Not all helmets are Snell rated. If you cannot find a sticker on the back
or under the liner, it probably was not rated. I ran into this at a Test
and Tune this year when a competitor had a new (in the box) HJC that had no
rating on it.
Paul Zahornasky
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Jim Wilson
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 10:50 PM
To: autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Helmets - how to figure Snell rating
Just curious as to how I would know or how
could I find out what the Snell rating on a helmet
was if it had no sticker on it. I have a Simpson
Bandit that for the life of me I cannot find a Snell
sticker on anywhere. I know I did not take the sticker
off either since the helmet was only used a few times
years ago and is in practically new condition - if I had
original purchase invoice with a date on it would that
give some indication as to the Snell rating?
At 08:06 PM 1/8/01 -0600, John Lieberman wrote:
>There has been no change in the rule. It still reads "current or two
>immediately preceding Snell Foundation standards." See 4.3.1 on page
>60 of the 2000 rule book.
>
>Here is a direct quote from Howard contained in an October 26th email
>to all Solo Field Staff and published in the November issue of the
>Safety Belt:
>
>>I called Snell today and found out that the 2000 standard (stickers) were
>issued on October 1 and that helmets should be on the shelves very soon, if
>they aren't already.
>
>As per Section 4.3.1 of the Solo II rules, that means that the minimum
>acceptable Snell rating for 2001 will be a Snell 90.<
>
>Hope that helps answer your question.
>
>John (Old Fartz & TLS #37) Lieberman
>
>
>"Pylon.CC" wrote:
>>
>> I am copying this two the St. Louis list and Team.net to try to clarify
the
>> helmet issue, or seek a resolve to it. The St. Louis region is under the
>> assumption from the Mid Div convention this fall that for some reason
>> helmets must be Snell 95 or newer for the 2001 season. I know that by
going
>> with previous rules Snell 90 should be ok, but something I believe was
>> mentioned at the convention that the people there took to mean otherwise.
>> Does anyone know about this ruling? Can anyone email Howard to find out
if
>> this is true?
>>
>> -CJ
>>
>> pylon.cc
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