M2000 or SA2000? would moto ones work?
HELMET RATINGS
SA Rated Helmets:
Snell "SA" (Sports Application) rated professional helmets are designed for auto racing and provide extreme impact resistance and higher fire protection.
M Rated Helmets:
Snell "M" (Motorcycle) rated helmets are designed for motorcycling and other motorsports. They offer slightly less protection than SA rated helmets.
What are the key differences between SA and M Rated Helmets:
SA standard requires flammability test while the M standard does not.
SA standard has rollbar impact test while M standard does not.
SA standard allows narrower visual field than M standard (Some SA helmets aren't street legal).
didnt completely answer question. would M2000 work for AX
Yes, most likely. Check the rule book where you autoX to be sure.
How about this one.
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the answer is ALWAYS 'check with your sanctioning body.'
If you plan to do ANY track time you need a SA rated helmet. Most SCCA regions you can use a M helmet for AXing but NOT when you do any track time.
I just started AXing this year, but I went with a SA helmet. I know there will be some track time / DE events for me next year so I spent some $$ for a SA helmet.
Edit: Damn, I really need spell check..... <_<
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Go ahead and spring for the SA now, it will save you down the road. When I bought my last helmet, all that was required for our club's track events was an M rated helmet, but that has been revised. So now I need to dig into the 914 account for an SA helmet this winter......
Don't buy your helmet without first trying it on. Different manufacturers sizes are different and you need a helmet that FITS. This isn't a time to skimp. You know the old $10 head statement right?
Also be careful with open face helmets. The can be very confusing when putting them on. See here...
Paul
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I bought a G-force SA2000 open faced helmet for around $150, they have full faced for under $200.
Good stuff.
BTW I have never bought into that $10 helmet/$10 head scam, it was a marketing trick to sell expensive helmets.
All helmets are tested to certain specifications. They have to meet the spec or they don't get the rating.
We need to focus on which specification is correct, not the price of the helmet.
I sincerely do not believe that a $350 simpson will not protect your noggin any better than a $200 g-force with the same rating.
Helmets are rated (SA, M) but so are the wears of said helmet
The wearer above is rated DA.
Paul
what I meant by my comment was...don't save $50 by using an M helmet when the SA is really what you need. $50 isn't worth it IMHO.
Yup, I agree. Good points. I know people who spend decent money on an M2000 helmet, only to buy an SA2000 helmet less than a year later.
I believe the SA rating calls for Kevlar reinforced plastic and nomex lining for fire resistance.
Seems ironic that motorcycle helmets provide slightly less protection than SA helmets, considering there is more vehicle protection in a car than on a motorcycle
I was using an outdated helmet for my first year of AX and no one ever checked
Couldn't get away with that one at the DE event last June though. They said M rating was acceptable, though, so I had to shell out for an approved helmet.
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I'll be getting an M-rated helmut as i wont be doing Time-Trials... just A-X.
Plus, when you have no $$$ it makes things different.
before you buy that helmet, make sure it IS LEGAL for the club(s) you want to run with.
yup! i've only done like 5 AX's, and i'm getting interested in Time Trialing! so i'm looking at SA00 helmets...
gotta work more to pay for this shit.
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