All ready for Fuji

Fuji Speedway is tomorrow. Today I picked up a torque wrench at Super Autobacs while John Dyno'd his car. Then popped over to D-Technique to pick up Roxy. Tested the seat position and had it tilted a little more forward as the peddle/arm ratio was off a little. The harness is pretty hard core. Its surprisingly snug and really adds to the atmosphere. Its a little harder to get in than I'd thought it would be. Perhaps because the straps are new. Getting out is easy though which is the main thing.

Finally driving my car down the street, it all felt very different. I'm sitting lower in the car than my old seat. Its quite noticeable. Shifting gears is a little different because of the left shoulder point. It kinda sticks out and blocks some of your movement. Still very functional though but less free than my normal seat.

I was actually surprised by how light the normal cloth RX-8 seat and rail was. When I got home, I had to drag it up a little step ladder to the loft with one arm while clinging to the ladder with the other. Ok, not so light perhaps... Decided to weigh the thing and was surprised to find that it weighs 15.8kg with rails attached. Hmmm, the Recaro is 5.4kg (without rails). Wonder how heavy the rails and side adapter is? If its another 5kg, thats still a 5kg saving which isn't too bad.

D-Technique also raised my rear suspension. Right was 330. Left was 340. Now both sides sit at 350 again.

Looking forward to tomorrow now! I've 4 other friends going. An S2000 (the feather king), A super charged NSX, a Cayman S and of course John in his RX-8. Can't wait.