[robz71lm7]

After sunday's autocross a novice asked on our region's message board about getting a cheap helmet. He got replies ranging from links where you could get an M2000 helmet for $60 and one even $49!

The site we raced at sunday was a military air strip with tall grass off the sides. The dirt wasn't always flat and smooth. In fact, yesterday and S2000 went off into the grass sideways-he wasn't the only one to go off into the grass. Now is it just me or this the kind of place where a good possibility of rolling over exists?

It just kind of disturbs me that people will recommend and use such cheap helmets. Am I being a little excessive here?

What's everyone's opinion on helmets in autocross?

[CMC #37]

I agree with Sean about the helmets. Snell 2000 is Snell 2000 cheap or expensive. As far as the safeness of a course designed so a car can go off the paved surface, I believe it is back to the drawing board. If the off-track surface is wet or bumpy, lookout. Two wheels can hook in that condition and over ya go.