• From: Seacoast NH
  • Registered: 2013-01-01
  • Posts: 472

Topic: Helmet Questions

The rules haven't been updated to 2020.  I have a 2010 cert helmet.  Can I use that this year?

Has anyone tried the water cooled helmets?  What did you think of them?

"We Got Screwed" NHMS 2017, 4th NHMS 2020,  4th NJMP 2021,
"Judges Choice" NHMS 2021,10th NJMP 2022, 3rd Thompson 2022
#847 Batmobile  aka-"Beulah"  search Squidrope Racing on Facebook
  • From: Cleveland, OH
  • Registered: 2011-09-03
  • Posts: 2,227

Re: Helmet Questions

Cert won't change until the 2020 helmets come out which may not be until 2021.

Mistake By The Lake Racing (MBTL)
88 Thunderbird "THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO!", Ex Astris, Rubigo / Semper Fracti
A&D: 2014 Sebrings at Sebring (NSF), 2014 NJMP2 Jurassic Park (SpeedyCop), 2012 Summit Point J30 (PiNuts)
2018 Route Sucky-Suck Rally Miata, 2019 World Tour Of Texas 64 Newport

Guildenstern's Website

  • Registered: 2011-04-05
  • Posts: 1,353

Re: Helmet Questions

Yeah, Pagel stated on one of the Facebook groups that the 2010 helmets will be OK in Lemons until at least the end of 2020.

Fourteen time loser. You'd think I'd know better by now.

4 Reply by gus (edited by gus 2019-12-29 01:54 PM)

  • gus
  • gus
  • Paddock Rat
  • Offline
  • From: San Francisco
  • Registered: 2016-06-30
  • Posts: 70

Re: Helmet Questions

A bit of info on SA2020 that I researched recently; Helmet manufacturers will only get SA2020 stickers in July 2020 and are not allowed to advertise or sell their SA2020 helmets until October 1st 2020. When SA2015 came out there was months of scarcity so most people probably won't be able to snag the helmet they want in their size until some time in 2021.

We're in an awkward time right now where if you need a new helmet the newest you can get is a SA2015, but if you could wait 12 months you'll get an extra 5 years of certification life. Although some manufacturers recommend you replace a helmet every 5 years so perhaps it doesn't matter much anyway.

If Lemons require SA2015 or newer on Jan 1st 2021, hopefully SA2020 helmet availability will be good enough for all the people needing to upgrade.

  • From: Cleveland, OH
  • Registered: 2011-09-03
  • Posts: 2,227

Re: Helmet Questions

Honestly if you need a helmet between now and whenever the 2020's come out you should just try and lowball the hell out of a 2010 collecting dust on some "im a race shop" shelf.

Mistake By The Lake Racing (MBTL)
88 Thunderbird "THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO!", Ex Astris, Rubigo / Semper Fracti
A&D: 2014 Sebrings at Sebring (NSF), 2014 NJMP2 Jurassic Park (SpeedyCop), 2012 Summit Point J30 (PiNuts)
2018 Route Sucky-Suck Rally Miata, 2019 World Tour Of Texas 64 Newport

Guildenstern's Website

  • From: SF BayArea/Land of Enchantment
  • Registered: 2012-01-22
  • Posts: 901

Re: Helmet Questions

Guildenstern wrote:

Honestly if you need a helmet between now and whenever the 2020's come out you should just try and lowball the hell out of a 2010 collecting dust on some "im a race shop" shelf.

Or just rent one for the weekend......  big_smile

45+x Loser.....You'd think I would learn......
5x I.O.E  Winner   1 Heroic Fix Winner   1 Org Choice Winner
2x  I Got Screwed Winner    2x Class C Winner
(Still a Class B driver in a Class A car)
  • From: Chicago-ish
  • Registered: 2010-04-19
  • Posts: 3,498

Re: Helmet Questions

From my discussions with Jay and Pagel at Road Atlanta:

We'll update on the grace period when we have a better understanding of whether or not the helmet manufacturers can actually supply new helmets in a timely fashion before the SA2010 times out. In all likelihood, they'll probably be valid through at least the beginning of 2021.

Additionally, there are no major technical rules changes for 2020. Safety stuff is all the same, will be a couple of small changes to non-tech parts of the rulebook.

Eric Rood
Everything Bagel, 24 Hours of Lemons
eric@24hoursoflemons.com

therood's Website

  • Registered: 2017-09-10
  • Posts: 116

Re: Helmet Questions

Rules dead year before big 2021 regulation overhaul.  I think another series stole your idea.

1975 Chevy LUV.  1 Corinthians 13:7
1999 Chevy Blazer