Re: Which helmet is best? BA

["Brett Anderson" <bretta@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>G'day all,

>Anyway, there's a question in here.  I just signed up for the Tarheel
>Chapter 'Tarheel and Toe' Drivers School, and there is mention of needing a
>Snell-rated helmet.  Back in my 'bike' days a full-face Bell helmet was the
>implement of choice, but the Bell web site only seems to talk about bike
>helmets.  Are there any recommendations about 'good' vs 'less than great'
>helmets out there?  There was talk recently about helmet ratings, but which
>helmets do people like, and where can you get one?  Couldn't see that
>information even on Ben's site!  Any help/opinions etc. are appreciated.
>
>Peter Reinhart
>M3/4 (totally stock .....for now)


Peter, many drivers school participants / instructors prefer open face
helmets for communication reasons.  Personally, I like my face, so I wear a
full face helmet.
I use the same helmet for my motorcycle and for my autocrossing. It is a
Shoei RF series which is Snell 95 rated. Snell is a safety standard that far
outweighs government standards, and I believe it is a required standard for
any sort of competition.
Shoei has protected my head in several motorcycling "incidents", including
the time I fell asleep at 80+ mph.



Brett Anderson
BMW and ASE master technician
http://frontpage.bestweb.net/~bretta

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