Aftermarket "racing" seat prices

[bmwpower]

Strength, comfort, durability, fitment, weight, etc...

Comfort is one major thing. I'm using a Corbeau FX-1 Pro. While on the track, it's great. After one hour of highway driving, my butt hurts. After 2 hours, my legs fall asleep. After 3 hours, I pull over and fall out of the car.

FIA certification (may effect your need for a seat back brace in some classes), fitment, cloth and padding durability, etc... are all influences in the price.

Good point. I have metal rods in my back and sometimes seats can be can be troublesome. I'm hoping I will be able to find one that doesn't hurt my back. I'm worried I may have to pad my lower back to get things to fit right. My back has a slight outward curve thanks to the rods so I often have to recline normal seats more than most people to get the angle right.

[JGood]

Strength, comfort, durability, fitment, weight, etc...

Comfort is one major thing. I'm using a Corbeau FX-1 Pro. While on the track, it's great. After one hour of highway driving, my butt hurts. After 2 hours, my legs fall asleep. After 3 hours, I pull over and fall out of the car.

FIA certification (may effect your need for a seat back brace in some classes), fitment, cloth and padding durability, etc... are all influences in the price.

[bmwpower]

Seems like there is a large difference in price. I'll be honest, I don't know everything there is to know about seats, but often the websites don't go into too much detail about what each seat offers.

For example, a lot of the Corbeau seats are $200-$300 range, where Sparcos are 2-3x that much. What makes one seat so much more expense than the next? Are they any better?

For what it's worth, I'm only looking at fixed back seats at the moment.