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DickRasmussen
 Post subject: Bead Seats
PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:51 pm 
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Glad to hear that he is improving.

FYI the formula car racers STRONGLY recommend bead seat (not two part foam but actual bring more money bead seat) with enough thickness under and behind the driver to serve as an energy absorbing material. Many have learned the hard way that the spine will take it tough without this. Something for you track racers to keep in mind. Many formula car track racers have done this themselves. Threads exist on Apexspeed Forums. I'm sure there are experts in this area for doing the seat insert for closed and open wheel cars.

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Andrew Jonell
 Post subject: Re: Colin O'Connell - Accident
PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:53 pm 
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I'm glad to hear that the safety equipment did its job, but at the same time... the safety equipment did its job. Good information from Dick, though, and it's definitely something I'll be reading up on.
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TomFreeman
 Post subject: Re: Colin O'Connell - Accident
PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:00 pm 
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<<<Reading about bead seats tonight after work.

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Steven Carter
 Post subject: Re: Colin O'Connell - Accident
PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:20 pm 
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is it this?

https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection.asp?Product=4525

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DickRasmussen
 Post subject: Re: Colin O'Connell - Accident
PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:09 pm 
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Steven Carter wrote:
is it this?

https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection.asp?Product=4525


Yes.

Here are some threads.

http://apexspeed.com/forums/showthread. ... =bead+seat

http://apexspeed.com/forums/showthread. ... =bead+seat

http://apexspeed.com/forums/showthread. ... =bead+seat

http://www.apexspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37685

FYI Joe Cooley lives in Durham.

If I track raced my car I would absolutely have a bead seat!!!!

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JamesMilko
 Post subject: Re: Colin O'Connell - Accident
PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:21 pm 
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Dick,

Have you happened to have seen any info on people doing this for a production car racing seat? Everything I could find so far was geared around making a seat for an open cockpit car.
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DickRasmussen
 Post subject: Re: Colin O'Connell - Accident
PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:47 pm 
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JamesMilko wrote:
Dick,

Have you happened to have seen any info on people doing this for a production car racing seat? Everything I could find so far was geared around making a seat for an open cockpit car.


I have not but I haven't looked. You might check with IT racing folks or Chris at http://competitioncages.com/index.htm

Dick

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DickRasmussen
 Post subject: Re: Colin O'Connell - Accident
PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:28 pm 
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I just started this thread:

http://roadraceautox.com/showthread.php?t=39518

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