Dude's Daily Racecar

[!kid]

I want to say it would go right through

eep... ok, well lets hope you dont get rearended or go flying backwards into a wall.

i wanted those same seats too till i talked to the guys at sube sports.

subesports.com
give them a call 714-847-1501 (chad,the owner told me about the construction of the sprint seats)

[!kid]

they are fixed back fiberglass racing shells.

i was told otherwise

[erik325i]

they are fixed back fiberglass racing shells.

[briansjacobs]

eep... ok, well lets hope you dont get rearended or go flying backwards into a wall.

i wanted those same seats too till i talked to the guys at sube sports.

subesports.com
give them a call 714-847-1501 (chad,the owner told me about the construction of the sprint seats)

Dude, I believe what he means by this is the seats are designed to have a cage and a back brace to support them, some of these seats are designed for racing others are desigend for street cars, if it is a race seat in order for it to be installed properly you need a back brace conected to a cage.

[Dude]

Dude, I believe what he means by this is the seats are designed to have a cage and a back brace to support them, some of these seats are designed for racing others are desigend for street cars, if it is a race seat in order for it to be installed properly you need a back brace conected to a cage.

Like I said I will be getting a harness bar installed before its on the track.

[!kid]

Dude, I believe what he means by this is the seats are designed to have a cage and a back brace to support them, some of these seats are designed for racing others are desigend for street cars, if it is a race seat in order for it to be installed properly you need a back brace conected to a cage.

not what i mean ...


the construction of the seat is not a a "fiberglass shell". search google and you will find the same.the sparco sprint is a tube steal frame seat.
in this link you will see pics of the bottom of a sparco sprint 5.

http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/items-sale/427795-pair-sparco-sprint-5-bucket-seats.html

as you can see its not a "fiberglass shell"...

my point is for someone who will be on a race track, this is not a recomended seat to be used.

[briansjacobs]

I believe the Sprint 5 is SFI rated and perfectly fine for racing. I dont use Sparco seats and am not an expert in them, but they should be fine, just get a cage!

[Dude]

I believe the Sprint 5 is SFI rated and perfectly fine for racing. I dont use Sparco seats and am not an expert in them, but they should be fine, just get a cage!

Are there any good weld in roll bars easily available?

[KennyT]

not what i mean ...


the construction of the seat is not a a "fiberglass shell". search google and you will find the same.the sparco sprint is a tube steal frame seat.
in this link you will see pics of the bottom of a sparco sprint 5.

http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/items-sale/427795-pair-sparco-sprint-5-bucket-seats.html

as you can see its not a "fiberglass shell"...

my point is for someone who will be on a race track, this is not a recommended seat to be used.

Yeah that is why it is sold under the competition series of seats, entry level. I'm calling the idiot card on you.

You should get a cage if you are going to use more than a 3 point seatbelt on the street or on a track.

As for buying cage parts, you might be able to make the tubing yourself and weld it in. You can look up tubing requirements for various style cages, rally/lemons/etc.

[Dude]

Yeah that is why it is sold under the competition series of seats, entry level. I'm calling the idiot card on you.

You should get a cage if you are going to use more than a 3 point seatbelt on the street or on a track.

As for buying cage parts, you might be able to make the tubing yourself and weld it in. You can look up tubing requirements for various style cages, rally/lemons/etc.

As far as Im concerned the seat is comfortable and holds me well. I would definitely trust this over some no name race seat. Ill most likely actually switch to something more adjustable in the future though.

[kishg]

some misinformation in this thread. firstly as brian points out, sparco sprints are fia rated for competition so perfectly fine. myself i prefer the sparco evo seats or even better a seat with head protection. secondly, you do not need a cage to have shells, you do need harnesses and you do need a proper rollbar with a harness bar (not a stand alone harness bar). they operate as a system, don't have one without the other. daily driving a caged car is probably more dangerous.

[Dude]

daily driving a caged car is probably more dangerous.

Due to?

[kishg]

Due to?

banging your noggin on it when you r3v the car trying to practice your scandinavian flick on a back road :)

unless you want to always wear a helmet.

[Danny]

Hardparking ITT

[Kershaw]

banging your noggin on it when you r3v the car trying to practice your scandinavian flick on a back road :)

unless you want to always wear a helmet.

^ this

and dont think that if you wrap the bars in rollcage foam it will protect your face enough. that foam is also meant to be used in conjunction with a helmet.

and i wanted to reiterate that r-comps will not help you drive better on a track. you might be faster, but they will cover up a lot of mistakes. mistakes that you will keep making. its better to learn to drive on a decent all-season. and then when you are quite experienced (as kishg said, 30+ track days) you can make that jump.