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Originally Posted by J-RAD
Yes, you most certainly can. Perhaps your region doesn't allow but I know mine does as does another region in which I occasionally attend events.
I absolutely buy into the "Got a $10 head? get a $10 helmet" argument but I don't see that as the case here. At the same time, I don't know that you necessarily need to spend the kind of money that Bell wants for some it's helmets either.
You'll have a tough time convincing me that a "M" helmet offers inferior protection than that of a "SA" helmet. They both offer significant protection. Have you ever seen a Superbike rider crash at 120+mph? In addition, I know people that, when given the choice, prefer the "M" helmet to the "SA" due to their wider field of vision - I'm one of those (and I have both).
Just my $.02.
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Wow! I didn't know that. I stand corrected. I've run track events with 6 different PCA regions (track events, not autocrosses) and none of them will allow anything less than an "SA" rating. I thought it was a national rule, but I must have been mistaken.
In fact, most all the entities that I know that run track events (not autocrosses) require "SA" helmets. I know of only a couple that don't and they are run pretty poorly. I've always considered PCA to be at the very top of the safety chain for track events. What region do you belong to that allows "M" helmets for track events?