RICHARDA Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Anyone have any suggestions, just been to Goodwood motor racing circuit and one of thier instructors recommends the Sparco open face - £60 from Demon tweeks? Any advice welcome as I will be new to this. Ta Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Advice: Protect your jaw too dude! http://www.motorsport-events.co.uk/helmets.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARDA Posted October 21, 2005 Author Share Posted October 21, 2005 That looks like a good price for a full face helmet! Ta Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 That looks like a good price for a full face helmet! Ta Rich They are legit guys. I have done Academy level one with them at RAF Heyford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARDA Posted October 21, 2005 Author Share Posted October 21, 2005 Cool, just weighing up the pros and cons, the obvious advice is with safety equipment to buy the best you can afford but I will be new to this and don't want to spend too much to begin with, see how it goes. Also some advise the full face offers more protection from glass, and wind in open cockpit etc and protects your chin, but the open face allows for better communication if you have a friend or instructor with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Whiffin Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 I can supply AGV and MDS helmets at good prices if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 You can use a bike helmet as long as it's BSI 6658 type 'A' approved. I just went down the local bike helmet shop and bought a cheapy plain helmet. You really want to try it on before buying one, that's the trouble with mail order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARDA Posted October 21, 2005 Author Share Posted October 21, 2005 Si, did you go open face or full face? Ta Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 I would ALWAYS recommend you use a decent full face helmet and a REALLY good race spec visor, kept down at all times, even in a closed car. Get an FIA / RACMSA approved one, and you won't go wrong. I have several excellent quality helmets that have never had so much as a tap, but are over the date threshold. No one ever seems to be able to find a good used helmet in their size though, Sods Law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmic Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Yep, get a full face, Shoei,Arai, Bell, Simpson - get a quality helmet and dont skimp on the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Si, did you go open face or full face? Ta Rich Full face for me, it's made by KBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARDA Posted October 21, 2005 Author Share Posted October 21, 2005 Cripes I can see costs spiralling and I hav'nt even started yet, oh well you can't put a price on your safety though. I did'nt realise they have a date threshold? Thanks for everyones advice. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 The date threshold is for participating in RACMSA motor sport events, you have to renew your helmet periodically, even if it's never been used. For track days and things it's not an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARDA Posted October 22, 2005 Author Share Posted October 22, 2005 Chris, what do you think of the full face in the link above? I wonder why rally drivers use open face? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 Chris, what do you think of the full face in the link above? I wonder why rally drivers use open face? Because otherwise they wouldn't be able to talk to their co-drivers and vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARDA Posted October 22, 2005 Author Share Posted October 22, 2005 Because otherwise they wouldn't be able to talk to their co-drivers and vice versa. Yeah, but I thought they used intercom systems anyway. Went down to local bike shop today as I have heard that bike lids are OK to use and have a ECE22-05 ACU GOLD approval, can anyone confirm if it is OK to use bike lids with this approval, Chris? Ta Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 Yeah, but I thought they used intercom systems anyway. Went down to local bike shop today as I have heard that bike lids are OK to use and have a ECE22-05 ACU GOLD approval, can anyone confirm if it is OK to use bike lids with this approval, Chris? Ta Rich All very well having an intercom, but if all you get across it is "mumble mumble mumble MUMBLE ARGGHHH!" doesn't help much! Not completely sure, but I think that's the Bike approval. To be really sure you need one that's BSI BS 6658-85 Type A approved, or FIA approved as that's what track days in theory insist on. Can't see them checking in practise, but you might as well get a Type A approved one. They're all probably as good as each other, it's just that some of the bike ones they won't have bothered submitting it for anything other than the bike approval test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARDA Posted October 22, 2005 Author Share Posted October 22, 2005 Aha, cheers Si. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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