Helmet for a closed cockpit car

[Graham]

Hi, all Im looking to buy a new helmet, as i want to go to hans.

Im moving from an open car to a closed car, and wondering what to do about visors...

I'll be going for a full face helmet,a and i quite fancy the Stilo sr3




as

a) its silver and i have silver hemets
b) its got built in comms


there is the st3 which seems to be the same but without the comms ?

now neither of these have visors that you can close. now I know a lot of people in closed cockpit cars take the visor off, but if your unlucky enough to be in a car with a fire, you can always quickly shut the visor and it gives you a few seconds of protection from flash burns.. ( just ask the guy in the G50)

but you counter that with comfort and vision distortion...


Whats the PH racer preference...

My exiting helmet is still ok, and I'll use that if i race an open car.

[Graham]

This did come up when talking to one of the stilo distributors... They mentioned the silverstone Fia round as well.

apparently the problem is with the ear cups... some brands of helmet have hard ear cups which can cause injury.. The stilo ones are made from something deformable and are actually ok and approved but some scruits at FIA level will complain about them...

Apparently only a possible issue if your racing at fia level and fine in uk msa events.

I do fancy the rally version as the speakers are built in rather than ear pieces..