Finally winter is over!

The 2016 Toyo Tires F1600 Championship is just 4 weeks from the opening weekend at one of the great North American Tracks Canadian Tire Motorsports Park aka MOSPORT. Testing kicks off the official CASC season the week prior at Shannonville Motorsport Park with 2 days of running May 6-7. Looking forward to seeing friends and getting back to the track here at home.

Brian.

Finally winter is over!

Air density gauge

Longacre gauge in box, $50.
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'90's Van Diemen sway bar

7/8" rear bar, $80
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Looking for written off chassis FM, FV, FC, FE

I'm looking for a formula style chassis from which I would like to build a sim/static display. I can work with either carbon or tube chassis. I'm 6'2" 185lb.

Because it's a sim/static I don't mind bent, damaged units.

I would prefer bodywork on, but am willing to look at just the chassis also.

Thanks guys.

Looking for written off chassis FM, FV, FC, FE

Pinto Iron Head - what are they worth?

What is a new, never used, casting 70 hm 6090-na worth ?

Is there any demand for them?

Pinto Iron Head - what are they worth?

Hoosier R60A Club Ford Tires for sale

I have one set of new unmounted Hoosier R60A Tires for sale (not radials). These are the tires that some areas run as their Club Ford tires. $500 for the set. Call me at 209 722-7373 or email me if interested. Neil@Porterracing.com

Hoosier R60A Club Ford Tires for sale

wet vs dry suit

One of the great thing about this USMC science job is the great conferences I get to go to a couple of times a year. This week I'm in Raleigh visiting UNC, NC State, Duke, and a bunch of companies in Research Triangle.

Today I spent an hour or so with the textile research guys at NC State - they are the guys that test new materials for the military, firefighters, and some racing applications. They have a really cool set of test cells with propane flamethrowers that roast instrumented dummies.

So I asked them to settle a long time debate on this site - if a wet suit compromised it's safety - and the answer from multiple researchers and the techs that ran the chamber was a resounding YES. I was advised to stay as dry as possible but what really surprised me was the need to immediately get out of any suit you've been in a fire in.

turns out that the hot exterior of the suit will continue to transmit heat (albeit somewhat slowly) to the inside of the suit. Even flexing elbows and knees will bring hot material closer to the skin and give you significant burns on those areas. The outside of the suit could be several hundred degrees - so corner workers need to be careful.

So you either need to be doused with water to cool off the suit or get out of it and the helmet as soon as you are away from the fire. they indicated it was just a matter of several seconds before you start to get burned.

Four seconds in a single layer coverall (like a flight suit) will result in 2nd and 3rd degree burns over about 30% of your body.

Those shelters that wildland fire fighters carry? they're just body bags. In about 10 seconds they burn completely through - not that it matters because the air inside is so hot that lung damage is pretty inevitable.

wet vs dry suit