Prompted hands-free drinking improves simulated race car driving in a hot environment

Race car drivers are often hypohydrated during a race. The FluidLogic drink system is a hands-free, prompted drinking system that is hypothesized to increase the likeliness of drivers' consuming fluids and thereby mitigating hypohydration. To test the hypothesis, 20 elite professional race car...

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Published in:Journal of sports sciences 2023-06, Vol.41 (11), p.1093-1106
Main Authors: Ferguson, David P., Alex, Paul R., Castrucci, Julia M., Akouri, Annabella M., Januszewski, Gabriella R., Danes, Jacob D., Houck, Faith L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automobile drivers
Automobile racing
Automobile racing drivers
Body temperature
Dehydration
driver science
Environmental chambers
FluidLogic
hydration
motorsport
thermal regulation
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Summary:Race car drivers are often hypohydrated during a race. The FluidLogic drink system is a hands-free, prompted drinking system that is hypothesized to increase the likeliness of drivers' consuming fluids and thereby mitigating hypohydration. To test the hypothesis, 20 elite professional race car drivers participated in a 2-day cross-over study in which they drove on a race simulator in an environmental chamber that was heated to regulation cockpit temperature (38°C). Drivers used either the FluidLogic drink system or a standard in-car water bottle system (Control) on one of each testing day. The results indicated that there was consistent fluid consumption with the FluidLogic system, while the Control condition elicited fluid consumption in bolus doses. The Control condition was associated with moderate (0.5%) increased core body temperature (P 
ISSN:0264-0414
1466-447X
DOI:10.1080/02640414.2023.2259213