Fire Retardant Auto Racing Suits, Jackets and Pants
Racing Suits, also known as a Race Suit or a Fire Suit, are constructed from flame retardant fabrics to help protect if a fire occurs.
RaceDay Safety stocks a giant inventory of SFI-1 (3.2A/1), SFI-5 (3.2A/5) SFI-15 (3.2A/15) and SFI-20 (3.2A/20) Race Suits. Almost a thousand Racing Fire Suits are in our warehouse, ready to fit any age and any size driver.
Stay protected with a Race Suit from trusted manufacturers Alpinestars, Allstar Performance, Crow Safety Gear, G-Force Racing Gear, Impact, K1 RaceGear, RaceQuip and Zamp. Single, Double and Multiple layer protection in a one piece Suit or Jacket & Pant styles. Huge color selection includes Race Suits with black, blue, red, green, orange, silver, gray, pink and purple fire retardant fabrics.
The SFI specification for driver's auto racing suits is 3.2A. This classification rates the length of time the selected racing suit offers protection from second degree burns in an approximation of a raging gasoline fire between 1,800 and 2,100 degrees Fahrenheit.
The SFI ratings are calculated in calories per unit area per time of exposure. The test performed by SFI on suits determines the Thermal Protection Performance (TPP) of the garment. The TPP rating measures the length of time the person wearing the garment can be exposed to a heat source (direct flame or radiant heat) before incurring a second degree (skin blistering) burn.
To calculate the protection time of a particular race suit, simply divide the TPP number by two to establish the approximate protection time in seconds. As shown in the chart below, there are several SFI ratings for driver's racing suits with different TPP ratings. The higher the SFI Spec and TPP Rating, the more protection the racing suit will provide.
SFI Race Suit Spec-----TPP-----Time to Second Degree Burn
3.2A/1---------------------------6----------------3 Seconds
3.2A/5--------------------------19---------------10 Seconds
3.2A/15-------------------------60---------------30 Seconds