Suitable Track Day Clothing

[bazza2000]

Hi all

First track day at Brands GP circuit tomoorrow. Can anyone share with me the benifit of their wisdom as to appropriate clothing. ie will i have to wear long sleeves etc?

Thanks alot

Barry 4l Chimaera

[PetrolTed]

Most companies don't insist on that these days. Obviously it would make sense to dress appropriately though as accidents do happen.

[d_drinks]

Done quite a few track days, most only insist on a lid, if you've got your own great otherwise you can normally borrow a 'nice' used one !!

I normally wear shoes which I can really feel the pedals through, and something light as you tend to get rather hot if you're driving hard

Are you driving your own car or someone elses? e.g a single seater? if it's a single seater wear narrow shoes otherwise you end up fouling all the pedals in one go !!!

Nothing to do with clothing, but if you find the road blocked by heaps of cars, drop off the pace even come to a near stop, otherwise you get stuck behind a numpty who plants there lead boot on the stragihts and then breaks 600 meters before the oncoming bend !!

Good luck and enjoy yourself

[shpub]

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Most companies don't insist on that these days. Obviously it would make sense to dress appropriately though as accidents do happen.

You ought to wear long sleeves and trousers. If you have an accident and a side window shatters, you will get covered in glass particles which while they may not amputate a limb can still cut or at best be inconvenient when they work down into your nether regions.

Take lots of water. In the heat we have had you will dehydrate very quickly. I usually take several litres of the stuff.

Steve

[GreenV8S]

Long sleeves etc, and don't wear anything synthetic next to your skin. (If you get involved in a fire it will melt and 'napalm' you.)

[yum]

As Peter says, avoid anything synthetic such as fleece jackets, especially those which have to come off over the head. My wife was wearing one once and it caught fire after coming into contact with a candle. Pulling a flaming garment over your head is not desirable!
Cotton is the way to go.

[whatever]

A spare pair of undergarments?

[AndrewD]

And don't forget the nomex balaclava.

[mel]

Three layers.
Full cotton long johns with cotton sleeved vest.
Nomex "jodpur" trousers with sweatshirt, socks, and under gloves
Followed by full nomex race suit with nomex socks, nomex gloves, race boots, nomex hood, and full face crash helmet with independant air supply from pony bottle.

Then we can be sure you will look the biggest prat in the paddock.
good luck

[DIGGA]

I always reckon a comfortable pair of fireproof racing gloves are worth the investment, even if you're only an occasional track-dayer.

Clearly they add a bit of fire safety (hopefully never required) but also, when you're hammering round the circuit and you're all adrenaline & sweaty aplms, you're grip on the wheel should still be good.