so my question is probably a stupid one. i was wondering if they offered helmet rentals like my local batting cages? i don't expect my car to run faster than 15's so i think buying a helmet would be a waste of money. i don't intend on pursuing a career in drag racing. i go occasionally to see how my car is doing. and when i go is usually to palmdale who doesn't require helmets for cars doing more than 13's but who also pushes out inflated 1/4 mile times .

 

they wil not make you were a helmet in a car that slow...

 

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LOL! Thats sad.

Atleast lay it down gently, to him. Rather than "Your slow, stfu, you don't need a helmet." lol

I don't think you need a helmet till 11's? 12's?

 

i could have sworn that nhra requires helmets for 13.99 et's or better and if you're running slicks?

 

Some tracks are diffrent then the others as far as helmets. Carlsbad you have to have a helmet on no mater what.

 

helmet is a must to run in any 1/4 mile track,don't matter how slow the car is. 99% of the time they will check for DOT approved Helmet. Carlsbad i don't think they check , but you must have a helmet to race. I live in carlsbad, if you want to borrow mine. it cool with me. i have a large head though

 

For Carlsbad Raceway, you MUST have a helmet, even if you go 18 seconds.
They don't check your helmets whether you have DOT/Snell/etc, as long as you have one on. I bought my pos helmet on ebay for $30.

 

Damn that sucks. At MIR, you don't need a helmet till 13.99's or faster and no cage till 11.49's or faster.

Sam

 

Carlsbad dont care what kinda helmet you ware even if its a bucket on your head.


Modified by lucky one at 8:17 PM 2/12/2004

 

Different tracks have different rules. Generally it's 13.99 or faster requires a helmet. Fontana and Palmdale are like that. I got mine at a motorcycle shop for cheap

 

My local track doesn't require a helmet til 13.99 or faster but I have a extra helmet you can buy for $25 plus shipping. It's nothing special but it will work good enough.

 

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LOL... just buy a sk8er helmet.. PRO-TEC..

 

When are you guys going to Carlsbad?

 

my uncle has a bike so do u think carlsbad will be ok with a motorcycle helmet?<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kobe 8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">For Carlsbad Raceway, you MUST have a helmet, even if you go 18 seconds.
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can you send me a link to this $30 helmet?

 

btw, the car i'm running has a single cam vtec that is make 125 whp. hoping to hit 15's all motor and maybe 14's with a 50shot.

 

um...i don't think you'll hit 15's with 125 whp. when i was running a bone stock b16, no header, intake, nothing...i ran a low 15 and i know the b16 had more than 125 whp. not trying to burst your bubble, just want you to be aware. it sucks when you expect to run a specific et and end up with something totally different. good luck to you!

 

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so sad yet so true...anything goes.

 

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hahaha

 

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naw bro. its all good. the reason i'm expecting to hit 15's is because at palmdale i ran a 16.4 unadjusted time. and i understand that at palmdale your anywhere from .5 to 1 whole second slower! so if i had adjusted my palmdale time it would have came out to about 15.9. so i wanted to see for myself byrunning my car at a track closer to sea level, not slightly uphill, not so slippery, and hopefully less winds.

 

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yup got to have a helmet. go to a flea market or swap meet. helmets are a dime a dozen, you can find cool army helmets for like $5 bucks