Helmet recommendations?

[ianacole]

For PCA Club Racing, 2005 has been extended to Jan 2017 (couldn't find anything specific to autocross, so regions must define their own requirements). Personally I've always considered autocrossing to be low enough risk for head injury that most helmets will do (save a bike helmet). But, as Jay pointed out, it's your brain

For wheel-to-wheel I would not go more than 5 years with a helmet, again personal choice, so I'd be buying the latest Snell version available.

[JayG]

Originally Posted by ianacole

For PCA Club Racing, 2005 has been extended to Jan 2017 (couldn't find anything specific to autocross, so regions must define their own requirements). Personally I've always considered autocrossing to be low enough risk for head injury that most helmets will do (save a bike helmet). But, as Jay pointed out, it's your brain

For wheel-to-wheel I would not go more than 5 years with a helmet, again personal choice, so I'd be buying the latest Snell version available.

Right you are for SA2005, M are not allowed, but that means another 5.5 months
would not make sense to buy a new helmet for just 5.5 months

They extended it only because of delays in manufactures getting 2015 helmets to market

I know that PCA Zone 8 is 2010 or newer

[astrayelmgod]

Originally Posted by JayG

Right you are for SA2005, M are not allowed,

M's are not allowed? Nobody (PCA Zone 8, and whoever runs Fontana and Big Bear) has complained about my M2015.

I bought an M because nobody in Ventura County carries SA. For you guys who recommend buying in a store, where do you get SA helmets? (Buying in a store is good advice; all the on-line sizing guides were wrong in my case.)

When I was into bicycling, the advice was to buy a new helmet every five years because sunlight attacked and weakened the plastics used in the shells. Not sure if or how that applies to auto racing; I rode my bike 4K miles a year, so it was in the sun a lot. Now? once a month is a lot.