What kind of helmet does everyone have?

[autoxes]

I thought it might be useful for people that are new to autocross / trackdays, etc. to see what kinds of helmets everyone has.

I figured it might also be fun to see pictures of everyone's helmets and the various decals, paintschemes, what have you that are on them.

heres mine:

Mine is a full face Pyrotect 5410, I got it from DiscoveryParts.com, they're based in Fayetteville Ga, and I've heard and experienced nothing but good things about them.

 

[Rogue]

that's the exact one I have

Pros:
Relatively inexpensive

Cons:
Paint chips easy
Foam around eye opening came off

I'm looking into getting a new helmet as the padding is starting to come off the shell. HJC has one i like, but it's pretty expensive:

 

[autoxes]

I like the flat black alot! I wanted to get my Pyrotect in the flat black, but DiscoveryParts didn't carry them.

Did you peel the black strip off of the top of your visor? Last time I was over at your place I don't recall seeing it.

 

[low_psi]

I've got a crappy open face HJC that I bought for autox years ago. Been looking at buying an Impact or Sparco full face soon though.

 

[Rogue]

I like the flat black alot! I wanted to get my Pyrotect in the flat black, but DiscoveryParts didn't carry them.

Did you peel the black strip off of the top of your visor? Last time I was over at your place I don't recall seeing it.

yeah i did. i put a stripe of red electrical tape across the top of the visor and round the base of the helmet. Racing stripes = +59whp

 

[Jenn]

HJC AR-11

SA 2005

Pretty comfy, and I might get it painted at some point.

 

[goldwing2000]

A purple one.

Just kidding... red Zamp J-1. Cheapest Snell-05 helmet you can buy. $65 shipped from compacc.

Don't see the need for a full-face helmet for auto-x/trackdays in a street car with a windshield.

 

[CWPspeed3]

A purple one.

Just kidding... red Zamp J-1. Cheapest Snell-05 helmet you can buy. $65 shipped from compacc.

Don't see the need for a full-face helmet for auto-x/trackdays in a street car with a windshield.

I bought a full face HJC on closeout for $45. Now I just need to use it.

 

[Jenn]

I have a windshield in the RX7 but I liked the look of the Full Face and the ability to keep rubber marbles flying in the non-existent side windows out of my face. haha

 

[goldwing2000]

Interesting. I've not experienced problems with marbles flying into the car. (uhm)

 

[Jenn]

Interesting. I've not experienced problems with marbles flying into the car. (uhm)

It happens when they're right next to you sometimes. haha

Road-racing.

 

[goldwing2000]

It happens when they're right next to you sometimes. haha

Road-racing.

Gotcha. I guess I've just been lucky, then!

 

[Jenn]

Sometimes they just come flying at the right (or wrong) angle. haha

 

[goldwing2000]

I can imagine. It probably helps that I have much smaller windows than you, too.
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[Jenn]

I can imagine. It probably helps that I have much smaller windows than you, too.
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Yeah, 2nd Gen RX7's have quite large side windows. And slicks throw off a ton of rubber, I find. Our car is covered in it (white car with black rubber marks all over the hood, roof, sides, everywhere).

 

[goldwing2000]

Yeah, I have a ton of skid-marks on my Lotus, too, but only about as high as the belt-line.

The weird thing is the ginaormous chunks of spent rubber that I find stuck to the inside of the wheels and in the side scoops.
:wtf:

 

[Jenn]

Yeah, I have a ton of skid-marks on my Lotus, too, but only about as high as the belt-line.

The weird thing is the ginaormous chunks of spent rubber that I find stuck to the inside of the wheels and in the side scoops.
:wtf:

We pulled huge chunks out from between the inside of the fender and the door hinges, and a whole ton from under the car, inside the wheels, everywhere I can imagine. There's a big glob on the mufflers right now. haha Just melts it every time.

Bug and Tar Remover is our friend. (drive)

 

[goldwing2000]

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This off-topic rant brought to you by Kane & Jenn!

 

[Jenn]

The moral of the story: When going wheel to wheel, beware of flying rubber.

 

[aMaff]

I've got the G-Force Pro Force Hybrid I got from discoveryparts.com

Good helmet, but I'm kind of sick of dealing with sunglasses in helmet. I think I may end up getting a full face with an amber face shield for my next one. Maybe next season budget allowing. It's not that they're uncomfortable, this helmet actually has side-channels for them to fit w/o crushing them into your scull, but taking them on and off every run tends to make smudges... and cleaning those with a sweaty shirt doesn't really work all that well. However, the visor with the tinted 'strip' at the top does work very well. Also, i can't really use this for our infrequent go-kart outings

And I'm with luke, the mo' graphics the better . I may have to get the italian flag on the next one running down the back