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Crash Helmets for Marshal's Track Days
Can anyone advise me what standard of crash helmet I need for the Marshal's Track Days if I chose to get my own? Does it need to have an MSA approved sticker already, or can it be scruitineered and given a sticker on the day? Also, will the cars be scruitineered at all, and do we need to do anything like tape over lights to get them approved?
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No-one looked at the lid I had, or have at any of the track days.
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At Brands noise testing is done on a drive by at various points on the circuits ( to save track time) and if over, done static at 3/4 max rpm and from memory the limit is 105dBa ie Blue Book. We don't go out of our way to check eligablity of helmets, but we do when we check wristbands and as long as it is road or race legal it is allowed. Taping lights is recommended but lights unless told otherwise should be off. Long sleeved tops are also recommended. No handheld items in car ie cameras, phones, sandwiches ( It has happened) and no timing
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I've hired a helmet each time i've been to MSV. They're not terribly good, but a tenner deposit is better than spending £250 odd for a one off.
I'd recommend taking advantage of the EBC 50% off offer and getting some greenstuff front brakepads fitted. |
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You really don't have to spend 250 quid on a helmet. Prices start at about £75 for something that would be legal for racing. The "OMP Intergrale" is one example. If you wnat to do several track days then it may well be worth the investment. Typical places to get one from:
Rally Design - have always been cheap Demon Tweeks (may get a discount) Merlin Motorsport Dan |
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All the cheap helmets i've used have been just that. Cheap. Uncomfortable, almost to the point of being painful. if you're going to be using it regularly, then spend as much as you can.
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I agree with that. But if you spend money, you'll almost certainly be spending more than the track day company did on theirs..
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