willhaveC6

My knees are bruised - mostly left knee - after an hour or so of track time last Friday. Does anybody make knee pads or bolsters for your knees in a C6 with Stock seats. I am not looking for major mods and appreciate racing seats and a harness bar would lock me in better but I was bracing myself against the door panel.

It doesn't have to be high tech. If there isn't anything available I will tape foam on my knees...

TheSkunkWorks

Once had problems in a Reynard with a bulkhead that was directly beside my knees. I cut out and velcroed sorbothane pads to it and also wore regular basketball (or volleyball) knee pads turned sideways. You can put the pads under your suit if you don't like the look, but their much easier to locate if you wear them out.

gkmccready

Hardbar + TeamTech harness helped quite a bit, but I think the only real solution is going to a real seat.

FastZR1

Yep, I've seen guys just wear the regular old white knee pads used with volleyball and other sports.

TheSkunkWorks

F1/Red Bull's DC (great result today, btw) has worn them for years, usually black ones on the outside which he slips down to his ankles whenever he's out of the car. Simple, yet effective...

edit - thinking about this, if you're in a class requiring a suit, putting them on the outside will not only protect that investment, but will keep any synthetics from melting onto your skin in case of fire...

TedDBere

Go to a sporting goods store like Dick's and get the neoprene knee supports for about $10.00. The ones with the hole cut out for your knee cap. Works beautifully, but I'm not sure if they are fire resistant, FWIW.

Cape Cod Bob

Remember the 1st time I got out of the car with blood all over the left outside part of my knee. Could not figure out what the heck happened. Now I wear a knee pad I got from a sporting goods store. Works fine and no more bloody knee.
Bob B.

AU N EGL

Knee pads?? Go to a sporting goods store. a few guys I know bought inexpensive knee pads, and turned them so the pad was to the out side of the knee.

vms4evr

Another vote for knee pads from abuse in the stock seat! I got some that have the pad in the front and smaller ones on the side.

Tintin

Check with Monica Lewinski..

Actually, if you buy a race lap belt and attach it to the stock seatbelt bolts under the stock harness, you can cinch yourself to the seat and still have the road harness for commuting. I used to do that in a Z-28 I drove for teaching. Otherwise go to the sports store as Goldie suggests.

willhaveC6

Off to Dick's Sporting Goods this weekend to look at black neoprene knee pads. Thanks all !!

hisvett

Been down that road , got my pads from the local sports store . Tossed them after installing 5pt. harness but had to dig them back out after going to 710's . Put them back on the shelf after installing Cobra Race seat!

If you stay with the DE track days long enough, you'll be doing the same.

Solo2GS

Even with a 5 point harness I wear knee pads. Some inexpensive foam knee pads with velcro straps from Home Depot work great!

LOS ANGELES PI

Yeah, I saw you wearing those at SOW this Saturday. Wondered what those were for, now I know!