to everyone saying stuff about the seat moving, that seat is not mounted incorrectly if you look at his video of heim driving at sebring it moves that same ammount. an it is moving not because it is mounted incorectly but because they flex. Yes race seats do flex, they are under tremendous g-force loads and they do flex.
Some drivers prefe to mount their seats on bushings to have some flex with their car, it's all preference. Look at other videos of Leh driving, he likes what he likes. Suprises to see him using a sequential box though, I've heard he is an H pattern guy.
That seat has to move otherwise it will hurt the driver like breaking a rib or so.
That happened to Marco Werner in the Audi R15 tdi. The seats in these prototypes are part of the chassis and so can't move. Werner didn't have the correct padding and the rib cracked as his body pushed against the seat.
not true. these seats are bolted directly to the floor & generally don't move at all; they don't even have sliders. in addition, there is a required seat-back brace (safety mandated) that prevents the seat from falling straight backward if, for some reason, the bolts should fail.
The seat has sliders to accomodate up to 4 or 5 drivers in 24h races like at Daytona, the Nurburgring or Zolder where lots of amateur drivers share costs for one car.
I work at FIA-GT, Le Mans Series and Belgian GT as a photographer and have seen many GT3 RSR's in person on the grid and during pitstops. Seats are adjusted with sliders and have no back brace at all. Seat have to move a little to comfort the driver
@tommy9927 You don't want the seat to move around. One of the whole purposes of a racing seat and harness is to help keep the driver upright and prevent him from moving from the g forces he experiences.
Looks like a handful, was that the most appropriate gearing, there was twice on both laps that it was bouncing off the rev limiter. All in all, strong run though.
The seat moves like crazy, it should have been very annoying for the driver.
TheodenN 7 months ago
Sounded like gears were just a touch too short, and is that an effing lunch box in pasengers compartment?!
raptorcommander 1 year ago
to everyone saying stuff about the seat moving, that seat is not mounted incorrectly if you look at his video of heim driving at sebring it moves that same ammount. an it is moving not because it is mounted incorectly but because they flex. Yes race seats do flex, they are under tremendous g-force loads and they do flex.
mxer4life21 1 year ago
Some drivers prefe to mount their seats on bushings to have some flex with their car, it's all preference. Look at other videos of Leh driving, he likes what he likes. Suprises to see him using a sequential box though, I've heard he is an H pattern guy.
tokyosmash 1 year ago
1:10 Is that hill the one where Yannick Dalmas's Porsche 911 GT1 took off?
leylandcarsloverslea 1 year ago
That seat has to move otherwise it will hurt the driver like breaking a rib or so.
That happened to Marco Werner in the Audi R15 tdi. The seats in these prototypes are part of the chassis and so can't move. Werner didn't have the correct padding and the rib cracked as his body pushed against the seat.
That movement is normal
tommy9927 1 year ago
@tommy9927
not true. these seats are bolted directly to the floor & generally don't move at all; they don't even have sliders. in addition, there is a required seat-back brace (safety mandated) that prevents the seat from falling straight backward if, for some reason, the bolts should fail.
there is clearly an issue with leh's seat here.
insite986 1 year ago 4
@insite986
The seat has sliders to accomodate up to 4 or 5 drivers in 24h races like at Daytona, the Nurburgring or Zolder where lots of amateur drivers share costs for one car.
I work at FIA-GT, Le Mans Series and Belgian GT as a photographer and have seen many GT3 RSR's in person on the grid and during pitstops. Seats are adjusted with sliders and have no back brace at all. Seat have to move a little to comfort the driver
tommy9927 1 year ago
@tommy9927
most racing series here require a seat back brace that generally attaches to the roll cage.
either way, the seat does not "have to move or it will hurt the driver" as you suggest. leh's seat in this video clearly has a problem.
insite986 1 year ago 5
@tommy9927 You don't want the seat to move around. One of the whole purposes of a racing seat and harness is to help keep the driver upright and prevent him from moving from the g forces he experiences.
Topkartracer 1 year ago
Might wanna bolt the seat down properly!
nissanpwrds14 1 year ago
great driver
KingCobraOutlaw 2 years ago
Looking at the picture of the white car at the beginning I think it's Leh's first ride in the RSR.
Gearing is definately wrong as he's too long on the limiter in the Esses and the backstraight.
At 0:45 when you compare to Pat Long's lap he goes down 2 gears there.
1:22 is fast, but with better setup and more seattime he can go faster
But still, Leh is one heck of a driver, crowned GrandAm GT champion with Dirk Werner!!!
tommy9927 2 years ago
He ran around a 1:22, which is bloddy fast. The GT2 record there is a 1:19.
thalsem1 2 years ago
did anyone notice his seat movement
sclobs 2 years ago 7
yeah :)
subeefan 2 years ago
Gearing was right. Take note when he does bounce off the limiter.
metallica71787 2 years ago
True I know a ton about these things the Porsches always knew there Gearing
spencerhopkins91 2 years ago
He's got his lunch box with him too :D
crosswah 2 years ago 2
I'd like to see F1 hold a Grand Prix here.
traydamus 2 years ago
Needs just a hair taller sixth gear for the back straight.
bmw535man 2 years ago 7
Leh Keen is a brilliant young driver, porsche should sign him up as a factory driver.
tux123456789 4 years ago 3
Looks like a handful, was that the most appropriate gearing, there was twice on both laps that it was bouncing off the rev limiter. All in all, strong run though.
silver577 4 years ago
Buen video pero... ¿seguro que el backet está atornillado?
joicemedia 4 years ago
jejej, eso pense yo
yopgs 3 years ago