V7 SLR Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 I'm interested in a set of Kirkeys. I don't like the Tillets because they don't offer enough kidney/rib support and they flex. After seeing Miraz's Kirkeys I've decided I'm going to go for a set but I need to know: 1. Whether they are legal for racing in the UK 2. Is there anything which would make them illegal on the road (some disclaimer says for competition only) 3. Any other issues/comments (apart from them being cold to sit in on a winter's day)? Worcs L7 club joint AO.//Membership No. 4379//Azure Blue SLR No. 0077//Se7ens List Tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philwaters Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Nige, Hasn't Geoff raced with his at Lydden? If you mean the Alloy ones then I'm sure he had them in when I saw him down there at the beginning of the year... Phil Waters You mean you can drive these? I thought it was just there to polish 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V7 SLR Posted September 19, 2003 Author Share Posted September 19, 2003 Good point. Tick another concern. Now just have to measure up myself and the car and see if the two are incompatible. Thanks. Worcs L7 club joint AO.//Membership No. 4379//Azure Blue SLR No. 0077//Se7ens List Tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobuy Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Any Idea which model kirkey's Miraz is using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V7 SLR Posted September 19, 2003 Author Share Posted September 19, 2003 Not yet. I've sent a mail out on the Se7ens list. hoping he'll give me the info. The ones I want are the lightweight ones anyway. Probably not as light as the Tillets but it is very much more rigid. Worcs L7 club joint AO.//Membership No. 4379//Azure Blue SLR No. 0077//Se7ens List Tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miraz Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 I'm not on the main sevens list at the moment.... The seats I'm using are 20 degree lightweight seats cut off above the shoulder - from memory the driver's seat is a 17.5" width and the passenger is 16". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmandsd Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 I bought one of these back from the US for my Fiesta race car 5 years ago, and is was superb in terms of its rigitidy/support - don't know whether one would fit/suit a Caterham though. Home of BDR700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V7 SLR Posted September 20, 2003 Author Share Posted September 20, 2003 Thanks Geoff. Apologies. Didn't know you were off the Se7ens list. I put the request on there thinking it more appropriate than Cam7 as it was about Se7ens and Cam7 isn't. 😬 Worcs L7 club joint AO.//Membership No. 4379//Azure Blue SLR No. 0077//Se7ens List Tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJY910 Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 Geoff, I haven't seen your new seats. What do they look like? Peter PS Does it feel funny walking upside down? Peter Simons ---- Modern man embraces the machine. The machine exists to make him happy. I shall provide man with the machines that make him happy. - Par Bonk 1893 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Nick Chan Posted September 22, 2003 Area Representative Share Posted September 22, 2003 Saw a couple of these in Demon Tweek's showroom at the weekend so perhaps DaveK might be a good point of contact. Priced each at under £100 including the dreaded VAT HTH Nick Yellow HPC - A 2.0 VX - 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miraz Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 Peter, They look like cheese graters, but are surprisingly comfortable even for long distance driving - on track the upper body support is much better than any other seat that I've tried. They look like these http://www.kirkeyracing.com/new46600.gif but are cut off above the shoulder and don't have any of those soft cloth covers. I can't take any pictures of my car as it's still on a ship somewhere, won't be here until the end of next month. Not sure about the walking upside down bit - but it's nice to have the days getting longer and the weather getting warmer as summer approaches. Miraz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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