Leon Haslam Articles
Testing Dainese D-Air
This is what it looks like to put Dainese's new airbag-equipped D-Air race suit through its paces. Pictured here is Leon Haslam crashing his World SBK S1000RR at Misano practice last year. Despite landing heavily on his shoulders and back, Haslam walked away without injury. D-Air hides its airbag underneath the suit's leather, wrapping it around the shoulders and collar bones. Three accelerometers... 28 March 2012
Photos: a BMW S1000RR in a wind tunnel
Troy Corser and Leon Haslam spent yesterday afternoon in a full racing tuck with a 150mph headwind. The two SBK racers were individually tweaking their riding positions to find maximum aerodynamic gain and experimenting with new windshield shapes. “The positions of the head and the upper body, of elbows, knees and feet can have an enormous influence on the drag, and subsequently on lap times, 16 November 2010