CRASH PAD - Too Late for Some...
CRASH PAD - Recently a number of back injuries occured.
No special reason, just the randomness of chance.
Those injured ranged from champions to rookies.
Status, speed, or experience is no barrier to a broken back in a crash.
You are not immune.
It's simple physics.
If the seat instantly stops in a downward direction, the weight of your body, head and helmet will compress the vertebrae in your spine.
If the force is high enough, bones will break and nerves can be damaged.
The way to reduce the force is simple physics also.
Slow your downward motion evenly over time and the force will be reduced.
The duration of injury causing impact is so short, like 1/10th second,
that doubling it to 2/10th sec will reduce the force to half.
It takes The Right Stuff to actually be effective in reducing the impact force and
that can be the difference between injury or not.
The CRASH PAD uses the material that TESTED BEST for the US Military to solve the same problem.
It's The Right Stuff !!!
You need 2" or more of the Right Compressible Material between your butt and the hard bottom of the seat for any significant effectiveness.
Don't be fooled by foams or padding that are thin or can go rigid, colapse or bounce in these short duration impacts.
Race Smart, Race Ready, with a CRASH PAD between you and a hard landing.