Solutions for sliding seat belt? Is this just a woman thing?

[VroomGrrl]

Howdy all.

On my first ride around a race track, I knew by the first turn that I was going to have an issue with seat belt comfort. From the first stomp on the brakes, that thing cinches down, and if it's relocated into an uncomfortable place (WHICH IT ALWAYS DOES ON ME), well, um, ouch.

I find that when I have a hand to spare, I am constantly fiddling with my seat belt, trying to slide the chest-crossing portion back to the right, digging it out of my neck, etc. I am not at all "well endowed" in the chestal area, but I understand that women who are have the same issue.

The only "solution" I have tried is the plastic clip thing that you can put on the seat belt to clip the bottom part of the chest-crossing part onto the lap part so that the point at which it rises to cross the chest is moved several inches to the left of the buckle. This is a great idea, but the clip I tried, while very sturdy, just didn't do the trick. Instead of holding the chest part in place, now the clipped-together chest & lap belts rode up from my lap. Not good.

I'm at a loss to figure out what, if anything, I can do to my belts to deal with this problem. I know once I am driving on track, I am not going to want to be fiddling with my freaking belt riding up.

So. Does anybody out there have this problem? Have you found a solution? If so, I'd love to hear from you.

Oh, and yes, I know racing seats and harnesses would totally solve this. That is not an option right now. I'm looking for a way to solve the problem with my stock belts & seats.

[FenderBender]

I use a seat belt pad, That helps me and my wife. We are both vertically challenged.

[ChkbookMechanic]

Have you looked at the CG-Lock? It locks the lap belt in place and I know a lot of the autocrossers and people who occasionally go to the track use them and love 'em.

[VroomGrrl]

Originally Posted by ChkbookMechanic

Have you looked at the CG-Lock? It locks the lap belt in place and I know a lot of the autocrossers and people who occasionally go to the track use them and love 'em.

That does look like a great solution to the tight/loose issue, and I may try one of those. And I've thought about trying a pad for the neck part.

But I'm going to keep looking to see if there is a solution to the problem with the belt sliding across my chest and ending up against my neck.

[javadog]

I think this problem may have something to do with you sitting too far forward. The further forward you position the seat, the higher the belt will ride on your upper body. Some people sit closer to the fron than they should, because it gives them a more confident feeling. Take a look at your seat position and see if there is anything you can do to move it more rearward, or higher.

JR

[ChkbookMechanic]

Originally Posted by javadog

I think this problem may have something to do with you sitting too far forward. The further forward you position the seat, the higher the belt will ride on your upper body. Some people sit closer to the fron than they should, because it gives them a more confident feeling. Take a look at your seat position and see if there is anything you can do to move it more rearward, or higher.

JR

Speaking in this same vein, did they tell you how to determine the correct position for your seat? I know when I took one of the DE classes the first thing they did was explain how to get your seat setup for high performance driving and it made a difference.

The short version of it is:
(1) seat back straight - you need to be able to feel the rotation of the car correctly.
(2) position the seat forward such that with your hands crossed at the wrists and in front of you your wrists are resting on the top of the wheel and you shoulders are against the seatback.
(3) grab the wheel and 9 and 3 and your shoulders and arms should be relaxed