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I was told some time back, that a motercycle helmet was really wrong for autoracing use.

What is the real difference, other than the SNELL rating?

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I was told some time back, that a motercycle helmet was really wrong for autoracing use. What is the real difference, other than the SNELL rating? -- ...	dine@... tyresofsmoke	Feb 6, 2006 2:50 pm
Motorcycle helmets are really only designed to survive one large impact. However, Automobile racing helmets are required to withstand multiple impacts to the...	chad1387	Feb 6, 2006 5:32 pm
yep that is a good analogy of it. I use an SA helmet just because of the track days and I once did ProRally. Makes me want to just keep paying the money for...	dave rudy ghostlyneon	Feb 6, 2006 5:40 pm
Aren't they also more fire resistant? ... -- "Why, do you like playing around with my, nervous scope of reality?"...	Jim Jobe jjobe@...	Feb 6, 2006 6:30 pm
Correct, The SA helmets are required to be lined with fire resistant materials (Nomex, PBI ) and the chin strap must be made of FIREPROOF material , typically...	sjdhammer@... sjdhammer	Feb 6, 2006 7:47 pm
You mention the money for an SA, but I ended up spending almost $300 for a motorcycle helmet. Of course, at that time, I was going to get my motorcycle...	Jones, Philip B. (LNG... fillandhissu...	Feb 6, 2006 8:40 pm
here is an relatively inexpensive option from Zamp. http://www.zamp-racing.com/new_page_5.htm dine@... wrote: I was told some time back, that a...	dave rudy ghostlyneon	Feb 7, 2006 6:59 pm
other online helmet houses are www.helmetcity.com and the one below http://www.extremesupply.com/pyrotecthelmets/auto/pyrotectautoOF.htm dave ... Relax. Yahoo!...	dave rudy ghostlyneon	Feb 7, 2006 7:20 pm

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