Alpinestars new Tech Air Race prototype suit is loaded with internal and external sensors to monitor the riders movements. In less time that it takes to blink, the suit can determine whether the rider is in danger of crashing, and deploy its airbag system. Full inflation of the airbag takes about 0.01 seconds, and remains inflated for around 5 seconds. Adding around $2,500 dollars to the expense of a current suit, time will tell if it pays for itself.




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Fitting telemetry and acquiring data from race bikes and cars has been common practice for some years, however, acquiring data directly from the body of the rider/driver has not and Alpinestars is developing technology to allow technicians the ability to analyse the gravitational and impact forces, as well as the physiological effects experienced by a human when pushing the limits of a high performance race machine.

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