PCA 2015 slider ruling - ???
02-05-2014, 12:17 PM
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I emailed Walt with specific questions and never heard back.
I do know that a friend did hear back from him, but I promised to keep the answer private (I did not like what I heard).
I wonder if any others have insight. This whole thing stinks.
I do know that a friend did hear back from him, but I promised to keep the answer private (I did not like what I heard).
I wonder if any others have insight. This whole thing stinks.
02-05-2014, 12:41 PM
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I spoke with Walt about this at Sebring. Will have more to report later. In talking with Sparco, I was told that no sliders are FIA tested. Seats are tested with their side mounts, (ie: A Sparco seat is tested with Sparco side mounts). I have yet to see a current slider from Sparco, Recaro, OMP, MOMO etc, that have an FIA sticker in place. Yes, the Sparco, MOMO and even Sabelt sliders all look identical. OMP changed theirs several years ago, but at one point, they looked identical to Sparco sliders.
02-05-2014, 01:04 PM
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I spoke with Walt about this at Sebring. Will have more to report later. In talking with Sparco, I was told that no sliders are FIA tested. Seats are tested with their side mounts, (ie: A Sparco seat is tested with Sparco side mounts). I have yet to see a current slider from Sparco, Recaro, OMP, MOMO etc, that have an FIA sticker in place. Yes, the Sparco, MOMO and even Sabelt sliders all look identical. OMP changed theirs several years ago, but at one point, they looked identical to Sparco sliders.
02-05-2014, 02:15 PM
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02-05-2014, 05:51 PM
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02-05-2014, 10:39 PM
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02-05-2014, 10:45 PM
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I spoke with Walt about this at Sebring. Will have more to report later. In talking with Sparco, I was told that no sliders are FIA tested. Seats are tested with their side mounts, (ie: A Sparco seat is tested with Sparco side mounts). I have yet to see a current slider from Sparco, Recaro, OMP, MOMO etc, that have an FIA sticker in place. Yes, the Sparco, MOMO and even Sabelt sliders all look identical. OMP changed theirs several years ago, but at one point, they looked identical to Sparco sliders.
Hoping this proposed rule change for 2015 gets the common-sense-test axe...
02-06-2014, 07:52 AM
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I really don't understand what is going on here.
02-06-2014, 03:40 PM
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For those of us with pre-996/986 cars, the later sliders and/or the factory mounting points will require modification to fit in the early cars.
For the 964/993 cars you can use these adapters to make them fit:
http://www.ogracing.com/brey-krause-...to-993-964-car
Intended originally so you can put the GT3 or later factory seats into the 964/993.
For the 964/993 cars you can use these adapters to make them fit:
http://www.ogracing.com/brey-krause-...to-993-964-car
Intended originally so you can put the GT3 or later factory seats into the 964/993.
02-06-2014, 03:45 PM
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But Mark, this exposes the folly of the original ruling.
It appears that certain authorities at the PCA decided that certain sliders "looked" stronger and thus they'd be mandatory.
In order to use these "stronger looking" units, we'd have to make modifications to perfectly good tubs, or use adapters such as the ones you have.
Who certifies any of this? At least my Recaro double lockers have a TUV cert.
It appears that certain authorities at the PCA decided that certain sliders "looked" stronger and thus they'd be mandatory.
In order to use these "stronger looking" units, we'd have to make modifications to perfectly good tubs, or use adapters such as the ones you have.
Who certifies any of this? At least my Recaro double lockers have a TUV cert.