Scott, if turning your head to the side without a helmet on way to track, then yes, you could get a view through the halo.

I bought this seat new @ $900+ years ago, I'm loading the serial and data tag, in the event you or Glen want to decipher the Italian.. ;)

I can take pics with a tape measure if anybody need me to.

https://i.postimg.cc/FH4m4zQN/20190306-151558.jpg

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The chart that I found says that the pista seat has a hip width of 15.15 inches. I need at least 16. I sat in a 16 and it was snug. But then again its wintertime. I will be setting up the workout stuff in the shop once I finish building a roll cage I'm working on now. Maybe easier to just grab a tape measure and see what the actual hip width is. I can't imagine someone with your build would fit into a 15 inch seat?

Yeah, I found that chart too and was gonna link but seat listed is ha/684 and this one is Xha/684sc.

I measured it once in a post at Pelican (my same user name) but I think the pics are gone.

I'll lay a tape and get some later.

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If you're anything like me, that might work against a smaller seat.

When I was regularly training (Shotokan Karate 3 days a week, going to 4+ during the last 2 years before I challenged my black belt test) I weighed in at a hefty 235 lbs. 19 years later I've stopped training (back injury) and I'm 165. No fat to speak of, but not much muscle left either. Muscle weighs a lot more than fat... :)

Fit is lighter weights and higher repetitions.

You build bulk with lower reps and higher weights.

Been there, done that in another life...:thumbup:

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Yeah, something about you told me that might be the case :).

Your avatar..... :thumbup:

Guess what....?

Eon and his wife just had a baby boy 3 weeks ago.

I'm a d@mned granpa already.....

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...jUcNSQY3CRStig

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LOL, the sports I played in high school, basketball, track, are about stamina more than bulk.

Carried on that type training for 5 years after.

I promise, no steroid rages...:roflmao:

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Congrats Grandpa.... Now you need to get one of these!

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...4f91f14477.jpg

YEah, I guess I do for when I have him for those early years track day.

Son already has it in his Cayanne but only because OMP doesn't make one...:roflmao:

Don't know what you're using for a seat but Kirkey aluminum racing seats (no affiliation) will sit right on the rails. Can't really get any lower than that.

+1. That is how my Kirkey seat sets. Love my Kirkey

I raced a car I still have for 1 season with a Kirkey seat.

Like sitting on a cinder block with a towel for padding....:roflmao:

I'm 230-240 lbs and it flexed way too much for my liking in hard turns.

Not a seat I would want to (and did even so) be in for longer than a 30 minute sprint.

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For my purposes I like the Kirkey only because it allows the ability to modify it if I want, I can weld aluminum and if I need to make adjustments no issues. with the way I designed the seat back brace im going to "cradle" the upper portion of the seat. So that should eliminate flex. I understand about how it feels sitting on a brick because I had one in an oval track car, and especially the Top Right flexed where I would rest my helmet against it... So I had to make a "Stiffener rib" and weld it to the top.... Even 30 lap feature race constantly turning left was trying on the neck... I also see now that Kirkey has a "foam in place" kit for their seats... Im really liking that... so I will give it a shot..... If I don't like it... Theres always racingjunk.com :-)