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

[Carl Prochilo]

LOL, that is funny.  I remember his beater 89 with straighthru pipes at
the Atlanta convention.

Mufflers ... mufflers?  We don't need no stinkin' mufflers!!!
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Fri, November 19, 2004 11:25 am, Donald Mallinson said:

> Also, This year at Putnam, a MUFFLER is required.  This may
> only effect Josh though!  :)
>
> Don Mallinson
>
> Shylo McKinsey wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>> --- Ron Porter <ronporter@prodigy.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Rick,
>>>
>>>For yourself, or anyone who is considering doing any
>>>track events, getting
>>>an SA (rather than M) helmet is a good idea, as it
>>>is becoming a requirement
>>>for many tracks & events.
>>>
>>>One of the cheaper (if not the cheapest) one out
>>>there is the G-Force open
>>>face. Here is one vendor that offers them (scroll
>>>down the page):
>>>
>>>http://www.randys-racemart.com/bellhelmets.html
>>>
>>>Ron Porter
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Rick Glass [mailto:rick@pitroadproducts.com]
>>>Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 11:13 PM
>>>To: Shotimes; V8List SHO; SHO Tech
>>>Subject: Re: (OT) Airbags & Helmets: from Ford and
>>>SCCA
>>>
>>>
>>>Thanks Ron,
>>>
>>>I have been looking at helmets, this is very useful
>>>information.
>>>
>>>BTW, I would consider this post far more ON TOPIC
>>>than alot of the recent
>>>list activity.
>>>
>>>Rick Glass
>>>   Nashville, TN
>>>   SESHOC
>>>'99 Silver 61k (still adding up)
>>>   Flowmaster 40's
>>>   no "pre-muff"/resonator
>>>   WELDED (Kirk's 432nd, 8-31-04)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
>>>To: "Shotimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>; "V8List
>>>SHO" <v8sho@v8sho.com>;
>>>"SHO Tech" <techsho@topica.com>
>>>Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 8:19 PM
>>>Subject: (OT) Airbags & Helmets: from Ford and SCCA
>>>
>>>
>>>Here's the content of a couple of posts that deal
>>>with helmets and airbags.
>>>First is from the SCCA, and I have cut-n-pasted the
>>>second, which was from a
>>>Ford release that someone posted.
>>>
>>>Ron Porter
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Matt Murray [mailto:mattm@optonline.net]
>>>Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 2:03 PM
>>>To: 911/993/996
>>>
>>>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.
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>>
>>
>>
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