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Old 10-30-2003 | 01:15 PM
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So i picked up a helmet for Nov.9th's Autocross, cost me 39.99 including shipping on ebay, its Snell 2000 approved...here's the link....


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Im gonna look like a big bobble head in it but.....atleast Ill have a helmet and not have to worry about borrowing a sweaty PCA one



Oh how much is it to AutoX anyways...itll be my first time at Tobay....thx

all the best-chris
Old 10-30-2003 | 01:17 PM
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if you are a pca member, $20 if not then its more.... $30 i think?

i got a cheap m2r helmet to start with as well, it was something like $50
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YEah Im PCA......20 bucks is sweet...-thx
Old 10-30-2003 | 01:24 PM
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At that price it's hard to believe it's really Snell 2000. Let us know if that's bogus.
Old 10-30-2003 | 01:28 PM
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The guy is a Helmet dealer and has a very high seller rating but ill keep you guys posted!!-chris
Old 10-30-2003 | 02:25 PM
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I just got a new one a few months ago..$189 though with free helmet bag. A new company had just started selling these and were running a special. Snell 2000.

Old 10-30-2003 | 02:37 PM
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FTY, That's a Snell 2000 M which is a motorcyle helmet. Snell SA is for auto racing.
I haven't looked at the PCA rules for autox but SCCA does accept the M rated helmets for autocross, but not for racing. For that you need an SA rated helmet.
Old 10-30-2003 | 02:55 PM
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$40 is pretty cheap. I spent $130 on mine and it's open faced. After doing some DEs recently, I'm wishing I had gotten a good full faced like Ski's instead.
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Yeah all im gonna do is use it for autoX...and PCA does accept snell95 or better...so hopefully its really a snell 2000 helmet-chris
Old 10-30-2003 | 05:05 PM
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BTW, where is the AutoX? Which PCA region?
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it is a snell2000 M which is a motorcycle helmet but metro ny doesnt care for autocross... i need to ditch mine and get a SA for next season when i do DE (although i have been to limerock with metro NY and a M helmet already)
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At the last DE I went to, the tech inspector thoroughly inspected my helmet. I'm not sure if he checked for ratings, but he was intent on finding any weakspots or cracks.
Old 10-30-2003 | 09:45 PM
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josephsc-Metro NY region-Tobay beach Parking lot near Jones beach


Dan-you goin to the AutoX?
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Our SCCA and PCA regions for AX, DE and TimeTrial all allow M helmets.

"Snell SA rating is strongly recommended for Time Trials"



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