Hi,

As my SVA is round the corner, i have been searching for a crash helmet for my big head, but got bombarded with regulation labeling, gold label, standard this and that...Can anyone enlighten me on what kind of full visor helmet to buy for driving an MK Indy for road,track days as well as maybe amateur days? The cheaper the better.
Do they even check?

Steve

I assume you do not have a windscreen?

Do you intend doing anything competitive ie MSA organised sprints, hillclimbs or races? If so there is a strict list of what you can wear.

Track days are far less stringent, in fact I have never seen any of them check helmets, other than ensuring you have one, and that it is full face if you are in an open top car like ours.

If you want the MSA list then I can email you a scanned copy of the page - it is a large file, about 4Mb...

Dickie

And then spend £50 more than you can afford!
Especially if youre gonna do track days!
Ive seen the results of cheap lids, and they arent too nice.. IMHO you can never spend enough/too much on a helmet
Put simply-
If you place low value on your brains; buy a low value helmet.

agree 100%, DO NOT skimp on a helmet, also make sure its a good fit, you get some severe buffeting in an open top car aero screen or not

Yes i haven't got a wind screen.

I agree with the priceless brains. In the bike shop while testing the different makes, Zeus was a good comfy fit but didn't have any gold label or standard marks on it which the shop said maybe neccesary in maybe the Hillclimb.. i don't know myself.
I take it any average cost one is fine then?

Steve

Personally I always go for Bell. A K1 Sports has a nice chin spoiler to keep your head down, and is about £200. It is also SA2000 so is MSA approved if you feel the need for competition.
Check out Demon Tweeks, Grand Prix Racewear, Merlin Motorsport or any other of the major suppliers.

It's probably worth saying that more expensive does not necessarily mean safer. All you can do is check that it's passed the required safety tests and been given it's certification (SA2000 etc).

Most helmets from £200 up will have passed this - the question then is whether the more expensive ones pass the tests by a bigger margin?