“It is no secret that, in terms of durability and reliability, race mirrors currently available to the sport fall way short of driver requirements. Most are awkward to fit, particularly to touring cars and because of lack of resistance to vibration, suffer from “droop”, causing inevitable blindspots,” a company statement reads.
“A number of drivers and race engineers I had met found the same problems and it occurred to me that, with the new CAD programmes we were using to develop other products, we could harness them to find a way round the race mirror issues,” Jim Morris, boss of Lifeline, said in a release.
Lifeline’s range of mirrors is conforming to fit all FIA and MSA formula race cars including single seaters, touring cars and GT/sports cars.
The mirrors are manufactured to a high specification with a high impact, shatter resistant body – available in either black or white, which can be painted to suit a particular car livery – to improve durability. Also, there is a choice of either a flat or convex mirror shatter resistant.
According to Lifeline, compared to similar mirrors, their products are not only easier to mount but have greater adjustability, lower drag and stronger locking once mounted, which aids stability and reliability.
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