Who is the crazy one?

[Mike]

It is allowed if stock seats and belts are all that's required of the driver.

Unless the driver has upgraded equipment. Again.... if it aint stock, it has to conform to the [minimum requirements of the] other section in the rulebook.

[i]11.4.8 Seatbelts and Harnesses... Any harness or any restraint system, other than factory stock, shall conform to CCR section #15.5, in all respects* ...

Why does what the driver has matter? No where in the rules does it say that? It just says IF it's upgraded, it has to conform. It doesn't say IF the driver is upgraded the passenger has to be upgraded. I see the point you're trying to make... that modifying the driver "resets" the minimum of what's required but I don't agree with that interpretation.

interpret all you want! shit, i learned this 5 years ago at my first event... when a driver has a certain level of safety equipment, he might be more comfortable pushing the car just a bit more... that sucks when his instructor is not as safe as he is so it's an unwritten rule that that's how it must be. if an instructor wants to get in to a car with less equipment, that's his call. if they're close, i'd let it slide, but if my students rolls up with full equipment and i'm sitting in a stock seat with stock belts? fuggetaboutit.

really, what are you two arguing here? that it isn't written? who fucking cares? you win! it's isn't written... christ.