Buying a track day helmet

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Re: Buying a track day helmet

Post by Lazydonkey » Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:02 am

VXJON wrote:Just ordered a new helmet :thumbsup I dropped my old one on satruday and to be honest I'm running out of things to pimp on the caterham so i need to spend all my money on something
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Re: Buying a track day helmet

Post by VXJON » Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:07 am

Lazydonkey wrote:
VXJON wrote:Just ordered a new helmet :thumbsup I dropped my old one on satruday and to be honest I'm running out of things to pimp on the caterham so i need to spend all my money on something
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I almost ordered a carbon fibre one to match the car :thumbsup
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Post by Lazydonkey » Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:11 am

And you say you can't afford your bike test :roll:

Recent government study showed you don't need to spend a lot of money to get good protectiion, one of the top rated helmets is £60.

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/ ... t-results/
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Post by VXJON » Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:19 am

Damm I knew I should have ordered the cabon lid which gets 5 stars :(
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Post by Lazydonkey » Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:30 am

And there we have it folks - a telling insight into the world of vxjon.

When presented with the facts that he could have spent £160 less on his helmet for better protection, he instead ignores this nugget of advice and thinks "i should have spent the extra to get the carbon fibre one"

Poor poor kate :roll:
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Re: Buying a track day helmet

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Re: Buying a track day helmet

Post by DDtB » Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:00 am

Bet he hasn't even tried it on to see if it's a good fit either... :roll:
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Post by Lazydonkey » Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:12 am

DDtB wrote:Bet he hasn't even tried it on to see if it's a good fit either... :roll:
Yes but that doesn't matter if it looks cool.

He drives a cateringvan now - ne NEEDS a cool looking helmet :lol:

(we'll ignore the Lidl helmet incident shall we :wink: )
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Re: Buying a track day helmet

Post by paulW » Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:08 am

Lazydonkey wrote:He drives a cateringvan now - ne NEEDS a cool looking helmet :lol:
This is so true.

You need a fancy helmet to draw attention from that "I've just pished myself look", when you get out of a wet driver's seat.


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Re: Buying a track day helmet

Post by PhilA » Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:14 am

jasonliddell wrote:IIRC the final instructions for the Javelin TD at East Fortune in Mar '06 stipulated full face for open cars... which would incl a Se7en type vehicle if that's at all a consideration...

Also IIRC Sanjoy had a new open helmet for that day... so perhaps Sanjoy can comment?
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Re: Buying a track day helmet

Post by jason » Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:05 am

PhilA wrote:
jasonliddell wrote:IIRC the final instructions for the Javelin TD at East Fortune in Mar '06 stipulated full face for open cars... which would incl a Se7en type vehicle if that's at all a consideration...

Also IIRC Sanjoy had a new open helmet for that day... so perhaps Sanjoy can comment?
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Re: Buying a track day helmet

Post by Lazydonkey » Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:04 pm

More advice here
http://www.ridetriangles.com/pdf/513/199736.pdf

It also confirms VXJON spent too much money :damnfunny
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Re: Buying a track day helmet

Post by VXJON » Tue Jun 24, 2008 5:26 pm

Lazydonkey wrote:
It also confirms VXJON spent too much money :damnfunny

And ordered one with the wrong snell rating M2005 instead of the SA2005 which is recommended by msa for sprints :oops:


Snell ratings explained

http://www.smf.org/
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Re: Buying a track day helmet

Post by rossybee » Tue Jun 24, 2008 5:46 pm

jasonliddell wrote:IIRC the final instructions for the Javelin TD at East Fortune in Mar '06 stipulated full face for open cars... which would incl a Se7en type vehicle if that's at all a consideration...

Also IIRC Sanjoy had a new open helmet for that day... so perhaps Sanjoy can comment?
Perhaps he can, but so can I - I seem to recall after me giving him some pax laps round in the Snot, he got out and said "Ross, that's the first time a guy's ever tried to suck my helmet off" ... or words to that effect :shock:

That *was* before he was married, of course :D
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Re: Buying a track day helmet

Post by fd » Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:46 pm

VXJON wrote:
Lazydonkey wrote:
It also confirms VXJON spent too much money :damnfunny

And ordered one with the wrong snell rating M2005 instead of the SA2005 which is recommended by msa for sprints :oops:


Snell ratings explained

http://www.smf.org/
Ain't recommended dude - it's mandatory - you cannot compete with the lid you bought in any car competition that requires a lid . . . fine for trackdays and bikes of course . . .

We did try to tell you . . .

http://www.jock7s.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=88

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