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A racing suit or racing overalls, often referred to as a fire suit due to its fire retardant properties, is clothing such as overalls worn in various forms of auto racing by racing drivers, crew members who work on the vehicles during races, track safety workers or marshals, and in some series commentators at the event.
The SFI Foundation dictates fire protection standards for racing suits for numerous sanctioning bodies particularly in the United States, including NASCAR, IndyCar, NHRA, Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), and the United States Auto Club (USAC).
1995 - Suit and Restraint Factory nearly doubled in capacity. 1994 - Simpson Race Products named Car Craft Manufacturer of the Year. - Opens Simpson World Racing Store and Museum in Mooresville, North Carolina. 1993 - Simpson Race Products opens 10,000 sq. ft. factory for shoe production in Speedway, Indiana.
The company was founded in 1977 in Italy [2] and today the ownership is still Italian; the company is one of the leading manufacturers of racing safety equipment. In 1977, FIA decided to restrict their safety standards, in order to decrease injuries during races: the first product that brought fame to Sparco, was a fireproof racing suit , [ 3 ...
The new car, known as the Car of Tomorrow, features a reinforced roll cage. The left side skin has a steel plate for better resiliency in crashes. The roof was four inches (10 cm) higher and two inches (5.1 cm) wider for safety in rolls. First implemented in the Car of Tomorrow was the separated wing.
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 has at several times demonstrated the suit's effectiveness, by ...
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