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UPDATE: The entry period for this giveaway has ended. We'll publish the name of the winner once his/her eligibility has been verified. Make sure to enter our Six Days of Giveaways - Day 6 for a chance to win a custom Xbox 360 console, Forza Motorsport 4 and Wireless Racing Wheel.

We never want to forget that many if not most auto enthusiasts have progeny, and while it'd be all too easy to blame your spawn for the simple fact that there is a Honda Odyssey instead of a Porsche Boxster in your garage right now, the truth is that you could be raising the next Ayrton Senna.

With that in mind, we want to help kick off your child's racing career with his or her very first Recaro seat (Facebook, Twitter): the Recaro ProBOOSTER child seat designed for children 37 to 61 inches tall and weighing between 30 an 120 pounds.

As a bonus, we're also going to include a few of those Stig family sticker sets we posted on last week.

NOTE: Make sure to check your spam folder to see if you're a winner of any of this week's giveaways.

HOW TO ENTER
  • Leave a single comment on this post (if you leave two or more, all of your entries will be disqualified)
  • You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec)
  • Limit 1 entry per person during entry period
  • The entry period ends at 1:00 PM EST on Friday, December 23th, 2011. We'll randomly select 1 winner at that time to receive a Recaro ProBOOSTER child seat valued at $129.99.
  • For a list of complete rules, click here.

Six Days of Giveaways - Day 5: Recaro ProBOOSTER Child Seat [UPDATE] originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Child in safety seat

As any parent will tell you, not all children are the same. Some are tall, some are short. Some are slim, and some are... less slim, if you catch our politically correct drift. This raises an interesting question: Do overweight children need specifically engineered safety seats?

According to a study released by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Center for Injury Research and Prevention, the answer is no. An overweight child, as long as he or she is placed in the proper seat for their size and age, is no more likely to be injured in an accident than any other child - assuming the seat is correctly installed, of course.

This is an important finding, says lead author Dr. Mark Zonfrillo, because some 32 percent of all children in the United States are considered overweight or obese. That's a sobering statistic in and of itself, but at least parents can rest assured that both their lightweight and heavyweight bundles of joy are safe in their child seats. Read more in the press release after the break.

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Overweight children no less safe in their car seats originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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easy car seat
Easycarseat inflatable - Click above to watch the video after the jump

Just about every time we go through airport security, we notice there is at least one family that has to lug their bulky car seat through the airport, dropping a trail of Cheerio crumbs as they go. And then there is the coworker in your lunch carpool that has a kid, which means everyone must stand outside the car, rain or shine, while he or she removes the seat and jams it in the trunk.

A company has invented an inflatable seat that should theoretically relieve some of these problems. The Easycarseat is inflatable seat that can handle children ages four and older from 33 to 79 pounds. The seat, which inflates in under a minute, only costs about $90, weighs about two pounds and can be folded for storage whenever a mom or dad needs it for travel.

An inflatable car seat just doesn't sound safe, but the company insists it has already met all applicable U.S. and European safety standards. The seat also features a pressure release valve that prevents the seat from popping in the event of an accident.

We're not so sure we'd opt for a blowup car seat for everyday use, but for anyone doing a lot of air travel or car hopping, this seat seems like a real luggage-saver. Hit the jump to view a one-minute demo, and stay for the crash test footage.

[Sources: The Stir, Easycarseat]

Continue reading Video: Inflatable car seat is cheap, convenient... but is it safe?

Video: Inflatable car seat is cheap, convenient... but is it safe? originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Click above for image gallery of the carbon fiber baby seat

If James Bond ever had to carry a baby instead of a bombshell in that DBS Ford Edge, here is the kind of seat worthy of the agent and his cargo. Created by Rory Craig, a student at the Art Center College of Design, the carbon fiber seat with Sparco belts is 3-way adjustable, reclines, and can be pulled apart to be a side infant carrier. There are even holes down the back of the seat for perfect harness adjustment. It's called the Wing Man, but you can't buy it yet - right now it's just a prototype. Rory is pitching it to Sparco, so you might want to write your local Sparco representative and help them make the right decision... Thanks for the tip, Dave!

Gallery: Carbon Fiber Baby Seat


[Source: Carbon Fiber Gear]

Carbon fiber baby seat keeps Junior secure originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The branded luxury trend gets even bigger and much, much younger with the BMW Sauber F1 baby seat. And what would such a baby seat be without some BMW engineering? The side bolsters move in relation to the seat height, which means the seat "grows" with the child. If only your kid's shoes did the same. It doesn't have side airbags, but it does have a belt carrier, and it's good for from 33 to 79 pounds, or 3.5 to 12 years old. Thankfully, it looks way more comfortable than an actual F1 bucket, and imagine being able to tell your friends that you got your first F1 seat when you were three.

[Source: Carscoop]

Baby on Bimmer: BMW Sauber F1 child seat originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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