Automotive Apparel

[Lois]

is this a btap only thread or something?

[jimbro1000]

You mean other than a few assorted pieces of PH apparel?

Got various bits of sparco branded stuff...

[406]

On my fleece I have "pistonheads.com" on the front left breast and the "crossed pistons" on the back. I also have a jacket in Grey and Black with "pistonheads.com" on the breast. Both keep you very warm

[milfordkong]

Not manufacturer apparel but I did subscribe to Top Gear magazine just so I could get a 'I AM THE STIG' T-shirt.

[Mon Ami Mate]

I seriously considered an Alfa Romeo badge tattoo in my callow youth. Thank God I desisted...I'm sure the affected limb would have dropped off by now...

[JagLover]

My wife bought me a Jaguar cup for my birthday, in fact it is in front of me now.

I can see the leaping cat all through my day at work

[r988]

I have nothing with any automotive brand on it, in fact I avoid as much as possible any clothing with obvious brand names displayed prominently.

[cotty]

jimbro1000 said:

Got various bits of sparco branded stuff...

Yep Sparco jacket, boots & cap (all my karting gear is Sparco)

Pistonheads Paddock Jacket, cap and fleese beenie

BMW keyring

TVR Car Club keyring

[Plotloss]

Boxster t-shirt from the launch
Lots of Audi coats, hats, gloves, shirts, watches etc etc
PH fleece and polo
TVR le mans polo
Puma speedcats.

[saxo-stew]

if its classed as the same, ive got various alpinestars items of clothing and puma sparco trainers.

[cotty]

If anyone did want to get some branded clothing this place has loads of good stuff
www.grandprixlegends.com/ShoppingMallSite/?
Not cheap though

[ErnestM]

I have a "Team Lotus" windbreaker style jacket and button collar shirt. Used mostly at car shows:





I also have my PH rugby shirt.


ErnestM

[WildCat]

JagLover said:

My wife bought me a Jaguar cup for my birthday, in fact it is in front of me now. I can see the leaping cat all through my day at work

Both Mad Doc and I have such a cup!

[telecat]

Brings up the question, Can you be arrested for wearing your old JPS or Marlboro jackets??????

[_VTEC_]

A Williams cap and Lamborghini jacket are the only things I can tink of off the top of my head.

Really want some Sparco vintage race boots though.

[Twincam16]

I've got an RT Retro jacket in the Lotus 'Essex Petroleum' livery (blue, silver stripe inset with two red stripes), with a big Lotus roundel and a 'Ford - power by Cosworth' logo on a big stripe running down the right side.

A couple of YUKC (York University Karting Club) T-Shirts - one with 'No Overtaking!' written on the back and a 'France 2004' T-Shirt (we did a tour).

My race suit is Sparco, in black with silver pinstriping (I really wish I'd been able to get hold of one with gold striping though). I've got another racesuit in the old early '90s Benneton colours (green over blue, also Sparco), and some Alfa Romeo pit overalls with the roundel on the left pocket, the script on the back of the collar and an 'Agip' logo on the right pocket.

I used to have a Ferrari waterproof flourescent jacket from one of the '95 Le Mans pit crew (when they ran the F333SP), but its somewhat unflattering colour combination (flourescent yellow and pink, for night visibility I suppose) meant I got rid of it fairly quickly. Wish I still had it though, perversely.

[vetteheadracer]

I think every shirt I own has some sort of Corvette related logo upon it(apart from the Pistonheads Le Mans 2005 one).......including a Corvette Racing tattoo on my left arm!

[Carrera2]

Twincam16 said:

I've got an RT Retro jacket in the Lotus 'Essex Petroleum' livery (blue, silver stripe inset with two red stripes), with a big Lotus roundel and a 'Ford - power by Cosworth' logo on a big stripe running down the right side. A couple of YUKC (York University Karting Club) T-Shirts - one with 'No Overtaking!' written on the back and a 'France 2004' T-Shirt (we did a tour). My race suit is Sparco, in black with silver pinstriping (I really wish I'd been able to get hold of one with gold striping though). I've got another racesuit in the old early '90s Benneton colours (green over blue, also Sparco), and some Alfa Romeo pit overalls with the roundel on the left pocket, the script on the back of the collar and an 'Agip' logo on the right pocket. I used to have a Ferrari waterproof flourescent jacket from one of the '95 Le Mans pit crew (when they ran the F333SP), but its somewhat unflattering colour combination (flourescent yellow and pink, for night visibility I suppose) meant I got rid of it fairly quickly. Wish I still had it though, perversely.

It's always puzzled me why Karters wear Nomex suits...do GoKarts catch fire often??

[tiga84]

Carrera2 said:

Twincam16 said: I've got an RT Retro jacket in the Lotus 'Essex Petroleum' livery (blue, silver stripe inset with two red stripes), with a big Lotus roundel and a 'Ford - power by Cosworth' logo on a big stripe running down the right side. A couple of YUKC (York University Karting Club) T-Shirts - one with 'No Overtaking!' written on the back and a 'France 2004' T-Shirt (we did a tour). My race suit is Sparco, in black with silver pinstriping (I really wish I'd been able to get hold of one with gold striping though). I've got another racesuit in the old early '90s Benneton colours (green over blue, also Sparco), and some Alfa Romeo pit overalls with the roundel on the left pocket, the script on the back of the collar and an 'Agip' logo on the right pocket. I used to have a Ferrari waterproof flourescent jacket from one of the '95 Le Mans pit crew (when they ran the F333SP), but its somewhat unflattering colour combination (flourescent yellow and pink, for night visibility I suppose) meant I got rid of it fairly quickly. Wish I still had it though, perversely. It's always puzzled me why Karters wear Nomex suits...do GoKarts catch fire often??

Kart suits and Racing suits are different. You wouldn't get through scrutineering with a Kart suit at a race meeting, they are thicker and made of a nylon type material (so if you fall out, they don't rip) I'm unsure to whether they are hugely fireproof, I've never caught fire, but mine does have a simliar lining to nomex type stuff.
My racing suit is almost soft in comparison to the Karting one, as is predominantly designed to stop you going up in smoke (hence single, two and three layer nomex ones), but you wouldn't want to slide along the floor in it at any great speed.

HTH!!

[Carrera2]

Gotcha. Cheers.