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robz71lm7
post May 4 2004, 03:23 PM
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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?
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robz71lm7   Cheap helmets for autocross   May 4 2004, 03:23 PM
00 Trans Ram   MHO is that, if you buy a cheap helmet, you must n...   May 4 2004, 04:17 PM
sgarnett   I don't see a problem with a cheap Snell-teste...   May 4 2004, 04:32 PM
CMC #37   I agree with Sean about the helmets. Snell 2000 is...   May 4 2004, 04:54 PM
sgarnett   QUOTE (CMC #37 @ May 4 2004, 11:54 AM)As far ...   May 4 2004, 05:08 PM
LT4Firehawk   Where a lot of people get confused is on the M vs....   May 4 2004, 05:13 PM
pknowles   QUOTE I don't see a problem with a cheap Snell...   May 4 2004, 05:47 PM
trackbird   Sean makes a good point. If it meets the standards...   May 4 2004, 05:57 PM
LT4Firehawk   QUOTE (pknowles @ May 4 2004, 11:47 AM)For SC...   May 4 2004, 05:57 PM
00 Trans Ram   First of all, ya'll are right - more expensive...   May 4 2004, 06:07 PM
sgarnett   I will add that if it was possible for me to walk ...   May 4 2004, 07:10 PM
prockbp   i don't feel any need to tell someone that the...   May 4 2004, 07:30 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (prockbp @ May 4 2004, 02:30 PM)if you ...   May 4 2004, 09:23 PM
00 Trans Ram   Louisiana has a "Population Control" law...   May 4 2004, 09:44 PM
AllZWay   I bought a cheap... open face G-force for OT, then...   May 4 2004, 09:56 PM
Eugenio_SS   just get a helmet with Snell / DOT approval. I use...   May 5 2004, 03:27 AM
Rob Hood   First helmet I had was black - BIG mistake. A rea...   May 5 2004, 04:05 AM
sgarnett   QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ May 4 2004, 10:27 PM)just...   May 5 2004, 12:53 PM
robz71lm7   Yes that's the primary difference between SA a...   May 5 2004, 01:08 PM
sgarnett   QUOTE (Rob Hood @ May 4 2004, 11:05 PM)I won...   May 5 2004, 01:17 PM
sgarnett   I personally would like to see more dual-certified...   May 5 2004, 02:11 PM
robz71lm7   QUOTE (sgarnett @ May 5 2004, 09:17 AM)I crin...   May 5 2004, 02:33 PM
00 Trans Ram   Well, I must admit that I've got a 5-pt harnes...   May 5 2004, 02:40 PM
trackbird   I'm sure they will hold more than 60 lbs. If t...   May 5 2004, 02:48 PM
sgarnett   QUOTE (robz71lm7 @ May 5 2004, 09:33 AM)I see...   May 5 2004, 02:52 PM
LT4Firehawk   QUOTE The SA helmets are tested against a rollbar ...   May 5 2004, 04:15 PM
00 Trans Ram   Come to think of it, you're probably right (ab...   May 5 2004, 05:16 PM
sgarnett   QUOTE (00 Trans Ram @ May 5 2004, 09:40 AM)We...   May 5 2004, 05:39 PM
Dewey316   QUOTE (sgarnett @ May 5 2004, 11:39 AM)you...   May 5 2004, 05:49 PM
00 Trans Ram   Well, I actually thought of another problem with m...   May 5 2004, 05:52 PM
robz71lm7   QUOTE (LT4Firehawk @ May 5 2004, 12:15 PM)QUO...   May 5 2004, 06:14 PM
John_D.   You're on a good point there. The harness mou...   May 5 2004, 06:26 PM
trackbird   I think Simpson lists the 10 degree downward angle...   May 5 2004, 06:29 PM
sgarnett   QUOTE (00 Trans Ram @ May 5 2004, 12:52 PM)Qu...   May 5 2004, 06:49 PM
sgarnett   QUOTE (robz71lm7 @ May 5 2004, 01:14 PM)Man I...   May 5 2004, 06:51 PM
Dewey316   QUOTE (sgarnett @ May 5 2004, 12:49 PM)Ignori...   May 5 2004, 06:57 PM
trackbird   Safety Nazi has always been my job. Just ask Mitch   May 5 2004, 07:31 PM
Jeff97FST/A   I've seen installation diagrams before (in add...   May 5 2004, 10:51 PM
00 Trans Ram   Well, Sean, I think I'm safe. But, I am gong ...   May 6 2004, 02:14 PM
jraskell   Here's pics of my helmet after a 40mph highsid...   May 10 2004, 05:18 PM
Eugenio_SS   QUOTE (sgarnett @ May 5 2004, 07:53 AM)QUOTE ...   May 13 2004, 02:48 AM
Eugenio_SS   QUOTE (jraskell @ May 10 2004, 12:18 PM)Here...   May 13 2004, 02:51 AM
Eugenio_SS   QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ May 12 2004, 09:48 PM)QUO...   May 24 2004, 04:06 AM
sgarnett   Well, if there's any way for your helmet to hi...   May 24 2004, 11:55 AM
Bald54   To start out I just run autocross and happen to be...   May 24 2004, 02:08 PM
Nestromo   I'm 20 years old. I saved up for 4 years to p...   May 25 2004, 07:11 PM

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