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Re: Out dated helmets [Re: fourgearsavoy] #2716811
11/17/19 06:13 PM
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We, New York racers, can reuse them as daily driver protection with the terrible, self centered drivers we face everyday going to and from work. DiBlasio should reimburse us for these, as he contributed greatly to this problem.


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Re: Out dated helmets [Re: fourgearsavoy] #2716812
11/17/19 06:14 PM
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I had one that was maybe worn twice , but out dated.
Put it on facebook marketplace.
For I think 30.00
It sold to a fellow in Montana and cost 25.00 to ship.
I took that financial windfall and bought a cheeseburger.
But most roundy round guys don't have to worry about that stuff , and he was glad to get it.

Re: Out dated helmets [Re: tubtar] #2716822
11/17/19 06:47 PM
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I've read a lot of stupidity and nonsense on this site, but I think this thread takes the cake.

A new large open face helmet from Summit is $170 for a Pyrotect brand. This is a Snell 2015 cert piece that doesn't expire until 2027. If you bought one this winter, for next season...it would cost you $25/year until it expires. Obviously $25/year is too much money for the Moparts Allstars to protect their heads. Continue on...I hope you guys never get into a situation where you need that helmet. I've been there, and I walked away from it thanks to SFI's safety rules.

Re: Out dated helmets [Re: sixpakdodge] #2716873
11/17/19 08:24 PM
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Re: Out dated helmets [Re: pittsburghracer] #2716950
11/17/19 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by pittsburghracer
I offer mine for free to families with ATV’s.


Looks like this is the only constructive answer I have received. I'm not asking how to get away with anything. I already bought a new helmet. I just want to know what to do with a perfectly fine helmet that has an expired Snell rating.

Poly, for all the respect I have for you, I sure hope that your answer was a joke.

Re: Out dated helmets [Re: sgcuda] #2716987
11/18/19 12:32 AM
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I know of a couple tracks that have helmets to lend at the tower for the first timers or helmet forgetters. I donated my out dated one. Sure miss it , the new one a Big dollar Bandit sucks. Might check with your track if they could use it. Not all tracks are NHRA rule compliant.


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Re: Out dated helmets [Re: sgcuda] #2717050
11/18/19 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by sgcuda
Originally Posted by pittsburghracer
I offer mine for free to families with ATV’s.


Looks like this is the only constructive answer I have received. I'm not asking how to get away with anything. I already bought a new helmet. I just want to know what to do with a perfectly fine helmet that has an expired Snell rating.

Poly, for all the respect I have for you, I sure hope that your answer was a joke.

Where are you going racing around here that you need a new certified helmet to pass tech? Even when I was at an NHRA tech'd event (only twice in my "career"), they never looked at my helmet.


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Re: Out dated helmets [Re: dIc dOc Deity !] #2717056
11/18/19 09:41 AM
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Re: Out dated helmets [Re: an8sec70cuda] #2717060
11/18/19 09:46 AM
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When a helmet becomes outdated - I usually sell them at a swap meet as it has some worth to somebody that can use for a another purpose. I look at it this way - if its out of date most likely so is the technology that made it - time for a new one. As far as getting a bogus sticker for the helmet - there is way too much of that going around right now especially on some of the knock off stuff coming from China and other places. You want to make up a bogus sticker deal that's up to you - it just confirms the theory of natural selection. As far as Tech - just about every time I have been teched they look at the seat belts and the helmet for the date.

Re: Out dated helmets [Re: DoubleD] #2717126
11/18/19 12:06 PM
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I use my old helmet for snow blowing on windy days


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Re: Out dated helmets [Re: oldiron] #2717138
11/18/19 12:32 PM
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The inside do come apart in time and they have a long life sitting on our sweaty heads.The think that ticks me is the 2 year rule on belts whistling


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Re: Out dated helmets [Re: hemi-itis] #2717143
11/18/19 12:41 PM
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I have everyone in my class sign it and throw it on a shelf in my rec room. I do like the other idea of donating it to someone with kids with atv’s but mine is X large.


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Re: Out dated helmets [Re: hemi-itis] #2717147
11/18/19 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by hemi-itis
The think that ticks me is the 2 year rule on belts whistling


and yet allow factory lap belts that are 45-50 years old to be used in the 11.49 & slower classes not needing a roll bar. realcrazy shock rant stirthepot
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Re: Out dated helmets [Re: DoubleD] #2717163
11/18/19 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by DoubleD
When a helmet becomes outdated - I usually sell them at a swap meet as it has some worth to somebody that can use for a another purpose. I look at it this way - if its out of date most likely so is the technology that made it - time for a new one..


I get a new bike helmet whenever I get a new bike. It always amazes me how much the helmet and bike technology have improved. I had a Bell back in the '80s that was top of the line. The Last Arai I got made it seem like I had a concrete block sitting on my head, the new ones are that much lighter.


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Re: Out dated helmets [Re: slantzilla] #2717179
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Sorry, I don’t have a useful recommendation for the reuse of the helmet. I’ve got a few myself. All of the tracks I race at, ALWAYS check for the Snell date. You get a warning and a smelly loaner. ONCE.

Re: Out dated helmets [Re: Leigh] #2717212
11/18/19 03:21 PM
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I am all for safety. Racing at NHRA tracks in Division Six tech is taken very seriously! As mentioned I am all for making our sport as safe as it can be. However, I am a little frustrated with the helmet rule. More because I had a very well fitting expensive top of the line helmet that went out of date. My area of frustration is that I can go to my local speed shop and buy a $100.00 piece of junk Chinese made helmet that has a sticker on it that makes it legal. However, if I get into a crash I would feel way safer wearing my expired $1000.00 ARAI Signet helmet over the in date cheap one.

Just my 2 cents worth.


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Re: Out dated helmets [Re: moparx] #2717232
11/18/19 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by moparx
Originally Posted by hemi-itis
The think that ticks me is the 2 year rule on belts whistling


and yet allow factory lap belts that are 45-50 years old to be used in the 11.49 & slower classes not needing a roll bar. realcrazy shock rant stirthepot
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I've been told that NASCAR allows five year old SFI belts in their cup cars work shruggy
I also heard that they got a lot stricter in their inspections on how their belts are mounted after Dale Earnhart died in his wreck work
My S/P car sits in the trailer or in the shop out of the sunshine when it is not at the tracks, I race it a lot less up here than when I raced in SO CA so my belts are looking really good before having to replace them every two years whiney
I've said for many years , if you have a cheap head buy and use a cheap helmet whistling
AKA aside, buy and use the best ones you can get when it comes to buying and using all safety equipment twocents


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Re: Out dated helmets [Re: an8sec70cuda] #2717310
11/18/19 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by an8sec70cuda
Where are you going racing around here that you need a new certified helmet to pass tech? Even when I was at an NHRA tech'd event (only twice in my "career"), they never looked at my helmet.


It's not a matter of passing tech. It's a matter of piece of mind and safety. I just finished up a car for my son. First time ever drag racing. Car is going low 7's in the 1/8 right now. Soon to be going low 6's, maybe high 5's. When your kids want to start racing because Daddy does it, let me know if you put that 20 year old helmet on their heads.


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Re: Out dated helmets [Re: sgcuda] #2717357
11/18/19 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by sgcuda
Originally Posted by an8sec70cuda
Where are you going racing around here that you need a new certified helmet to pass tech? Even when I was at an NHRA tech'd event (only twice in my "career"), they never looked at my helmet.


It's not a matter of passing tech. It's a matter of piece of mind and safety. I just finished up a car for my son. First time ever drag racing. Car is going low 7's in the 1/8 right now. Soon to be going low 6's, maybe high 5's. When your kids want to start racing because Daddy does it, let me know if you put that 20 year old helmet on their heads.


This^^^^. I've helped clean up the mess after incidents. I've seen friends (and strangers) badly hurt and permanently disabled. Much of it could have been prevented. I suppose that's part of the reason I cop an attitude when someone starts to gripe about safety rules being a money grab, cheating their way through tech and being smart guys by running at tracks that don't look at anything.


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Re: Out dated helmets [Re: CMcAllister] #2717367
11/19/19 12:36 AM
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Safely starts in our shops at home. We are not children and it isn’t techs job to babysit us. Use your head and think about not only yourself but also your family that may have to fend for itself because you were either to lazy or to cheap. Most of the tracks I go to require us to fill out our tech cards before we go to tech to be checked out.


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