KEEP your core COOL

Through dehydration drivers can loose 5-7lbs during a race.

Race suits and helmets add to the problem - they are not that breathable.

Drivers are so focused on the car, their race, the track, their markers, that they often miss the early systems of heat exhaustion.

First signs of heat exhaustion - cramping.

Heat exhaustion, is dangerous. It will distract the driver quickly becoming a safety and health issue.

Heat exhaustion if not mitigated can cause a heat stroke which needs immediate medical attention. Heat Strokes occur when the body’s temperature surpasses 104 degrees Fahrenheit. The body’s natural cooling system has broken down

Motorsports drivers are subject to extreme conditions that rapidly deplete their fluid reserves. It is highly recommended that you consider strategies that can make you less susceptible to the effects of dehydration, including improving your cardio vascular fitness, your heat tolerance (acclimatization), and adopting an intelligent, hydration protocol during and leading up to your event.

If it is hot outside, it is usually 30-40 degrees hotter inside a race or a track-prepped car.

Keep Cool

DRIVER COOLING

What can a driver do?

HYDRATE and not just before your session or race.

If fluids are not replenished, significant systems within the body begin to become compromised, leading to decreased levels of physical and mental performance while increasing susceptibility to heat injuries such as heat exhaustion, muscle cramps, and hypovolemic shock.

Reaction Time, Short Term Memory, and Focus Proper hydration has been shown to play a key role in multiple cognitive aspects of performance, including the prevention of “brain fog” in endurance race car drivers.