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Single piece race seat?

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Old Oct 7, 2006 | 03:43 PM
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Single piece race seat?

Originally Posted by Spec7 Rulebook
The driver's seat shall be replaced with a one-piece bucket-type race seat. The driver's seat mounting shall be reinforced per GCR section 18.3.5 and section 18.1.2. Factory seat tracks/brackets may be modified, reinforced or removed to facilitate replacement mountings provided they perform no other function. The driver's seat and installation must comply with the current GCR. The passenger seat must remain stock. However, the passenger seat, seat tracks/brackets and seat belts/belt mechanisms may be removed in their entirety.
So I'm guessing anything that says reclinable or with any sort of adjustments aside from sliding forward/aft adjustable are out...

Any suggestions on what I shold buy?

Any of the Recaro or Sparco seats I've seen on eBay et al have recline and look like they wouldn't be terribly uncomfortable... The only things I can see qualifying are solid aluminum with no padding or anything. Seems kinda dangerous to the back and stuff.

Not to mention that an unadjustable seat makes it hard to let someone else use the car. Especially if I take it to a NASA HPDE where the driver and passenger seats need to have the same level of protection and you never know what instructor will be with you.

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Old Oct 7, 2006 | 03:56 PM
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I was reading and gave up on the rules there not all that clear atleast not for me.
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Old Oct 7, 2006 | 04:52 PM
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i think something like this: http://corbeau.com/products/fx1pro/fx1pro.shtml would probably work.
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Old Oct 7, 2006 | 05:20 PM
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I picked up a fiberglass Sparco brand new on eBay for $200 and it is FIA approved.
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