Um, actually it's really hard to wear body armour at Bonneville.
In the afternoon, the pressure altitude means the course is at around 7,500ft in altitude, so your body swells up accordingly. Normal race leathers that fit you at sea level are way too tight at Bonneville, as we found out when we raced there last year.
Add to that the prehistoric Bonneville rules on leathers (no Kevlar, no stretch panels) and most of the really fast guys just use baggy old leathers from the 1970s.
Posted: 04/09/2008 22:54
