[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?

[sgarnett]

I see tons of intelligent people at local autocrosses that have their shoulder harness mounted to the floor. I chuckle and think of Darwin.

Remember that not everyone (intelligent or not) has your level of familiarity with vector addition. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

My point was that sometimes it isn't obvious whether an action actually furthers your goals or not.

BTW, I can't bring myself to try a torso strap for autocross either. It just seems like it would be very dangerous in an accident. If it's placed high enough (mid sternum) it might be OK, but I'd still be worried about spinal damage.