Our blog is where we dive deeper into the world of motorsport and performance. From product spotlights and brand updates to industry news, how-to articles, and expert insights, this is where we share everything we’re passionate about. Whether you’re upgrading your track car, researching safety gear, or just love staying informed, our blogs are packed with useful info to help guide your journey. Updated regularly with fresh content from the showroom, the paddock, and beyond.
Why a sprint or hillclimb seat is not just a smaller circuit race seat, what FIA homologation still requires, and which seats in our range make sense for a short, single, hard run.
What the extra 2 straps on a 6-point harness actually do, when the regulations expect one, and when a 4-point is the more sensible buy for fast road and occasional track use.
A pair of Cobra Classic GT buckets going into a classic Mini. The three measurements that decide it, how the GT compares with the Cub and the Classic RS, the Cobra Mini subframe that carries them, and the one question the customer had not asked.
Hundreds of M2 Motorsport seat rails have arrived at GSM Performance, the first delivery of 2026. Back orders are going out, and the range is available again: 47 direct fit frame listings, singles from £165.60 and pairs from £285.00 inc VAT.
Cobra have put houndstooth through the whole range: 23 seats from £385.72 to £3,378.52 inc VAT, hand trimmed to order in the UK. Every dimension, every mounting route, the 291mm x 330mm bolt pattern, and which of them carry FIA 8855-1999.
Five new made to order Cobra special editions: the Nogaro Street in orange and black pepita, the Le Mans in Harris Tweed and in red houndstooth, the Nogaro Circuit in burgundy corduroy, the GT3 Historic in red cord with eyelets and the Classic GT Heritage in five colours. What each one is, and the car it suits.
The five reclining sport seats we rate for the Mini F56, with both frame routes: the Cobra direct-fit subframe for the Cobra and Corbeau seats, and the Planted bracket with a Sparco runner for the Sparco R333 and SPX.
Hand wheel or quick tilt lever? Close up photographs of the recline mechanism on eight seats from Auto Style, Cobra, Corbeau, Recaro and Sparco, what each one is like to use, how each one tips forward for the back seats, and how to pick between them.
The five reclining sport seats we recommend for the Mazda MX-5 Mk1 NA and Mk2 NB, with a full guide to the Cobra H-frame adaptor bars that bolt to the car’s existing floor frame and preserve the factory sliding adjustment.
A customer asked about Recaro Sportster CS seats for a 1990 Porsche 964 C2. The seat is drilled 405mm by 290mm and the Cobra 964 subframe is drilled to Cobra’s own 291mm by 330mm, so here is the Planted Technology setup we recommend and what it costs per seat.
What to do when your seat is a brand we do not stock: the two measurements that settle it, the patterns to compare them against, and why we will point you at another maker’s bracket if that is the right answer.
Every Custom Cages roll cage kit for Vauxhall and Opel: Astra, Corsa, Cavalier, Nova, Chevette, Firenza, Viva, VXR8, Kadett, Ascona and more. Bolt-in and weld-in, CDS and T45, with current UK prices across all 38 kits.
