DTMiller

This should have no strong opinions: heard a rumor that VIR is going to start enforcing the requirement for fire suits in "race prepped" cars in HPDE events. Can anyone confirm/deny this?

Veloce Raptor

I believe they already do?

DTMiller

My car looks pretty race prepped and I've not encountered any enforcement of the rule. The rule has, I believe, been in place for a while but hasn't been enforced to my knowledge.

Veloce Raptor

I was coaching there at the end of October for 3 days at the NNJR event, and I seem to recall it was mentioned in the drivers meetings? Maybe I am confusing with somewhere else, but I seem to remember them saying "anyone in a full race car needs to be wearing a race suit, track requirement"

ldamelio

Define 'race prepared'. Does this include street driven cars with seats and harnesses?

turbodave930

Late last season, VIR began enforcing the requirement for wearing race suits. NNJR had our end of year event around Halloween and we had to wear suits.

DTMiller

This is what a friend sent to me, which is I think from a BMW event.

dgrobs

This was enforced last season. Caused some issues at one of the Chin events.

I let our NNJR Track Chair know about what I found out at Chin, so it was a non issue for us. Word was out by then.

Heard it was quite the fracas at the Chin event though....;

dgrobs

Basically, if there is no carpet in the car........

Jas0nn

(Puts on fire suit). I think this is a good thing!

zedcat

It's really the cage/ door bars right? Driver needs more time to exit in case of fire. A good suit buys some seconds. Did a DE in my race car in jeans/shirt, didn't like it, didn't feel right. Rather have a suit in a caged car.

ProCoach

I think the concern on the part of folks providing insurance or tracks renting to organizations is the cavalier attitude some take in driving at what were race car speeds a decade or two ago while clothed in shorts and a t-shirt.

This is not on the policies page of VIRnow.com, but it may be included in the contract renters sign. I don't know.

I do know that there was a Ferrari that didn't stop at the end of the back straight at VIR, ending upside down and on fire a few years ago, which got everyone's attention. Especially considering it was a DE...

wthensler

Lol, in my case there wasn’t a doubt, but I think they were looking at roll cages as a main criteria. This is the WGI events in May and Sept.

LuigiVampa

What about the drapes?

dgrobs

You sure are quite the cunning linguist ….