Audi RS5 w/ Harness Bar, Sparco Race Seats &, Schroth Harnesses from GMP Performance

[GMP Performance]

GMP Performance was started by a family of racers and that passion has held true throughout its existence. So when this 4-ringed beauty of an RS5 was ready to become a track beast, we were more than willing to jump into the project. One of the first steps was to install a harness bar which is where we also encountered our first issue as well; we couldn't find a bar that would work for this car. It was not the first time we'd found ourselves with this type of predicament with an Audi before so we knew exactly what to do and that was make one ourselves. Using our team's S5 as a guinea pig, we went straight to work designing and perfecting a harness bar.

Taking into consideration our 6'9" owner, we wanted to make sure the bar we built would not only do its job but also do so comfortably for everyone. Instead of the usual bolt points being placed behind the front seats, we decided to go through the rear cup holders, and this simple change added a whole new range of motion for taller drivers, allowing space to slide their seats back to a comfortable distance. The bar design could easily be applied to fabricate a roll bar as well, with the addition of a cross bar and a rear seat delete. Our main goal was to create a system for any track enthusiast to install themselves and this harness bar turns any daily driver into a track toy and back again with ease.

After our bar had been fabricated, we color matched it to our RS5 to tie everything together and add that extra pop of style. Matching the new bar with Sparco Evo 2 race seats and Schroth Profi II harnesses, we sent it on its way. The owner couldn't wait to test run his new package, and promptly took it to Road Atlanta that weekend to break it all in.

Parts Installed:
Audi S5/RS5 QuickSafe Removable Harness Bar
Sparco Evo II Seats
Schroth Profi II ASM FE Harnesses
Audi A5/S5/RS5 Seat Bracket

[Beast]

looks awesome @S5Coop

[Caudy]

Awesome.. Mega excited to see this!

Can you show me anymore images of the hardness bar in more detail?

Also shipping to the UK

Thanks

[Mops@Nemesis]

Looks awesome Travis! Gotta give some praise to those Volk race car wheels and proper BBK too Excellent build here.

[adbender]

Well done... Curious how it translates into track times

[patmusk]

This is great. Bravo.

[TW_RS5]

What's the wheel spec?

[Mops@Nemesis]

What's the wheel spec?

19x10 ET20


Mops on the move

[chrissurfr]

damn....crazy setup. looks mean

[bknewtype]

god damn travis

[AUDIS$]

Looks great but damn 3K for the harness bar?

[Tommy@Nemesis]

I have the Sparco Evo's as well and they are just the best seat IMO

Nice work GMP!

[shonseb]

Wow Travis, I'm guessing SC next?

[GMP Performance]

Awesome.. Mega excited to see this!

Can you show me anymore images of the hardness bar in more detail?

Also shipping to the UK

Thanks

We will get some additional pics up soon. Shoot us your complete address [email protected] and we can get you a shipping quote

[GMP Performance]

Thanks for all the positive feedback, guys!

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Well done... Curious how it translates into track times

We haven't tested times with and without but Travis commented on how much more comfortable he was in the car and he ran some quicker times than before. Driver confidence = speed :)

[chrissurfr]

Wow Travis, I'm guessing SC next?

from where? lol

[GMP Performance]

Looks great but damn 3K for the harness bar?

Price was listed with the paint-match option and has been fixed to reflect the standard black powder finish. We will post some shots of the installation brackets. The foot plates are pretty elaborate to get the bar moved back to accommodate a tall driver.

[lizerd]

So sick!

[GMP Performance]

Here are a couple cell phone shots from the install. We hope to have some better shots as we start another install.

Hoop with the seats down:


Driverside Footplate: The brackets are raised to position up and behind the driver seat. It then extends down to the floorboard and attaches with bolts through the floorboard, then one mount point at the B-Pillar and one at the OE seatbelt location.


Driverside Footplate with modified cup holder:

[will13k7]

westwest888 needs to take notes. this is clean as f*ck.

[S5CooP]

Hah... I'm just seeing this thread, sorry for late response but wanted to chine in.... Anyone interested in securing they're place on track should be thinking this setup. It's incredible the difference in stiffness and plant, as well well as piece of mind w driver support. Keep in mind this is in addition to ohlins suspension, gmg dual sways which had already provided great stability. The GMP product turned out great and a very clean fit as you can see.

Happy to share more about this and my first track

I want to see Caudy hook up the big red w one!!! Ready for circuit for sure.




RS5COOP

[Hippyshakes]

Good stuff Travis. I was thrown off when he said our 6' 9" Driver and I thought shit Travis isn't short but he ain't 6'9" but I guess that was the test car set up.

Looks good and crazy fun track set up.

[S5CooP]

I grew fast! Hope you're doing well, see you Sunday maybe at c&e?


RS5COOP