Dainese and AGV official partners of the Sky Racing Team VR46

Dainese e AGV – Also for the 2018 motorcycle season, starting on March 18th with the Qatar Grand Prix, Dainese e AGV will be the official partners of Sky Racing Team VR46. Consistent with its mission to promote and guarantee safety in dynamic sports, Dainese and AGV will support the talent of young Italian riders Francis Bagnaia, Luca marini, Nicholas Bulega e Dennis Foggia engaged in the World Speed ​​Championship Moto2 e Moto3, offering them, as well as a Valentino Rossi for more than 20 years now, the head-to-toe safety system. The Sky Racing Team VR46 riders will take to the track protected by the D-air, the Dainese-branded airbag system which constitutes the state of the art of protective technology, the first to be used in the MotoGP since 2007.

Thanks to the electronic platform and the algorithm, the brain and true intelligence of the system, D-water it is able to detect dangerous situations and - in the case of high-side or low-side with rolling - to decide whether to activate it, inflating special airbags around the rider's body, covering the neck, shoulders and collarbones. The bag 3D airbags, the heart of the system, the result of proprietary Dainese technology, thanks to its internal microfilament structure, allows controlled inflation along the entire surface and, developing around the body and shape of the rider, guarantees at the same time maximum protection and maximum comfort . The construction of the bag, protected by patents, is one of a kind and differs from any other bag used in the automotive industry. The technical equipment of Bagnaia, Marini, Bulega and Foggia will be completed by the innovative AGV Pista GP R helmet. Evolution of the innovative GP track, the MotoGP helmet, is the most protective helmet ever developed.
Perfect synthesis of protection, performance and comfort, the three cornerstones of the development protocol AGV Extreme Standards, the Pista GP R offers an unparalleled field of vision, thanks to the introduction of Race 3 Max Pinlock, a visor Class 1 Optics with 100% Max Vision Pinlock (120), and is characterized by the patented closure Visor Lock System (VLS). With the use of the new Biplane spoiler, tested in a wind tunnel, aerodynamic performance is maximized, while comfort benefits from a patented interior system and an implemented ventilation system Integrated Ventilation System (IVS). The Pista GP R is the first helmet to offer an integrated hydration system, composed of a series of channels and a valve located inside the chin guard.

"With great enthusiasm Dainese and AGV renew this important collaboration with Sky Racing Team VR46 - he has declared Marco Pastore, Racing Director of Dainese Group -. It will be an important season, thanks also to the introduction of mandatory airbag systems for all categories of the MotoGP. Dainese was the first to develop and introduce D-air technology, highly innovative and capable of allowing our pilots to get ever closer to their limits, in maximum safety. One more reason to proudly support these young talents, true promises of motorcycling, in the wake of Valentino Rossi, who has always been on the track together with Dainese and AGV".