Putting something down on seat for grip?
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Maybe take it easy on the Armor All? ;-)
Are you using stock belts? I reach down and pull the shoulder belt tight just about every straight street car or race car. I got in the habit years ago in a formula car. pull on belts, check gauges. You really need to rely on belts to hold you, not the fabric on your butt or seat.
Years ago we did a SCCA Pro Rally in Chattanooga. Press day, drivers were giving press rides. Cars would go by with passenger hanging for dear life.
I got in car with Seamus Burke. Really nice guy. He kept looking over at me sitting there with my hands in my lap, even when we were a couple of feet in the air.
I told him I raced and if belts didn't hold us in, my arms weren't going to do squat.
Kinda like this.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap0ITsYL1Jw"]YouTube - Seamus Burke[/ame]
Are you using stock belts? I reach down and pull the shoulder belt tight just about every straight street car or race car. I got in the habit years ago in a formula car. pull on belts, check gauges. You really need to rely on belts to hold you, not the fabric on your butt or seat.
Years ago we did a SCCA Pro Rally in Chattanooga. Press day, drivers were giving press rides. Cars would go by with passenger hanging for dear life.
I got in car with Seamus Burke. Really nice guy. He kept looking over at me sitting there with my hands in my lap, even when we were a couple of feet in the air.
I told him I raced and if belts didn't hold us in, my arms weren't going to do squat.
Kinda like this.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap0ITsYL1Jw"]YouTube - Seamus Burke[/ame]
I have seen a rubber type of material that a student used in his gt500. It worked really well. He was supposed to e-mail me the site where he purchased it at but he never did. Sorry i couldn't be more help.
Anti-skid matting works wonders. You know, the soft rubbery waffle shaped stuff you use to line tool box drawers with.
I use it in the flying pig and it's great!
YMMV,
:thumbsup::coolman::beer:
I use it in the flying pig and it's great!
YMMV,
:thumbsup::coolman::beer:
That is what I use to make rental car race seats. Combine the mat with a CG Lock and you'd be amazed how much easier it is to drive on track with factory seats.
I often have an extra mat for my students to use. By the second day when they start to get it and get faster you can really tell when they are clinging to the steering wheel to keep themselves in place and not just using a death grip out of fear. There is a fair amount of smoothness that is lost by holding the wheel to stay in the seat.
Bruce you must be at work, because I'm sure Scarlett doesn't appreciate you talk about her like that.
I am at work and the portly Scarlett is in the race shop out back! :read:
http://www.cg-lock.com/index.html
CG-Lock replaces or attaches to your existing stock 3pt harness to lock your a$$ to lower seat while still allowing the shoulder strap to work normally. I put these in my wife's SVO when she ran it on the track and it worked great. :thumbsup: I had to take the stock slide apart to make it work but no big deal.
While your legs (knees) will still move, your a$$ is planted firmly in the seat. It definitely makes going around the track easier when you are not shifting around in the seat and it is a low-cost option for the start-up track junkie.
CG-Lock replaces or attaches to your existing stock 3pt harness to lock your a$$ to lower seat while still allowing the shoulder strap to work normally. I put these in my wife's SVO when she ran it on the track and it worked great. :thumbsup: I had to take the stock slide apart to make it work but no big deal.
While your legs (knees) will still move, your a$$ is planted firmly in the seat. It definitely makes going around the track easier when you are not shifting around in the seat and it is a low-cost option for the start-up track junkie.
I run CG Locks in both cars. Love them! Best $30+ you can spend.
Nah, same amount of power...just better fuel mileage! Better atomization yo!:banana:The tornado is a gimmick? Dammit....I had one on order...thought it would make more power than a Metco 6lb lower..
Something about the beltclamp to watch.
It will wear the belt in the area where it clamps. Not sure I'd use it every day.
It will wear the belt in the area where it clamps. Not sure I'd use it every day.
When I am not at the track, I remove the slide clamp on the CG and put it in the console. That way, it acts like a normal seat belt.
I'm very partial to my Corbeau A4 seats. They may be fading like crazy, but they hold my butt in place during hard corners. I did an autocross on the stock GT seats and hated it because I was either bracing myself on the door or holding on to the steering wheel for dear life. After the Corbeaus, even with stock belts I didn't move at all. It was amazing and I could actually focus on driving.
What I found to be much cheaper was to use my kid's child seat locking clip. Sit in the seat with the belt on. Clamp it down tight on your belt while buckeled in. Then release and it will be ready to go every session you strap in.
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