Three new bags landed this year: a £9 recycled suit bag, a helmet box that folds to 5 cm, and a Stilo gear bag with ventilation panels. Cameron on why the ventilation is the feature worth paying for, and how kit actually gets ruined.
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Fitting Coilovers At Home Or Having Them Done
What fitting a BC Racing coilover kit actually involves, why alignment comes straight after, and what to ask a workshop if you’re paying someone to do the job.
How To Choose FIA Racing Gloves: Approvals, Sizing And What Actually Matters
Three different approvals sit on our glove shelves and they are not interchangeable: FIA 8856-2018 for cars, FIA 8877-2022 for karting, and Non-FIA. How to tell which you need, then how to size them.
Open Face Or Full Face? What The Rules Say For Open And Closed Cars
Motorsport UK does not require a full face helmet in an open car. It requires a visor or goggles unless you are in a closed vehicle. The actual rules quoted with article numbers, what counts as closed, and where open cockpit does change things.
Hand Held Fire Extinguishers: Foam, Powder Or Novec, And Why It Matters Where You Use It
OMP has added three hand held extinguishers this year, running from £80 to £298. They are all FIA and Motorsport UK approved, and they contain three completely different things. Cameron on which agent belongs in a cockpit and which belongs in the workshop.
