Un needed bracket removal ... legal?

[SATURNRACER]

In our quest for lightness can you remove un needed brackets and mounts like seat and center counsel brackets and other junk?

[quadzjr]

from GCR

"Driver/Passenger Compartment - Trunk
a. The driver’s seat (only) shall be replaced with a one-piece bucket-type race seat. Factory seat tracks/brackets may be modified, reinforced, and/or removed to facilitate replacement mountings provided they perform no other function. All other seats may be removed."

[jumbojimbo]

To be clear, you mean: no, you can not remove the passenger brackets? because it is only for the installation of the driver seat that you can remove the bracket.

[mc-integra111]

I am going with totally legal. Check GCR 9.1.3.9.e (covers the seat brackets) and 9.1.3.9.f (covers center console brackets).

[betamotorsports]

IMHO, if the bracket is bolted in place, it can be removed. if the bracket is welded to the unibody/chassis then it has to stay. The exceptions to this are listed in the GCR as mentioned above.

[SATURNRACER]

Thanks for the help guys the GCR can be read many ways and with this build I don't want to mess it up.

17 lbs of sound deadening matting. The brackets total weight is probably 2-3 lbs still trimming
So far down to around 2100lbs without seat and roll cage installed....