I want to stick a helmet in my hole

[FUBAR]

OK, now I have this feckin track day bug (which is getting expensive) I suppose I should buy my own helmet.

Mr Touching Cloth pointed me to something like this
for about £40,

but some peeps have suggested a full face such as
for similar money.

Problem is, they're both bike helmets.

Should I go for a proper car helmet (bloody expensive unless anyone knows different?) or do you think something like the above will do for the odd track day/Fighting Torque etc?

I used to race clubman level moto-x and have a very natty helmet for that in yellow/red/pink (i know i know!) with a fighting bulldog on it which Ive decided would make me look a bigger plonker than usual.

So folks, the floor is open for debate

Ian/morebeanz? What's your helmet? Price etc?

[Seasider]

FUBAR said:

I used to race clubman level moto-x and have a very natty helmet for that in yellow/red/pink (i know i know!) with a fighting bulldog on it which Ive decided would make me look a bigger plonker than usual.

So folks, the floor is open for debate

Stick with the Moto-X one you

[touching cloth]

With a boatrace like yours I would go full face, ideally with as dark a tint as poss.

[Seasider]

touching cloth said:

With a boatrace like yours I would go full face, ideally with as dark a tint as poss.

[FUBAR]

Del, one day you'll enter your Tiv in a form of motorsport that involves going round corners.

Any muppet can drive in a striaght line

[Seasider]

FUBAR said:

Del, one day you'll enter your Tiv in a form of motorsport that involves going round corners.

Any muppet can drive in a striaght line

anyone got a :meow: smilie ??

Snett last year was thinking about your September one but its weekday

Couldn't do the Cerbring, probably a good thing, dont want to show up you salon cars to often

[Steve_T]

Hmmm Nitro lids - cheap, but for a reason. It's much less of a factor doing track days etc in the Cerb, but personally I wouldn't trust one.

[touching cloth]

We're going back to the Ring in October

[Steve_T]

I take it that was for Mr. One 'Brow and not I TC?

[touching cloth]

Indeed it was Steve

Mind you if the cap fits, feel free to put it on

[Steve_T]

touching cloth said:

Mind you if the cap fits, feel free to put it on

Feck off!

[ridds]

Get a decent open face one. Know anyone in the states? Simpson ones out there are well cheap.

Did Spa in a full face and it's really not that much of a big deal.

[Vixpy1]

Seasider said:

Steve_T said:

I take it that was for Mr. One 'Brow and not I TC?

Oi !! Dont you start..

Steptoe

[RichB]

Presumably for £40 that thing won't be approved to BS6658 Type A standard so a bit of a waste of money yes?

[Seasider]

Steve_T said:

I take it that was for Mr. One 'Brow and not I TC?

Oi !! Dont you start..

touching cloth said:

We're going back to the Ring in October

I refer sir to this post

Seasider said:

dont want to show up you salon cars to often

& i dont do cold :teeup:

Will check my diary

[morebeanz]

I'll check the make of mine when I get home, but it was £100 and has the requisite kite marks, etc. I got it from a bike shop because I ride a bike too...


...and it has the coolest flippy sun visor on the planet!

[morebeanz]

morebeanz said:

I'll check the make of mine when I get home, but it was £100 and has the requisite kite marks, etc. I got it from a bike shop because I ride a bike too...


...and it has the coolest flippy sun visor on the planet!

Right - it's a Caberg Integrali Solo in matt black...

[Cooky]

I bought a Suomy Black Hawaiian Lid a couple of years ago. Looks so cool when stashed in the Cerb and even better when I'm out on the ZX10

[oggs]

Seasider said:

FUBAR said:

I used to race clubman level moto-x and have a very natty helmet for that in yellow/red/pink (i know i know!) with a fighting bulldog on it which Ive decided would make me look a bigger plonker than usual.

So folks, the floor is open for debate

Stick with the Moto-X one you

Shouldn't that be

HTH

[TT Tim]

morebeanz said:

morebeanz said:

I'll check the make of mine when I get home, but it was £100 and has the requisite kite marks, etc. I got it from a bike shop because I ride a bike too...


...and it has the coolest flippy sun visor on the planet!

Right - it's a Caberg Integrali Solo in matt black...

That won't meet MSA regs. Will be latest EU standard but that isn't accepted.

Nick, get a helmet that meets the minimum requirements, should be a minimum of: BS6658.85 Type A, Type B are NOT accepted, helmets marked A/FR are essentially the same apart from the lining which is Fire Retardant, hense the F/R.

Try here for a few helmets around £100 that meet the MSA requirements: http://www.cars-gb.com/hisl_m.htm

HTH

Tim