[Shotimes] RE: (OT) Airbags & Helmets: from Ford and SCCA

[Kevin & Cheryl Airth]

No choice where I race. They have loaners if you don't have your own. After
a couple of racing days with a borrowed, poor fitting helmet I stepped up to
the plate and purchased my own! Be sure and get a helmet bag too. Keeps the
scratches down somewhat! Since I am cheap I got the open face version. Guess
I am glad I did.! Never even thought about the airbag problem?
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>
> > Say, this is probably already public knowledge...but
> > forgive my ignorance (again). Do most, if not all,
> > folks who enter Track Day at the conventions every
> > summer wear helmets?
> >
> > Shylo McKinsey
> >
> > '91 White MTX
> >

> > > Before you buy that helmet yet, there has been a
> > > firestorm on various Solo
> > > 2/autocross/rally list. Yesterday, the SCCA released
> > > the following
> > > information. It is not final, but would certainly be
> > > relevant to your
> > > purchases.
> > >
> > > http://scca.org/_Filelibrary/File/AirbagAdvisory.pdf
> > >
> > >
> > > In addition to what you mentioned they also are
> > > looking at this
> > > information:
> > > NOTE THIS IS NOT SCCA INFORMATION NOR SCCA
> > > DIRECTIVE, BUT INFO
> > > FROM FORD.
> > >
> > > Something from Ford that SCCA might find
> > > interesting.
> > >
> > > EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, PLEASE CEASE USE OF FULL
> > > FACED
> > > HELMETS IN VEHICLES WITH LIVE STEERING WHEEL
> > > AIRBAGS.
> > >
> > > It was brought up at the recent International
> > > Committee for
> > > Proving Ground Safety that several companies do not
> > > allow use of
> > > full face helmets in vehicles with (driver-side)
> > > airbags,
> > > due to the risk of severe neck injury for the airbag
> > > impacting the
> > > bottom of the full-faced helmet. Full-faced helmets
> > > are, of
> > > course, allowed in vehicles without airbags or in
> > > vehicles with
> > > de-activated airbags.