sparco speeds
#1
Tell me what you think of them. I sat in them at OG Racing and they felt fine. Who are they meant for? Will I be laughed at if I took them to the strip and the occasional autox?

-T
MIHS - hot cause we fly you ain't so you not

2004 Subaru WRX STi
1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass
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#2
wow, I hope not, those same people would certianly laugh at me too! Look like nice seats to me, I somehow didn't see them in my search. :?
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#3
pretty standard fare tube frame seat. If it fits you and your budget, then its a good seat to pick up. A couple things to keep in mind however, is that a tube frame seat is not as safe as a fiberglass seat, and is usually not as comfortable.
SM #55 | 06 Titan | 12 Focus | 06 Exige | 14 CX-5
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#4
Can you go into detail on the safety Evan? Comfort doesn't bother me as I'll probably only bolt them in on track days.

-T
MIHS - hot cause we fly you ain't so you not

2004 Subaru WRX STi
1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass
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#5
a fiberglass seat is made to flex to spread the forces of an impact over a distance and time. (ie "absorb" some of the force), instead of transferring it directly to the driver like an aluminum or tube frame seat does.
Overall I dont think its a huge deal, your primary crush zones will always be the outside of the car anyway, I used a tube frame forza for a few months, and its my passenger seat now. To me, the comfort of the fiberglass seat was the biggest improvement.
SM #55 | 06 Titan | 12 Focus | 06 Exige | 14 CX-5
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#6
saw one of those "speeds" this weekend, you must be a stick! I would never fit on one of those :lol:
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#7
Well to be honest...I'm getting pretty fat. I don't know how much longer I'll be able to fit into any racing seat unless I stop hitting the mcdonalds.

-T
MIHS - hot cause we fly you ain't so you not

2004 Subaru WRX STi
1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass
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#8
KPWSerpiente Wrote:Well to be honest...I'm getting pretty fat. I don't know how much longer I'll be able to fit into any racing seat unless I stop hitting the mcdonalds.

-T

Sparco EVO II and Sparco EVO III. They have seats for ALL sizes!

--chad
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#9
IIRC, the Speeds don't have a hole for a sub-belt.
When it comes to Ryan Jenkins, the story ends with me putting him in the wall.

2009 Speed Triple | 2006 DR-Z400SM | 1999 CBR600F4 | 1998 Jeep Cherokee

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