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Safety gear is very important! A helmet and goggles for example protect your head from trees, rocks, and anything that may hit it. And the goggles protect your eyes from dust, rocks, rain and anything that could go in your eyes and hurt or that could even damage them.
A chest protector is an important piece of equipment, what it does is that it protects your chest from any rocks on the ground or any tree limbs that you might run into or fall on. The purpose is so that nothing can go through your clothes and shatter you chest plate. A chest protector costs anywhere from $70.00-$150.00.
The pants that are shown above aren't any ordinary pants. These pants are made especially to not rip easily, they are made with pads in the thighs, front and back, in the knees and in the shins, front and back. They are secured at the mid-drift 3 different ways. They are secured with a buckle strap, two buttons, and a zipper. These pants cost anywhere from $60.00-$150.00.
The jersey is a padded long sleeve shirt that is also a material that is very course and hard to rip. The reason for this jersey is incase rocks, branches or, any debris comes up and hits you you wont get hurt. Jersey costs anywhere from $30.00-$60.00.
Now the gloves these things are just simple padded gloves that are to protect your hands form any debris or any rocks or anything that may come up behind another ATV/quad. Gloves cost anywhere from $20.00-$35.00.
Most racing quads are kick start quads, which means you have to use the middle section of your foot to kick start the quad. Sometimes a quad may kick back and it hurts your foot like a cramp or a Charlie horse. The way to resist these cramps in your foot is to wear the right protective boots. The boots are steel toed and have steel inside and out. They secure your ankle and are steel covered in the middle of the foot at the bottom. These boots cost anywhere from $150.00-$200.00.