daniel mason
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| posted on 17/11/12 at 01:07 PM |
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WHICH RACE SUITS FOR SPRINTS AND HILLS?
am after a used (preferably cheap) race suit for next season. what do i need and what should i be looking for in terms of safety and FIA aproval?
cheers
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zilspeed
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| posted on 17/11/12 at 01:45 PM |
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You need Nomex now.
The days of single layer Proban are gone forever. Now outlawed.
For sale, single layer Proban race suit. Worn 3 times and immaculate condition.
£ two bob ?
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SeanStone
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| posted on 17/11/12 at 05:06 PM |
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Let me know if you find anywhere apart from AWS which does good fireproof stuff as I'm also starting to look for safety gear
If anyone knows where to get HANS devices at a decent price then please do let me know!
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ali f27
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| posted on 17/11/12 at 05:18 PM |
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have a look at playskool
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CNHSS1
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| posted on 18/11/12 at 11:25 AM |
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If buying new, defo look at playskool. Also worth checking out Lico. They are rebadged sparco products but much cheaper.
Many will tell you they arent the same, but they carry sparco fia labels ;-) no getting round that !
Its a sneaky way for sparco to have two 'exclusive' distributors per country
"Racing is life, everything else, before or after, is just waiting"---Steve McQueen
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CNHSS1
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| posted on 18/11/12 at 11:28 AM |
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As for spec, next years Blu Book frkm the MSA will be online now or soon, will give latest specs but its fia 1986 onwards iirc.
Answering from mobile so cant look up for you.
"Racing is life, everything else, before or after, is just waiting"---Steve McQueen
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Neville Jones
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| posted on 22/11/12 at 06:14 PM |
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Be careful buying safety gear, and make sure the labels are genuine. MSA bulletin recently mentioned that there are a number of fake labelled items
floating about. I wonder if they are cheaper in China, where they probably originated?
Cheers,
Nev.
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martiingarner87
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| posted on 29/12/12 at 06:49 PM |
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http://www.advanced-wear.co.uk/racesuitsfia.html
Start from £300 for an FIA one. Other then that go on ebay or Demon Tweeks end of line sale.
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SeanStone
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| posted on 29/12/12 at 07:05 PM |
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Went for the 3 layer from Playskool motorsport. Their gloves and boots fit very well!
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Mistron
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| posted on 6/4/13 at 09:16 PM |
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This seems the most appropriate place to post this, rather than in the for sale section as it it specific to the OP.
If anyone is looking for a race suit, I have a 'Carrera' suit I bought from GP racewear in 2003. I wore it once, washed it, and it's
been in the cupboard ever since. Strangely, in that 10 years it appears to have shrunk around the middle, but not the length.....
It's a Nomex III, Size 'M1', and has the following stitched into the collar: FIA 1986 standard, 01.231_RAC_98
I think it would still be suitable for Sprints and Hills, if not circuits?
I'd describe it as a medium. Laid flat, the Dimensions are as follows:
Across chest, under arms - 20"
sleeve length, armpit to cuff - 22"
Waist - 15 - 17" (elasticated)
inside leg, from Crotch to bottom of ankle cuff -29.5"
It's red, with white cuffs and at the joint between the sleeves and body.
If anyone is interested, I can email photos.
Many thanks,
Al
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