Spec for trackday helmets?
Discussion
Hi all,
Hope someone on here can help.
I'm trying to sort out a helmet for my wife so she can drive at C.R.E.A.M. in the Cerb'.
I'm getting a little confused over the required spec. the EasyTrack web site says 'crash helmet which must meet the MSA standard or higher. ie BS6658 Type A or AFR . Blue or red sticker NOT Green.' That's all well and good but what Spec supercedes this? I have found helmets with the following spec: E22/05 legal standard approved and ACU Gold.
Any advise welcome.
Tim
Hope someone on here can help.
I'm trying to sort out a helmet for my wife so she can drive at C.R.E.A.M. in the Cerb'.
I'm getting a little confused over the required spec. the EasyTrack web site says 'crash helmet which must meet the MSA standard or higher. ie BS6658 Type A or AFR . Blue or red sticker NOT Green.' That's all well and good but what Spec supercedes this? I have found helmets with the following spec: E22/05 legal standard approved and ACU Gold.
Any advise welcome.
Tim
daydreamer said:
I would suggest a budget some way above £50 though. Remember that you are not just ticking a box here, but looking after the safety of your head!
Seconded!
Try looking at Snell SA2000 standard, these are amongst the latest, and strongest. They cost more than £50, but you should be able to get a decent one for between £200 to £300, which is peanuts compared to:
a) Price of the car
b) The value you put on your head!
And DON'T get one by mail order, try different sizes on it the shop, because a size 'M' made by Arai will differ from a size 'M' by Bell, for example
I've been looking into this recently, as I've had enough of spending the odd trackday I do with my head stuck in a stinky hire helmet.
Most trackday companies specify you wear a MSA approved helmet (BS6658 Type A or Snell SA2000 as already stated). ECE 22/05 is test that manufacturers can do in house and is claimed not to be as rigorous as an external test like BSI (ECE is a single impact at 27mph, where as BSI do multiple impact testing to simulate your head bouncing), the upshot being that the ECE 22/05 isn't MSA recognised. Fine for a bike helmet for road use though.
But from experience and after talking to a few friends that do a lot of trackdays, none of them have ever had their helmets inspected for the right stickers, most of whom use ECE 22/05 only approved bike helmets.
I still fancy a lid with Type A approval, so am looking at the OMP range (the Integrale Plus being a good budget lid).
Most trackday companies specify you wear a MSA approved helmet (BS6658 Type A or Snell SA2000 as already stated). ECE 22/05 is test that manufacturers can do in house and is claimed not to be as rigorous as an external test like BSI (ECE is a single impact at 27mph, where as BSI do multiple impact testing to simulate your head bouncing), the upshot being that the ECE 22/05 isn't MSA recognised. Fine for a bike helmet for road use though.
But from experience and after talking to a few friends that do a lot of trackdays, none of them have ever had their helmets inspected for the right stickers, most of whom use ECE 22/05 only approved bike helmets.
I still fancy a lid with Type A approval, so am looking at the OMP range (the Integrale Plus being a good budget lid).
Just sorted it, popped down to my local bike shop and got an old-stock AGV for £90 (down from £150) that has the Type A approval sticker on it.
OMP helpmets are made by AGV apparently, so check them out as most had the Type A approval still (some of the new very expensive ones didn't for some reason).
OMP helpmets are made by AGV apparently, so check them out as most had the Type A approval still (some of the new very expensive ones didn't for some reason).
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