need to know ASAP what kind of fire jacket do i need

[662rwtq]

if i am running in the tens how many layers does the jacket need to be i know the make 1 all the way up to 5

 

[20-COBRA-03]

if i am running in the tens how many layers does the jacket need to be i know the make 1 all the way up to 5

i hear that they let you get away with a chicken suit over at LVD

 

[662rwtq]

Stfu moron

 

[20-COBRA-03]

listen buddy, i was just trying to help you out

 

[662rwtq]

Lol

 

[662rwtq]

Bump can anyone help me out here

 

[BADASS03SVT]

single layer....SFI 3.2A1 i think it is?

 

[94Gt5.0]

Any SFI jacket will do is what I was told by the LVD staff. A fellow racer told me that the .1-.5 ratings are the amount of seconds you have before the fire will breach the jacket, .1 being 1 second, .5 being 5. Im not 100% sure about that, but they are both credible people..

 

[20-COBRA-03]

where would you guys recommend buying these? any stores local... as far as checking the fitting and sizing up...? thanks

 

[iBiTe03]

i just run a single layer

 

[662rwtq]

Thanks guys that's all I needed to know

 

[20-COBRA-03]

 

[iBiTe03]

:dw:

 

[98 N/A 4V]

This will help....

 

[20-COBRA-03]

:dw:

i thought that it fit in perfectly since he stated that's all he needed to know. lol

 

[STAMPEDE3]

This will help....

Exactly.

I don't like the proban stuff.

IMO get a good 3.2A-5 and be done. Yes you will pay $250 but it will basicly last forever and if you ever decide to go faster then you don't need to upgrade.

 

[98 N/A 4V]

Barry,

Me too. I'll soon be buying a jacket (nomax). Once I read that after washing the proban it lowers its resistance to fire I definately said I'm going with nomax. I also heard the only downside to nomax is that being its more fire retardant it doesn't breathe as good as proban so in the staging lanes I'll be sweatin me balls off. But it'll be worth it.

-Mark

 

[STAMPEDE3]

Barry,

Me too. I'll soon be buying a jacket (nomax). Once I read that after washing the proban it lowers its resistance to fire I definately said I'm going with nomax. I also heard the only downside to nomax is that being its more fire retardant it doesn't breathe as good as proban so in the staging lanes I'll be sweatin me balls off. But it'll be worth it.

-Mark

I remember that feeling! And miss it, Open black car on asphalt in a black fire suit with black helmet on a 95° summer day. lol
I'd lose 5lbs on a saturday race easily.

I've been thinking of selling my whole suit but I still get in others peoples cars from time to time so I guess I'll keep it.
All my stuff was well over $1K

 

[61mmstang94]

Does anyone have any information of the "Pyrovatex" fabric that G-force uses on their suits?

 

[STAMPEDE3]

Does anyone have any information of the "Pyrovatex" fabric that G-force uses on their suits?

Pyrovatex is a chemical that was made in the 60s to treat cotton fabric for flame retardation.

So basicly it is the cotton dipped product.
I do know in goverment test results I read the product degraded severly when used with powdered detergents.

However I can tell you that "most racers" I know will rather stink a little than to actually wash their suit. lol

Will the cotton suits meet most peoples need? Yes.
I won't use them but mainly because I bought my full suit a long time ago and it last for years so I spent the $$$ the first time and got the good stuff.