Racewear

[mOrtt]

I'm looking to buy a set of race underwear and I've bought a couple of tops/bottoms/balaclavas to find the most comfortable for myself but I wanted to ask, is there any difference in wearing black vs white in terms of temperature.

I'm sure everyones parents at one point told them not to wear a dark tshirt on holiday as they'll get too hot but does that matter for race underwear? I assume not as you're not in direct sunlight but thought I'd check before buying something that will hopefully last a few years!

Secondly, I've been looking at a Freem suit, does anyone have experience with them or HRX? They both seem to offer the similar tailored/custom designed suit but I'm looking (as everyone is) for the lightest/coolest one within reason.

Thanks

[mOrtt]

Thanks!

Has your friend who is using Walero used another manufacturer previously to compare against? They all have the marketing guff to say how good they are at cooling but it would be good to know of a real world comparison from someone.

[mOrtt]

I've ordered Alpinestars ZX Evo and Walero sets to see which fits better.

Is a loose fit better or tighter? Or does it make no difference to temperature/fire safety with a suit on over?

[mOrtt]

I'm not really overthinking it, I'm just asking for a bit of advice before I spend £300 on some race gear. Theres hundreds of options so it makes sense to ask peoples advice on it before buying something and realising I could get something better for the money. I suppose next time I'll just buy the first thing I see and keep shtum. Thanks for your help!

[mOrtt]

Returned the Alpinestars and Sparco sets, kept the Walero. Not used them in-car yet but from reading around the Walero seems to get very positive reviews.

Easiest way to describe them from just trying them on; the Alpinestars/Sparco ones were more of a stretchy base layer whereas the Walero feel like nice quality pyjamas