> Better safe than sorry...
seems like we should wear them when driving on the street then. higher
speeds, opposing traffic, GIANT trucks.
believe me, in a 2200lb open car you really feel like you need a helmet just
driving around town!
-james "so far so good" creasy
OSP #74
----- Original Message -----
From: Joey Jarosz <joey@hotngui.com>
To: <BA-AUTOX@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: where to get a new helmet
> > 1. SA are fire retardant (if trapped inside car more likely to get
burned
> > than trapped on cycle) and
> >
> > 2. SA for multiple impacts, M for single big one. (again due to
multiple
> > bumps inside a car)
>
> These are correct.
>
> > its kind of silly to wear a helmet in autocross. makes us feel more
> > serious, perhaps. at the big track i wear arm restraints, gloves and
need
> > to get a better helmet! a guy rolled his cobra at thunderhill last year
> and
> > busted his thumb all up.
>
> Have you ever seen a car blow a tire in the middle of a sharp turn? Even
at
> only
> 40 mph, in combination with a pot hole or a imperfection in the pavement a
> car
> can indeed flip.
>
> Not to mention what a uncontrolled spin can do if you happen to hit a
light
> pole. Even though the courses keep us away from the light poles, it is
> possible
> to spin enough to hit one if the car gets really wild.
>
> Better safe than sorry...
> joey
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