BRIDE A.i.R. Bucket Seat

BRIDE A.i.R. Bucket Seat

A newly designed Formula Driving Position with LOWMAX system. Full bucket seat for 2 seater vehicles in stream design. By adopting the newly designed Formula Driving Position and the LOWMAX system, the head clearance can be secured, so they will provide the optimum seat position for high-height drivers. Utilizing an FRP silver shell for the shell material, it is finished with a light weight of 6.8kg.

Utilizing The LOWMAX System To Enable The Ultimate Low Driving Position

• Because A.i.R. utilizes the LOMAX system, a patented technology of BRIDE, it enables low positions even when seat space is tight. Even if the center of the steering and seat become offset, the LOWMAX system allows you to zero the offset. (With some car models it may not be zeroed)

A Characteristic Stream Design Inspired By The Flow of Air

• A.i.R. realizes extremely fine lines using a 3D design method. Especially the line from the belt hole onto the head rest required several prototypes before creating the final product. Designing for shell production requires a great deal of time and effort, but the intrepidness which is not found in traditional model designs is what makes the new genre full-bucket seat A.i.R. special.

Increased Seat Back Rigidity Through A Semi-Monocoque Hip-Side

• The shell of A.i.R.’s hip side part adopts a semi-monocoque structure. The increased shell rigidity of the seatback overall has increased the holding performance when driving. The increased rigidity around the lower back has also improved pedal operability with lateral Gs during high speed cornering.

Head Clearance Secured Even For Tall Drivers

• The A.i.R. seat surface is a large convex egg shape. Positioning the seat rail as if to insert this protrusion enables low positioning, ensuring enough head clearance even for tall drivers. This technology is BRIDE’s patented “LOMAX System” technology which realizes a low position even with tight seat spaces.

Fixed Bucket Seat With A Stream Design For A 2-Seater Utilizing A Newly Designed Formula Driving Position and The LOWMAX System

• A.i.R. is a “3D aero device” inspired by the flow of air in a 2-seater car, and a model created with a “new stream design” to produce more intrepidness. By adopting a semi-monocoque structure for the hip side, they have increased the rigidity of the seat back.
• Utilizing an FRP silver shell seat, it is finished with an extremely light weight of 6.8kg.

More Head Clearance Secured By Adopting The LOWMAX System

• The newly designed formula driving position and the adoption of the LOWMAX system secures more ceiling clearance, allowing them to provide seat positions perfect for even tall drivers.

Seat Rail Compatibility

• FO
• FB
• FK
• FG
• IG
• FT
• FX

About BRIDE

For safety. Made using only Made in Japan.

• BRIDE produces all its seats and seat rail products, which are closest to the driver and also protect the driver’s body in the case of an accident, domestically in Japan. BRIDE’s seats are ASEA-approved products which have cleared the standards of ASEA, the industry organization whose members comprise motorsports companies and related tuning parts manufacture and sales companies which represent Japan, and are models which conform to vehicle inspections and have cleared rigorous safety benchmarks. The safety benchmark comprises 6 items–“seat back rear surface crash test”, “head restraint forward crash test”, “head restraint static test”, “seat and seat mounting test”, “seat belt mounting test”, and “flame resistance test”–in which a great amount of force is applied to the seats assuming an accident to check whether the seats are damaged and whether they can be maintained for the regulated time, and to confirm the safety of the seats.
• Also, BRIDE’s seats are the first seats produced in Japan to be licensed by FIA, and they provide 9 models which can be used in international races. In order to maintain and improve product quality to pass safety benchmarks and strict FIA strength tests, BRIDE conducts thorough management of its manufacturing process.

In order to provide high quality seats, craftsmen with the highly refined skills to manufacture by hand, materials developed with advanced technology such as shells and cloth, and the logistics to manufacture and ship to the market with stability are all essential. In order to strictly control and maintain seat quality, they only use Made in Japan.

And at BRIDE, they also feel that the words “Made in Japan” indicate a trust developed by Japan over many years and a quality recognized around the world. These words show the face of a manufacturer, and imply Japan’s unique fine skills, abundant creative power, and commitment to refined hand-made technology and sensitivity.

Always keeping in mind the racing scene where lives are on the line, “Made in Japan” is an essential commitment for BRIDE in its production of safe and high quality seats.