One thing we often get asked by track and autocross drivers is: Does a racing seat really matter? Will it make me FASTER? The answer is - yes! A proper fixed-back racing seat not only saves some weight over the OEM seat, more importantly these connect your body to the chassis so you can "read" what is happening in your back and butt long before your eyes sense some unwanted yaw or change in attitude of the car.
A properly installed racing seat can also add several inches of headroom for tall folks, or raise the seating position for the vertically challenged. A composite fixed-back seat is also stronger in a crash, with less chance of the seat back breaking compared to a tilting OEM seat. Lastly, when coupled with a proper racing harness, a fixed back seat with ample lateral support keeps the mass of your torso, head and arms in place, connected to the seat - instead of your arms holding the upper half of your body in place with the steering wheel. Every racer that has their first experience driving with a proper racing seat says same thing, "The steering effort is SO much easier now! I can't believe I didn't do this sooner." As grip levels increase this effect becomes more pronounced.
Vorshlag has been installing fixed back and reclining racing seats into sports cars for many years, and we had customers asking us to supply seats for a while. So earlier in 2013 we decided to take the plunge and do a big buy-in with Cobra...
You can now find many of the Cobra seats and accessories we can supply on our website. Just click on "Products", then "Racing Seats", located here. We have a number of the popular Cobra seats added and in stock here at Vorshlag, including the popular Imola, Suzuka and Evolution.
We have installed Cobra seats into various cars including BMWs, Mustangs, Corvettes, Subarus and more. There are tricks and tips for each of these cars' installs, and almost none of the adapter brackets made in the aftermarket fit with every seat and every body type. The problems come with tall drivers (over 5'9") losing massive amounts of headroom with a racing seat, which only gets worse when you add a racing helmet, or if the car has a sunroof. It doesn't need to be this way - we know the tricks to getting your seat installed right.
Normally we will make custom chassis brackets, and add a low profile slider, if the car is a dual purpose street/track or street/autocross car. And often a car has more than one driver, which makes the adjustable slider a necessity. Not all sliders are equal - some brands of sliders hold up to the rigors of racing better than others. And they can be safe if you know what to look for. We've worked with a number of them and can guide you to the parts that will best meet your needs.
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The gallery above shows a few custom seat bracket installations we have done. When a customer can bring their car to us we can make a perfect set-up, where the seat and driver are centered to the steering wheel, with the ideal seat height, angle, and fore-aft position. If you want racing harnesses, and a harness bar or roll bar to mount them to, we can supply those as well. Nobody makes one for your car? No worries - our team of in-house fabricators can scratch build one, just bring us your car. And for dual-purpose cars we will reinstall the OEM seat belts for safer street use (properly worn racing harness can make street driving difficult and may not be legal in your state).
We stock a number of racing seats - feel free to stop by and "take a seat" in some that are mounted on floor stands in our lobby. We also usually have one or more cars in our shop with racing seats. If you don't see what you need just give us a call or shoot us an e-mail.
Thanks,
A properly installed racing seat can also add several inches of headroom for tall folks, or raise the seating position for the vertically challenged. A composite fixed-back seat is also stronger in a crash, with less chance of the seat back breaking compared to a tilting OEM seat. Lastly, when coupled with a proper racing harness, a fixed back seat with ample lateral support keeps the mass of your torso, head and arms in place, connected to the seat - instead of your arms holding the upper half of your body in place with the steering wheel. Every racer that has their first experience driving with a proper racing seat says same thing, "The steering effort is SO much easier now! I can't believe I didn't do this sooner." As grip levels increase this effect becomes more pronounced.
Vorshlag has been installing fixed back and reclining racing seats into sports cars for many years, and we had customers asking us to supply seats for a while. So earlier in 2013 we decided to take the plunge and do a big buy-in with Cobra...
You can now find many of the Cobra seats and accessories we can supply on our website. Just click on "Products", then "Racing Seats", located here. We have a number of the popular Cobra seats added and in stock here at Vorshlag, including the popular Imola, Suzuka and Evolution.
We have installed Cobra seats into various cars including BMWs, Mustangs, Corvettes, Subarus and more. There are tricks and tips for each of these cars' installs, and almost none of the adapter brackets made in the aftermarket fit with every seat and every body type. The problems come with tall drivers (over 5'9") losing massive amounts of headroom with a racing seat, which only gets worse when you add a racing helmet, or if the car has a sunroof. It doesn't need to be this way - we know the tricks to getting your seat installed right.
Normally we will make custom chassis brackets, and add a low profile slider, if the car is a dual purpose street/track or street/autocross car. And often a car has more than one driver, which makes the adjustable slider a necessity. Not all sliders are equal - some brands of sliders hold up to the rigors of racing better than others. And they can be safe if you know what to look for. We've worked with a number of them and can guide you to the parts that will best meet your needs.
http://vorshlag.smugmug.com/Service/Race-Seat/
The gallery above shows a few custom seat bracket installations we have done. When a customer can bring their car to us we can make a perfect set-up, where the seat and driver are centered to the steering wheel, with the ideal seat height, angle, and fore-aft position. If you want racing harnesses, and a harness bar or roll bar to mount them to, we can supply those as well. Nobody makes one for your car? No worries - our team of in-house fabricators can scratch build one, just bring us your car. And for dual-purpose cars we will reinstall the OEM seat belts for safer street use (properly worn racing harness can make street driving difficult and may not be legal in your state).
We stock a number of racing seats - feel free to stop by and "take a seat" in some that are mounted on floor stands in our lobby. We also usually have one or more cars in our shop with racing seats. If you don't see what you need just give us a call or shoot us an e-mail.
Thanks,
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