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Top 10 Deals At SoloRacer.com

January is a good time to get ready for the upcoming race season. Click HERE to view our top 10 deals on helmets, harness belts, race seats, and more.

Save on Schroth harness belts!

Schroth has announced a price increase (of around 7%) on all harness belts effective January 15th 2010. We will be honoring the 2009 pricing through end of day January 14th, so get your orders in now before the prices go up.

Click here to view our selection of Schroth harness belts

Cyber Monday deals at SoloRacer.com

Get 10% off and Free Ground Shipping* on any order of $150 or more. Just use coupon code "cybermonday" when you checkout on-line at SoloRacer.com.

* NOTE: Free Ground Shipping applies only to orders being shipped in the continental U.S.

Get $50 off Zamp (B2Z) RZ series auto racing helmets

For a limited time, use coupon code "rz50" at SoloRacer.com to get $50 off and free UPS Ground shipping on select Zamp (B2Z) RZ series helmets. This is a limited time offer and good while supplies last.

$50 discount is good on the following Zamp (B2Z) RZ series helmets...

RZ-11 Open Face Helmet
RZ-21 Full Face Helmet
RZ-51 Full Face Helmet
RZ-51 Spark Graphic Full Face Helmet
RZ-31 Full Face Helmet
RZ-31 Spark Graphic Full Face Helmet

** Free ground shipping only valid for orders shipped within the continental U.S. $50 off coupon can only be used for helmets listed above and cannot be used on closeout helmets or package deals, which are already discounted.

Dunlop Tire Rebate

Get Up to $80 by Mail-In Rebate when you purchase a set of four (4) select Dunlop tires. Offer valid on tires purchased from in-stock inventory at Tire Rack between 12:00 a.m. EDT July 11, 2009 and 11:59 p.m. EDT August 8, 2009.

Some of the eligible tires include the Direzza® Sport Z1 Star Spec, Direzza® DZ101, and many more. Click HERE for more details.

HJC AR-10 helmets are now in stock in flat rubbertone black !

One of our best selling helmets, the HJC AR-10, is finally available in Rubbertone Black, which is HJC's durable flat black finish. We just got our first shipment of these and they look great. More info and details over at SoloRacer.com.

Video From Tail Of The Dragon

Using our new GoPro Motorsports Hero Wide Camera, I shot a bunch of video from my recent trip down to The Dragon, but unfortunately both of my full length runs both north and south on The Dragon are over 10 minutes in length, so I can't upload them to YouTube (they have a 10 minute length limit). That being said, I did shoot a couple shorter videos of various sections of the road so I'll just link to those for now...

Tail Of The Dragon, heading south at Gravity Cavity

Tail Of The Dragon, heading north, just before the Tennessee state line

Oh, and I snapped quite a few pics...they are here in the Spring 2009 Trip albums.

I had installed a CG-Lock in our Mazdaspeed 3 prior to the trip and it came in handy on the very twisty roads in Tennessee and North Carolina.

The SoloRacer.com Mazdaspeed 3

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We recently picked up a 2009 Mazdaspeed 3 and will be prepping it for SCCA D Stock autocross and a few track days here and there. The car is setup as follows...

Exterior:
- XPEL Paint Protection Kit
- Rally Armor Splash Guards

Interior:
- CG-Lock (for street)
- Schroth Rallye 4 Harness Belts (for autocross)
- GoPro Motorsports Hero Wide Camera

Stay tuned for more details. More photos can be found here.

Playseats Evolution Gaming Seat

Over the winter we put together a racing simulator consisting of a Playseats Evolution Gaming Seat, Logitech G25 Racing Wheel/Pedals/Shifter, and a Sony Playstation 3. If you are into racing simulators, this is a GREAT setup that doesn't really cost very much to assemble. And once you play Gran Turismo or F1 Championship Edition on something like this, you will be hooked.

Read more about it here.

CG-Lock Review

We finally got a chance to install a CG-Lock in our Mazdaspeed 3. This clever little device clamps to the tongue of your cars existing 3-point factory installed seat belt. Once installed, pulling up on the shoulder belt tightens the lap belt portion of the seat belt and keeps it tight until you release it. The shoulder harness remains unrestrained, as normal, for maximum arm and upper body movement. They advertise the device as providing about 80% of the holding power of a full racing harness.

So far we've driven about 750 miles with the device and really really like it. It definitely works as advertised and is a great option for those that don't want to spend $150 on a racing harness.

When the CG-Lock is "on" you still have plenty of freedom of movement in your shoulders, but it keeps your legs and hips locked into the seat. This is great for high speed cornering and hard braking... your butt stays firmly planted. Our Speed 3 has excellent brakes with gobs of stopping power, and before installing the CG-Lock I would feel myself sliding forward under hard braking, but that is no longer a problem. When your done with your "spirited driving", you can release or loosen the lap belt by just using your thumb to flip a little lever that loosens the device.

The CG-Lock is a great buy at around $45. You can get yours at SoloRacer.com.