Re: alfa-digest V8 #896 Open faced Helmets

[John Holliday <fprodget@domain.elided>]

Richard,

Thanks for quoting the GCR. This info is unfortunate
for me as I was about to purchase a new Bell open face
SA2000 helmet when the SCCA national office told me I
could not use it for Solo I. The open face helmet
would have been much more comfortable for Solo use. I
would always use a full faced helmet for wheel to
wheel competition.

Thanks,

John Holliday

On Mon, 8 Jul 2002 07:35:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: Richard Welty <rwelty@domain.elided>
wrote:


i am one of the local tech inspectors; i am more than
a little familiar
with the content of the General Compeition rules. you
were misinformed
by the national office. at that time, Aaron Brown was
new, and if he
had answered the phone, his answers might not have
been spot on (there
are generally only two guys in the tech office, and it
would have been
Aaron and Sven at the time.) Aaron got to be very good
after some 
training;
he has since moved over from Club Tech to SCCA Pro.

from the SCCA 2002 General Competition Rules:


17.23. REQUIRED DRIVER SAFETY EQUIPMENT

The following equipment shall be in good condition
and free of defects, holes,cracks,frays,etc.
...
2. Crash helmets approved by the Snell Foundation with
Snell sticker 1995 or later Special Application
(SA95).
(NOTE:Snell M rating is not acceptable.)
...
6. Goggles or face shields, preferably made of new
impact resistant materials, for drivers of open cars.

so the only restriction with respect to open vs closed
helmets is the 
face
shield/goggle requirement for open cars. it has been
this way as long
as i have been an inspector (which is about 10 years
now.)

richard
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