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What specification does my suit need to be?

Submitted by VWDRC on Wed, 04/04/2007 - 12:39.

The 2009 MSA 'Blue Book' on page 166 states:

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Clean Flame-Resistant overalls, must be worn. Flame resistant overalls may be manufactured from Nomex III, Proban or equivalent materials. Acceptable standards are:
Racing

  1. FIA 8856-2000
  2. FIA 1986 Standard*

* Withdrawn with effect from 01/01/2010

This is however superseded by the "White Book" of Drag Racing rules' ET 10.7 which states for ET cars running 10.00 or slower:

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All drivers, jackets and pants or suit meeting SFI spec 3.2A/1 or 1986 FIA standard mandatory.

Since it's no longer possible to buy a 1986 FIA specification suit (and 1986 specification suits will not be suitable from 01/01/2010 onwards) we would recommend a suit conforming to the FIA 8856-2000 standard. An example of the certification marks for the aforementioned standard is included below.

Examples of various suits availiable can be found on our About Us page.

Please note that single layer Proban suits are NOT legal for racing.


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FIA 8856-2000 Standard

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