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Re: fire suit endorsement

To: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>,
Subject: Re: fire suit endorsement
From: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 18:13:00 -0700
Neil
It's been around for sometime now. Deist and others have run positive tests
on it. Earl Wooden had the first head sock made By Deist and it really looks
good. Hope they never need to use it. I think I would go with it if I
decided to drive again.
Glen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>
To: "'W S Potter'" <wester6935@comcast.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 4:09 PM
Subject: RE: fire suit endorsement


> Wes;
>
> Thanks for the link. I hadn't heard of this stuff before. They mention a
PAN
> fiber which is the stuff that's pyrolized to create carbon fiber-- 
Carbon-X
> looks like a close relative of PAN. I'll be interested in the SFI rating
> they receive. I wonder how the drivers they mention get away with wearing
a
> non-approved fire suit?
>
> Regards, Neil     Tucson, AZ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: W S Potter [mailto:wester6935@comcast.net]
> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 3:12 PM
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: fire suit endorsement
>
>
> Found this information interesting.  I keep harping on Carbon-X for fire
> suits but read what this guy says about the fabric.
>
> http://www.sltrib.com/2003/Sep/09252003/business/business.asp
>
> Wes





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