IPSC

I saw some at Roebling Roads and damned if I can't remember who the maker is. They are ALUMINUM SEATs that look remakably similar to the Kirkey. Anyone know who I am thinking of?

IPSC

Professor Helmüt Tester

Butler...Ultrashield...LaJoie (aka 'Joie of Seating'...Randy Lajoie's gig), to name a few.

RedlineMan

Depends...

Everyone that the Prof mentioned makes seats of varying styles, from generic wing seats to full containment, to whay I might call total containment. They are all pretty distinctive though. Not too hard to tell the brands apart, mostly.

Professor Helmüt Tester

No no no. You wear THEM, and then sit in the seat.

IPSC

Ultrashield that was it, THANKS, They looked to be of a better quality than most of the kirkey seats I have seen,

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onasled

They are NOT as well built as Kirkey. I have the Kirkey 53 series and in no is any Ultrasheild, even custom, built as well as this seat.

Professor Helmüt Tester

I have an Ultrashield in one car, a Kirkey in two others and a Butler in another. Of all, I think the Butler is the best built (but it was a custom...not 'off the rack'), the Ultrashield a close second. Ran a night enduro as co-drive in somebody else's race truck thing, with a Butler full-containment seat, and was amazed at how unobtrusive the 'full containment' stuff was.

John Brown

Just installed a mid level Ultrashield and while I think it's a good value must agree that the 'finish' is not what I expected.

Actual construction (welds and structural fitment) is OK. But lots of sharp edges and sloppy belt cutout lining. Since they have a several month order backlog I would guess the finish is suffering from hurried construction.

Wish I could afford a La Joie seat!