I agree, actually. You've analysed the risks and made informed decisions.
Same thing sometimes applies when pre-war cars go out without roll-over
bars. I wouldn't, and I hate running with them, but it's their choice to make.
Don't tell anyone, but I never wear my nomex socks - they're for Tech
Inspection only...
Brian
At 01:45 PM 16/09/97 -0400, you wrote:
>My initial response was there were certain places where an open face helmet
>looked right. A great example would be the Monaco Historics, where full face
>helmets in a pre-war Alfa or in a pre-1968 F-1 ruins the presentation of the
>car. Sure it adds to the risk, but we could avoid all risk by not climbing
>into the car in the first place. I usually wear a full face helmet, but
>there are times when I should be able to make my own decision about the
>amount of protection I need.
>
>David Whiteside
>1953 Lotus VI (usually with full face helmet)
>1956 Lotus XI (always with full face helmet)
>1959 Lotus 14 (always with full face helmet)
>1959 Lotus 17 (always with full face helmet)
>1960 Lotus 18 F-1 2.5(never with full face helmet)
>1962 Lotus 22 F-1 (usually with full face helmet)
>1964 Lotus 30 (always with full face helmet)
>
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