gidged500
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Registered: 18th Aug 09
Location: Lancashire
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I'm looking at getting a helmet for when I use my car on track. I'm clueless though. Don't want to spend ridiculous amounts of money any advice / links would be brilliant
Thanks in advance 
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Breathecosse
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Registered: 11th Jun 09
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Are you looking at open or closed face?
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bigron1988
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Registered: 29th Aug 09
Location: Southport, Merseyside
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Go to demon tweeks and try some on , don't need to buy from there but you will get a feel of what is comfy and what is not, I've got a cheap open face and it's quite crap, I've tried on my next one I'm buying there that's a closed face one and visibility is better that the open face one and that's the sort of stuff you can tell over Internet, or if your not in a rush wait till January and go autosport show at nec loads of bargains there
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VrsTurbo
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Registered: 8th Jun 10
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Buy a cheapo motorbike one if your not competing
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chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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I have a simpson super bandit (same one as black stig wore) and its brill, very light, fits brilliantly, price tag of £350 - £400 tho.
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Breathecosse
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Registered: 11th Jun 09
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If you have that already that will do for none competitive track days.
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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
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Get the best you can afford, not because you're reckless but because you don't know what might happen. Cheapo helmets are like cheap tyres: might be EU approved but are a waste of money.
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VrsTurbo
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Registered: 8th Jun 10
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For a track day with a tin top cheapest is fine.
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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I have a brand new small OMP one you can have if any good to you. Won't fit my head.
Would been to be picked up from Warrington.
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Kyle T
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Registered: 11th Sep 04
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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I got the ~£50 OMP open face one that EVERYBODY gets first from demon tweeks 
I probably should have got one size bigger, as it proper hurts when I wear it with sunglasses but is bearable otherwise.
Going to look at a full face one soon with a bit more budget, because I want to start blagging rides in open top cars!
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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tom_simes
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Organiser: South Wales
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Registered: 12th Jan 05
Location: Undy, Newport Drives: Skoda Octavia vRS estate
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I got the OMP Circuit from Demon Tweeks - full face (unsure on circuit rules for my S2000), but also bought a smoked visor as a replacement which was fairly cheap. Only reason I bought from Tweeks was it came with a free and bloody decent helmet bag.
Found the smoked visor useful too - used it recently for karting.
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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hedtec do fairly cheap helmets that are up to MSA standards
V2 also
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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I have one of the open face OMPs, great for normal cars but I wish I had a full face for going in open top cars.
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