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began wearing a specialized racing suit, which became popular in the 1960s. At this time, the suits were designed with an inner liner meant to keep drivers cool. Soon afterwards, in several series racing suits or any driver clothing used in competition were soaked in chemical solutions to make them
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Since the 1980s, racing suits have been customized to prominently feature the sponsors of drivers and teams, leading to designs similar to those of the race cars. For fire suits, the material used to make the sponsor patches must also be fire proof, adding additional weight to the suit. Many modern
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in order to be flame resistant. Simpson's suit consisted of a modified cotton boilersuit. In 1959 after the death of Unser, all Indy 500 competitors were required to wear fire-retardant clothing. In 1963, the FIA assumed responsibility for driver safety in its series, and mandated fire-retardant
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when a fire broke out, injuring two crew members who Punch proceeded to treat on the spot. Following the incident, in which several items of Punch's clothing were singed or melted, ESPN mandated that its pit reporters wear fire-retardant suits. Other networks have since adopted the practice.
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By 1970, the NHRA along with SEMA began developing specifications for fire suits, using the
Thermal Protective Performance (TPP) standard developed by DuPont. These specifications are now used by SFI. During the 1970s, racewear manufacturer Stand 21 partnered with brake manufacturer
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Formula One drivers. In 1964, the NHRA mandated fire suits for its competitors. By the fall of that year after Roberts' crash, nearly all NASCAR competitors began wearing fire suits, although no official rule was in place.
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In the mid-1980s, companies began designing fire suits to prominently display team sponsors. In 1986, the FIA introduced new specifications for fire suits, known as "FIA 1986" certification. At the
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In the early days of racing, most racing series had no mandated uniforms. Beginning in the 1950s and 1960s, specialized racing suits were designed to optimize driver temperature via
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The catalyst for developing racing suits that could effectively resist fire came in the late 1950s and 1960s, when several fiery crashes occurred in the motorsport world. In 1959,
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2145:"Crash Course: When NASCAR Blamed Bill Simpson, auto racing's foremost safety pioneer, for the death of driving great Dale Earnhardt, the Indianapolis business owner bumped back"
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1622:"Materials For The Modern Gladiator: Thanks to innovations in materials science and engineering, NASCAR drivers can crash at 200 mph and walk away from the wreckage"
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that retains its fire-retardant properties with time and use. Other suits consist of cotton treated with Proban, a chemical manufactured by
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on the shoulder area that act as "handles" in order to lift a driver strapped to a racing seat out of a vehicle. This is mandated under
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reactions to the clothing treatment used by NASCAR, and had received a waver against using it. One week later during the
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racing uniforms. These suits never became popular, as the dangers of asbestos exposure became more well-known. Actor
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2036:"PADECKY: Going 200 mph in a tomato can"
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1085:"History of F1 Safety: 1970s and 1980s"
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2704:"A BoJ Field Trip/Research Project"
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1531:"Firesuits -- The Science of Speed"
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695:List of racing suit manufacturers
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2593:Berry, Steve (October 2, 1994).
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2413:McQueen Toffel, Neile (1986).
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1130:March 27, 2013. Archived from
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834:"About Fire Suits, Fuel Cells"
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2384:"Simpson Past & Present"
1660:Ryan, Nate (July 29, 2004).
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126:National Hot Rod Association
21:Racing suit (disambiguation)
16:Clothing worn in auto racing
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2182:Roy, Roger (May 28, 2001).
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1282:"Impact Suit Technology"
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130:United States Auto Club
2561:"History of F1: 1990s"
2491:McQueen: The Biography
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2417:My Husband, My Friend
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1906:"Overall Overhaul"
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