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Re: Explain the rules to me...

To: Daniel Wright <daniel.wright@genetics.utah.edu>,
Subject: Re: Explain the rules to me...
From: Skip & Joyce Higginbotham <saltrat@pro-blend.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 17:14:15 -0700
Dan,
SFI Specs are available at SFI Foundation Inc.
Phone: 858-451-8868
I don't know what the current costs are.
Good luck,
Skip


At 11:39 AM 8/18/00 , you wrote:
>Skip
>I just want and re read and I see you are correct.  All this is enough to 
>prompt me to ask, where can one read the actual SFI specifications???  I 
>would find the actual differences between a /15 and a /20 suit interesting.
>
>
>At 12:08 PM 8/18/00 -0700, Skip & Joyce Higginbotham wrote:
>>Dan,
>>The suit spec is 3.2A not 3.3..........otherwise the rule book is confusing
>>on this subject!
>>I suggest that he contact Bob Stroud 800-554-4648 and compare notes..
>>Skip H
>>
>>At 03:12 PM 8/17/00 , you wrote:
>> >Hi
>> >If you look at page 21 of the 2000 rulebook, it shows that for a SFI 3.3
>> >/15 fire suit, gloves must be SFI 3.3/15, boots must be SFI 3.3/5 AND
>> >headsock SFI 3.3.
>> >I am sure that if you contact Jim Diest, 818-240-7866, he can answer all
>> >questions and provide the right equipment.  You may have to wait till after
>> >speed week as he was out on the salt last Tues.  I think that the helmet is
>> >ok only if worn with a nomex headliner.
>> >
>> >At 02:14 PM 8/17/00 -0700, Smith, Simon-Pierre wrote:
>> >>So I'm shopping for a burn suit for a streamliner motorcycle.  I can find
>> >>all sorts of SFI-15 suits around.  The rules require gloves and boots of
>> >>equivalent rating.  None of the gloves and boots I find have any rating at
>> >>all.  Any good sources?  Is there a different way of describing protection
>> >>levels on gloves and boots that I'm not getting?
>> >>
>> >>I'm not actually too concerned about my safety.  My little 50cc rig will
>> >>carry so little fuel I think I'll be overprotected by the rules, but I'd
>> >>hate to fail tech because I'm missing a tag.
>> >>
>> >>Another question.  I have a Snell 95 motorcycle helmet.  Is that OK for
>> >>streamliners or is a Snell car rated helmet required?
>> >>
>> >>Any advice is welcome.
>> >>
>> >>Simon-Pierre Smith
>> >
>> >Dan Wright
>> >Dept. of Human Genetics, University of Utah
>> >dan@saltflats.com
>> >Utah Salt Flats Racing Association
>> >"It's amazing what you can do when you don't know it can't be done"
>> >
>
>Dan
>
>daniel.wright@genetics.utah.edu
>
>Daniel Wright
>University of Utah
>Dept. of Human Genetics
>20 S 2030 E
>Biopolymers Bldg Rm 332
>Salt Lake City, UT 84112
>801-585-7863
>Fax 801-585-7177
>


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