Stock seat clarification please

[Jeff Lee]

And if your DP came with Dodge A-100 seats, you would still buy and drive it.

[Frank Castros]

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[NewHemi]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lee

And if your DP came with Dodge A-100 seats, you would still buy and drive it.

No Jeff, I didn't say that.

But to clarify, I will paraphrase what I previously said: The new cars have better seats, more appropriate to racing than the older cars.

As a result, they are probably safer than the older cars seats. So for someone to say that there is a greater or increasing safety greater risk with the seats in the newer faster cars, is not entirely accurate.

I do agree though, that as long as it isn't just an excuse to provide a weight advantage, older cars should be allowed to have newer safer seats.

David
The New Hemi Guy

[Run to Rund]

So NHRA could allow heavy racing seats, verified to weigh as much as stock? Another area to police. . .

[Jason]

Originally Posted by Run to Rund

So NHRA could allow heavy racing seats, verified to weigh as much as stock? Another area to police. . .

All you safety conscious racers would be happy with a aftermarket safer seat that is as heavy as the stock seat it is replacing. YEAH RIGHT!!!!!

All this BS is ONLY about wanting lighter weight seats in Stock.

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Jason

All you safety conscious racers would be happy with a aftermarket safer seat that is as heavy as the stock seat it is replacing. YEAH RIGHT!!!!!

All this BS is ONLY about wanting lighter weight seats in Stock.

Nope. Not even close. Keep your head in the sand if you want

[Bobby Zlatkin]

I think Jason hit the nail on the head. Every time someone wants to slip something into stock or super stock that wasn't legal before, they always use the 'greater safety' rationale.

[Dinsdale]

Originally Posted by Jason

All you safety conscious racers would be happy with a aftermarket safer seat that is as heavy as the stock seat it is replacing. YEAH RIGHT!!!!!

All this BS is ONLY about wanting lighter weight seats in Stock.

If they hadn't allowed all the other improvements we wouldn't have 1967 cars running 9's at over 135 MPH and the "safer" seats would be less of an issue. The top of this slippery slope started a long time ago.

[Mickey Whaley]

How can this be a weight issue? Hell i have 400 pds in the trunk to make weight??

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Mickey Whaley

How can this be a weight issue? Hell i have 400 pds in the trunk to make weight??

What he said