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Re: Explain the rules to me...

To: Skip & Joyce Higginbotham <saltrat@pro-blend.com>,
Subject: Re: Explain the rules to me...
From: Daniel Wright <daniel.wright@genetics.utah.edu>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 12:39:41 -0600
Skip
I just want and re read and I see you are correct.  All this is enough to 
prompt me to ask, where can one read the actual SFI specifications???  I 
would find the actual differences between a /15 and a /20 suit interesting.


At 12:08 PM 8/18/00 -0700, Skip & Joyce Higginbotham wrote:
>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"
> >

Dan

daniel.wright@genetics.utah.edu

Daniel Wright
University of Utah
Dept. of Human Genetics
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