How long is my helmet good for?

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RockinRobin

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IHRA modified class. Snell sa2020. I'm thinking it is good until 2030. All I can find in IHRA rulebook is helmet must be snell sa2015 or newer.
 
RockinRobin said:
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All I can find in IHRA rulebook is helmet must be snell sa2015 or newer.
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Ya, after you edited your post.

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Call your local track, and ask for the tech inspectors Email addy.
 
I had a new snell helmet that I used once then 5 years later was told at New England Dragway it was too old??
 
If foggy memory serves me right, Snell foundation up dates their standards every 5 years, so ( for arguments sake ) if your helmet is Snell 2015 standard, next up date is 2020, so ( again foggy memory ) rule book states that helmet must be current or previous standard; 2025 standard will render your 2015 standard helmet unusable.

Does this help?
 
JBurch said:
If foggy memory serves me right, Snell foundation up dates their standards every 5 years, so ( for arguments sake ) if your helmet is Snell 2015 standard, next up date is 2020, so ( again foggy memory ) rule book states that helmet must be current or previous standard; 2025 standard will render your 2015 standard helmet unusable.

Does this help?
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Snell Foundation says that helmets should be good for at least 10 years, but they RECOMMEND replacing them every 5 years. If my SA2020 is good until 2030 then I am fine with that, I just can't get anyone from the IHRA to come out and say it! I'm wondering if it is a bit of a scam like harness certification.
 
I "thought" you were good untill they said it must be the new Snell Date.
That make sense?
 
Locomotion said:
NHRARacer.com - NHRA RULES

NHRA rule book
General Regulations
Section 21 Page 46

It says:

SNELL 2015 expires 1/1/2027

SNELL 2020 expires 1/1/2032


I won't be the best source for some rules. I retired from racing a few years ago and haven't been keeping up with the rules like I use to.
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That's great news! I'm sure IHRA would accept the NHRA standard. Thanks!!
 
RockinRobin said:
Snell Foundation says that helmets should be good for at least 10 years, but they RECOMMEND replacing them every 5 years. If my SA2020 is good until 2030 then I am fine with that, I just can't get anyone from the IHRA to come out and say it! I'm wondering if it is a bit of a scam like harness certification.
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It is.
 
Heck I thought they were good till you busted um open.
 
RustyRatRod said:
Heck I thought they were good till you busted um open.
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I bought the best helmet I could afford when I started street riding my bike. Less than five years later, after never being on the ground, or hitting a roll bar, it was "no good".
When I stopped riding, I bought the cheapest, newest snell rated hat I could find, for the exact same reason I buy the cheapest belts I can find.
If I have to throw away perfectly good safety stuff cause of "rules" I'm spending as little as I can!
 
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