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Simpson used the product to create the first fire suit to be used in racing. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] He took the suit to the 1967 Indianapolis 500 where it was worn by 30 of 33 drivers. [ 1 ] Simpson had developed over 200 racing safety products, including three generations of fire suits.
Simpson used the product to create the first fire suit to be used in racing. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] He took the suit to the 1967 Indianapolis 500 where it was worn by 30 of 33 drivers. [ 1 ] Simpson had developed over 200 racing safety products, including three generations of fire suits.
In 1964, the NHRA mandated fire suits for its competitors. [4] By the fall of that year after Roberts' crash, nearly all NASCAR competitors began wearing fire suits, [1] although no official rule was in place. [5] In 1966, Simpson met NASA astronaut Pete Conrad, who introduced Simpson to the Nomex material used in spacesuits for the Apollo program.
Fire proximity suits first appeared during the 1930s, and were originally made of asbestos fabric. Today they are manufactured from vacuum-deposited aluminized materials that reflect the high radiant loads produced by the fire. An early manufacturer of the aluminized suits was the Bristol Uniforms company under the direction of Patrick Seager Hill.
Bill or Billy Simpson may refer to: Billy Simpson (jockey) (c. 1840–1873), South Australian jockey Billy Simpson (footballer, born 1878) (1878–1962), English football player for Sunderland and Lincoln City
Harry Leon "Suitcase" Simpson (December 3, 1925 – April 3, 1979) was an American outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, and Pittsburgh Pirates in his eight-year career.
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The track of the old Springfield Monorail (from "Marge vs. the Monorail") is converted into a "sky park".At the official opening, Mayor Quimby turns on the electricity which causes the monorail car to activate and destroy the boardwalk, running down Sebastian Cobb in the process before finally derailing and crashing into a memorial statue of Leonard Nimoy.