Dan,
The suit spec is 3.2A not 3.3..........otherwise the rule book is confusing
on this subject!
I suggest that he contact Bob Stroud 800-554-4648 and compare notes..
Skip H
At 03:12 PM 8/17/00 , you wrote:
>Hi
>If you look at page 21 of the 2000 rulebook, it shows that for a SFI 3.3
>/15 fire suit, gloves must be SFI 3.3/15, boots must be SFI 3.3/5 AND
>headsock SFI 3.3.
>I am sure that if you contact Jim Diest, 818-240-7866, he can answer all
>questions and provide the right equipment. You may have to wait till after
>speed week as he was out on the salt last Tues. I think that the helmet is
>ok only if worn with a nomex headliner.
>
>At 02:14 PM 8/17/00 -0700, Smith, Simon-Pierre wrote:
>>So I'm shopping for a burn suit for a streamliner motorcycle. I can find
>>all sorts of SFI-15 suits around. The rules require gloves and boots of
>>equivalent rating. None of the gloves and boots I find have any rating at
>>all. Any good sources? Is there a different way of describing protection
>>levels on gloves and boots that I'm not getting?
>>
>>I'm not actually too concerned about my safety. My little 50cc rig will
>>carry so little fuel I think I'll be overprotected by the rules, but I'd
>>hate to fail tech because I'm missing a tag.
>>
>>Another question. I have a Snell 95 motorcycle helmet. Is that OK for
>>streamliners or is a Snell car rated helmet required?
>>
>>Any advice is welcome.
>>
>>Simon-Pierre Smith
>
>Dan Wright
>Dept. of Human Genetics, University of Utah
>dan@saltflats.com
>Utah Salt Flats Racing Association
>"It's amazing what you can do when you don't know it can't be done"
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