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Re: fire suits

To: "Linnhoff, Eric" <elinnhoff@smmc.saint-lukes.org>,
Subject: Re: fire suits
From: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 21:42:46 -0500
-----Original Message-----
From: Linnhoff, Eric <elinnhoff@smmc.saint-lukes.org>
To: 'autox' <autox@autox.team.net>; 'Evolution list'
<evolution-discussions@egroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 10:49 AM
Subject: fire suits


>Here's a question; Why aren't racing fire suits made out of leather?  Seems
>to me that it would offer burn through as well as heat resistance and some
>cut/slash/gouge protection.


Leather is not anywhere in the same league as the synthetic materials used
for fire-proofing.

Phil Ethier    Saint Paul  Minnesota  USA
1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L
LOON, MAC   pethier@isd.net     http://www.mnautox.com/
"It makes a nice noise when it goes faster"
- 4-year-old Adam, upon seeing a bitmap of Grandma Susie's TR4.




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