MoparMan
Enthusiast
At an NHRA track what is the current minimum standards for a helmet (assume running a Viper)? Is it Snell SA2000 or is there an SA2005 coming?
Helmet requirements
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That will likely depend on the track, or more accurately, the group sponsoring the event.
I go to the track (road course, not drag race, but I imagine its similar) with a couple of different groups, and the group, not the track, usually specifies the safety equipment.
I go to the track (road course, not drag race, but I imagine its similar) with a couple of different groups, and the group, not the track, usually specifies the safety equipment.
GoldenVenom
Viper Owner
Hi MoparMan,
My new helmet which I bought last year has Snell SA2000 rating and it meets the NHRA's requirements.
My new helmet which I bought last year has Snell SA2000 rating and it meets the NHRA's requirements.
MoparMan
Enthusiast
Yeah, I went cheap and bought a JC Whitney special without the Snell sticker but the tech inspector let me slide. If I have to get another helmet I want to make sure it's going to get me through tech for some time to come. I've heard there's a new Snell SA rating out there. Is this true and will the NHRA tracks be adopting that standard?
It's amazing to me that they ******* about my closed face helmet but allowed a ton of guys with faster trailered cars to run with open face helmets.
It's amazing to me that they ******* about my closed face helmet but allowed a ton of guys with faster trailered cars to run with open face helmets.
Janni
Enthusiast
The Snell Foundation ratings come out every 5 years and seem to show up late in the year. Most sanctioning bodies allow current SA rating and one prior and require the helmet to be no more than 5 years old. So, buying an SA2000 helmet now will give you the same life as buying an SA2005 - 5 years. That seems to make it fair for al - no matter what / when purchased.
