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Motorcycle Racing => Cornerworkers and Safety Crew => Topic started by: weil136 on December 22, 2008, 01:19:09 PM

Title: Helmet Removal Assist Hood
Post by: weil136 on December 22, 2008, 01:19:09 PM
This is a question for all you corner workers out there,   Have you been given a formal class in using the Removal Assist hoods that RS Taichi sells?
Title: Re: Helmet Removal Assist Hood
Post by: Kuala76 on December 22, 2008, 01:52:29 PM
No, MARRC has not done any formal training with this device, however, I would think that the same standard of NOT REMOVING the helmet would apply.  I think that the important trainees for this system would be the EMS at the track. 
Title: Re: Helmet Removal Assist Hood
Post by: Simon on December 29, 2008, 11:12:38 AM
Quote from: Kuala76 on December 22, 2008, 01:52:29 PM
........of NOT REMOVING the helmet would apply.  I think that the important trainees for this system would be the EMS at the track. 
Agree totally.  :thumb:
Title: Re: Helmet Removal Assist Hood
Post by: RoadRaceJunkie on January 10, 2009, 02:13:32 PM
In 23 years of cornerworking I've never had to remove a helmet.  With most of my experience being at Loudon, the EMS can be on scene in seconds.  The situations where the helmet would need to be removed before EMTs show up are so rare that they are almost non-existant.  Likewise, I can't see were a cornerworker would ever use the Removal tool on their own unless they were also an on-duty EMT.  Haven't ever heard of a cornerworker also being an on-duty EMT.

Ed
Title: Re: Helmet Removal Assist Hood
Post by: RoadRaceJunkie on January 10, 2009, 02:57:29 PM
On this topic, anyone have a link to the RS Taichi Removal Cap?  Can't seem to find out anything about it on the Taichi website and only other web info is from a USGPRU press release on them getting some to use.

Thanks,
Ed
Title: Re: Helmet Removal Assist Hood
Post by: APP_Racing on January 11, 2009, 12:56:00 PM
There is a short article in USGPRU that mentinos it and it is listed on the motoliberty website.

https://www.motoliberty.com/prod_detail.asp?Prod_ID=959

http://www.usgpru.net/latestnews.php#87

Seems they have a safety program in place for younger riders -- KUDOs!