RE: Improved Seat Belt/Racing Harness - Good Trick...

[Linus Toy <linust@mindspring.com>]

something similar, if you don't have power seats:

*  adjust your seat normally, fasten seat belt
*  with your left hand (LHD world) pull firmly on the shoulder strap, away
from the buckle (makes lap portion tighter)
*  with your right hand, pinch shoulder and lap portions together about an
inch from buckle, hold
*  while still pinching belt together, unbuckle belt
*  twist buckle and pinched belt 360 degrees, rebuckle

won't necessarily hold the shoulder strap locked, but definitely holds your
butt to the seat.  learned this trick from Jeff Goggin last summer.   

--ldt

At 09:45 9/16/98 -0700, Sargent Schutt wrote:
>There is a good trick you can do with your stock seatbelt: 
>
>1) Move your seat back a good ways farther 
>   than where you normally drive.
>
>2) Slowly tighten the seatbelt as hard as 
>   you can by pulling up on the strap, 
>   cinching yourself in.
>
>3) Yank on the belt so as to lock it.
>
>4) Move the seat forward until you are in 
>   a comfortable driving position.
>
>You will now be locked/strapped into your seat quite firmly. I learned this
>little trick from a Bondurant instructor a number of years ago, and I do this
>any time I want to drive harder than 'normal' (eg twisties, etc). It really
>helps connect you to the car, and even with barcoloungers you won't slide
>around. It feels good, and you will be able to drive faster safer. 
>
>HTH
>
>Sarge
>
>91 200q TAP, Bil/Eib, Stebro, etc etc etc.
>
>>From: "John C." <gtr1@traverse.com>
>>Subject: Improved Seat Belt/Racing Harness
>
>>As previously posted, I am going to my first Quattro event later this month
>>at Elkhart Lake.
>
>>Is there a harness I can get which will use my standard mounting points and
>>which is an improvement over the standard belts, or am I wasting time and
>>money?  I saw some reference on the Jetta GLX list to a Scroth 4 which
>>apparently uses the standard mounting points.
>
>>All input would be appreciated.
>
>>TIA
>