Mr. Richard McKinney
MitiGator High Impact Cushioning Systems,
As a Father I would like to thank you for your MitiGator High Impact Cushioning System, my son Hunter was fitted at Richardson Racing Products for new custom built seat with the MitiGator High Impact Cushioning System being installed, I see now how that allowed them to build us the best Race seat I have ever seen. I was told of how your MitiGator System works in other race cars and boats along with the ability to protect our soldiers as they use it in the Military Vehicles of all types. I want to let other parents know that if they have a Son or Daughter racing or they race themselves they need to install this product into their seat. It will make any professional racing seat safer and more comfortable. With the introduction to the MitiGator High Impact Cushioning System as Matt at Richardson’s Racing Products installed it at their facility I became a true believer in the ability of how MitiGator would make our new seat the safest seat we could provide him.
Last Monday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway my son Hunter’s new custom racing seat for his Bandolero Race Car was tested as he had the worst crash of his racing career. As he was practicing he came out of the second turn and another car spun-out right in front of him leaving him nowhere to go but hit him hard. Hunter hit him with his car that weighs in at 765 Lbs. creating a violent impact that caused a lot of damage like the following we bent the Rack and Pinion steering which is located in the car and inside the driverscompartment, bent the Spindle and A-Frame, destroyed the front support Horns and Bumper, and completely wiped out the Front body of the Car. But to our surprise Hunter limped the car back to the pits with out as much as having the breathe knocked out of him, it was amazing Hunter said he was held so tight in the seat that he absolutely felt NOTHING except the spoke in the steering wheel snapped back and bruised his hand.
After the night was over I told Todd thank you to for insisting on us installing this amazing safety product into our new custom built Richardson Seat. It is my opinion that the MitiGator should be mandatory in all forms of Racing after seeing it work first hand. Hunter said it was cool he didn’t feel anything but WOW what a difference in crashing a Bando compared to my quarter midgets, the Bandolero hit was the hardest I have ever been in and I am glad to know I am so safe in my car. Hunter thought Matt was cool when he made him a special seat cover that matched his race car but Monday night he was really Glad Matt took the time to fit him and add the MitiGator system to his seat.
Thanks Again,
Donald Richards (Father)
Hunter Richards (Driver)
MitiGatorinc.com will be broadcasting live from the Famous Iowa Speedway on July 30th for the USAR Iowa 150
This coming friday, July 30th, we will be doing a live webcast from the pits of Gibson Motorsports at the famous Iowa Speedway. This is one of the fastest tracks that the USAR Pro Cup Series goes to, where speeds will reach 150-160mph. The broadcast will kick off on Friday around 7pm with the Green flag to drop at the 3/4 mile oval at 8pm.
However we have some exciting news, We’ve added a new feature for this broadcast! For the first time you will be able to listen to live communications from the MitiGator Ford Fusion. You will be able to hear all of the communications between driver, spotter, crew chief, and crew. This should make the webcast experience even more intense.
Make sure you tune in this friday to MitiGatorinc.com to watch the event live from the Gibson Motorsports pits. You can tune into the event by visiting Mitigatorinc.com and scrolling down looking at the right hand side of the page. The broadcast will be underneath where it says MITIGATORLIVE TV STOCK CAR RACING. The broadcast will start playing once you log onto Mitigatorinc.com. You can then click to open it up to a larger window. There will also be live chat where you can talk to other racefans throughout the country.
Team Mitigator, the maker of Extreme Sports Protection Systems, had a very eventful weekend, just not what we expected. So the weekend was suppose to be filled with cheers and people having champagne being poured over their heads in victory, but this weekend proved to be, not quite what we had anticipated. It started off with Team Mitigator’s Auto Racing Team having mechanical problems on Lap 12 with smoke billowing out of the rear of the car. It was unclear what the problem was and Team Mitigator Car 13 went into the pits to see if they could resolve the issue. They could not and therefore never made it back out onto the track.
On Sunday, Team Mitigator’s Offshore Racing Team took to the beautiful waters of Miami Beach to continue on with its win out of Maryland. Warren Miller, Team Mitigator’s Driver/Owner of the Mitigator Boat, had the boat configured for rough seas and the initial glance at water conditions were that of calm seas which gave some concern to how well Team Mitigator would place. On Race Day Team Mitigator was heading out to the starting point of the when it was hit by a rough wave which caused water to flow into the exhaust and created what is called a “Hydro Lock”, water flowing into the engine and the engine shutting down. At first look, it was assumed that the battery had taken a hit and cracked but that was not the case as Warren later found out. The boat had to be towed in and Team Mitigator was never able to start the race.
In High Performance racing, these land and sea vehicle’s are highly sophisticated and very sensitive pieces of engineering marvels. The fact that these drivers and their equipment is driven to the edge of their maximum performance, and the constant “tweaking” to get that last bit of horse power out of them, eventually leads to breakdown, it happens with every race team.
So although Team Mitigator had a tough weekend, we would like to thank all the sponsors of the 3rd Annual SIB Offshore Powerboat Challenge. We will see you next year, same place but with a vengeance in our bones!
The month of may is going to be a busy one for all of us at Mitigatorinc.com. I have posted a list of events at the bottom of this blog, but the hectic month kicked off this past weekend at Hickory Motor speedway with the Wix Filters 250. We had trouble getting the live webcast up and running this past weekend, and for that we do apologize. We were able to do live twitter updates from the event. Make sure your following us on twitter throughout the month of May as we are going to have some awesome things happening throughout the month.
As far as the race goes, the Mitigator Ford Fusion has been on a tear the last two race weekends finishing 3rd and 2nd respectively. But Hickory was another story, We struggled in practice and during the race we just couldn’t get the breaks we needed to bring home a top five finish. It was disappointing but we fought back and brought home a tenth place finish. The Mitigator Ford now sits third in points heading into the race at Rockingham Speedway on May 15th.
Like I said before May is going to be busy, so if you are going to be anywhere near these future events come by and introduce yourself. The goal is to do a live webcast from each of these events.
May 1st Wix Filters 250 Hickory Motor Speedway – Hickory, NC
May 15th Rockingham 200 Rockingham Raceway Park – Rockingham, NC
May 29th Langley 250 Langley Speedway – Langley, Va
May 29th – 30th Off Shore Powerboat Association, Ocean City Maryland
On April 17th Mitigatorinc.com will be on hand when the USAracing Pro Cup series visits the 1/2 mile high banked speedway of New Smyrna Speedway. Throughout the day we will be doing live webcasts from the event. But starting just before the drop of the green flag at 7:30pm EST, we will be broadcasting live from Gibson Motorsports pit area to showcase the event. Tune in to see these 650 Horsepower machines rocket around the extremely fast speedway.
You can tune into the event by visiting Mitigatorinc.com and scrolling down looking at the right hand side of the page. The broadcast will be underneath where it says MITIGATORLIVE TV STOCK CAR RACING. The broadcast will start playing once you log onto Mitigatorinc.com. You can then click to open it up to a larger window. There will also be live chat where you can talk to other racefans throughout the country.
This is the second race of the year for the USARacing Pro Cup Series. At the season opener the Mitigator Ford Fusion came home 3rd place after leading 52 laps. So make sure you tune in on Saturday April 17th to catch all the action from the Crane Cams 250 from New Smyrna Speedway
MitigatorInc.com makes it to the Legends of Nascar race protecting David Pearson from harms way. Larry Pearson, his son, was in a horrific crash that day, had he been in a Mitigator equipped car, his injuries would have been less severe.
It was a cold morning yesterday at Hickory Motor Speedway. But we needed to get out and test the #13 Mitigator Ford Fusion that is going to be used at the Nascar Legends race on March 20th. We ended the 2009 season on such a run of good finishes that we were sad to see it end. But we are hoping that we can carry that momentum into 2010. Our season kicks off March 27th at Gresham Motorsports Park.
Up next is the a test session at Bristol Motor Speedway. Bristol is the world’s fastest half-mile. We are going to be shooting some video from inside the car and from the track to show you a unique perspective of the high banks of Bristol. Check back here on Monday to see the video from the test.
MitiGator commits to 2010 sponsorship of Team MitiGator™ High Priority Offshore Racing
Team MitiGator™ High Priority Offshore Racing is pleased and proud to announce that MitiGator, the primary sponsor of OPA Team MitiGator™ Offshore for the last two years, has signed on to sponsor the MitiGator boat for the 2010 season.
Barbara McKinney, President of Sea Systems Group (SEAS) said “We are happy to be the primary sponsor of Team MitiGator™ High Priority Offshore Racing for 2010. Our relationship with them continues as we jointly work to develop and evaluate innovative new MitiGator products for the marine industry. We have high hopes that “Team MitiGator Racing” and www.mitigatorinc.com will evolve into a new business unit that has an impact on all types of motorsports from offshore to off-road and asphalt and dirt.”
MitiGator is an engineered cushioning system designed to protect people from hi-speed, hi-impact assaults and to allow them to continue to perform their jobs or enjoy their leisure time. The MitiGator uses patented air control technology working with 4,044 surfaces per square foot to dissipate energy before it is transmitted to the body and thus help alleviate problems.
“We are so excited about MitiGator’s continued involvement,” said Warren Miller, owner/driver of the MitiGator™ offshore boat. “The product is fantastic, and the people at Sea Systems Group that manufactures MitiGator™ are great. We are very proud to represent them.”
John Gibson, driver and co-owner of the USAR Pro Cup Team MitiGator™ Gibson Motorsports #13 Ford Fusion race team has joined Sea Systems Group, Inc. as Marketing and Sales Specialist this month. Sea Systems was a sponsor of the race team in 2009 and has signed on as primary sponsor for the 2010 USAR Pro Cup race season.
John brings special talent to the MitiGator team due to his unique experiences and education. John has been an active racer since he was thirteen years old and has been an USAR Pro Cup driver since 2005. In 2009 John finished 8th in driver points in the USAR season. As part of the sponsorship program John races using a MitiGator lined race seat that he says is “awesome” at preventing back and leg pain after the races. This experience makes him very well qualified to help transition the MitiGator technology to extreme sports padding of all types.
In addition, until recently John was Technical Editor at Circle Track Magazine and wrote several technical papers for the magazine each month and was responsible for daily postings on two racing blogs. “This background will serve our goals of increasing our web presence using the blogosphere, Twitter, YouTube and other internet tools” says Rick McKinney, VP of SEAS.
“John’s emphasis of study at Southwest Missouri State University was in Entrepreneurship and that is a talent much in demand at SEAS as we grow the company in these turbulent economic times” says Rick.
Look for John’s contributions on our blogs, Twitter, Face Book and more in coming months. You can follow our progress at the following sites and more:
MitiGator commits to 2010 sponsorship of Gibson Motorsports
Gibson Motorsports is excited and proud to announce that MitiGator, the primary sponsor of USA Racing Pro Cup driver, John Gibson during the last half of 2009, has signed on to sponsor John for the 2010 season.
Barbara McKinney, President of Sea Systems Group (SEAS) said “We are pleased to be the primary sponsor of John Gibson Motorsports for 2010. As we get better acquainted, our relationship with them continues to grow beyond USAR Pro Cup sponsorship. SEAS and Gibson are jointly working to develop and evaluate innovative new MitiGator products for the motorsports industry. We have high hopes that “Team MitiGator Racing” and www.mitigatorinc.com will evolve into a new business unit that has an impact on all types of motorsports from asphalt and dirt to off-road and offshore.”
MitiGator is an engineered cushioning system designed to protect people from hi-speed, hi-impact assaults and to allow them to continue to perform their jobs or enjoy their leisure time. The MitiGator uses patented air control technology working with 4,044 surfaces per square foot to dissipate energy before it is transmitted to the body and thus help alleviate problems.
“We are so excited about MitiGator’s involvement,” said John Gibson. “The product is fantastic, and the people at Sea Systems Group that manufacture Mitigator are just top notch. We are so proud to represent them.”
MitiGator is produced by Sea Systems Group in Clarksville, VA. Gibson Motorsports is not the only organization that thinks Sea Systems Group is a class act. On December 11, 2009, Sea Systems Group was awarded the Clarksville Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award.
MitiGator was originally developed as an engineered product that was, and continues to be heavily used in military vehicles in all aspects of combat. The MitiGator is designed to dissipate a blast, thus protecting troops from death. In 2009 MitiGator expanded into the racing industry to protect race car drivers and their equipment. In addition, the company is looking at other applications that can use the same technology thus reducing the stresses on workers, athletes, and others from repeated shock.
“This is a product that has truly unlimited applications,” said Chuck Gibson, co-owner of Gibson Motorsports. “MitiGator came on board last year and outfitted John’s car. John has reported less fatigue and less low back pain especially following the longer races. We are truly impressed.”
Last Monday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway my son Hunter’s new custom racing seat for his Bandolero Race Car was tested as he had the worst crash of his racing career. As he was practicing he came out of the second turn and another car spun-out right in front of him leaving him nowhere to go but hit him hard. Hunter hit him with his car that weighs in at 765 Lbs. creating a violent impact that caused a lot of damage like the following we bent the Rack and Pinion steering which is located in the car and inside the driverscompartment, bent the Spindle and A-Frame, destroyed the front support Horns and Bumper, and completely wiped out the Front body of the Car. But to our surprise Hunter limped the car back to the pits with out as much as having the breathe knocked out of him, it was amazing Hunter said he was held so tight in the seat that he absolutely felt NOTHING except the spoke in the steering wheel snapped back and bruised his hand.
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