So, I had to get a new helmet, but what do you guys do with your old ones? I'm guessing that they can't be recertified because of rule, regulation and construction changes over years. I have an older G Force M2000 helmet that I really liked, but don't know what to do with it now.

I offer mine for free to families with ATV’s.

I have tried to sell them on ebay with no luck.

Put it on the shelf for decoration with old pictures, trophies, models, plaques and any other junk you have there.

Tie it to the car, and drag it.

Then put it on display.

I had a brand new one last year that had a DOT number on it but no Snell. Coles County and 41 accepted it, Joliet bounced it. It's sitting on the shelf now.

Well I really love the way my old helmet fits so I use my new helmet to tech and wear my old helmet to race comfortably. I have tried 3 different kinds of helmets and NONE of them fit like my old Bell Mag4.
Gus

Photoshop a sticker.

Either one of those will get you a vacation if you get caught at an NHRA event.

My son's Bell dated out, AND the interior padding/foam started to .disintegrate

Nothing is more important to me, .

get caught?
"I bought it like that at a swap meet, here's the bill of sale. Prove your accusation, or I'll sue you into hell and back".

Helmet certification = virtue signalling and rent-seeking.
My life, health, safety AFTER a wreck is no one's business except mine.

I have looked for awhile and not found any stickers online, Which is a surprise. I thought for sure someone would be making them. It gets old throwing a perfectly good helmet away just because of a sticker.

You guys are acting like a helmet is only good for five years or so. Lol. Don’t be so dog gone cheap after all it is your head we are talking about

Got a "DNR" painted on the roof over the drivers door?

https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000473.htm

Do you know why I ran NHRA events pretty much exclusively? Because cars and safety equipment got looked at, and for the most part, I didn't have to worry about going down the track beside some knucklehead who didn't think basic rules applied to him and he could do or not do pretty much as he pleased, rule book be damned.

Helmets are good for 12 years from the date of the sticker. 12 years.

If you read what I wrote, and don't understand it, just say so.

I read it several times - what are you trying to say?

Are you saying that would be your response if faced with the situation during tech?

I have only used one helmet for all my years of racing.
It sag 1973 inside of it. No NHRA racing in my state.

Southern guys and tracks are a different breed which wouldn’t usually bother me but when poop hits the fan it affects us all. Tracks close due to lawsuits and insurance rates raise for every track, not just the culprits.

I understand replacing something that is unsafe or worn out but I cant see spending hundreds of dollars on something new to replace a perfectly good product still in use. The fabric along the neckline of mine is starting to sperate from the foam but I still trust this helmet I've had for 25 years rather than putting something on my head that feels cheaply made.
This topic pops up every couple years at the end of the season along with the belt cert deal.
Safety is important but most intelligent racers know when they need to replace safety equipment without some organization telling me its time without even looking at my belts or helmet. They need to inspect the safety equipment it self instead of when it was made
Gus