FYI! http://www.nasaproracing.com/norcal/event/...uit-warning.pdf
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They're going to have to do better than that; as a tech inspector, I cannot be expected to recognize the "dye sublimation process". And even if I did, and tried to reject the suit, I'd catch hell.
They're going to have to publish specific makes and models of suits that are problematic, otherwise if I see an SFI patch I'll pass it... - GA
Greg, basically if the suit has graphics that are not a patch or embroidered (with Nomex I assume) it should not be SFI certified I think is what they're saying.
Per the SFI report recently there was a dye sublimation process suite with a SFI 3.2A specification patch affixed to the suite.
I'm with Greg on this one. In the absence of any hard fact points (i.e., a manufacturer's name and some way to positively identify the suits in question), I can't find a basis to reject the suit. What I can do is share this information with others and, as the SFI notice says, make drivers aware of this and suggest they contact their suit manufacturer.
I wonder why the specifics of the situation "at a major drag racing event" were not disclosed. Legales, or is that black helicopter stuff?