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Let's talk about seat mounting
Working on moving the seat in my chain drive car today.
What's the minimum measurement that the helmet should be below the cage? I have the seat as low as it can go. My head's 4 3/4" below the top of the cage. That seems ok until put a helmet on, then it's less than 2". I say no cool. |
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Rule books that specify usually say 3" min, with your helmet on. I try to get mine to 4" or more. Feels a lot better to not look up and see the cage close to my head. Belts can stretch and objects can enter the cage.
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If you have room I have seen guys cut the seat bar out and put one that dips down which allows you to mount it lower. But with a chain drive car not sure how much room you have to work with and what the configuration looks like.
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Could always add a halo to the top of the roll cage. That should add another inch.
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I understand the halo's purpose, but that has always been my concern. Getting in and out of the car or what if you're knocked out and the track workers are trying to get you out?
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Thanks guys.
I'm down as low as I can go for legroom. Actually would have to take the heal risers out of it as it is now. Right now I'm thinking of either raising the cage or finding a different car. Lesson learned... |
Had the same issue with my car a few years ago. I moved the seat around and added a halo thanks to Johnny Murdock at ZERO Motorsports. I caught a bunch of grief for the halo because of getting me out of the car in the event I'm injured. I figured if I'm hurt, cut the cage off because at that point, my well being was more important than a chassis that could be replaced. My containment seat keeps me from hitting my head off the bars.
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Not going to solve your problem in whole but anybody building their car for 2016 should check into the SCI/kaeding seat mount kit. It's not cheap, however it is an extremely nice and safe piece that is leaps and bounds better and safer than the traditional washers or delrin spacers.
I picked one up last year and will never use anything else. |
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Where I'm at is either finding a taller caged car or raising the cage on mine. Yesterday we concentrated on getting the seat as low as I could live with. If I decide to change the cage I'm going to raise the seat bottom to where my legs are perfect then just put the cage wherever it needs to go. But then let me ask this: running nonwing it seems to me there would be some advantage to keeping the driver's body mass as low as possible in the car. |
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From my experience you could have the car as perfectly "setup" as far as low mass, low cog, perfect balance, etc.... But if you aren't comfortable in the car it will not matter because you will never truly drive the car to its full potential..... I learned this the hard way this year....
I ran my car the first 6 races of the year with the seat down low to give me the most head room as possible... I was never truly comfortable in the car though, I adjusted my seat to where I was 100% comfortable and it was a world of difference as far as feel/feedback from the car and confidence..... What car do you have out of curiosity? And how tall are you? |
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09' ERC 1000cc car
I'm 5'11'-6'. |
Oh I'm not familiar with the erc chassis, only have reference to a henchcraft as far as lightenings go.
My best advice would be get comfortable in the car and have it built higher to suit you, or sell it and pick up a larger frame.... The henchcrafts are extremely roomy. So are the hypers |
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Read a post where someone was concerned about getting a driver out of car w/ a halo on top cage, not sure what someone meant by halo?:11: We race w/ a driver that's added a 2nd loop just like top of the cage to give him more head room & it bolts to wing mounts. As far as getting a driver out of a car I saw a safety crew use a wrecker which I thought was weird but worked & driver was ok:44: But yes I like to see at least 3" minimum for head clearance from helmet to top of cage, 4" is better:6:
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