197: track day helmets
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Faceless helmets are all very well, however, in the unlikely event that you're head should come in contact with the steering wheel then ideally you'd be wearing a full face lid.
You can get an adequate one off fleaBay for a little over a hundred notes - I spent 270 on a basically new sparco lid there. It's this one - http://www.gprdirect.com/helmets/race-helmets/sparco-circuit-adv-helmet.html
Depends how much you value your head really - but any more than 350 for me for an occasional track day hat is excessive.
You can get an adequate one off fleaBay for a little over a hundred notes - I spent 270 on a basically new sparco lid there. It's this one - http://www.gprdirect.com/helmets/race-helmets/sparco-circuit-adv-helmet.html
Depends how much you value your head really - but any more than 350 for me for an occasional track day hat is excessive.
dangerdaz
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Try here...
I got a carbon hjc helmet for an ace price. Very light and safe 8)
http://lidsdirect.co.uk/epages/esho...h=/Shops/eshop193014/Products/HJC_HQ-1_Carbon
or these
http://lidsdirect.co.uk/epages/eshop193014.sf/en_GB/?ViewAction=View&ObjectID=8736972&Page=2
I got a carbon hjc helmet for an ace price. Very light and safe 8)
http://lidsdirect.co.uk/epages/esho...h=/Shops/eshop193014/Products/HJC_HQ-1_Carbon
or these
http://lidsdirect.co.uk/epages/eshop193014.sf/en_GB/?ViewAction=View&ObjectID=8736972&Page=2
I got one from V2, Snell certified, great reputation and excellent value;
http://www.v2sport.com/v2tour-SNELL-2005-open-face-racing-helmet.html
http://www.v2sport.com/v2tour-SNELL-2005-open-face-racing-helmet.html
Pay a little more?
They are all (or should be) Snell or BS, depending on where it was made. This means they all have to meet a minimum standard of safety.
As you start paying more money, all you're getting is a name and fancy materials... and unless you can afford carbon, they ain't any lighter.
Get a car helmet, not a bike one, and get one with BS/Snell. Most importantly, get one that feels right - names are just vanity.
They are all (or should be) Snell or BS, depending on where it was made. This means they all have to meet a minimum standard of safety.
As you start paying more money, all you're getting is a name and fancy materials... and unless you can afford carbon, they ain't any lighter.
Get a car helmet, not a bike one, and get one with BS/Snell. Most importantly, get one that feels right - names are just vanity.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....41088&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_1041wt_1141
I got one of them ''hedtec'' helmets for £109. Its Snell approved and a bargain for that price. Peel the hedtec badge off and stick a sparco one on if your that bothered about names. Your a bit of a fool if you pay £500 for a helmet for a few non-competetive laps round a circuit.
I got one of them ''hedtec'' helmets for £109. Its Snell approved and a bargain for that price. Peel the hedtec badge off and stick a sparco one on if your that bothered about names. Your a bit of a fool if you pay £500 for a helmet for a few non-competetive laps round a circuit.
Car helmets are constructed differently to bike helmets. As the impact zones are different.
Generally the more you spend the better quality, materials and fit the helmet will be.
I always say spend as much as you can afford.
I use a Stilo open face, but am looking to replace as its a few years old now.
Ideally go somewhere and try lots of different lids on, as they all vary in shape and size.
Generally the more you spend the better quality, materials and fit the helmet will be.
I always say spend as much as you can afford.
I use a Stilo open face, but am looking to replace as its a few years old now.
Ideally go somewhere and try lots of different lids on, as they all vary in shape and size.
2-3 rentals of those, Woody, and you'd have bought a perfectly good OMP/Sparco/V2 that hasn't had a hundred sweaty heads in it!
