entry,
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