Why you need a custom driving suit. And why they're not as expensive as you think.

Driving suits are the single most difficult piece of clothing to fit properly. When we go shopping for new clothes, we have general guidelines for buying. We know what size shirt we wear; and we can choose from multitudes of waist/length sizes for pants. But nowhere at Macys do we have to consider the same fitment attributes as a one-piece driving suit.

Why are they so hard to fit? Easy - there are simply too many dimensions on the human body to take into account. And to create an entire line of suits that had sizing options for differing waist/chest/height/torso-length/etc. would take up our entire 12,000 sq/ft warehouse!

Many of our customers are lucky enough to fit into a standard sized racing suit without too many issues. If you're part of this select group, you need not read any further.

But, what about the customer who is 6'5" with long legs? Or 5'8" with a 40" waist? And don't even think about buying an off the rack suit if you have to check the "F" gender box! Well, then a custom suit may be just the answer for you.

In this industry, when the word "custom" is uttered, KA-CHING can typically be heard closely behind. In reality, custom suits are not too far off their off-the-rack counterparts. Take a Sparco Custom Suit for example - the basic Made-to-Measure price is an extra $175.00 on top of the price of the suit. With custom sizing available beginning with the popular "Sparco" Driving Suit ($825.00), a custom built suit can be had for about $1000.00.

And if you're planning lots of fancy embroidery, or have a pink with black polka-dots design sitting in the back of your head, anything is possible with a custom suit - for an extra charge, of course ;)

If you have any other custom suit questions, or want a price quote, call or e-mail us!


NASA Mid-Atlantic's Chris Cobetto models his new Sparco Custom suit