SCORE Journal - The Official Publication of SCORE Off-Road Racing
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Seat Guide Cobra www.cobraseats-usa.com The Cobra Sebring Pro-Fit is a world-class professional competition seat with the shoulders and head restraint areas engineered for the tallest of drivers (up to 6ft 2in), while still retaining the correct geometry between shoulders, side head restraints and harness slots for the full functioning of a HANS®/FHR device. The Sebring Pro Ultralite is a professional competition seat fabricated in autoclave carbon. Incredibly rigid, but still the lightest seat in its class, it’s designed exclusively for ultimate lightweight and strength, (4.9 kg for the shell, and 6.1kg/15-lbs. fully trimmed). The Evolution Pro-Fit offers an open headrest specifically designed for HANS®/FHR use and ensures maximum visibility with side-impact safety. Featuring high-side containment shape and lateral support with the addition of an integrated head restraint. Corbeau www.corbeau.com The Baja XP off-road suspension seat is equipped with the Corbeau suspension system, to provide superior cushioning and absorb more energy upon impact. Its extra high side bolsters and deep base cushion will eliminate body shifting. It features four vertical mounting tabs for easy mounting to a cage but can also use Corbeau sliders with Baja Adapters, 5-point capable with plastic harness slots to prevent premature wear, and a removable base cushion for easier cleaning. The FX1 racing seat from Corbeau features composite fiberglass technology and three different sizes, the FX1 Pro, FX1, and FX1 Wide. Designed with an emphasis on comfort. The FX1 Pro can be bottom or side-mounted, giving it the ability to slide forward and back with the company’s brackets and sliders. The SXS Pro is a direct bolt-in (no extra brackets required) to the Polaris RZR and will fit in a variety of UTV’s with Cobeau vehicle-specific brackets. The key differences that set the SXS apart from other UTV seats include; injection molded foam, plastic harness grommets, seat base water drain, waterproof seam sealant, and strategically placed bolster support. Impact Racing www.impactraceproducts.com Impact’s HS-1 is a top-of-the-line performance seat purposely engineered to withstand torsional stress and abuses common to off-road competition. Constructed from 100 percent epoxy-reinforced carbon fiber, the Impact HS-1 features and embedded single-piece laser cut and drilled mounting bracket providing continuously connected support, strength, and rigidity. Featuring an ultralight fiberglass monocoque construction, the Genesys racing seat by Impact is engineered to withstand extreme tensile and compressive forces common to extreme motorsports. It is specially constructed with integrated structural reinforcement panels in areas subjected to torsional stress to ensure strength under load. Mastercraft Safety www.mastercraftsafety.com Originally developed to attenuate the high-speed and violent impacts common to short-course off-road racing, MasterCraft Safety’s 3G-4™ is the only race-proven suspension seating system constructed from laser-notched 4130 (Chromoly) tubing for superior structural integrity. Designed with input from champion racers, it offers improved lateral support while the 10-inch deep-sided bolster provides exceptional hip containment so important in today’s competition. Mastercraft Safety www.mastercraftsafety.com MasterCraft® Safety’s ProSeat™ has been the standard for reliability and comfort in competitive off-road race vehicles and luxury pre-runners for over a decade. Constructed from notched 4130 (Chromoly) tubing for superior structural integrity and offering a “flat strap” installation, MasterCraft’s ProSeat™ incorporates a higher-rise bolster for more than 9.5-inches of hip containment. PRP www.prpseats.com PRP Seats’ Alpha Composite Seat has been thought out and specifically built for off-road. The Alpha is customizable with more than 40 different colors and textures. It features high-density foam, a reclined headrest and shoulder area for HANS compatibility. The Podium Elite Series suspension seat features a redesigned look, added lateral leg support for better containment, a thinner split bottom cushion allowing for left leg support while the right leg is extended, and larger harness openings for easier adjustments. The bottom cushion is made with a top layer of memory foam to help the cushion form to your body. PRP www.prpseats.com The Comp Elite features an all-new look for more customization options, a redesigned removable seat cushion for better leg support, and large harness openings allowing for a better fit and better adjustment. Racetech www.racetech-usa.com The RT4100 from Racetech is a standard-sized fiberglass race seat focused on achieving a lightweight with optimized geometry. It’s designed to be wide enough in the shoulders to suit the athletic build, but narrow enough to fit in most cockpits. Their patented back-mounted technology has trickled down from the 119 and 129 Series, giving you the option of fixing the seat to the roll cage at shoulder level. The RT4119W (Wide) and RT4119WT (Wide & Tall) seats are based on the existing RT4119WHR and RT4119WTHR, but with the head restraints removed for improved visibility. This seat retains the Racetech unique, patented, back mount design to give the driver ultimate support and a ‘feel’ of the chassis not available in basic floor-mounted seats. Racetech www.racetech-usa.com The RT1000 Seat is a lightweight, no-frills FIA homologated race seat that does not require a seat back brace. The gloss gel-coated fiberglass shell has a fabric cover and is great for road and track usage. The RT1000 seat is popular with people who have back problems or difficulty sitting for long periods. Recaro www.recaro-automotive.com The Recaro Pro Racer HANS® seat provides optimal body support during high g-forces, plus great long-term driver comfort. Its ergonomic S-shaped fiberglass shell fits the natural curve of the spine, providing “built-in” structured lumbar support that protects against spinal compression in high-impact accidents. The RECARO Cross Sportster ORV is specially designed to address off-road vehicle requirements. Its snug, supportive seat structure, and side bolsters for excellent shoulder and torso support stabilize the body against lateral forces, cocooning it like a second skin. The highly-effective vibration-damping foam and the particularly robust cover materials are essential when pushing off-road vehicles to the limits. Sabelt www.sabeltamerica.com This GT-PAD from Sabelt is based on the same shell design as the X-pad RallyCross, but this seat has a cover, and more padding, making it perfect for off-road applications that don’t get mud in the cockpit. This seat also boasts a very small shell size making it the ideal solution for small cockpits. The GT3 is a very well-rounded seat for almost any application. It is a non-halo seat, with a small shell size, and a very affordable price tag. This seat can be used in anything from off-road to your daily driver, still keeping FIA homologation. This seat from Sabelt was designed for vehicles that get super dirty and muddy inside the cockpit. Sabelt has redesigned a full containment style seat to remove all seat covering, leaving a gloss fiberglass finish with specially designed pads, in strategic positions, to still give comfort, but to take the headache out of washing your seats. Sparco https://www.sparcousa.com/seats The Sparco EVO QRT competition seat has been redesigned with all-new QRT Technology which results in an ultra-light shell. It’s been updated from the previous EVO seat with a reduced shoulder bolster dimension that allows fitment into smaller cockpits but can still accommodate a medium size driver. Also the shoulder harness belt openings have been raised to accommodate a taller driver, and the most back angle rake of all Sparco seats. The GRID Q was designed to provide the ultimate lateral support, racing ergonomics, and safety. The padding design allows for ventilation channels and features a brand new shell design that has deep side bolsters and very supportive shoulder bolsters for excellent lateral hold. Made with Sparco QRT Technology which results in an ultra-light shell. The side cushion can be removed to give more room for a larger fit. The QRT-C is touted as the lightest “large” size carbon fiber seat on the market. The QRT-C is constructed from “Pre-Preg” aerospace-grade carbon fiber, also known as Dry Carbon, and was specifically designed for a large driver (36” waist), but has excellent fitment into smaller cockpits.