I'll ditto the praise for these guys. I got a multi-layer 2-piece suit from them for the MSR Houston race this spring for $199. It worked great, looked hideous (teal with Heathcliff Kitty Litter sponsorship front and back), and came from a Craftsman truck series team that couldn't even last for the entire half season for which it had sponsorship. It is perfect for Lemons and I'm very happy with it and with RaceImage.
However, there's one thing to note about the 2-piece pit crew suits. Mine was advertised as multilayer, and it is in several aspects, in that it's both SFI multilayer and it actually comes in several layers. Most of the pit crew suits are 3-piece suits comprised of pants, a _very_ heavy sweatshirt with nomex sleeves, and a nomex vest that goes over the sweatshirt layer. It's pretty heavy duty but I sure wouldn't want to wear it in a warm-weather race as it would be sweltering. It was pretty comfortable at Houston when the temps on Sunday morning were in the 40's, but for a summertime race it would be murder.
I checked with Jay about these suits before buying mine and he told me that they are fine, but strongly recommended wearing some fireproof undies too. His point was that if they have to drag you from a burning car by your shoulders, your midriff will be exposed in anything other than a 1-piece driving suit and the fireproof undershirt might help to prevent flash burns on the abdomen. Just wanted to pass that advice along.
Also, before you buy, make sure that the suit in which you're interested has the SFI tags sewn onto it. The site makes clear that all of the suits are certified as advertised, but not all of them have the tags sewn on, especially the older (pre- 2007) suits. The tags don't always show up in the photos but if you call they will confirm if the suit has the tags sewn on. Tags seem to typically be sewn on the left arm somewhere, often either on the inside of the forearm (like on my Impact Heathcliff suit), at the wrist, or on the outside of the bicep, presumably so that you can show off the tag when you go to the Gun Show. Note that if you show up at Lemons tech with a suit that doesn't have the requisite SFI or FIA tags, your suit won't pass tech. Cheers.
Pat Mulry, TARP Racing #67
Mandatory disclaimer: all opinions expressed are mine alone & not those of 24HOL, its mgmt, sponsors, etc.
There were any number of suits that were really well-related to our theme but were out of our price range -- a CitiFinancial and a Ameriquest Mortgage suit both come immediately to mind. Neither were as good looking as Heathcliff, though. Cheers.
