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phubear · Sep 4th, 2003, 09:13 AM

Hi Everyone,
Any suggestions as to where i can try on/buy SA200 approved helmets in Southern California? We've got lots of tracks, but where are the track safety supplies?

Thus far I've only found one shop with helmets approved for cars. SimpsonWorld.
(Very nice, but awfully pricey)
I've visited numerous Pro-Shops which advertise performance car accessories, but only sell helmets for Mortorcycles.

Yes, I will drive far for a good fit & nice service

Any help in this matter would be greatly apprecieted.

pzaxis · Sep 4th, 2003, 09:32 AM

Try this www.subesports.com

peter

phubear · Sep 4th, 2003, 11:40 AM

Wow!
Many thanks Peter.
I'll go check them out tomorrow

Anybody else?....

mrhollio · Sep 12th, 2003, 04:17 AM

these guys have a place in Torrance.... http://www.teamsimpson.com/contact.asp

My friends and I have always bought Simpson helmets

phubear · Sep 12th, 2003, 07:58 AM

Simpson World had very nice service, but the starting price was a little too high considering that they did not have as snug a fit as the G-Force 750 (Open Face) with their full face helmets.
I know that the Simpson composite is supposed to better than most though.

The GF 750 is about $149 and the Simpson Voyager started at $300. The other factors that made the sale for me was the 4 exit vents, the well supported cheek pads, and the SA2000 certification which is painted on the rear of the helmet and then clear coated to prevent ware.

They (Simpson) also tried the hard-sell for the full face claiming that the open face will be outlawed soon.

I ended up at High Tech Performance in Van Nuys.
They were very courteous, and very patient unlike Sube Sports.
I tend to prefer the "mom & pop" (or in this case brother & brother) places more because they seem to care more about what is appropriate for the individual rather than selling extraneous accessories.

mrhollio · Sep 13th, 2003, 02:50 AM

thats cool... in my racing days Simpson tended to be a lot less pushy, a little more interested in the customers use... and somewhat more affordable...

wear the new one in good health!

phubear · Sep 15th, 2003, 08:56 AM

Thanks mrhollio,
I will wear it in good health....or at least try to stay alive on the track.

Just found an interesting factor. It seems that the vents in helmets are not only for cooling, but also to theoretically flush any flammables like petrol out of the it if the driver is flipped upside-down.

Sep 4th, 2003, 09:13 AM	#1
phubear Minty Cooper's owner Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: California Local Time: 06:54 AM Posts: 217 Offline	Where to find Helmets in SoCal? Hi Everyone, Any suggestions as to where i can try on/buy SA200 approved helmets in Southern California? We've got lots of tracks, but where are the track safety supplies? Thus far I've only found one shop with helmets approved for cars. SimpsonWorld. (Very nice, but awfully pricey) I've visited numerous Pro-Shops which advertise performance car accessories, but only sell helmets for Mortorcycles. Yes, I will drive far for a good fit & nice service Any help in this matter would be greatly apprecieted. Last edited by phubear : Sep 4th, 2003 at 06:53 PM.

Sep 4th, 2003, 09:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
pzaxis MINI2 Regular Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Long Beach, CA Local Time: 01:54 PM Posts: 87 Offline	Try this www.subesports.com peter Red MCS, Cobra Technology seats,Carbon bottle fire fighter system(not NOS). Stack Gauge panel. Supertrapp exhaust system and more to come(rollcage,headers,Etc.)Mini rules Long Beach

Sep 12th, 2003, 04:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
mrhollio road trip time Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: PV - SoCal Local Time: 06:54 AM Posts: 441 Offline	these guys have a place in Torrance.... http://www.teamsimpson.com/contact.asp My friends and I have always bought Simpson helmets Trust not the heart of a man for whom old clothes, and the Mini, are not venerable!

Sep 13th, 2003, 02:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
mrhollio road trip time Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: PV - SoCal Local Time: 06:54 AM Posts: 441 Offline	thats cool... in my racing days Simpson tended to be a lot less pushy, a little more interested in the customers use... and somewhat more affordable... wear the new one in good health! Trust not the heart of a man for whom old clothes, and the Mini, are not venerable!

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Sep 4th, 2003, 11:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
phubear Minty Cooper's owner Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: California Local Time: 06:54 AM Posts: 217 Offline	Wow! Many thanks Peter. I'll go check them out tomorrow Anybody else?....

Sep 12th, 2003, 07:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
phubear Minty Cooper's owner Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: California Local Time: 06:54 AM Posts: 217 Offline	Simpson World had very nice service, but the starting price was a little too high considering that they did not have as snug a fit as the G-Force 750 (Open Face) with their full face helmets. I know that the Simpson composite is supposed to better than most though. The GF 750 is about $149 and the Simpson Voyager started at $300. The other factors that made the sale for me was the 4 exit vents, the well supported cheek pads, and the SA2000 certification which is painted on the rear of the helmet and then clear coated to prevent ware. They (Simpson) also tried the hard-sell for the full face claiming that the open face will be outlawed soon. I ended up at High Tech Performance in Van Nuys. They were very courteous, and very patient unlike Sube Sports. I tend to prefer the "mom & pop" (or in this case brother & brother) places more because they seem to care more about what is appropriate for the individual rather than selling extraneous accessories.

Sep 15th, 2003, 08:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
phubear Minty Cooper's owner Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: California Local Time: 06:54 AM Posts: 217 Offline	Thanks mrhollio, I will wear it in good health....or at least try to stay alive on the track. Just found an interesting factor. It seems that the vents in helmets are not only for cooling, but also to theoretically flush any flammables like petrol out of the it if the driver is flipped upside-down.

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