Lets talk safety

srtthis · Oct 4, 2023

Let's talk safety equipment for a bit...

How fast are you and what is your equipment situation? What do think you need? Do you even think about the safety side?

Car has been low 9s coasting and low 5s to the 1/8 and my safety equipment is:
Sparco -5 pants
Sparco -5 jacket
Sparco -5 gloves
Sparco -5 shoes
G force carbon fiber rift SA2020 helmet
Hans device
Custom 10pt moly cage
Simpson skyjacker chute

Few things I'm adding
5lb halon fire system
Sparco head sock

Yes this is just to make you think about the safety side of this dangerous ass sport we do....

Let's hear it...

AeroCoupe · Oct 4, 2023

You should also consider what your shirt material is under your jacket, would recommend 100% cotton. Also, socks your drawers should be 100% cotton. You have to think if you were to burn you do not what any kind of material that has nylon, raylon, spandex etc. as that will melt to your skin which is bad.

Noobz347 · Oct 4, 2023

I'm just going to the store.

I don't wear flip-flops when driving a stick.

AeroCoupe · Oct 4, 2023

Me either. I kick them off and drive bare footed…

limp · Oct 4, 2023

AeroCoupe said:
Me either. I kick them off and drive bare footed…

I have been in florida for 12 years, don't think I own any shoes anymore........

Rdub6 · Oct 4, 2023

limp said:
I have been in florida for 12 years, don't think I own any shoes anymore........

Black widow, brown recluse, all the rest of those crazy insects you have in Florida…….. reason enough to wear some damn sneakers!! (That’s how this New Yorker thinks). Lol

Noobz347 · Oct 4, 2023

Rdub6 said:
Black widow, brown recluse, all the rest of those crazy insects you have in Florida…….. reason enough to wear some damn ~~sneakers~~ Cowboy boots!! (That’s how this New Yorker thinks). Lol

fixt

General karthief · Oct 4, 2023

Ostrich skin cowboy boots

Noobz347 · Oct 4, 2023

Gotta be faster than sneakers I mean... It's an ostrich.

Rdub6 · Oct 4, 2023

Noobz347 said:
Gotta be faster than sneakers I mean... It's an ostrich.

Sneakers/ Workboots/ sneakers/ workboots… that’s my transition…… unless I’m floating in the pool! Lol

Noobz347 · Oct 4, 2023

TOOLOW91 · Oct 5, 2023

srtthis said:
Let's talk safety equipment for a bit...

How fast are you and what is your equipment situation? What do think you need? Do you even think about the safety side?

Car has been low 9s coasting and low 5s to the 1/8 and my safety equipment is:
Sparco -5 pants
Sparco -5 jacket
Sparco -5 gloves
Sparco -5 shoes
G force carbon fiber rift SA2020 helmet
Hans device
Custom 10pt moly cage
Simpson skyjacker chute

Few things I'm adding
5lb halon fire system
Sparco head sock

Yes this is just to make you think about the safety side of this dangerous ass sport we do....

Let's hear it...

I am getting older so some how naturally yes I am , I am torn between not wanting to ruin the car and having what I need in the event of an issue .

Right now in between a bar or a 10 pt and can make up my mind . I just have the basic fire jacket for a power adder car and neck collar .

srtthis · Oct 5, 2023

TOOLOW91 said:
I am getting older so some how naturally yes I am , I am torn between not wanting to ruin the car and having what I need in the event of an issue .

Right now in between a bar or a 10 pt and can make up my mind . I just have the basic fire jacket for a power adder car and neck collar .

Yea your car is so nice id have to make sure who ever did the cage could tuck it tight to everything and still be able to put everything back in. But also on the flip side it's mostly street driven and a cage on the street is super dangerous also. This is one of the reasons I'm building another car.

limp · Oct 5, 2023

Rdub6 said:
Black widow, brown recluse, all the rest of those crazy insects you have in Florida…….. reason enough to wear some damn sneakers!! (That’s how this New Yorker thinks). Lol

We had all of those in Oregon too.....

Noobz347 · Oct 5, 2023

There ain't no brown recluse in Oregon.

They like hot.

limp · Oct 5, 2023

I read articles in the local Oregon paper of people who had been bit by them.....

srtthis · Oct 6, 2023

Noobz347 said:
There ain't no brown recluse in Oregon.

They like hot.

Had a friend bit by one in Maryland... not common but we got them.

2000xp8 · Oct 6, 2023

srtthis said:
Yea your car is so nice id have to make sure who ever did the cage could tuck it tight to everything and still be able to put everything back in. But also on the flip side it's mostly street driven and a cage on the street is super dangerous also. This is one of the reasons I'm building another car.

While me personally i have absolutely no interest in a cage, i've always wondered if the theory was that if you have an accident with a cage and no helmet you are likely to smack your head on the bar.

And i think driving a manual trans foxbody with flip flops is idiotic.
Yes, i did it as a kid, so i know it's stupid, they can easily get caught under the pedals.
It's a car meant for a pipsqueak by modern standards, the pedal area is really tight, it's even worse if the clutch is heavy.
There is nowhere i take this car that requires flip flops, so i just wear sneakers and if there was, there is plenty of room in the car to bring a set.

limp · Oct 6, 2023

2000xp8 said:
While me personally i have absolutely no interest in a cage, i've always wondered if the theory was that if you have an accident with a cage and no helmet you are likely to smack your head on the bar.

And i think driving a manual trans foxbody with flip flops is idiotic.
Yes, i did it as a kid, so i know it's stupid, they can easily get caught under the pedals.
It's a car meant for a pipsqueak by modern standards, the pedal area is really tight, it's even worse if the clutch is heavy.
There is nowhere i take this car that requires flip flops, so i just wear sneakers and if there was, there is plenty of room in the car to bring a set.

I knew I was going to have to buy a pair of those new " slip in " types where the Heel pushes down.... Way too old to bend ALL the way down to tie or get my heel in shoes anymore..... LOL

General karthief · Oct 6, 2023

No socks
No shoes
No problem

Lets talk safety

the guy doing it does every local racers rear end

lube between the nut and the face. I know my lubes

Stangnet Facilities Maint Tech... Er... Janitor

lube between the nut and the face. I know my lubes

wrap a little cheese around it and its a done

So while I wait to figure out my rear end issues

Stangnet Facilities Maint Tech... Er... Janitor

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair

Stangnet Facilities Maint Tech... Er... Janitor

So while I wait to figure out my rear end issues

Stangnet Facilities Maint Tech... Er... Janitor

If you're the village idiot what's that make me?

the guy doing it does every local racers rear end

wrap a little cheese around it and its a done

Stangnet Facilities Maint Tech... Er... Janitor

wrap a little cheese around it and its a done

the guy doing it does every local racers rear end

wrap a little cheese around it and its a done

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair

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