dmoffitt

it's not a question in my mind, if you just "get your feet wet" with Corbeaus you'll realize "hmm, nevermind" and sell them. Go sit in some then sit in RaceTech, Recaro or the others and tell me you feel it is even CLOSE to the same league (it isn't). You shouldn't cheap out on safety, that's for sure ...

911vet

I'm by no means an expert, but I happened to be at a local race shop today and checked out some seats. The salesperson showed me a moderately priced Sparco and the cheapest Momo you can buy. He had me push on the backs --- not much there on the Sparco. The Momo was solid and gave me the impression I'd be much better off in that seat.

(I wasn't buying, he wasn't selling, he had nothing to gain here but to share his knowledge).

Obviously some of the cost of the Sparco went into better padding, nicer materials, etc. But it didn't go into increased safety.

I'd suggest you get to a local shop with seats available to inspect. They are not all created equally. From what I saw today, I might feel safer in my OE seats than some "racing" seats. At least the OE has a steel frame.

Not sure if the Corbeaus have serious backing to protect you in an accident. Before you buy, you might want to get to the track and check out some if you can't find a shop that stocks them. Push on some and see if the seat says, "I got your back, dude."

amr89c4

Thank you Shannon for the insight from your experience at the race shop. Your comments parallel many of the others that recommended sitting in the various seats of interest before buying. I believe that advice is very sound, based on what you just saw.

Now to find a shop that has a seat selection will be the next hurdle. I'll see if anything is available within a 100 miles of Austin. Perhaps your idea of checking different seats at a DE is a more realistic way to see a lot of different seats.

The thrill of the hunt builds!

Lynn

deep_uv

PST at MSR Cresson is about your closest option for finding some to sit in. You might as well sign up for the upcoming DE there and sit in all the seats in their showroom while you're at it.

At any DE / club race there's lots of people with all kinds of seats, most of which will have no problem letting you try them out for fit.

I'm currently installing Sparco Evo 2's in my SC project and there's nothing flimsy at all about them.

BIG-BRO

I'll add to the input about the "flex" in the FX1's if you just start with the bottom mount sliders. (During that time I had an instructor decline to ride in the car after one run since the flex was very noticable on the track...)
I used the sliders just long enough to measure actual position I wanted and then went with the side-mounts - that stiffened the lower part of the seat. (Some drilling/modifications/etc required for the sidemount assembly) Then also added seat back braces to the roll-bar to stiffen the upper portion of the seat. I am happy with them now !
- That's a lot of work to make up for a flexible seat....
- And, if you need to slide seat and don't have rollbar, etc then you may not be happy.

Yes - definitely go sit in a bunch of seats at a DE and pay attention to how each is mounted, and talk to more folks.