[Land-speed] leathers - - was Land Speed Apps...

[Mike Brakel]

>From what I can see on the Top Gear Leathers website it looks as though
their leathers have elastic stretch panels in them.  The rules are pretty
clear, SCTA 7.C.2 "Limited perforations and cloth or non-cloth panels are
allowed in the arm pit and at the back of the knee".  If you want to use Top
Gear Leathers ask them if the make Bonneville approved leathers.

There are leather manufacturers that make Bonneville approved leathers.  Two
that come to mind are Bates and Vanson.  Good quality leathers are worth
every cent and will last you a life time.

Mike Brakel
80 Theory
LTA:  MPS-G 3000/4  225.300 MPH 
SCTA:  MPS-G 1650  218.023 MPH



> -----Original Message-----
> From: land-speed-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:land-speed-
> bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jim Volgarino
> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2014 3:57 PM
> To: Justin Calkins; David
> Cc: land-speed at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Land Speed Apps...
> 
> I'm still pretty stymied (hey...I like that word) by the whole motorcycle
> leathers thing. Have made a couple contacts with Matt, the SCTA tech guy,
> but the whole thing things so cloudy that it almost seems like you just
have
> to roll the dice and hope your leathers make it through inspection. I've
found
> a real reasonably priced place, Top Gear Leathers in Commerce, CA that
says
> they have what it takes both off the rack and custom built for esily half
what
> it takes to have them done at other custom leathers shops. Anybody have
> any experience with this? I'm tempted to buy a custom set and have them
> shipped to Matt (or whoever at SCTA) and have them tell me yea or nay. We
> have several guys in our group that are going to need these so we're all
faced
> with the expense. Ideas anyone??