sleder

Roger time for some photos and let us know where it is available at. A lot has happened since I saw you at Sebring in January.nThe season is here the time is now. TG start your engines

LuigiVampa

Was it in any way different from other cool suits you have worn? Is it tubes or bladder?

Pics? Very interested in this product.

winders

See post #32 in this thread.

LuigiVampa

...a little embarrassed here.

Circuit Motorsports

I had the other prototype. I used it at Road Atlanta for the SCCA Majors weekend. By used it, I mean I wore it. We were cool and rainy most of the time and i never needed the cold.

I had it next to multiple different mfrs that weekend. I had the cool shirt, Momo and a FAST shirt side by side.

The traqgear was the softest of the group. Part of that may be the brand new aspect of it, but I had no problem wearing it all day, even to lunch. I did so mainly to see how it felt. The fabric breathed well, I never felt too hot wearing it all day. If I don't have cool shirt I usually wear a CarbonX Tshirt and this was more breathable and more comfortable.

The tubing like the others was not noticeable or in the way. Length was good for attachment to the system in the car.

Unlike other nomex items I have, it retained it's shape throughout the weekend. All my other nomex underwear gets stretched out and baggy throughout a weekend. This did a great job at staying nice and tight.

The shirt also got a wash test with all the gear I have. Molecule wash. Did just fine. No fabric balling up, etc.

Definitely a nice shirt. I'll try and get a back to back test of cooling at VIR in a couple weeks with it an the Momo bladder shirt. Although I am not a fan of the Momo shirt because it is not fire retardant and actually would be very melty from what I gather.

linzman

I have previously worn cotton t-shirt cool shirts. This was a long sleeve shirt more like the sports compression shirts out there (although not flammable) so it fit tighter, therefore keeping the tubes closer. It didn't get looser as the day went on. More contact = more cooling. I have never worn a bladder shirt, the ability of the shirt to melt always turned me off. I liked the long sleeves, as I could wear it on DE days where I wasn't going to wear the race suit. Just fit well, and was comfortable. I could walk around with it in the paddock all day long. As far as the tubes go, not sure they're different than others, but the in development hood is supposed to have flat tubing to fit the helmet. Maybe Roger can chip in more.

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TraqGear

Wow, thanks so much guys!! I'm truly humbled by the response we've received here and everywhere else. There is nothing like working so hard on something you're so passionate about and seeing it come to life. This COOLSHIRT collaboration has been been fantastic so far. We're even working together on a NASCAR deal. Keep an eye on BK Racing. We're also working together with PCA and the West Coast Series that is getting leaked as I write this.

Thanks again for the feedback! You guys rock. In the next 90 days, TraqGear will have several new ideas and products to keep us cooler and help us win! By then, both COOLSHIRT models will be available and produced and a few others we've worked on for the past couple of months. Expected timeline:
June 1st - Eurofit shirts, bottoms and boxers
June 15 - Race Pro COOLSHIRT with Eurofit Technology
July 1 - Podium COOLSHIRT
More to come

As always, I'm grateful guys. The people here on RL have been instrumental in the design of a better product.

LuigiVampa

I've now used the traqgear shirts in three race weekends and several DE events. Both the DE shirt and race shirt are comfortable and do a great job of wicking the moisture away. I couldn't be more happy with the shirts.

I saw someone wearing the new coolshirt at the MMC race this past week. The gentlemen (neglected to ask his name) said that it was really comfortable and performed just like a coolshirt should. It is basically the DE shirt with the water piping added to it. Looked really good. Currently I was wearing the race shirt under my MOMO coolshirt. I just ordered the new coolshirt so I am glad that I can now do away with that annoyance!

Caught a 10% off special which I believe will be expiring soon so get them while they are hot (or cold!). No affiliation other than I think it is a great product and we need to support small business and one of our own!

Carrera51

Yes. Roger makes a great product and is a great guy! Why I am happy we are stocking TraqGear at OG Racing. His shirts do very well at our track store at Summit Point.

TraqGear

Thanks guys! These will sell out quick! Mark and the gang at OG have been VERY good to us and they are our top dealer. You might can get some discount love on a pre-order with a PM to Mark. But that's up to Mark. Just a limited run on these and they'll start shipping to OG this week.

I've had some guys wear the protoypes and comment here on RL. I've worn mine no less than 20 times and 3 washes. Looks and smells brand new. It pulls condensation and sweat away from the body very effectively and it dries quickly. So far, my favorite shirt for cooling and I have protos for every model imaginable.

linzman

That was me. Nice to meet you. I've commented before that the shirt was awesome. It has some elasticity, so it fits much tighter than my old "cotton" cool-shirts, and thus had better cooling. And after 2 washes, like new. I've also worn the non-cooling shirt, and that was great under my suit in 40 degree temps. Perfect for those days you don't need or want to hook up the whole cooler system.

LuigiVampa

Nice to meet you as well and thanks for taking the time to give me your thoughts about the shirt. I ordered one up and I am supposed to have it before the WGI race.

TraqGear

Guys, it will be May 27 before we finish this first run on the Podium LCG. I wanted specific patterns for the tubing on this shirt, so we ended up having to make a laser pattern for it. I'm truly sorry for the delay. It seems like it takes forever to get my products out to the market and that has been very difficult. But, I won't settle or compromise on anything. It has to be our best every time. Please let me know if this will inconvenience anyone. I will refund the money on the preorder, no questions asked. This is the tube design.

LuigiVampa

How about custom versions where you can have a track map as part of the design?

Just kidding - but lets make sure to get these shirts out there! I'm not nearly as handsome to the umbrella girls when I am sweating like a pig.

NaroEscape

Hey Roger,
So what ever happened to the initial topic of this thread....balaclava???