General lack of Impressive Helmets in Club MS

[jellison]

What is it with Club Motorsport - we spend alot on our cars but do not go the final yard and get a Funky Helmet.

We need to get the sad state of affairs sorted;)




You need an impressive Helmet................Mine is worth a second a lap.

[jellison]

[quote=IAN #51]According to the date on the Camcorder photos you will be throwing that in the bin at the end of this year eh John.

Incidentley i have a nice George cross design on my helmet leading into a Spitfire fusalage i would post pics but dont know how to

Ian
[/quote]I don't think so. Lat one was good for over 10 years.

[jellison]

That helmet was middle of the road Sparco (bit under 300 quid) and the paint job a bit over 300 (a few years back).

80 quid - you have to be joking. You only have one head and all the important bits are INSIDE IT!;)

[jellison]

sam919 said:

I meant 800 quid, missed a zero!

Mine would be around the 700 quid mark if doing today.

Fine for a few years - checked the blue book last night on it.

[jellison]

Graham said:

pablo said:

thunderbelmont said:

sam919 said:

If a helmet cost 500 quid and it cost for instance 300(dont know the cost of getting one sprayed), quid to get it sprayed, thats 800 quid. I would rather get an 80quid helmet. They do look good though.

How much is a new head?

this is the biggest misquote in motorsport, motorcycling news did a crash demonstration test recently on cheap helmets against really expensive ones and guess what, the cheap ones were rated better in terms of crash protection.
surely its more important for a bike magazine to test these things given their readers are more likely to come into contact with the tarmac in comparison to a racing driver?

Expensive helmets are designed for people with more money than sense and want to fit in with fashion.

i can not recall reading of a recent accident which has resulted in a death of a driver where the quality of the helmet was considered to be the reason of death.

:angry: I've just been through that with bike helmets..the cheap ones were 40 quid !!! I thought yikes they cant be any good and splashed out a good few hundred notes on an Arai Helmet... guess which one gets 2 stars in the sharp test and which one gets 3 !!!!! clue the arai'd not the best...

Although there isnt much info on how they came up with the scores or what the tests where...

Ha but Graham - your head LOOKs Cooler in teh ARAI;)

[jellison]

RacingPete said:

Having to have a HANS compatable helmet it slightly limits the choice too... though would love to get mine painted, anyone know any good and cheap places to get it done and how long it takes?

Like I said on mine Dezign - Google it.

Have to take a pic of the Back of my Helmet tonite;)

[jellison]

GingerNinja said:

jellison said:

Have to take a pic of the Back of my Helmet tonite;)

You know that Boots won't develop THOSE kind of photo's, don't you Jon?

Big Red and Shiney - and that is just the Huge Flaming Head on the back of it.

[jellison]

Nice - I presume you race for Mclaren!?

[jellison]

andy97 said:

jellison said:

That helmet was middle of the road Sparco (bit under 300 quid) and the paint job a bit over 300 (a few years back).

£300 is a new set of tyres to me & that would be a far higher priority.

My Helmet is worth a second a lap - I WOULD be mid grid without it;)

My driving without the Lid

With Lid

Same car, 4 years apart (not just the helmet has been upgraded).

[jellison]

That will be the shopping car then;)