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I ordered the Long Acre "ProTecto" padding from saferacer.com for our roll bar padding. Upon further inspection, they also sell a "high density" padding. According to the rules, it looks like I need the latter. How does one determine how high density "high density" is? Better yet, does anyone know if the stuff I ordered will pass tech?
http://www.saferacer.com/longacre-prote … ductid=614
is what I ordered
Thanks!
If it says SFI rated, it's the good stuff. Also, if it's less than about $18 for 3ft, it's the non-SFI padding. I was thinking about using the SFI padding on the areas where the helmet and knee could contact, but the cheaper stuff within hand-only reach.
Summit Racing sells Kirkey SFI padding for $17.95/3ft. They also have the non-SFI Kirkey for $2.00/3ft.
Yes I realize it's not SFI. That wasn't so much the question. Saferacer has basic for $4/36", "high density" for $16/36", and SFI for $20/36". The rules definitely don't say that SFI is needed.
The basic padding is fine for your cage padding. I used the high-density stuff up high, basically anywhere the helmet might contact the cage because the last thing you want is the padding bottoming out when the helmet strikes it in a collision. But you're legal with the cheap stuff. They just don't want people using pipe insulation from Home Depot or swim noodle foam instead of real race car roll bar padding.
Thanks!!
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