4pt vs 5/6pt for HPDE & PCA Guidelines
 

In the process of getting a BBI roll-bar installed in my 991.2 GT3 w/ carbon buckets and I'm getting mixed feedback on the harness system to install. I plan to use the car for HPDE (HOD, PCA, Simracway@Sonoma, and Droids & Friends/HOD) and don't plan to do any racing that requires FIA standards. I plan to have both driver and passenger have the same standards.

I've read been told that I must have 6pt, which from what I understand requires holes to be made in the base of the passengers carbon LWB seat. Are both of these statements true?

I've also been told that it's ok to have 4pt (like the Schroth SR 90593-0), this requires no holes to be made and has the ASM technology.

So when I read the PCA guidelines I see this..

Now my GT3 is a 2018, so not sure if this applies to me.

I also see this in their guidelines...

Shoulder straps should be pulled as tight as possible and the advantage of the 5/6pt is that the lap belt has a counter balancing force to keep it from riding up due to shoulder belts pulling. IMO 5/6pt is definitely preferable

Thanks, 6 > 5 > 4 is always true :P But, I'm really looking for advice on how people have interpreted the PCA guidelines and what they are practically doing on the ground that is passing tech.

Get a head/neck restraint too if you are going to run 5/6pt harness (Hans, etc).

100% on this one. I'm looking at the NecksGen as it seems to have a lower profile rear relative to the HANS. I've already thrown in the trackspec recliners to adjust angle so I suspect the HANS won't be ideal relative to the NecksGen.

Good man, sounds like you are all over it. You'll enjoy tracking.

Thanks! Are you running 6pt with standard LWB and are passing tech? I don't want to be in the position to fail tech b/c i've made a hole in the passenger side seat to install the 6pt.

Yeah, I'm running a 6pt harness with the LWBs along with a roll bar. If they ding me then I'll go to 3pt belts but I drive in advanced solo.

Run other than 3pt stock belts in 2019 PCA rules require H&NR system.

Simple.

Thanks, this is what I was looking for. 6pt is in my future

Understood, my question is about 4pt vs 5/6pt and the need to modify the passenger seat for the 5/6pt, 100% agree and understand that H&NR is required for 4+ pt, that's the easy rule to follow.

If you don't want to modify the passenger seat, or deal with the anti-sub strap sitting on the seats all the time then just get the Schroth Porsche specific seats for the carbon buckets. PCA rules allow them so you should be good to go. Now if you WANT to modify the seat, have at it. I'd be shocked if any local PCA chapter would check this, in spite of the language in the handbook saying no seat shall be modified. In fact the seat has a knockout there so it just needs to be dremel'd out.

My region seems to say equal restraint is the key. I have also heard some venues banning 4 pt despite ASM technology.

^^

When I was first introduced to track events, I was told a 4 point has the potential to submarine... "you don't want track officials to find all of you in your footwell after a bad crash". ASM or no ASM, I'll take 6 point thank you.

Lol, a few folks haven't read my OP. Only the 2015 GT3 has been "passed" according to the PCA website for 4 pt Porsche specific harness with ASM. So my question was does a 2018 991.2 GT3 pass that same test or not.

I ended up going with 6pt and cutting the seat anyway and will assume that PCA won't ding me for cutting a hold in the passenger seat.

This is what pushed me to cut the hole in the seat and go with the 6pt - I don't have to trust the 4pt ASM tech. If PCA doesn't like the passenger seat with hold and 6pt, then we go 3pt and the factory betls.