Kevlar Re-Certification

[dholt]

Lost track of this amid all the blather from the National Meeting.

Anyone in the know about what the final ruling was on kevlar certification?

Do we have to have a date of MFG. in the pants/sleeves? What about life jackets?

Appreciate the correct info.

D.

[blueskyracer]

Looking at the APBA rules for 2011 this is how it reads:

6. Drivers must wear life jackets, helmets, eye protection and cut-resistant, wrist-length sleeves and cut-resistant, ankle-length pants at all times
while on the water for the purpose of driving racing equipment. In closed course racing, when stopped on the course, the driver’s helmet only may be
removed when no other racing craft are underway anywhere on the course or when the driver’s boat is tethered to a towboat. The helmet only may
also be removed by drivers of stalled boats during point-to-point marathons. Helmet restraints are recommended for use in PRO and Stock Outboard
racing. All PRO, SO and MO drivers must also wear impact/flak jackets, which may be worn separately or incorporated into the life jacket. The
impact/flak material, whether in a separately worn impact/flak jacket or incorporated into the life jacket itself, will provide full coverage of the front
and back of the torso. The intent is to provide impact/flak coverage of vital internal organs. Drivers in boats equipped with reinforced cockpits as
defined in item 18 of this rule are exempt from the portions of this rule requiring impact/flak jackets and cut-resistant clothing. The referee or
inspector has the power to prohibit the use of any helmet or life jacket that he/she determines to be potentially unsafe.

Hope this helps

[Racerkyle20]

Dana

There was no kevlar re-certification rule implemented for the 2011 racing season for any outboard category.

But look for it again on agendas next year....

[dholt]

Thanks, Kyle.

That's the info I was looking for.

See you left coast boys at Wakefield.

D.