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Having never been to Spa before I was wondering if anyone could give me any advice on gearing. The car is a drum braked 50s car, which touched 145mph into Stowe at Silverstone Classic. How does Spa compare?
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http://www.roadbook.be/redwateruk/en/safety.html
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3 Sep 2012, 11:51 (Ref:3129809) | #130 | |
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Interesting to see U2TC race split into 2 races.
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Didn't I read somewhere if its not an FIA seat age doesn't matter?
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You did, although the regs have been tightened for this year and only FIA approved (in date) seats, will be accepted.
There is a slink to the info provided by the organisers. I think Gordon posted it. |
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From the Spa website.
Racing seat, if original seats are changed it must be for seat system for which the FIA Homologation is valid. FIA Standard 8855-1999 (valid 5 years) FIA Standard 8862-2010 (valid 10 years) I only got this second hand from paddock gossip but someone turned up with a Lotus Cortina with an out of date FiA seat and was turned away. He then went and saw a friend who lives nearby and got an original seat out of friends Lotus Cortina. He went back to the scrutineers with it fitted an was turned away again as he said it wasn't a proper Lotus Cortina seat. |
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Al, what are you racing at Spa? Only I worry that you'll be rejected by the scrutes if you try to play smart. Anyway see you there.
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A Tillet seat will fit.
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If I raced a MK 1 or 2 Zephyr could I use the original bench seat ? That would remind me of my "courting" days in my "yoof"
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Sadly not racing anything at Spa Peter but was asking just incase I ever did decide to take the plunge.
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I think you'll find that a tilt seat will fail miserably.
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Apparently they are.
Not very clear but this references FIA homologation. https://www.tillett.co.uk/shop/docum...SEATS_2012.pdf |
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I think it's just been launched, IIRC there was a big ad in the just-out MSA mag. Went to check but it's just-recycled
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On the continent, nearly all the Cortinas where 2 door, and many had a split bench seat for rear access . . . angled tilt, towards the window naturally! . . .I have one here, its a 1200 deluxe. there are hundreds of 1200 delux Cortina's racing, and frankly the seats better than some 'race' installations I've seen, even with no seat belts. Jeff Uren did the Monte in a 1200 Cortina in '62, so I see no reason why one wouldn't be eligible for U2TC
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