Ed,
Yes. The head sock and boots were in the approval process two years ago too.
Wes
on 9/25/03 9:23 PM, Ed Van Scoy at ed@vetteracing.com wrote:
>
> Wes;
> Does it have SFI certification? Tags sewn in?
> Ed
>
>
> ---- Original message ----
>> Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 20:03:45 -0600
>> From: W S Potter <wester6935@comcast.net>
>> Subject: Re: fire suit endorsement
>> To: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>,
> "'land-speed@autox.team.net'" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>>
>> Neil,
>>
>> Carbon-X is an approved fabric. Nomex chars in 10 seconds,
> Carbon-X in
>> sixty seconds. The better makers are offering it. It's not
> cheap, a suit
>> costs over $,1000 ... how much does a hospital stay for third
> degree burns
>> cost?
>>
>> Wes
>>
>> on 9/25/03 5:09 PM, Albaugh, Neil at albaugh_neil@ti.com wrote:
>>
>>> 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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