Stock seat clarification please

Jason · 12-14-2011, 01:06 PM

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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 · 12-14-2011, 01:18 PM

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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 · 12-14-2011, 01:25 PM

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 · 12-14-2011, 02:38 PM

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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 · 12-14-2011, 07:24 PM

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

Chad Rhodes · 12-15-2011, 12:28 PM

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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

Crew Chief · 12-15-2011, 01:22 PM

Overheard somewhere deep in the Stock pits.....

" I sure wish they would let us replace our old seats with lightweight ones.

Why?

I need to get rid of some more weight. The lightweight brakes helped but my car is still 75 lbs heavy."

Aubrey N Bruneau · 12-15-2011, 03:45 PM

There ARE those of us who don't have hundreds of pounds in the trunk !
My car, with no ballast at all, and 10 gallons of fuel, is 8 pounds over minimum weight. a 30 pound lighter seat would allow me to put that 30 pounds where it would help with weight transfer. However, as a restorer at heart, I like my newly re-upholstered factory bench seat.

Mickey Whaley · 12-15-2011, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Aubrey N Bruneau

There ARE those of us who don't have hundreds of pounds in the trunk !
My car, with no ballast at all, and 10 gallons of fuel, is 8 pounds over minimum weight. a 30 pound lighter seat would allow me to put that 30 pounds where it would help with weight transfer. However, as a restorer at heart, I like my newly re-upholstered factory bench seat.

Why do you need a 10 gal fuel tank? Hell go ahead and make it a 20 gal tank and you can probably race all year. Aubrey how many NHRA races do you run a year i would like to check that car out looks nice.

Jim Wahl · 12-15-2011, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Crew Chief

Overheard somewhere deep in the Stock pits.....

" I sure wish they would let us replace our old seats with lightweight ones.

Why?

I need to get rid of some more weight. The lightweight brakes helped but my car is still 75 lbs heavy."

So take it out of the trunk! I'm NOT talking about "lightweight" seats! I'm talking about allowing safer seats that look stock! What is not smart about that? If some of you had seen some of the older stock seats fold up after a crash as I have you would not hesitate to approve of this! Jim

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12-14-2011, 01:25 PM	#3
Bobby Zlatkin Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mills River, NC Posts: 417 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Stock seat clarification please 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. __________________ Bobby & Norene Zlatkin L/SA

12-14-2011, 07:24 PM	#5
Mickey Whaley VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,220 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Stock seat clarification please How can this be a weight issue? Hell i have 400 pds in the trunk to make weight??

12-15-2011, 01:22 PM	#7
Crew Chief Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 184 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Stock seat clarification please Overheard somewhere deep in the Stock pits..... " I sure wish they would let us replace our old seats with lightweight ones. Why? I need to get rid of some more weight. The lightweight brakes helped but my car is still 75 lbs heavy."

12-15-2011, 03:45 PM	#8
Aubrey N Bruneau Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: South Eastern Alberta, Canada Posts: 311 Likes: 6 Liked 7 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Stock seat clarification please There ARE those of us who don't have hundreds of pounds in the trunk ! My car, with no ballast at all, and 10 gallons of fuel, is 8 pounds over minimum weight. a 30 pound lighter seat would allow me to put that 30 pounds where it would help with weight transfer. However, as a restorer at heart, I like my newly re-upholstered factory bench seat. __________________ Aubrey N Bruneau 6409 C/S 62 BelAir sport coupe, 409 HP 409