Custom Fire Suits: Fire-Retardant Racing Suits with Team Branding
Built in layers, branded in stitches. Custom fire suits from Run Moto Apparel are built in a multi-layer aramid construction, with the team livery carried in colored panels, embroidery and stitched logos rather than anything that melts. Made to measure for a driver or graded in sized runs for a program.
Car racing teamsKart racing programsRacing brandsA printed transfer on a fire suit
Multi-layer aramidOuter layer carries the livery; the layers under it carry the insulation
Fire suit styles
Custom Fire Suit Styles for Drivers, Race Teams and Pit Crews
Choose from one-piece, two-piece, drag, circle-track, off-road and crew suit programs, developed around your required construction, fit, branding and verified safety standard.
Driver suit construction
One-Piece Driver Fire Suits
For circuit and kart drivers who want a single-piece suit with no gap at the waist.
Four decisions that shape custom racing fire suits before the layout
Measure or size, branding method, cuff and collar, colorway; the artwork on custom fire suits comes after these
Made to measure or sized run
MeasureSize run
Made to measure takes a driver's seated measurements and cuts for that body. A sized run uses our block in XS–4XL for a program.
Wrong choice A sized suit on a tall driver rides up at the wrist in the car.
Branding: embroidery or stitched panels
EmbroideryStitched panels
Sponsor marks are embroidered or cut as stitched fabric panels in the same aramid family as the shell. Nothing is heat-applied to a fire suit.
Wrong choice Asking for a printed transfer because the artwork is fine-lined; we redraw it for embroidery instead.
Cuffs and collar
Knit cuffsLow collar
Knit cuffs at wrist and ankle keep the sleeve under the glove and the leg over the boot; the collar is cut to sit under a helmet and a head-and-neck restraint.
Wrong choice An open cuff that rides up under the glove.
Colorway: panels, not print
Colored panelsStitched marks
A fire suit is colored panel by panel in aramid fabric; the livery is built from those panels and the stitched marks.
Wrong choice A gradient or a photographic print, which this construction does not carry.
Reference table
Custom fire suit specifications at a glance
The reference table; the four decisions above tell you which row matters
Construction
Multi-layer aramid, Nomex-type
Branding
Embroidery and stitched panels, nothing heat-applied
Cuffs
Knit at wrist and ankle
Fit
Made to measure or sized run XS–4XL
Sizes
Youth sizes available for kart programs
Sample
15–20 days
Bulk
25–35 days after sample approval
Homologation level
Not printed on this page; answered in writing per series
Aramid · layer by layer
Cut edge · the layers
Multi-layer aramid
Multi-layer aramid: what the layers do
On custom fire suits the construction is the product; the outer layer carries the livery, the layers under it carry the insulation
The shell is built from layers of aramid fabric, the fibre family that does not melt and chars rather than burns. The outer layer carries the color and the stitched livery; the layers under it add the insulation between the heat and the driver.
Seams and closures are sewn with thread from the same fibre family, and closures are chosen so that nothing on the suit is a plastic that softens.
How to check itOn the sample, look inside.
Inside a seam: aramid layers, aramid thread.
Behind a stitched logo: no fused film.
Ask for the written construction note that comes with the sample.
What we will not claim
The homologation question: what we will not claim
A level belongs to a certificate; we quote one only when it exists for the exact suit you are ordering
This page does not print a homologation level. A level belongs to a certified product with a certificate number, and we quote one only when it exists for the exact construction you are ordering, not for a construction that resembles it.
Send us your series rulebook or the requirement your program follows, and we answer in writing what the suit we would build for you is and is not. The written answer travels with the sample and with every suit in the order.
Not on this pageA rating, a level, a badge borrowed from a construction that looks like ours.
In the bagThe construction note and our written reply to your rulebook question.
You send the rulebook or the requirement.
We answer in writing what the suit is and is not.
We do not print a level we cannot certificate.
Construction note · written answer
Which page you need
Fire suit vs race suit, kart suit and pit-crew wear
Same workshop, four garments; each row links to its own page
One rail · four garments
Garment
Built for
What is different
Page
Fire-retardant suit
Car and kart programs that require one
Multi-layer aramid, stitched livery, made to measure or sized
This page
Leather race suit
Road racing
1.1–1.3 mm cowhide, armor pockets, made to measure
Layers, thread and closures from one fibre family. Nothing on the suit is a plastic that softens.
Collar to ankle
Anatomy of a custom fire suit, collar to ankle
Eight parts, each doing one job; the stitched livery sits on the parts that do not flex. The dark tiles are the three parts the helmet, the harness and the gloves meet.
Front · on the form
CollarCut low to sit under the helmet and a head-and-neck restraint; the inner face is soft aramid.
Front zip and flapFull-length zip with a wide aramid flap behind it, so the zip is never against the driver.
Shoulder and arm panelsColored panels carrying the main sponsor marks; the arm is cut forward for the wheel.
Elbow and back articulationPanels shaped for the seated reach so the suit does not bind at the shoulder.
Chest and back fieldsFlat panels for the largest stitched logos and the driver's name.
Belt and waistElastic at the back so the suit sits still under the harness.
Knee articulationShaped for the pedal position, with room for the leg to move.
Knit cuffsWrist and ankle, keeping the sleeve under the glove and the leg over the boot.
Stitched, not transferred
Stitched livery: sponsor marks on a fire suit without a transfer
The one place a printed transfer would be the wrong answer, and what goes there instead
Two methods, no film. A sponsor mark on a fire suit is either embroidered, at a density that survives a season of washing, or cut as a fabric panel from the same aramid family and stitched onto the shell. Fine lettering that would not survive embroidery is redrawn bolder and you see the redraw on the layout before anything is stitched.
The ruleLarge marks become panels; small marks become embroidery; nothing becomes a film.
Large mark → stitched aramid panel.
Small mark → embroidery at wash-proof density.
Fine lettering → redrawn bolder, shown on the layout first.
The layout shows the panels. It comes back with the pattern-piece outlines drawn over the artwork, so you can see which mark lands on which panel and which panels flex. A mark that would cross an articulation seam is moved, and the layout tells you why.
Large mark · stitched panelSmall mark · embroideryLayout · outlines over artwork
Variants
Custom fire suit variants: fit, branding, cuffs, colorway and sizes
Each custom fire suits variant has a case it fits; pick from the pairs or send us the use and we pick with you.
Cuff · knit with thumb loopColorway · panels, not print
Fit
Made to measureSized run
Measure for drivers, size for programs.
Branding
EmbroideryStitched panels
Embroidery for small marks, panels for large ones.
Cuffs
KnitKnit with thumb loop
Thumb loop when the sleeve must stay under the glove.
Colorway
Team liveryProgram colors
Built from colored panels, not print.
Sizes
Made to measureXS–4XLYouth
Youth for kart programs on a youth block.
Names
EmbroideredBlank
On the belt or chest; blank for a program's size run.
MultiLAYERaramid construction, stitched livery
15–20DAYSto a sample suit
25–35DAYSbulk after sample approval
48Hto a layout with panel outlines
Six stations
Custom fire suits production: six stations, six checks
Custom fire suits move from the measurement sheet or the size range to the suit bag; each station hands a checked result to the next.
01
Measure or size
Check doubts back before cutting
The seated measurement sheet, or the size range for a program, checked against the block.
02
Layout
Check back to you within 48 hours
Sponsor marks placed on the non-flexing panels; fine marks redrawn for embroidery.
03
Cut
Check construction note opened
Aramid layers cut panel by panel to the pattern; the construction note for the order starts here.
04
Embroider and panel
Check no film anywhere
Marks embroidered and fabric panels stitched on before the suit is closed.
05
Sew and inspect
Check start-of-line, mid-line at 20 percent, final
The first suit of each size against the sheet; seams checked inside and out across sizes; every suit checked with its construction note.
06
Pack
Check photo set before the box leaves
Each suit in its own bag with the construction note and the signed sheet.
Measured seated
Measured seated: how a made-to-measure fire suit is taken
Custom fire suits measured standing bind in the car; ours are measured in the seat
Standing, then seated. The sheet asks for the driver measured standing and then seated, arms to the wheel and legs to the pedals. The seated set decides the sleeve length, the back length and the crotch, which are the three places a fire suit binds when it was measured wrong.
Signed before a layer is cut. The sheet comes back to you with our production numbers next to yours and any doubt flagged. For a program's sized run the same sheet is filled once per size with the block measurements, and a size-run set goes out before bulk.
StandingChest, waist, hips, inseam, arm, thigh.
SeatedSleeve to the wheel, back length, crotch, knee to the pedal.
You receive the sheet back with production numbers next to yours.
You sign before a layer is cut.
Measured in the seat
Acceptance
Fire suit acceptance: five checks you run on the sample
Five checks a driver or a team manager can do without us in the room
In the seatArms to the wheel, legs to the pedals: nothing pulls at the shoulder, the cuffs stay under the gloves.
Inside a seamAramid layers, aramid thread, no fused film; compare with the construction note.
Behind a stitched logoEmbroidery flat on the shell, panel edges stitched closed.
Collar and zipCollar clears the helmet and the head-and-neck restraint; the zip runs behind its flap.
The written answerThe construction note and our written reply to your rulebook question, in the bag with the sample.
Inside a seamCollar under the helmet
What arrives with the sampleThe signed sheet with production numbers, the construction note, and the written construction answer.
What arrives before shippingThe start-of-line photo and the packed-order photo set.
Sample suit in 15–20 days
Send the seated sheet and the rulebook. The sample comes back with its construction note and a written answer.
One sales manager owns the order from the first message to the 7-day post-delivery window.
Changes to custom fire suits, and what each costs in days
Changes before layout approval cost nothing; the table shows the ones that move the schedule
Sponsor or colorway change before layout approvalEdit the layout, nothing else moves.
0DAYS
Measurement correction after the samplePattern adjusted, new sample.
15–20DAYS
A mark moved from embroidery to a stitched panel after samplingPanel added on the affected piece; sample repeated only if the piece is closed.
PanelADDED
Sized run added to a made-to-measure orderGrading from the block and a size-run set before bulk.
Size-runSET
Construction question raised after samplingAnswered in writing; if the construction changes, a new sample.
15–20DAYS
Bulk after sample approvalScheduled backwards from your first race date.
25–35DAYS
Counted back from round one
One bag per suit
Custom fire suits delivery: one bag per suit, with its paperwork
Custom fire suits ship with the sheet and the construction note in the same bag
Each suit ships in its own bag with the driver's name on it, the signed measurement sheet and the construction note inside. Team orders are packed by driver; program runs by size.
The carton list matches the sheet line by line, and the packed-order photo set shows every bag before the box is sealed. Shipping is express, air or sea, DDP available on request.
In the bag: suit, signed sheet, construction note, written answer.
On the carton: driver or size, matched to the sheet.
One bag · one driverCarton list · photo set
What to send
Custom fire suit quote: the seven things to send
Send these and Anna answers with a feasibility check within 24 hours
Measurement sheet or size range
Seated and standing per driver, or the split for a program; we send the sheet.
Series rulebook or requirement
So the construction answer is written against the right rule.
Sponsor files
Vector logos, and which are large enough for stitched panels.
Colorway
Panel by panel, or a reference suit photo.
First race date
We schedule backwards from it.
Driver count or size mix
Made to measure per driver, or a size run for a program.