– D-air® becomes an “open platform” to protect all riders in the World Championship series

Dainese presented yesterday the D-air® Armor, the “open platform” air-bag based on D-air® technology. This innovative system is the result of over 15 years research by D-Tec® (Dainese Technology Centre) into the air-bag technology of air. D-air® Armor is a racing suit’s undergarment featuring an integrated D-air® Air-Bag.

The undergarment back protector houses the whole protection system – the electronics, the gas generator, the wiring, the battery and the GPS.

D-air® Armor represents a genuine milestone in the diffusion of electronic Air-Bag technology in the World Championship series. Thanks to D-air® Armor, all riders can now take advantage of the safety provided by D-Air®, the same technology used by all official Dainese riders.

Vircos and Furygan will be the first to adopt the new Dainese technology. D-air® Armor will protect Michele Pirro and Mattia Pasini (Vircos), as well as Mike Di Meglio, Johann Zarco and Sam Lowes (Furygan).

Cristiano Silei, the CEO of Dainese, said: “Making D-air® Armor available to all riders in the world championship series is an important milestone in the diffusion of the D-air® technology, which Dainese has believed in and invested in for over 15 years. We hope that Furygan and Vircos will soon be joined by other partners, who share our goal of improving rider safety.”

Iacopo Forte, Product Manager for Vircos added: “It gives me great pleasure to announce the collaboration between Vircos, which makes made-to-measure technical clothing for motorbike riders, and Dainese in the D-Air® Armor project. This is without any doubt a huge step forward for rider safety. Thanks to this partnership, at last we can combine the outstanding Dainese air-bag system with our racing suits and together radically improve safety in this sport.” 

Jean Marc Autheman, Export and Racing Manager for Furygan, also commented: “Furygan has been providing its own riders and clients with protective products of the highest possible level for 45 years.
When Dainese offered their new D-Air® Armor system, we took an immediate interest in the project and, after having been able to test and assess the performance of this technology, we glady accepted the collaboration. Starting from the Catalunya GP, we will be able to offer our riders the first Furygan racing suits fitted with the D-Air® Armor system.” 

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