rollbar / safety issues with harness (something like that)

[Eric Seppanen]

On Tue, Nov 26, 2002 at 12:55:22PM -0600, Christian Beaudry wrote:
> Wouldnt a nice comfy racing seat, be more than enough
> to keep you from moving around fro SoloII, even when
> using your stock seatbelt ?

Yes, that's a great idea.  Though, on some cars the factory belt latch is
a part of the seat, so if you replace the factory seat you no longer have
anywhere to plug the factory belt in.

If you go and get a one-piece molded seat, like a Corbeau or Sparco,
you'll be in love.  You literally sit _in_ the seat, not on it, so your
hips are held in place before you even put your belts on.  Rally car seats
are awesome on the street (if you don't mind that they don't recline):
they're super comfortable because 14 hours a day in a racecar can really
make your ass hurt.  Mounting race seats is a pain, though, especially if
you try to retain the factory slides.

Just make sure you actually sit in one before you buy it; some seats are
literally too narrow for anyone bigger than a 34" waist.