I'm looking for an SA2000 helmet for autox and track events.. does anyone know of a local place that carries them?
Thanks! :)
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I'm looking for an SA2000 helmet for autox and track events.. does anyone know of a local place that carries them?
Thanks! :)
Depends on what is local for you. :wink:
Bobby Archer Motorsports near downtown Fort Worth carries a selection. There is also a plce in Plano behind Texas Instruments, but I can't for the life of me remember the name of it. :scratch:
Try a motorcycle dealer! They should have a "cost effective" solution available! I got an open face helmet at the Suzuki Dealer in Ft. Worth for $45.00 IIRC! 8)
Make certain the helmet meets the standard that you need for AX! :wink:
most motorcycle shops aren't going to have any SA rated helmets. They generalyonly have M rated ones. Fine if you are just using it for autoX, but to run track events, no...
I got mine online from racerwholesale.com if I recall.. Full face w/ visor SA2000 for about $250.
Actually M95 or better helmets are fine for most track days. Spec Racing and the like is a different story though.Quote:
Originally Posted by rx7gslse
I have a M95 and I've never failed a tech inspection.
Have you ever run with PCA, BMWCCA, Driver's Edge or NASA? Quite a few of them actually require SA helmets, especially in higher run groups.Quote:
Originally Posted by droptop
Besides, if you're going to buy a new helmet and can afford to pay the upcharge for an SA over an M, why wouldn't you? It's never a good idea to buy the minimum safety equipment to "get by", if you can afford to buy better.
yeah I figured I should get the best..cuz it sucks getting driving to an event and not being able to run :oops:
Sadly, it would suck even more to use one those $40 M2000 helmets... I'll wear one for autocross, but if there's any real opportunity to roll the car, I wear the Bell M2 full face SA2000... Not because it's SA2000, but because it's a Bell.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tn
So where did you guys get your helmet? did you just buy it online and hope it would fit correctly, or did you go to a local shop and test fit?
This looks like a good deal! I want open face in the summer!
But TN has a good point I'd definatly want to try one on before i bought it!
I tried a loaner M2 and then ordered one... They were a little cheaper last year, apparently. :shock:
The HJC (Head just crunches) M2000, I got from a motorcycle shop. The guy at the counter gave me a nice discount "since I had just recently bought a motorcycle from them." Nice guy.
Definitely go and try a few on before you order anything. Helmets are like shoes - no two brands fit the same, and what works for one of us might fit you like crap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tn
BTW, I've asked the Maverick PCA list for the name of that shop in Dallas (which carried a number of Bell & Simpson helmets when I went by there last year), so hopefully I'll have a name and address I can give you sometime today.
Hmmm... behind TI... Motorsport Sales, by any chance?
My HJC helmet isn't even M2000 rated! It sux. :cry:Quote:
Originally Posted by tailchaser
What's it rated? :shock:Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
did the same.. I had a coupel people I knew aroudn town who had similiar helmets so I did a try before buy with theirs...
I ended up with teh g-force-Pro Force 1. I was cartainly glad I had teh visor the one time I spun at MSR. Frikken dirt went everywhere. I'd suggest if you go for an SA helmet to get a full face one.
And yes, I suggest SA. I plan to run soem drivers edge events, and I've run a track day at HAllet and I beleive they require SA as well.
you know if the opportunity comes up, you'll jump on teh chance to run a road course :) Don't want to kick yourself for skimping on teh helmet ;)
not bad, but I'd step up to full face..Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
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Most of use guys run autoX anyway... It moight be a bit warm in there, but it's 30 seconds! I think you'll be able to handle it ;)
According to Garcia, DOT approval is not enough and just happens to be what my helmet is rated at.Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
Go figure... I just be an ignorant fool! :jocolor:
Ding! Ding! We have a winner. :thumleft:Quote:
Originally Posted by tailchaser
That's where I tried on a bunch of different helmets last year, before I bought my Simpson Super Bandit online from OG Racing.
Call before you go... Pickings were mighty slim when I bought some oil from them last fall... Nice guy, though!