Found the Aussie seat manufacturor when looking for the new aerobatic.
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The new bars are used for pretty much races only, they don't warm up on them during competition are designed for each rider and to work in tandem with the aero gloves. They're supposed to take advantage of the maximum lenghts permitted as the extensions are on held by the ring and pinky fingers leaving the rest of the hand to be shaped aerodynamically.
Took some screens of the posts to show the difference between qualifying where they rode a 3.57 to the gold run which was a 3.52 at the oceanic champs. It's pretty cool stuff so I'll get in my mates ear again and see what I can find out haha