Untrue. Not everyone we might advise is into motorsport. Some years ago I
used that very argument with my dad. His latest toy (in his late 60s) was a
moped to zip through San Francisco traffic. He had no intention of ever
doing anything that would require a Snell-rated helmet, but needed some kind
of hardhat to ride the moped. So he bought the proverbial ten-dollar helmet
(okay, so maybe it was closer to 50 bucks). Of course it had no ratings of
any kind, not Snell, not DOT, nuttin'. He was not that pleased when I
demonstrated that I could compress it almost to failure just by squeezing
the sides with my hands, but my mom told me he did go out later and bought a
better helmet.
She was pleased that not long after, he sold the moped.
--Rocky
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
To: "Hugh Barber" <tr6nut@sbcglobal.net>; "'Eric Salem'" <ebsalem1@cox.net>;
"'Ms Katie Kelly'" <aceontour@yahoo.com>; <autox@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: Potential new helmet rule would affect autocrossers
> From: "Hugh Barber" <tr6nut@sbcglobal.net>
> To: "'Phil Ethier'" <pethier@isd.net>; "'Eric Salem'" <ebsalem1@cox.net>;
> "'Ms Katie Kelly'" <aceontour@yahoo.com>; <autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 10:40 PM
> Subject: RE: Potential new helmet rule would affect autocrossers
>
>
>> Phil Ethier wrote:
>> >>.. Gotta' ten dollar head?
>> >
>> >Could you please explain the meaning and relevance of this query in the
>> >context of the present discussion?
>>
>> I believe that's a reference to an old Bell helmet ad (If you've got a
>> ten
>> dollar head... buy a ten dollar helmet)
>
> I know the old saying.
>
> In the context of Snell-approval (not to mention price inflation) this
> phrase seems to me meaningless today.
>
> Even if it had some general meaning, its relevance to SCCA's recent
> advisory
> about closed helmets continues to elude me, even after reading my private
> mail.
>
> Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
> 1970 Lotus Europa 65/2597, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1993 Suburban, 1962 TR4
> CT2846L
> pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/ http://www.lotusowners.com
> "TOOLS? Hell, any fool can work with tools. It takes a real mechanic to
> work with this junk." -Orv Ethier, 1921-2004. First Shot Naval Vets,
> Pearl
> Harbor Survivor.
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