TR6

This video of a miata got my attention. That fire is up close and personal to the driver....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww9cFE3lKcA

VERBOTN

+1 on driving suit and if you ever need to get extracted from a car it provides the safety workers something to grab that will not pull off like a t-shirt.

Carrera51

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TheOtherEric

Sure, more safety gear is always better. But I think there are often better ways to spend money on a mostly-stock street car. First get a rollbar, proper seats, 6-points, and a Hans. Then fire suppression, and a suit with cool-suit. Sure fires can happen on track in a stock car but the fire risk really rises in race cars due to the extensive modding and higher demands.

m73m95

On a similar note.....

The same surplus store, or anywhere that sells Carhartt clothing will sell "FRC" (fire retardant clothing) clothes. Carhartt makes most of their clothing in FRC material because a lot of industrial places (oil refineries, power plants, etc) require you wear them to work there. I have 4 pairs of FRC coveralls that would work great for driving. You could also just get a pair of pants and shirt for a more "casual" look.... all flame retardant.

Potomac-Greg

That's what I've used. It's also good on a hot DE day. You can wear shorts and a t-shirt all day, and slip on the coveralls when you need to be on track. And on Halloween you have a janitor/orderly costume ready to go.

DM993tt

I got a suit that people definitely laugh at during DE's.

Shake & Bake!

kurt M

Understand the burn resistance times as well. Racing suits don't let you walk around in a fire. They give you aditional seconds at best to get out of a fire. Adding supression does not impinge on any other aspects of safety.

TXDriver

I'm actually a little surprised at everyone who doesn't wear a suit at a DE. Every event mandates a helmet; but the chances of a car spinning or just going off and starting a grass fire with a hot catalyst is a actually much higher that hitting something and your head bouncing off something hard in the car. Stuff breaking at a DE happens all the time. In the 20 odd years I've been instructing and racing, I've seen some horrible fires and been in a few. I love a suit and have had to retire both a suit and helmet from fire and smoke damage.

BTW,As a retired Naval Aviator I don't recommend the surplus flight suits. That little yellow handle on the ejection seat can get me out of a plane a lot faster that I can get out of any car.

Cheers,
Jim

TR6

I don't have a problem wearing a suit when the temps are reasonable. In fact, when it is cold outside, they are great. But I instruct, and when it is 98 degrees outside, (although I have a cool shirt cooler in my race car) riding all day in students' cars in a head-to-toe oven mit will probably put me in the hospital with heat exhaustion. So it is a compromise. That is, weighing one risk against another. Obviously, when I race, I wear the oven mit no matter how hot it is outside. And while we're on the subject, if we agree that a fire suit is a good idea at all times, then a nomex balaclava is too. Facial burns are horrible...

m73m95

I used mine to go as Jason (Fri 13th) on Holloween

Hockey mask, fake blood, fire retardant coveralls!

chrisc

OMP made me an offer since the suit I ordered really wasn't in stock. Red size 56 "Re-Act" 2010 model. Not my size and I don't care for red. If someone is interested let me know and I will dig up the customer service persons contact info.

tomburdge

I appreciate your service to our country , but don't you think a surplus flight suit is better then civvies?
How can you argue against any form of nomex and kevlar.
Tom B.

Tom B.

mhm993

A lot of really good points have been made. There are many safety features worth investing in before a fire suit. Fire resulting accidents are rare in DE unless you count a wrist burn when your air bag deploys (racing gloves will help that). You will be made fun of behind your back if you are wearing a fire suit in green and instructors will not be happy when they draw you as a student. And fire suits are only designed to give you those extra seconds to get the hell out of the car. Exposed skin will catch fire fast and Nomex will burn after a few seconds.

You should only wear a fire suit in the car unless you need to wear an over mitt. Great analogy, oven mitt. They are, they really are. But you never should let anyone dictate your choice of track fashion.

I think the most important thing is that the safety equipment you buy should conform to the specs of a credible racing organization. This includes cages, seats, harnesses and their installation specifications. Look up what PCA Club Racing or the SCCA specifies. Anything less is a silly investment. Racing organizations have standards for a reason. There are many more firey crashes in racing than DE.

I am a firm believer that you should own as much safety gear as possible and that you should wear what you own. But I will admit that I drive a Miata and do not wear my fire suit at a DE. I carry it with me at all times just in case I come to my senses.

-- Mindy

Ritter v4.0

If interested I have a nice Stand21 suit for sale. Will fit approx. 6' drover.