[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?

[Dewey316]

you'd be better off with the belts anchored 2" ABOVE your shoulders. Even anchoring them at the same level causes compression as your body is thrown forward and increases the tension.

Interesting enough, simpson recomends the should straps be mounted below shoulder level.

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I had always heard that it had to do the angle of shoulder strap, compared to the shoulders.