Helmet specs

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04-10-2008, 07:55 AM
trickyrix

Helmet specs

I've still got my old helmet from my '92-93 year at A&M - I think it's a Snell 90 spec. Will that be legit for the Auto-X in Mineral Wells next weekend?
04-10-2008, 07:58 AM
CosmosMpower

I think helmets have to be at least snell 95 now, correct me if I'm wrong. Snell 2000 is about to get phased out in 2010.
04-10-2008, 08:05 AM
sammm

They (ER) have loaners if you don't have one.
04-10-2008, 12:12 PM
trickyrix

Cool... good info.
04-10-2008, 12:32 PM
CosmosMpower

If you plan on doing this much and not doing many track days there are some cheap M2000/2005 helmets you can pick up, especially open face. Check ebay for Pyrotect.
04-10-2008, 04:34 PM
trickyrix

Quote:

Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

If you plan on doing this much and not doing many track days there are some cheap M2000/2005 helmets you can pick up, especially open face. Check ebay for Pyrotect.

Heh... you read my mind... that was going to be my next question. I figure I probably oughta go ahead and buy new hat.

One more question... The helmet I've got is a full-face, but I'd prefer to switch to an open-face. However, I thought I read somewhere that SCCA was going to ban open-face helmets... True? False?
04-10-2008, 05:52 PM
onething

Quote:

Originally Posted by trickyrix

Heh... you read my mind... that was going to be my next question. I figure I probably oughta go ahead and buy new hat.

One more question... The helmet I've got is a full-face, but I'd prefer to switch to an open-face. However, I thought I read somewhere that SCCA was going to ban open-face helmets... True? False?

As sammm would say, "If your head is worth $50, get a $50 helmet."

SCCA was never going to ban open face helmets. There was actually some discussion about the danger of wearing a full face helmet in a car with air bags. There is some proof the combination will break your neck.

IF you're going to be using a loaner helmet, you might want to invest in a painter's sock. It looks like a bella clava and costs a couple of bucks. You can get them at paint stores.
04-10-2008, 08:17 PM
jrj512

Quote:

Originally Posted by onething

IF you're going to be using a loaner helmet, you might want to invest in a painter's sock. It looks like a bella clava and costs a couple of bucks. You can get them at paint stores.

Just wear a panty-hose on your head! :D
04-10-2008, 08:59 PM
cone-cerned

Or.......

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04-10-2008, 09:49 PM
CosmosMpower

Quote:

Originally Posted by onething

As sammm would say, "If your head is worth $50, get a $50 helmet."

SCCA was never going to ban open face helmets. There was actually some discussion about the danger of wearing a full face helmet in a car with air bags. There is some proof the combination will break your neck.

IF you're going to be using a loaner helmet, you might want to invest in a painter's sock. It looks like a bella clava and costs a couple of bucks. You can get them at paint stores.

I can't believe I'm questioning the safety guru but I think that any helmet that received snell approval whether M or SA should be just as safe as the next regardless of $100 or $1000. The extra money is for a lighter design, better breathing liner and other bells/whistles etc.
04-11-2008, 08:50 AM
onething

Quote:

Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

I can't believe I'm questioning the safety guru but I think that any helmet that received snell approval whether M or SA should be just as safe as the next regardless of $100 or $1000. The extra money is for a lighter design, better breathing liner and other bells/whistles etc.

OK