Host, Sue Stockdale talks to Jim Morris, founder of Lifeline Fire & Safety Systems about the latest changes in safety regulations for fire extinguishers, and how technology advances such as biofuels and electrification impact the design and manufacture of safety equipment for race cars.

Jim is also a keen amateur competitor and shares some highlights from racing his dad’s original Volkswagen Golf GTI from the 1981–1982 season, including winning the small class Gerry Marshall Trophy race at the 2021 Goodwood Members meeting.

Lifeline Fire & Safety Systems is a specialist motorsport fire suppression & safety company that employs 30 people. It supplies an ever-increasing range of safety equipment, fire extinguishing systems, safety harnesses, crash and roll cage paddings, rain lights and steering mechanisms to the global motorsport market, with blue chip customers such as Bentley, Ferrari, McLaren, Porsche, VW, Audi, Aston Martin, Dallara, Ligier, Mygale, Ford, Citroen, Peugeot, Hyundai and Ginetta.

Lifeline products have, and are being used in just about every category of global motorsports, including Formula 1, Indy Car, GP2, GP3, F3, WRC, BTCC, WTCC, Supercars, Formula E, Rallycross, IMSA, WEC, GT3, and GT4. In 2019 80% of the Le Mans 24-hour field used Lifeline products. Lifeline has also designed and manufacture fire suppression systems for many of the tracked and wheeled vehicles used in the defence industry. The company has a global network of dealer’s, service agents and re-sellers, and in 2015 opened a dedicated facility, Lifeline USA, in Virginia North America.

Find out more at https://www.lifeline-fire.co.uk
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/lifelinefiresafety

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