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Finnish Fireball:
That is true. I made them out of the very same polycarbonate race car windows are made of. Helmet visor, windbreaker, knobs... all will melt but not burn with flame.

buickfed:
used to play the plastic stuff at the aircraft factory.
if you want color the pieces, get some rit color dye they use on clothes.
mix it up, heat it up and let the parts soak in it until the darkness you want.
'plexiglass' is soft and will color quick.
'lexan' is hard and takes a while for the color to set in.

dreracecar:
One has to be able to see out of the helmet visor so its a price that has to be paid,  and years back they ruled out plastic windscreens and required metal. Some racers resorted to covering the plastic with alu foil to pass tech.  Times have changed and we are back to lexan screens

sknopp:
Hey Bruce, what's your opinion on wood grips on a steering wheel and brake handle?  I've had some claim they insulate better than bare metal in a fire.

dreracecar:
Years ago in OHIO for the reunion top fuel Brendan Murry had a huge fireball in the lights, said that the wood grips helped as things got instantly hot.  Again many many years ago when I was OFF ROAD racing a car caught fire and the rubber melted off the steering wheel onto the drivers lap and hands, granted in those days we were wearing single layer suits and gloves, but the driver did get some nasty burns. Chances of fire in these cars we run are so very rare these days, Top fuel is different altogether.  Most if not all of the high dollar door cars these days run a leather wrap steering wheel and not the $25 chrome and foam wheel'

   For tradition sake, I prefer wood grips

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