The Driver Suit Blog-Warranty Labels…Unseen by Many

By David G. Firestone Editor’s note, I will be away on vacation until August. Here is a Friday Feature to tide you over. This week, we take a look at a suit feature that is unseen by most race fans. Every suit has one, the so called “Liability Tag. ”-Every piece of racing equipment has […]

The Driver Suit Blog-Nomex-The Core Of Driver Suits

By David G. Firestone Editor’s note, I will be away on vacation until August. Here is a Friday Feature to tide you over. I must have said the word Nomex a thousand times on this blog, but what exactly is Nomex? In short, it is a flame-resistant meta-aramid cloth material. It is an aramid material, […]

The Driver Suit Blog-Another Look at Driver Suit Blog Favorite TJ Zizzo

By David G. Firestone TJ Zizzo is the driver, he’s based in Lincolnshire Illinois, I’m based in Evanston, I’ve purchased a number of items from him. One of the things that I got was a visor. When I purchased it back in 2014, I’d been wanting to get an NHRA visor from some time, and […]

The Driver Suit Blog-Some Manor Mariussa Stuff This Week

By David G. Firestone Virgin Racing was founded as Manor Racing, and carried a Virgin sponsorship in 2010. In 2011, Marussia Motors, a Russian sports car company bought a stake in the team, and the team was re-branded as Marussia Virgin Racing. With the new team came the inclusion of the Marussia logo into the […]

The Driver Suit Blog-Let’s Look At Undershirts Part 2-Michael Waltrip

By David G. Firestone While he is a Triple Threat in NASCAR, with 16 wins across all three of NASCAR’s top series, Michael Waltrip tends to be remembered for all the wrong reasons. He won the 2001 Daytona 500, which is known as “Black Sunday” due to the death of Dale Earnhardt. He is remembered […]

The Driver Suit Blog-Vintage Item Spotlight-1980’s Unocal 76 Salesman Sample

By David G. Firestone Something that I find interesting are what are known as “salesman samples.” Salesman Samples are items that are used by representatives of companies to show buyers a sample of what it is they are buying. These can be anything from championship rings, swatch catalogs, or in this case, a case of […]

The Driver Suit Blog-Let’s Look At Undershirts Part 1-Maurício Gugelmin

By David G. Firestone Racing is an inherently dangerous sport. It’s one of, if not the only sport where it is possible to be crushed and burned at the exact same time. Fire is an ever present danger, and drivers wear fire retardent clothing to help keep them safe. Other accesories are worn, including undershirts, […]