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!
John Garcia was babbling on in Tech about how some el cheapo Chinese made helmets have an SA2000 or M2000 sticker on the outside, but no actual Snell certification label on the inside. So according to him (and he is the Chief of Tech, unfortunately): no Snell label, no helmet, no matter what the helmet says on the outside.Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
So make sure and pull back the padding and look inside for a holographic Snell label. If it ain't got one, don't buy the helmet. BTW, this may be well hidden under the padding - took me a minute just now to find the label on my own helmet. :oops:
Unfortunately, the small race shops don't tend to carry a lot of stock. When I went to Bobby Archer Motorsports last spring, they only had two helmets near my size for me to try on... and one of them was a $1000 forced-air induction OMP! Little more than what I needed! :shock:Quote:
Originally Posted by tailchaser
MMMmmm.... Forced Induction helmet... mmmm... That's GOTTA make you faster... :D :D :D
So the helmet sucks or blows? :oops:Quote:
Originally Posted by tailchaser
It blows... blows cooler air into your helmet, that is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
Forced-air induction helmets are typically designed for use in sedan racing, where the driver is in an enclosed cockpit that can get quite hot. These helmets allow the driver to receive a constant supply of cool, fresh(er) air.
Considering I reember reading somewhere that the Corvette C5-R (ALMS GTS cars) cockpit temps could reach up to 140 degrees, I think I'd want a forced-air helmet in something like that! :shock:
BTW, here's some more helmet location info from the Maverick PCA list:
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Motorsport Sales
(972) 644-2533
13518 Floyd Cir
Dallas, TX
Smiley's is a little farther away, but has many more helmets. Here is their information.
Smiley's Racing Products Inc
(972) 557-7123
2017 S Peachtree Rd
Mesquite, TX
Telemetry during Sebring 12 hours was showing 130+ in the footwell on the GTS cars... OUCH!Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
motorsports sales...is that the place with the black gate?
Yup... "Beware of Dog" sign...
Technology developed in the Operating Room - put cold air into the patient, and the patient's core temp goes down!!! :idea: :idea: :idea:Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
Wouldn't that typically leave the patient feeling a little bloated? :PQuote:
Originally Posted by onething