I've used/deployed the Hit Air vest on track (NCBike, Turn 1) one time - repacked it and crashed again later in the day where it didn't deploy because it was a very slow lowside where I didn't separate from the bike. Sadly, the second crash wore through the vest and the bladder in like 4 places to the point where it's not repairable. Bums me out because that's a pretty significant investment to lose without actually getting the benefit of it's use there. I like it, but an internal system is far better for this reason. I also have a buddy that highsided with an airbag suit (Alpinestars) at Loudon coming out of 12 spectacularly. His also did not deploy and was deemed defective by the manufacturer only AFTER they denied it and said the crash didn't meet their parameters. He sent them the sequence photos captured by the track photographer. They subsequently replaced the unit for free and apologized. Pags On Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 9:54 AM jay via Ducati <ducati@list.ducati.net> wrote: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: jay <xgironx@yahoo.com> > To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati@list.ducati.net> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2021 09:54:38 -0400 > Subject: [Ducati] Re: Motogp 2022? > Mario > You’re not gonna make a career of it, and it ain’t your first rodeo: > a bunch of coaches & racers here at Summit Point++ won’t go on-track > without their Hit-Air airbag vests. > My Alpinestars TechAir airbag judged me harshly & declined to deploy on > tight, twisty, technical Shenandoah in July. A meat-grinder Intermediate > rider T-boned me while I was coaching. > Dainese D|Air covers no torso. > Once I recover, I might switch to tethered > https://hitairmoto.com/ > This is the system that my equestrian wife uses for hunter-jumper & > dressage work horse 🐴 w her OTTB retired racehorse. > Juan Lovitz > >