bebbetufs

My car is dual purpose track/road.
I'm considering some Sparco Ergo 2 seats partly for the removable halo. I want to be able to be as safe as possible, use a harness and I want to save weight.

I will have to try to manage the risk factors rather than build a complete system. There is just no way I will be able to get a properly caged care approved for the road. I may be able to approve a bolted half cage with a detachable front but I've read that bolted cages don't really do that much good for you in a crash.

I have read that the halo can save your life in a side impact and that is definitely a plus. I do worry that in a roll, without a cage, the halo, even when detached, can caouse a problem if it keeps my head from moving away. I don't know what is most likely a high G side impact or a roll over?

Rich Sandor

Halo seats make shoulder checks impossible. Not good for a street car. Any racing bucket without a cage or at least a roll bar is a deathwish in a rollover. I have Halos in my racecar.. no fkn way I would put them in a daily driver.

Rich Sandor

Removable halo is better if its a street car.. but still dubious without extra roll protection.

wildcat077

I replaced my time X Sparco halo seat with a Cobra Sebring halo for my 944 race car and it's much less obstuctive than the Sparco as far as side view goes.For track applications with a Hans you're good to go and should you drive on the street i imagine it would fare better than some other models,although i haven't tried it in my 911 yet,something i'm going to do this Summer as i have a pair of Sparco Evo's in the 911 !

Cheers
Phil

bebbetufs

Thanks guys.
Since they tightened the regulations a couple of years ago and stopped aproving full cages for street cars there will be no cage for a while. So the question is which solution is least dangerous. A seat with removable halos, or a non halo seat. There will be a roll bar of some sort.

333pg333

Halo seats are a nightmare on the street. Peripheral vision is badly impaired. If you have to get one then I agree with the Cobra version with the halo cutout but it would still be dangerous on the street in my opinion. I had a solid style some years ago and took it out after 1 week. Can't comment on the ones with removable halo. Are they more in the Kirky style Rich?

bebbetufs

I realize that my header was misleading. I'm ONLY interested in removable halos. There is positively no way I can get seats with fixed halos approved for the street. Question is if the halos will actually be a benefit me when I'm at the track or if they may make it more dangerous since I have no cage.

Over here all modifications are inherently illegal. It is only when one has obtained permission in advance that one can hope for the authorities to approve a modification. Even when the go ahead has been given ahead of time it is not uncommon for a mod to not be approved in the final checkover.

This is the seat in question:

Rich Sandor

Smart idea, but looks ugly as sin.

bebbetufs

That's my only gripe with them. They are super comfy, but then they are the only fixed bucket seats I've ever sat in.