CRASH PAD - Compression Fractures Happen !!
CRASH PAD - Surprisingly, the seats in NASCAR's top series do not provide any compressible space under the driver.
Eric Almirola's crash in the Nascar cup race is a good example of how spinal compression injuries happen.
The frontal impact caused the rear of the car to lift six or seven feet off the ground.
When it came down, the frame slammed the track and bottomed out, and then the springs in the suspension gave the car a little bounce up while the driver was still moving down, compressing his spine against the bottom of the seat.
What makes the compression more effective is the total containment of the driver's body so that the spine is perfectly aligned, with the Hans device aligning the weight of the head and helmet perfectly on top.
The pile driver effect compresses the spine until the vertebrae can't support the force and the bones fracture, crack, burst or crush.
In his news conference after the accident Eric said “...And when I went up in the air and came back down it felt like someone took that knife and just twisted it in my back. And I got a really bad burning sensation in my back.”
The CRASH PAD uses the material that Tested Best for the US Military to solve this same problem.
The Right Stuff in The CRASH PAD provides the compressible space to spread the impact over time and reduce the impact force.
The thicker the material the better.
Put this simple seat insert between you and a hard landing.
Any car, any track, any speed. Gravity and physics is the same for everyone.
Race Smart, Race Ready.