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Subject: Fire suits
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Ryan Bard Safety Foundation Rep | Posted on 2/7/2012 9:35:16 AM
One good use for old fire suits is use them in the shop or pits to work in and around your car. As hot as it is in Texas and most everywhere else during race season, I still see most folks working on their car while wearing that high-dollar safety device. I believe that time usually permits guys to actually change out of that nice suit into something else, hang up that nice looking one, and which would have several benefits:
1. Helps to keep it clean
2. Helps to make it last longer
3. Allows the sweat to dry somewhat
4. The old suit has a little protection left in it in case something happens fire-related in the pits.
The SFI rating on a suit is for a new suit, and realistically that rating has to drop due to wear and contamination. I borrowed a friends 2-layer that he had outgrown (hey, it happens...) and I saw a major problem right away: It looked great, front and back, but the fabric on the inside had worn so thin on the back and butt you could see light through it, BAD! You might feel like you're still protected, but the areas that would be most exposed to a fire as you're leaving the car are vulnerable.
Ryan Bard Safety Foundation
Safe racing is our #1 goal.
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