FYI
Andy Green's firesuit was made of this material, although it was not
called Carbon X, that is the American brand name. Andy and I discussed
the qualities of the material and why he abandoned nomex, one of the
biggest reasons was, fire protection a given, was comfort and its
lightweight properties in comparison to existing fire resistant
materials.
By the way, for those wanting to really get a true sense of Keith's
color combo, the colors, according to the printing industry's
worldwide matching system (Pantone) are designated as PMS 162-1 and
PMS 18-3
Glad to be of service.
Speedy Regards,
"LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth
LandSpeed Productions
Telling stories with words and pictures
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Wester S Potter" <wspotter@jps.net>
To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; "John Beckett"
<landspeedracer@email.msn.com>; "jon amo" <webmaster@landracing.com>;
"DOUG ODOM" <popms@thegrid.net>
Cc: "Joe Amo" <jkamo@rapidnet.com>; "Joe Timney" <joetimney@dol.net>;
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: Walter Mitty Goes to the WOS
>
> Keith,
>
> With Jenifer living in San Francisco and having worked there myself
for five
> years, I'm really surprised she used the terms she did in describing
the
> fire suit. "Mustard" and "Aubergine" would be much more the kind of
color
> description you would hear in The City. The influence reached to
Sacramento
> too so you could have grown up with those terms.
>
> Seriously, I'm currently very much in favor of black, as in CarbonX,
for
> fire suits. Bill at Chapman Racing gave me a preview of a talk he
was
> giving at a convention of textile people in Boston during World of
Speed.
> He was preparing to defend their claims and research on the fire
resistance
> and heat absorption qualities of the fiber, without giving away any
of the
> secrets they have before additional patents of the fiber. Anyone
who is
> going to buy a new fire suit should really consider getting one from
CarbonX
> fabric. The stuff works like magic in protection from fire. Each
layer
> gives up to a minute of protection and yet it breathes so on hot
days it
> isn't going to be as hot as what is on the market now. I guess you
would
> have to ask what staying out of the hospital burn unit is worth for
your
> skinny butt. I watched a little second grade girl in my wife's
class who
> had been burned over about 70% of her body. She is a tough little
character
> and will survive but the scarring, the pain, the years of additional
skin
> grafts and therapy just overwhelm me. If I could get protection
first I'd
> do it in a heartbeat.
>
> Wes
>
>
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