I could have used some of that stuff on the inside of my fairing at WOS, nice
little fire, with lots of air to feed it. Thanks for the update on the
CarbonX stuff. Joe :)
Wester S Potter wrote:
> 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
|