14/09/2026
A race seat is only as effective as its installation. Long time Racetech partner Jamie Ross of spends his time helping competitors get that fitment right, considering everything from the seat’s compatibility with the car to driver position, visibility and clearance around the head and roll cage. "Once positioning is set, we work through the seat’s mounting points."
Racetech's side brackets allow adjustment of the driver's position, while the back-mounting provision on almost all new Racetech seats gives Jamie an additional safety option. "This is our preferred method of mounting a seat," he explains, as "The extra attachment point keeps the seat in place even under huge impacts and stops any flex under high G loads."
Getting that process wrong can have serious consequences. "In an impact an incorrectly mounted seat will move. Belts can loosen, FHR devices may become ineffective, and the driver may no longer be properly encapsulated within the safety of the seat." A properly fitted seat is an essential part of making the entire safety system work as intended. As Jamie puts it, "our goal is to keep the driver safe if things go wrong." And ultimately, "the best safety gear is all of it, all of the time."