Single seater race car experience... Am I too big?

[Mrinsignia]

I would really like to try a single seater race car experience day but I think I could be too big? The main physical requirements from ones I have looked at are a max of 6ft 2" and max weight of either 16 stone or 18 stone.

I am currently 6ft 2" so no problem there. I am currently a touch over 18st and dieting to get down to 16st. This means in theory I should be ok, but my body shape is awkward. I have a rugby/bodybuilder shape so I have quite big thighs and really wide shoulders.

So even though I will be ticking the boxes I'm not sure I will fit correctly, I know I won't be driving an F1 car but seeing F1 drivers squeeze through the halo and into the cars I would never fit!

Anyone else of similar stature driven a single seater?

[Hol]

I did one years ago in a formula ford, and as a 6’1in tall gym goer the only thing I found hard was getting the manual gear selector into second, because of its positioning at the side of the cockpit..

I expect that the latest cars are paddle shift now, so I think you will be fine once you reach the weight, as long as you wear narrow shoes.

[JoeRRS]

Same height and similar build to myself, manage fine in single seater at Yas Marina although I did have to take my trainers off and put old school plimsole things on so that my feet would fit around the peddles.