Helmets

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Zac

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This is probably a stupid question but:

I need to buy a helmet so that I can go to the dragstrip with my Sy. Can I get away with an open face helmet, or do drag strips make you wear a closed face helmet? I ask this, because I have the chance to pick up an open face hlemet for pretty cheap from a guy at work (he rides motorcycles).

Thanks,
Chris
 
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ABLITZ

Damn Yankee
dont buy a used helmet :evil: .who knows what its been through,might be cracked and you wouldnt even know.spend the extra cash to get a brand new one.get one with a snell rating of 95 or better.
 
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typhoon1588

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I am having my helmet painted same color as my truck (black metallic blue flake) when the time comes, along with the Ty license plate I got from scott husner and my laptop for DM...gonna look baaaaadass
 
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KGB Pilot125

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spend the money on a new one. you can run a open face helmet (dale earnhart style) but I wouldnt recomend it they can and have been proven to rotate off your head in crashes. spend the money buy a decent closed face. make sure it is SFi aproved and now you can get snell 2000 too.

here is my helmet
randys-racemart_1682_13008200
 
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Zac

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KGB Pilot125 said:
spend the money on a new one. you can run a open face helmet (dale earnhart style) but I wouldnt recomend it they can and have been proven to rotate off your head in crashes. spend the money buy a decent closed face. make sure it is SFi aproved and now you can get snell 2000 too.
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Thanks for the info!
 
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Opie

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Some of the road race tracks are now requiring Snell 2000 helmets. It's only time before the drag strips do the same. Also, do not get a motorcycle helmet. Get one designed for an enclosed car. The helmets are made and designed differently for the different applications. In a car accident, your head bounces off many more surfaces, but not as hard. In a motorcycle accident you get one really hard impact onto the concrete. The helmets are designed with this in mind.

A full face helmet is highly recommended. It will provide much more protection for you.

And the question you have to ask yourself is, "How much is your head worth?"
 
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