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SWThomas · 03-27-2008, 04:57 PM

I'm just curious to see how seriously everyone takes their personal safety when they go racing. I use to just wear a helmet and jeans. I try to wear a long sleeve shirt or sweat-top when I can. I know some people think it's goofy to wear fireproof clothing unless you're running 7's, but I will be taking my safety more seriously from now on when I hit the track. I will be wearing my helmet (even if the track doesn't mandate it), fire-retardant racing shoes, Nomex full-length underwear (top/bottom), Nomex gloves, and Nomex socks. That should give me a moderate margin of safety without going all out on a $250 Multi-Layer Nomex suit. There's a few more things I could do to be safer, but these little things should reduce the risk some.

What stuff do you wear?

03-27-2008, 04:57 PM	#1
SWThomas Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Port Royal Posts: 534	SAFETY: What do you wear when you go racing? I'm just curious to see how seriously everyone takes their personal safety when they go racing. I use to just wear a helmet and jeans. I try to wear a long sleeve shirt or sweat-top when I can. I know some people think it's goofy to wear fireproof clothing unless you're running 7's, but I will be taking my safety more seriously from now on when I hit the track. I will be wearing my helmet (even if the track doesn't mandate it), fire-retardant racing shoes, Nomex full-length underwear (top/bottom), Nomex gloves, and Nomex socks. That should give me a moderate margin of safety without going all out on a $250 Multi-Layer Nomex suit. There's a few more things I could do to be safer, but these little things should reduce the risk some. What stuff do you wear? __________________ 2008 Black Toyota Tundra 4X4 DC Limited My MySpace Page iPhone Hacks & Modding