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Originally Posted by JARblue Full race gear or stock belts. No in between. There was a great strategy chart on this subject that was posted on the forum a while

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Old 05-21-2018, 01:40 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Full race gear or stock belts. No in between. There was a great strategy chart on this subject that was posted on the forum a while back but I couldn't find it. It showed all the different options and configurations for stock and race modifications with regard to seat belts and whether they were safe or unsafe. Very informative - wish I could find it again.
There is a middle ground between bone stock and full preped dedicated track car. It's like saying either no helmet because OEM is safe or full carbon fiber helmet $3k+. No in between is just silly. Because spending many tens of thousands of dollars making a fully compliant race car and tow vehicle is just not necessary for HPDE or what the OP was asking.

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I know the chart your referring too and is pretty much says the only good option is buying a track car and tow vehicle or stock safety gear. Stock safety is pretty much useless on a 400hp car and a long straight.

Just like your OEM safety equipment is a system of belts, bags, pre-tensioners, etc. Track safety equipment for HPDE is a system as well.

1. Helmet Few hundred dollars
2. Hans, Seat with harness holes, Harness bar, and 5+ point harness. Few thousand dollars
2A. Fire rated gloves to help exit, bottle extinguisher*, roll bar with SFI padding.**
3. Not legally streetable car. Why, because at this point your doing full cage, nets, and halo seats. Many tens of thousands of dollars.

#2 is what your looking for if you intend on using the harnesses.



* For use only if trapped inside, always exit the car ASAP if there is a fire, don't fiddle getting the tiny extinguisher.

** You can get more personal fire gear but with a full oem interior of fire resistant material it's not too necessary beside for looks. And you get into the argument of then why are you not installing a full fire suppression system.
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Thanks for the replies/advice. I'll take a look at the Nismo seats and see what it's going to set me back.

C'mon...what a joke. These eBay sellers are delusional.

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Thanks for the replies/advice. I'll take a look at the Nismo seats and see what it's going to set me back.

C'mon...what a joke. These eBay sellers are delusional.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2016-Nissan...sAAOSwQglamMSu
LOL I understand a damaged seat can get re-upholstered but this crap is going to make your car smell like it was on fire.
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