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incorporated high impact foam knee
cups, a ni fty "flex crotch" of accordion
pleated goatskin to provide more
movemen t , and in tegr al padding on the
hip s and shins.
Malcolm Smith nyl on/leathers are
sim ilar in design to Koho 's but have
sligh tly better tailoring an d st itch ing at
the critical junc tio n between n ylon and
leather. The thick le ather covers the
kne es, crotch, an d sea t whil e th e ligh te r
n ylon overlaps the less cr itical ar eas.
Plast ic shin an d knee gu ards in the
baseball ca tc he r mold are inserted in to
the lining through velcro o pe nings. The
hip an d pel vic regions are protected by
snap o n p ads of felt an d nylo n.
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FIRST
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7 :00 A.M.
Pits Ope n
Pract ice
8:30 to 10:00 A.M.
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12:00 . .... Noo n
The n ylon /leathers hav e a sligh t edge
th e ir
anima l
epiderrnus
o ve r
co u n te rparts in visu al appeal be cause o f
the sharpness o f the co lo rs availa ble in
the shiny che mic al fab ric. Ny lo n is
easier t o sew, allo win g for a wider range
o f p atterns and designs. In total lea ther
wear th er e remains th e aura' of th e
gladiato r wr apped in the sheen of tough
goat skin.
The nylonfleathers have one 'n egat ive
attr ibu te in th e visual departrnen t and
th at is the co rro sive effects of the sun,
gaso line, and chem icals on th e mat erial.
After one or two months the ny lon
colors begin to fade , lose their sp ark le,
and look fair ly ragged. In the same
period o f tim e a se t of goat or co w skin
leathers remain close to origin al in
appe arance.
ON THE ONE
MILE OVAL
CMC Sanctioned
En tries Will Be Lim ited
CMC Ca rds Available at T rac k
Class " C" Traction
Silencer s & Muffler s Required
T he
anim al
hide
pan ts
off er
ma ximum protection ov er th e complete
lower body . The s sea rns are a bo nd of
leather
to
le ather
fo r ex cellen t
capability . Leather resists tearin g or
ripping better th an most other materials
availab le, wh ile at the sam e tim e
maintaining a degree o f tailorability.
Nylonfleathers utilize leather in th e
areas where the most stress and wear
will take place. The mak ers of nylons
underst and that leather is well su it ed for
these purposes. The nylon sections of
the motocross pantaloons is also
resist ant
to
ex cep tio n ally
stro ng ,
tearing, and durable. The major
seamstress problems lies in mating th e
flexible and easily stre tc hed leather to
the more structurally sound nylon.
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