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Old 10-08-2011, 05:43 PM
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Im new to autocrossing and im curious if theres any reason why I would need to run a passenger seat.

This is on a heavily mod'd 93 vert w/ cage, so Im not in a stock class.

are there any weird rules out there, in autoX, that generally require a front seat?
Old 10-08-2011, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by dizwiz24
Im new to autocrossing and im curious if theres any reason why I would need to run a passenger seat.

This is on a heavily mod'd 93 vert w/ cage, so Im not in a stock class.

are there any weird rules out there, in autoX, that generally require a front seat?

All depends what organization you're running in (NCCC, SCCA, ???) and how heavily modified it is (i.e.: what class you would be running in).

If you tell us what club/class you're looking at, I'm sure that someone can chime in with the right answer.
Old 10-09-2011, 09:19 AM
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to scare your passengers
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A pass seat is required untill you reach the prepared level class, And Prepared cars are NOT street cars, You are most likley in SSM class which requires a full interior
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A passanger seat and full interior is also required in NCCC for everything except RP and RPAF cars. RP and RPAF cars can have a gutted interior. Everything else is required to have a full interior.

Besides, a passenger seat helps get people interested in the sport. I try to give people rides as much as I can to try and convince people to join in the fun.
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Besides, a passenger seat helps get people interested in the sport. I try to give people rides as much as I can to try and convince people to join in the fun.
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You've had to chuck so much of the interior to get the cage in, the passenger seat is kinda moot by now isn't it?

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