Is it time to replace your race suit? Let’s get you track-ready. Build Your Own Race Suit: The Custom Configurator Is Live
New on the site
If nothing off the peg has ever quite fitted you, this one is worth two minutes of your time. We have built a configurator that lets you specify a custom OMP or Sparco race suit yourself, on the site, with the price updating as you go and a real checkout at the end.
It is live now. Eight suits, three sizing routes, and if you go the whole way, an eighteen measurement chart that goes to the factory exactly as you type it.
No quote form, no waiting for someone to ring you back with a number. Pick the suit, put your measurements in, see the price, order it.
Open the race suit configurator and have a look, or read on for how the three sizing routes differ.
- Eight suits to choose from, five OMP and three Sparco, all FIA 8856-2018
- Three routes: a standard size, a stock size with alterations, or full made to measure
- The full route takes eighteen measurements on the makers own chart
- The price updates as you build, and you can check out there and then
- Every measurement lights up on a suit drawing as you type it, so you can see what you are giving
- Prices start at GBP 392.40 inc VAT and run to GBP 1,566.60 for the Sparco Prime
What is on this page
Why this exists
Race suits are sized for an average that a lot of people are not. If you are tall with a short inside leg, short with long arms, broad across the shoulders, or just plain between two sizes, the peg size is a compromise you then live with for years.
OMP and Sparco both build their suits to order. That has always been true, and it has always been slightly awkward to buy: a phone call, a form, a wait, a price. The configurator takes the awkward part out. Everything the factory needs is on one page, and so is the price.
The eight suits
These are the suits OMP and Sparco will build to order, from a two layer club suit up to the lightest thing either of them makes. Every one carries FIA 8856-2018 and is homologated as built, so a custom suit is as valid at scrutineering as a stock one.
The prices below are the starting points, inc VAT, and the configurator reads them live from the product pages, so what you see is what the suit costs today.
| Suit | Layers | From, inc VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Sparco Sprint Advanced | 2 layer | GBP 392.40 |
| Sparco Competition | 2 layer | GBP 576.00 |
| OMP Tecnica Hybrid | 2 layer | GBP 612.00 |
| OMP Tecnica Evo | 3 layer | GBP 841.20 |
| OMP One S | 3 layer | GBP 1,116.00 |
| OMP One Art | 3 layer | GBP 1,129.20 |
| OMP One Evo X | 3 layer | GBP 1,335.60 |
| Sparco Prime | 4 layer | GBP 1,566.60 |
Three ways to have it made
This is the part people get wrong, and it is worth understanding before you start, because the cheapest route is often the right one.
The surcharge for each route is shown on the page as you pick it, and it is added to the suit price in front of you, not sprung on you at checkout.
The bit we are quietly pleased with
Eighteen measurements is a lot to ask for, and a list of letters on a form is a good way to get them wrong. So the page has a drawing of the suit beside the form.
Click into any field and its line lights up green on the drawing, with your figure on it. If you are not sure whether the arm measurement runs from the shoulder or the neck, you do not have to guess, because the line is right there showing you.
The letters are the maker own, so the chart that reaches OMP or Sparco is the chart they expect to receive. Nothing gets translated in the middle, which is where mistakes usually happen.
The details, and what happens next
The details you get to choose
Once the fit is settled there is the rest of the specification: cuffs or boot cut legs, no pockets or external or internal, a belt or no belt, your name embroidered, and a nationality flag from seventy countries.
Colours and designs are settled with us by phone after the order, from the maker palette for the suit you have picked. Sponsor logos we quote separately, so ring us with the artwork and we will price it.
What happens when you order
You check out normally, the way you would for anything else on the site. The order comes to us with your full specification attached, we check it over, and we come back to you about colours before anything is cut.
Production time is shown on the page and confirmed when we place the order with the factory. One thing to be clear about: a suit built to your measurements cannot be returned unless it is faulty, which is why the page asks you to confirm your figures before it will let you order. Measure twice.
Build your suit and see the price
It costs nothing to spec one out.
Is a custom suit still FIA approved?
Yes. All eight suits carry FIA 8856-2018 and are homologated as built, so a made to measure suit is as valid at scrutineering as a stock one. The approval is on the suit, not on the size.
Which route do I need?
If a stock size fits, take the standard route. If you are a normal shape but an unusual height, take the alterations route, which is the answer for most people with shorter legs. Full made to measure is for when your proportions are the problem and not your height.
Can I see the price before I commit?
That is the whole point of it. The price updates as you choose, it shows excluding and including VAT side by side, and nothing is added at checkout that you have not already seen.
How do I measure myself?
You do not, ideally. Have someone else do it, in centimetres, over your underwear, and if you fall between two figures give the larger one. Each measurement lights up on the drawing as you select the field so you can see exactly where the tape goes.
Can I have my own colours and sponsor logos?
Colours and designs come from the maker palette for the suit you pick and we sort those with you by phone after the order. Sponsor logos are quoted separately, so send us the artwork and we will price the printing.
Can I return it if it does not fit?
A suit built to your measurements cannot be returned unless it is faulty. That is why the page makes you confirm your figures before it will let you order. If there is any doubt at all, ring us before you buy.
Pick a suit, choose how it should fit, put your figures in and watch the price move. It costs nothing to build one and see, and if you get halfway and want a second opinion, ring us on 0115 989 3488 and Garreth or Cameron will go through it with you.
A made to order suit cannot go back, so we would far rather spend ten minutes on the phone with you first. Garreth and Cameron will talk you through the tape, or tell you honestly that a standard size will do the job and save you the surcharge.
