Group buy - Corbeau Seats
07-08-2004, 09:50 AM
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Originally posted by tifosiman
Why? Plan on doing an FIA event? They should be more than enough for DE's and auto-X. Are you planning on fully prepping the car and doing some door-to-door racing?
Why? Plan on doing an FIA event? They should be more than enough for DE's and auto-X. Are you planning on fully prepping the car and doing some door-to-door racing?
07-08-2004, 11:29 AM
#18
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Originally posted by tifosiman
Why? Plan on doing an FIA event? They should be more than enough for DE's and auto-X. Are you planning on fully prepping the car and doing some door-to-door racing?
Why? Plan on doing an FIA event? They should be more than enough for DE's and auto-X. Are you planning on fully prepping the car and doing some door-to-door racing?
Well
It seems a pit scary to me. Reason is the seats WERE FIA certed. Then the FIA did some test of random samples form a number of certifed seats by various mfg. The FIA then realeased a statment that their cert has been REVOKED on certain other seats and all Corbeau seats.
Seem like they found a "probelm" in the seats. Not sure what, but if I was going to spend my hard earned money on a "racing" seat I'd surely not want a seat REJECTED by the FIA. Crashing in DE may be less likely vs racing, but the impact is no less severe.
Just a thought guys!
07-08-2004, 11:34 AM
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Does anyone actually have that report on the rejection? I'd like to see it. It could possibly be just a result of the FIA upgrading the rules, not necessarily specific defects. Got a copy?
07-08-2004, 11:52 AM
#20
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Originally posted by tifosiman
Does anyone actually have that report on the rejection? I'd like to see it. It could possibly be just a result of the FIA upgrading the rules, not necessarily specific defects. Got a copy?
Does anyone actually have that report on the rejection? I'd like to see it. It could possibly be just a result of the FIA upgrading the rules, not necessarily specific defects. Got a copy?
FIA link (updated 28.4.2004 http://www.fia.com/resources/documen...oved_seats.pdf
See page 10 of the above report.
07-08-2004, 12:06 PM
#21
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Thanks!
It doesn't go into detail. I just sent Corbeau an email asking why they are no longer certified and what the real story is. Let's hope we get an answer soon. I'll post the response here when I get it.
It doesn't go into detail. I just sent Corbeau an email asking why they are no longer certified and what the real story is. Let's hope we get an answer soon. I'll post the response here when I get it.
07-08-2004, 05:37 PM
#22
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OK, here's the deal on the Corbeau Forza's, straight from the horses mouth (per se):
It seems the FIA has changed some requirements on the seats, in particular on seats like the Forza's it is the way the frames are tacked together (I'm not privvy to the specifics). There was no random sampling or failures found by the FIA. It was a simple rule change.
The current (2004) Forza's with the new rear bracket (to attach to the roll bar) are legal for SCCA Club racing. (I hope I worded that right, I am not a club racing expert but that is the jist of it.)The old ones are not legal for SCCA Club events, but there may be an "exchange" program available. Call them for details, on a case by case basis.
Corbeau is currently working on getting their seats up to the new FIA rules and hopes to have them homologated soon.
That's all that they told me.
It seems the FIA has changed some requirements on the seats, in particular on seats like the Forza's it is the way the frames are tacked together (I'm not privvy to the specifics). There was no random sampling or failures found by the FIA. It was a simple rule change.
The current (2004) Forza's with the new rear bracket (to attach to the roll bar) are legal for SCCA Club racing. (I hope I worded that right, I am not a club racing expert but that is the jist of it.)The old ones are not legal for SCCA Club events, but there may be an "exchange" program available. Call them for details, on a case by case basis.
Corbeau is currently working on getting their seats up to the new FIA rules and hopes to have them homologated soon.
That's all that they told me.
07-14-2004, 04:00 PM
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The corbeau seats are OK for a autocrosser on a budget or something, better than what you will see at pep boys but recaro is expensive for a reason.
If you guys are interested in them as a group buy or otherwise after john d. gave the go ahead, I can match or beat any price out there for you. I have been a corbeau dealer for probably a year and a half now and sponsored rennlist off and on (when i had the cash)
If you guys are interested in them as a group buy or otherwise after john d. gave the go ahead, I can match or beat any price out there for you. I have been a corbeau dealer for probably a year and a half now and sponsored rennlist off and on (when i had the cash)
