This means, no racing in rain with open top cars?
Cheers
Chris
Von: Kenneth Knight <kknight at klaenv.com>
Gesendet: Dienstag, 3. Juli 2018 15:47
An: tr4racing at googlemail.com
Betreff: RE: [Fot] Weather at PVGP/Kastner Cup
Anyone soaking themselves in their suit may want to rethink this idea. Not a
bad thought to get you nice and cool but there are other considerations. While
doing some research for our Master Instructor program with VARA I came across
information from the safety certification process that pointed out a wet
drivers suit in a fire situation will quickly produce steam and par-boil person
inside. The ability to protect you in a fire event for enough time to be put
out or exit is seriously compromised. The danger of burn injury goes way up in
this event. Likelihood of this happening, very low, probability that it could
happen however is not zero.
Buddy of mine, racing a car with a top, installed a cool box and puts on a cool
suit. I believe they also make a vest you freeze and put on under your
drivers suit.
Ken
From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Chris Marx via Fot
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2018 11:51 PM
To: fot at autox. team. net
Subject: Re: [Fot] Weather at PVGP/Kastner Cup
I?ve once went under a cold shower before the race with my full racing suit.
Helped for about 40min of racing.
Cheers
Chris
Gesendet: Dienstag, 3. Juli 2018 01:47
Betreff: Re: [Fot] Weather at PVGP/Kastner Cup
A nice trick is to stuff ice cubes into a couple of quart size ZIP LOC bags,
and place them under your driver?s suit, one on each side at waist level.
Sent from my iPhone
?My big concern is overheating both for my car and me. The heat plus humidity
will have you sweating just standing still. Make sure to stay hydrated.
I like the National Weather Service
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.700415776967645
<https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.700415776967645&lon=-80.11360801139983#.WzpBsy3MzzI>
&lon=-80.11360801139983#.WzpBsy3MzzI
Looks like Friday is the only iffy day, but this has shifted from two days ago
and may shift again.
Overall looks pretty darned good - cooling off a bit too!
I just looked at the forecast for the end of the week for PIR and Pittsburg
area. They are indicating T-Storms mid week through Friday. Looking decent
for the weekend. The Thursday and Friday test and practice days look wet.
What is the outlook for the weekend, given locale knowledge, of the East Coast
weather at the track this coming weekend?
I had a message that Kas was on the road in Colorado. I am flying in on
Thursday. Everyone have a safe drive.
Ken
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