Ohhhhh, wait till we tell Judie.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Amo" <jkamo@rapidnet.com>
To: ""LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth" <lanspeed@west.net>
Cc: "Wester S Potter" <wspotter@jps.net>; "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>;
"John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>; "jon amo"
<webmaster@landracing.com>; "DOUG ODOM" <popms@thegrid.net>; "Joe Timney"
<joetimney@dol.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: Walter Mitty Goes to the WOS
> Thank you so much Louise for the valuable insight on industry color
> nomenclature. Now I know what color to get Miss Judie here at home, PMS
> 24/7. Joe
>
> "LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth wrote:
>
> > 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
> > ------------------------o0o--------------------------
> > ----- 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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