What kind of helmets do you guys and girls suggest? A good place to buy one in the tampa region and wht do they usaly run?

 

yeah thats what im looking for is the snell, but not open face sure its cheap but it's hard to look good in openfaced lol.

 

I switched to an open face helmet. It isn't a bad idea if you have an airbag equipped car. In the unlikely event that your airbag goes off, it can break a closed face helmet. I think the SCCA put out an advisory on it in the last year or so.

 

I got mine from AE on 56th also. HJC full faced Snell M2000 for $107.xx

 

I find it difficult to belive that an airbag (designed to cushion an impact) is going to break a closed face helmet that is designed to withstand an impact with a solid object (such as a car in the case of an M2000 helmet or a rollbar for an SA2000 helmet).

 

I agree. There would be a lot of people out there with broken faces filing class-action suits, wouldn't you think?

I got a full-face from AE on Ulmerton because my Escort's seat belt locks only engaged every 3rd or 4th time. I didn't want to break my face on the steering wheel.

 

M2000? To the original poster, make sure that your helmet reads, "Snell SA2000" somewhere on the helmet. M2000 won't due. I almost got sent packing one morning at a Porsche Club event because I brought a M2000 helmet with me. Luckily somebody let me borrow theirs.

 

M2000 is fine for autocross.

Maybe you are talking about an HPDE at Sebring? It would probably have helped if the original poster said what kind of racing he is doing with the helmet.

 

It could be an example of the Porsche Club doing what they want too....

SCCA says M2000 or SA2000 is fine for autox. I think as soon as you jump to solo trials that the M2000 helmets are no longer acceptable. If you think you might even do a HPDE or something like that, it's probably best to get an SA rated helmet. Buying equipment twice is silly.