The seat cushion in the 914 was not attached to the seat frame, and could be
removed with a slight tug. When 914's were popular, removing the cushion
was the accepted thing to do to get some thigh support. Never protested as
far as I can remember.
>From: Paul Foster <pfoster@gdi.net>
>Reply-To: Paul Foster <pfoster@gdi.net>
>To: "team.net" <autox@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: seats in stock class
>Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 11:20:05 -0400
>
>An anecdote:
>
>It was my first or second trip to Sacramento to compete in an SFR Solo
>II. I saw Jeff Reitmeier and (then) Stacy Lynd for the first time. Jeff
>(who is around my height at about 6'4") was in the process of removing
>the seat cushion from his 914 so he could fit in the car with the targa
>top on. I told him in what I thought was a joking manner "better watch
>out or someone will protest you." From that day on he ran with the
>cushion in place and the top removed. The rest is history... ;-)
>
>Paul Foster
>
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