helmet suggestions? - Tuner-Junction

chris_s14 · #1 (**permalink**) April 28th, 2006, 12:08 AM

autox guys help me out. i need to find a helmet thats cheap and will allow me to participate at events. suggestions?

KevlarRUN · #2 (**permalink**) April 28th, 2006, 12:57 AM

how much do u value ur head?

KibaRUN · #3 (**permalink**) April 28th, 2006, 01:54 AM

as long as it's FIA approved it should be fine...i prefer an open face helmet but i dont know what ur track laws are like.....they might require you to have a full face helmet...auto x isnt very dangerous tho...so ur head should be aite with whatever ya choose

my old man has both kinds....e.g of what we have

KevlarRUN · #4 (**permalink**) April 28th, 2006, 02:24 AM

full faces for the win seriously......
even in minor accidents.....do u have any idea how much dental/maxillo facial surgery costs?
put it this way. there's a reason why i just bought an extra pair of hunter dunks an ORC clutch + flywheel and a cusco RS 1.5 mech diff all brand new deadstock.
frontal protection distributes the load of the force to the rest of the helmet

u'll be better for it later. consider it good insurance. and try em all out. make sure it fits.....FIA approval is a good thing. it means that they have sent plenty of their examples for testing and the authorities consider it 'safe'.

SamHatesLag · #5 (**permalink**) April 28th, 2006, 12:30 PM

werd

besides, the open face ones look homo queer

njn63 · #6 (**permalink**) April 28th, 2006, 01:08 PM

deffinatly deffinatly pay attention to weight. My dad has a Simpson that is rediculously heavy and i hate when i borrow that. He bought one for my mom that is way lighter.. i think it's this one: http://www.denniskirk.com/jsp/produc...d=40103&mmyId=

You can get a decent full face for $150 off of dennis kirk.

chris_s14 · #7 (**permalink**) April 28th, 2006, 01:23 PM

i wear glassses so is that going to be a problem with full face helmets?

njn63 · #8 (**permalink**) April 28th, 2006, 01:42 PM

shouldn't be. My dad wears glasses and just puts them on after he puts the helmet on. I have perfect eyesight (or so i claim haha) so i don't have to worry about it.

chris_s14 · #9 (**permalink**) April 28th, 2006, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by njn63

shouldn't be. My dad wears glasses and just puts them on after he puts the helmet on. I have perfect eyesight (or so i claim haha) so i don't have to worry about it.

yeah i just went to a shop and tried on the full faces. no problems with my glasses.

ill be going with the full face helmets. thanks for the help guys. :tu

KevlarRUN · #10 (**permalink**) April 28th, 2006, 08:47 PM

thats ok....now shut up girly man lol

Disillusioned · #11 (**permalink**) April 28th, 2006, 08:59 PM

for most autox clubs, the minimum mandatory helmet is snell 95 certified, or rather, snell m 2000 certified, since the 95 helmets are pretty much expired.

check with your local autox club, some of them are making open face helmets mandatory now. which leaves me shit outta luck, because i just bought a closed face snell m 2000 certified helmet, to be up to date.

fucking bastards...

chris_s14 · #12 (**permalink**) April 28th, 2006, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by KevlarRUN

thats ok....now shut up girly man lol

stfu biishsauce!

Retroshark · #13 (**permalink**) April 29th, 2006, 12:18 AM

i wear a bike helmet with tastles and a nos sticker on teh top. is that bad?

jk, but seriously, id get a good one, its not something you should cheap out on

chris_s14 · #14 (**permalink**) April 29th, 2006, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Retroshark

i wear a bike helmet with tastles and a nos sticker on teh top. is that bad?

jk, but seriously, id get a good one, its not something you should cheap out on

haha yeah i shall

KibaRUN · #15 (**permalink**) April 29th, 2006, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by SamHatesLag

werd

besides, the open face ones look homo queer

that may be the case for queer homo looking ppl

scottigee · #16 (**permalink**) May 8th, 2006, 11:52 PM

Did you get one?
My concern with the full face is visibility but I have seen some with good peripheral views...I'll have to look around

macbasq · #17 (**permalink**) May 9th, 2006, 12:17 AM

http://www.bellracing.com/productdet...id=4&prodid=19

something like this would be good. a lot of race schools use bell helmets, and they're not too expensive for a starter helmet. in auto-x, most people don't hit very high speeds, so helmets are good for keeping your head from bonking around off things. if you plan on racing on a road course or there's a track day somewhere, you might be interested in looking into a better one.

chris_s14 · #18 (**permalink**) May 9th, 2006, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by scottigee

Did you get one?
My concern with the full face is visibility but I have seen some with good peripheral views...I'll have to look around

nah not yet. im gonna pick one up after my finals tomorrow.

ill be getting a m2000 full face since thats all the autox and drift events around me require. its either a plain white or one with awesomely cool graphics. i dunno lol.

jinx · #19 (**permalink**) May 9th, 2006, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Kouki

i wear glassses so is that going to be a problem with full face helmets?

nah.. u prob need to get sports glasses so it won't shatter on ur face at the point of impact (touch-wood!)

scottigee · #20 (**permalink**) May 9th, 2006, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by macbasq

in auto-x, most people don't hit very high speeds, so helmets are good for keeping your head from bonking around off things. if you plan on racing on a road course or there's a track day somewhere, you might be interested in looking into a better one.

Excellent points. $260 for that Bell though

I guess it is my head. Maybe I can pursuade my Dad to give me his 2nd motorcycle helmet so he can upgrade his collection.