English - United States Spanish - Castilian
Standards
Search
Home > Suits > Standards




Standards are an essential component in car racing.
Regarding safety, standards warrants that a basic safety protection is offered to the different race car participants (Racers, Driver, Crew, Rescue Team, etc.). Sanctioning bodies that generates these standards establish a list of tests that a product must undergo to earn their safety sticker (length of exposure to flame, applied pressure on the product or it components, resistance to different types of impacts, from different angles, etc., etc.). Several samples of each product (according to size, options, etc.) are sent by the manufacturers to test laboratory that are certified by the sanctioning bodies, the certification is delivered if such product passes all test required. Here is a summary of the most common and the most stringent standards for the HANS® system.
 CIK-FIA STANDARD 
ABSTRACT FROM THE CIK-FIA 2001 STANDARD
Areas of use and degrees of effectiveness:
The main points of the standard are:
 - Leisure: Level 1
 - National competition: Level 1 or 2 (depending on national rules, but level 2 is recommended)
 - International championships: Level 2 made mandatory since 1 January 2003.
The certification has been valid [...] for
5 years, but a mandatory intermediate test must be carried out in the third year.
The garment may not be used more than
5 years after its manufacturing date.
Level of efficiency:
Level 1: the garment is designed to afford a certain degree of protection, which is compromised as little as possible by its weight and fit associated with its use.
Level 2: the garments provides a degree of protection superior to level 1. However, this level of protection presents a weight inconvenience.
Certification requirements:
 - Constant fit
 - Tearing resistance
 - Energy absorption during impacts
 - Abrasion resistance
 - Splitting impact resistance
 - Friction burns resistance
 - Fit and comfort
 - Hold in shape.
Very important:

- Check your racing suit before use!
- In case of a crash, send it back to Stand 21 for inspection!
- No modification is authorized without our agreement!
More info

 
Contact us - Site map - Legal notice - Stand 21 worldwide exclusive distribution network - Links