CCS Helmet rule 5.1.1

[Nicky310]

I bought a new Arai Vector a year or two ago, getting it as a spare, and knowing the Arai I was wearing at the time was several years old and funky, so would need to be replaced soon. I just started wearing the 'new' Vector this Summer, and now it no longer qualifies, as the only certification/sticker I found in it was the M2005. :-/

[jhackett]

Rule's been changed!! 
"If a rider can prove their helmet was manufactured within a 5 year period from the date of the event, the rider shall be permitted to use a helmet that meets the 2011 standards for helmets."

Thank you CCS.

[Super Dave]

Rule's been changed!! 
"If a rider can prove their helmet was manufactured within a 5 year period from the date of the event, the rider shall be permitted to use a helmet that meets the 2011 standards for helmets."

Thank you CCS.

So, that should just be a matter of checking the date code in the helmet...

[vnvbandit]

I sure hope so Dave! I emailed the office yesterday to get a clarification on this. "Does a  Snell 2005 3 year old "NEW" helmet qualify, OK for 2012?"  I'll let you know when I get a response.

[jhackett]

read the build date on the helmet, if its older than 5 yrs you buy a new helmet 
Doesnt matter "how long" you've owned the helmet.

[vnvbandit]

Yes, I can understand the 5 year rule..... ::)

"If a rider can prove their helmet was manufactured within a 5 year period from the date of the event, the rider shall be permitted to use a helmet that meets the 2011 standards for helmets."

Will a helmet with Snell 2005 manufactured 3 years ago meet 2011 helmet standards?
I sure want that clarified before I drive a couple hundred miles to the track.
It would be a bitch to not to have an approved helmet and not be able to race!

[jhackett]

yep, your good to go then, just for one more year (assuming your helmet was born in 2008). It has nothing to do with the M2005 label as the previous ruling did. Now its 5yrs from manufacture date.

[Rick Johnson 29]

Thank you CCS

[vnvbandit]

My question to the CCS Office

Does this mean my Large Shoei RF-1000 Helmet manufactured 12-24-2011 Snell 2005 would be legal?

The answer is..........wait for it........





Yes.

Kevin Elliott

Director of Operations ASRA/CCS

And a big THANKYOU Kevin!!   

[LoneStar]

that kills off my favorite Shoei X-11.  although, i already had decided to move on from the X-11 this year since that helmet was developed based on obsoleted safety standards.

so, personally, i think it's a good safety rule.  good lookin out CCS.

Edit after the fact:
ooops!  i read the rest of the posts and realize that the Shoei X-11 with a recent manufacture date would still be legal.  I still plan to update to a helmet based on newer standards.

[Cowboy 6]

that kills off my favorite Shoei X-11.  although, i already had decided to move on from the X-11 this year since that helmet was developed based on obsoleted safety standards.

so, personally, i think it's a good safety rule.  good lookin out CCS.

Edit after the fact:
ooops!  i read the rest of the posts and realize that the Shoei X-11 with a recent manufacture date would still be legal.  I still plan to update to a helmet based on newer standards.

Have you looked into the change in the standard? I would be willing to be the difference is negligible.  Even then, I would also be willing to bet that your X-11 would meet the new standards anyway.
But, Shoei is not going to invest money to certify an old design.

[LoneStar]

Have you looked into the change in the standard? I would be willing to be the difference is negligible.  Even then, I would also be willing to bet that your X-11 would meet the new standards anyway.
But, Shoei is not going to invest money to certify an old design.

yeah, i looked into it.  i'm not going to make a statement one way or another on if it meets the new standards, but there are newer helmets that not only meet the new standards but have been tested and exceed the performance requirements of the new standards. 

but, don't get me wrong, the X-11 is a great helmet and has saved my noodles more than once (not the same crashed helmet, of course).  i just know there is better out there now.  that's where my head is and is going to be.  this is just my personal approach to safety.

In case you're curious, I'm going with Bell.  Buy American! :D