[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?

[00 Trans Ram]

Well, I actually thought of another problem with my setup. I was betting that the anchors would give way in a serious crash, allowing me to move around freely when/if the roof gives way. However, if my regular seat belt holds me in, then I won't be thrown forward enough to break them. Which means that I'll be sitting straight up in a rollover.

Now, this risk MAY be worth it at my home races. The runway is bordered by trees. You go from concrete to wood wall. Not much chance of a rollover (you'd hit trees first). But, I'm going to really think about this for places with wide open runoffs into sand or dirt.

Question about the 2" above part. Is that "absolute 2" above your shoulders" or "relative 2" above your shoulders"? Meaning, if I were to sit straight up, they should be 2" above. But, I sit semi-reclined (not lowrider - more like 20-30 degrees from straight up). If you look at the angle formed by the belt as it comes over the seat, it forms about a 60-70 degree angle. So, in relation to my shoulders, the harness is actually above them. But, measured from the ground, it is below or even. Which is the preferred method?