[Sean Marconette]

Bobby,
My factory seats were never braced but they only had 1" of space between the horizontal bar to the roll bar and the seat back. I raced the car in 3 different divisions without a problem in that configuration. My Kirkey seats are braced as there is a 4" gap to the bar.

Tech may question it if you have a large gap. In the event of a seat failure, the harness is not going to keep you in the seat very secure.

Sean