When recently looking for a driving suit, I read that there is a material
used that is basically cotton that has been treated to make it fire
proof. The article stated that this material was more comfortable but that
the treatment washes off over time. I ended up with a Racequip nomex suit
that offered about 30 seconds of protection. They had two suits both rated
/5, but one was 20 seconds and the other was 30 seconds. My opinion is
that the time before you burn is the only really valid measurement. I
figured I needed the extra 10 seconds to remember to remove the steering wheel.
Can anyone verify or deny what I heard about the treated cotton material?
Greg Scharnberg (usually a lurker)
Des Moines, Iowa
82 Ralt RT5 (BM solo II)
95 Citation (FC)
At 07:14 AM 9/5/2002 -0500, Wm. Severin Thompson wrote:
>I think the discussion of wetting down or not wetting down race apparel has
>been one of the most interesting topics on this forum for a very long time.
>I'm not sure we've arrived at a definitive answer yet, but it surely (don't
>call me "Shirley") has got plenty of us thinking.
>
>I was in the process of buying a new race suit during all of this, and ended
>up with a Pyrotect NASA suit. They claim its up to 25 degrees cooler than
>the average suit. It also has a very flexible fabric around the bicep,
>chest, and running down the side of the length of the legs. This makes is
>the most comfortable suit I've ever tried on. (Note to all... make sure you
>try and sit in driving position rather than standing up next time you're
>fitting a new suit...) Usually, a suit wants to creep un in some areas, and
>pull in others, and the flexible fabric in this suit seems less likely to do
>so.
>
>(Your mileage may vary...)
>
>WST
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