Bought a Sparco Racing Suit

SlowWhite · 11-08-2005

I might have jumped the gun here but I picked up this suit
http://www.sparcousa.com/pracewear_suits.asp?id=4 in expectation that I'll need it once I start to run Race gas in my car.
I picked it up for $527 from a guy that crashed his porsche he used it for 1 year (bought it in 2004 brand new) it has some embroidery, but I'll be taking that out (he put his name on his suit, along with a small logo of his company)

I don't think it'll show up for this weekends racing. So this weekend will be another pump gas track day. I hope it fits ok. He's 6'1 and 195lbs where as I'm 6'3" and 215lbs. If it doesn't well it'll just be an excuse for me to loose some weight.

**Kracka** · 11-08-2005

Hopefully he didn't piss his pants when he crashed

**JET** · 11-08-2005

Wow, that is pretty spendy. I am sure it is nice.

Jakey · 11-08-2005

Damn, what kind of ETs do you have to be running to where a fire suit is required?

niterydr · 11-08-2005

10.99 and faster is a suit. 11.49 for a jacket.

**Goat Blower** · 11-09-2005

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Originally Posted by niterydr

10.99 and faster is a suit. 11.49 for a jacket.

When did they change that? It was 10.0-11.99 required a jacket when I bought mine.

**Shane@DBPerformance** · 11-09-2005

10.00-11.49 Requires a Jacket. It used to be 11.99, until they lowered it down to 11.49 for the jacket and roll bar. 9.99 and quicker requires pants, gloves, shoes, neck collar, etc.

SlowWhite · 11-09-2005

What about road racing?

Also my brother was just trying on suits at a local shop and looks like this won't fit me by the way he was descibing it. So I guess it's off to Ebay once it comes in. I was hoping that if it didn't fit me then it would fit my brother who is a lot smaller then me. But even he said he was a size 62 and that I'd be size 64 where as this is a size 60

niterydr · 11-09-2005

With an oem or steel firewall you guys are right.
Jacket with pants and non-open toed shoes required down to a 10.0
9.99 et and faster, full suit with gloves required. (and everything else).
Thats most nhra/ndra classes.
But thats just the minimum for safety.

dsmdude · 11-09-2005

this is for bikes or cars? you need a special jacket for an et quicker than 11.49? anyone have any more info on this? thanks!

Pushit2.0 · 11-09-2005

This is for cars, I would assume bikes need full leather to race. You can buy the NHRA/IHRA/NDRA rule books, or find them online. If you run faster then an 11.49 you will need to look at safty beyond a helmet.

~John

**Goat Blower** · 11-11-2005

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Originally Posted by niterydr

With an oem or steel firewall you guys are right.

If you're running a tube chassis car with a custom firewall and you're still running 11's, there's a problem.

tpunx99GSX · 11-11-2005

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Originally Posted by Goat Blower

If you're running a tube chassis car with a custom firewall and you're still running 11's, there's a problem.

If you your running a tube chassis car with a custom firewall and running 11's your prolly running a honduh. LOL

BOVADDICT · 11-12-2005

^lol to that (s2kraka)^

dsm10sec · 11-17-2005

Hey, slow did you get banned on tooners for posting that vid? Saw it though, looked like a pretty nice run. Can't wait to see what it does on race gas.

SlowWhite · 11-17-2005

I just posted it. I was reading on somethreads. As long as it's you are not racing other cars it's ok. But anyrate I'm about to go over there and check.

SlowWhite · 11-17-2005

I didnt' get band the link was locked. I understand why now, but I was looking through links of video's over there and on my first thread I looked at "where's all the dsm video's" at the bottom of the 1st page there is a link to a "Driven 1 and Driven 2" where there is 3 and 4minutes of nothing but DSM street video's.

And then I swore I read they don't allow street racing video's but as long as you aren't racing anyone it's ok. That's when I posted my video.

Long story short I PM'd the moderator and appologized as well as sending him the link to the thread. May be they ok'd that one because it was linked to there website.

So really what I guess is allowed is that I could just post the link to my Web Page and just say look through it and find the video's cause that's basically what the Driven videos are. a website dedicated to making those movies?