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MVPC Year-End AwardDecember 3, 2010 by Marketing DivaRacing

NO. 11 FEDEX TOYOTA CREW BEST IN THE PITS FOR 2010

LAS VEGAS (December 2, 2010) – Mechanix Wear is proud to announce that the No. 11 FedEx pit crew from Joe Gibbs Racing is the winner of the Mechanix Wear Most Valuable Pit Crew Award for the 2010 season.

The No. 11 FedEx pit crew traveled to Las Vegas to be honored at the annual NASCAR Sprint Cup celebration, where they took home the Mechanix Wear Most Valuable Pit Crew trophy and the $100,000 grand prize.

Ted Abdon, Director of Racing, presented the award to the No. 11 pit crew.

Guns & Coffee Guest BlogNovember 15, 2010 by Product GuyTactical

Readers of my blog will be familiar with my praises of the Mechanix Wear Fastfits. I love the tight, yet unrestrictive feel, and the low cost makes it possible for those on a tight budget to get some quality range gloves packed with features.

Now the FastFit’s are fantastic gloves, but Mechanix Wear has brought their A-game to the Tactical Glove market with their new Tactical 0.5’s.

I was lucky enough to get a pre-production pair to run through their paces, and all I can say is that I love these things. I’ve used them for everything from basic range trips to running a full-out Army confidence course and tons of stuff in-between. I’ve been rough on these gloves and they have not missed a beat, and kept up in style.

The gloves feature fully subdued graphics, thin one-piece Clarino® synthetic leather palms, and very breathable cloth backs.

These babies are packed with features. One of the things I wished the FastFit’s had was a terry cloth or microfiber panel along the thumb. This is something I’ve learned to love in biking gloves, especially when you’re a big sweaty guy like myself. The 0.5’ fix this with a full length super absorbent microfiber panel making up the back of the thumb.

The saddle between the thumb and forefinger is also reinforced to cut down on wear, but is not bulky. This also helps reduce felt recoil from snappy handguns and the like. The gloves close around the wrist with a very secure hook and loop panel. Normally I’m not a huge fan of Velcro tabs on gloves, however the 0.5’s system is very low-profile, and on the inside of the wrist, where it is less likely to snag and open the gloves unintentionally. However, the rubber panel still gives you plenty to catch on the edge of a pocket and release the glove one-handed. The only time I’ve had an issue has been reaching into tight pant pockets.

The trigger finger is also a neat feature on the new gloves. The Clarino® wraps almost entirely around the finger, and in place of the usual boxy seam at the tip, it tapers down to a single seam, making for a good snag-free tip.

Fantastic for getting that finger into the trigger guard without unintentionally catching anything. The reduced number of seams also makes for a much more comfortable feel, especially if you run your gloves tight, and the Clarino® material still gives great articulation, helping immensely with trigger control.

One thing I love about the Mechanix Wear gloves in general is the heightened level of dexterity and retention of feeling offered by the thinner palms. I had no trouble loading high capacity pistol mags - or any number of tasks requiring good dexterity, such as weapon manipulations (reloading and malfunction clearance).

And as with the FastFit’s, I can still use my touch screen phone while wearing them, something that those who run ballistic programs on their smart phones can appreciate.

Top it all off with a couple lanyard loops, and you’ve got a great set of gloves for your shooting needs.

-Fred

McMurray wins BofA 500October 19, 2010 by Marketing DivaRacing

Check out this photo of Jamie McMurray, who won the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 16, 2010

Team USA wins 21st Motocross of NationsSeptember 27, 2010 by Marketing DivaRacing

The 64th running of the Motocross of Nations was held this past weekend in Colorado. Team USA captured its 21st win and 6th in a row at this prestigious annual event that features 3 riders teams representing countries from all over the world.

Team USA needed a strong performance in the 3rd and final moto to score the victory over the Belgian and German teams. Great Britain and Italy rounded out the top 5.

Ryan Dungey, Trey Canard and Andrew Short rode for Team USA. Dungey was the top rider of the day winning both of his races.

Mechanix Wear celebrated this year’s race by supplying special edition Team USA mechanics gloves to the team mechanics and AMA officials.

Lowes Commercial Appreciation DaySeptember 17, 2010 by Marketing DivaCompany News

Mechanix Wear hosted a Commercial Appreciation Event at Lowe's of S.W. Concord, NC on September 15th. In recognition for being valued commercial accounts of the store, customers were rewarded with a free pair of MW Original gloves.

We were lucky to have Doug Kalitta's Top Fuel drag car on site, which will be raced this weekend at the O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals in Charlotte, NC.

ProMotoFan.comSeptember 15, 2010 by Marketing DivaRacing

ProMotoFan.com is a Fantasy Racing League of pro motocross and supercross. Mechanix Wear is the exclusive Title Sponsor of the 2010 PMF Fantasy MX of Nations Race. Click the link below for more info on the league.

http://www.promotofan.com

Popular Mechanics October issueSeptember 15, 2010 by Marketing DivaCompany News

In addition to our full page ad, Mechanix Wear has been featured in the PM Upgrade section in a “PM Abusive Lab Test,” found on page 40 in the October issue. PM tested three brands of work gloves to see how they compared in withstanding abrasion, heat, and puncture.

Read this to see how Mechanix Wear did...

Fastfits are better than ever...September 8, 2010 by Marketing DivaTactical

Check out the blog below written by a customer...

gunscoffee.blogspot.com/2010/09/hand-sheaths.html

Where are they now?September 3, 2010 by Marketing DivaRacing

Check out this interview with our very own Brian Lunniss...

www.racerxonline.com/article/where-are-they-now-brian-lunniss-2010.aspx

Medal of HonorAugust 12, 2010 by Marketing DivaCompany News

Early this year we were contacted by EA Sports about supplying gloves for use in the development of the next Medal of Honor video game. EA Sports had learned about our gloves from the seasoned special operations military personnel they hired to consult and model for the game development. These soldiers had told EA Sports executives that if they wanted to look authentic in the game then they had to wear “Mechanix Wear:” Gloves.