M2000 helmets R I P

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Phillip marvetz

You guy's want to wear a Simpson helmet? Reeaaalllly? That guy killed Dale Earnhardt, No way am I going to buy any of his junk. I'll take my wife to vegas for the weekend with the money I saved instead.

Cheers.

if you think that guy killed Earnhardt then you have lost it. And Bill Simpson has nothing to do with Simpson Race Products, hasn't for a long time. I now understand the $29 helmet.

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by Chad Rhodes

if you think that guy killed Earnhardt then you have lost it. And Bill Simpson has nothing to do with Simpson Race Products, hasn't for a long time. I now understand the $29 helmet.

Um.... Simpson hasn't had anything to do with Simpson Safety for almost ten years. He owns Impact now. Simpson Safety has had no problems unlike Impact attaching fake SFI patches to their stuff. Jim
Who makes your $29 helmet? Acme Helmet Co. (a product of Samoa)?


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[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Jim Wahl

Um.... Simpson hasn't had anything to do with Simpson Safety for almost ten years. He owns Impact now. Simpson Safety has had no problems unlike Impact attaching fake SFI patches to their stuff. Jim
Who makes your $29 helmet? Acme Helmet Co. (a product of Samoa)?


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i don't think the impact rating should be his concern, the lead paint will get him before then

[BlueOval Ralph]

Has been out of Impact for a couple of years he sold that also

[1320racer]

just had my lunch, $35 with tip, the same $ as his wife's helmet.

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

just had my lunch, $35 with tip, the same $ as his wife's helmet.

Now that's funny, if it weren't so sad. He has a $29 head and he thinks his wife has a $35 head! She obviously has all the brains in the family! Jim


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[1320racer]

That's gonna leave a mark!

[Michael Beard]

Many folks may not realize how worn out their helmet really is until they get a new one.

[Phillip marvetz]

I am definitely out numbered here, You guy's win. I can see the need for a SA helmet if your driving a Funny car or front engine dragster but how many of you have actually ever needed a fire rated helmet? I did buy full face helmets after reading the comments from some of you so your words of wisdom did not completely fall on deaf ears. I will probably hate wearing the friggin thing but I will get used to it and the tinted visor should last alot longer than my sunglasses the keep getting sat on.
One last question though, How much is your $400 dollar SA2000 helmet worth right now? I think I'll have the last laugh after all. hahahahahaha.

FYI. Bill Simpson left Simpson performance products after Dales death and we all know what he did to racers at Impact. Nascar declined to issue a statement clearing Simpson. If you want to use Simpson products that's up to you.

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Phillip marvetz

I am definitely out numbered here, You guy's win. I can see the need for a SA helmet if your driving a Funny car or front engine dragster but how many of you have actually ever needed a fire rated helmet? I did buy full face helmets after reading the comments from some of you so your words of wisdom did not completely fall on deaf ears. I will probably hate wearing the friggin thing but I will get used to it and the tinted visor should last alot longer than my sunglasses the keep getting sat on.
One last question though, How much is your $400 dollar SA2000 helmet worth right now? I think I'll have the last laugh after all. hahahahahaha.

FYI. Bill Simpson left Simpson performance products after Dales death and we all know what he did to racers at Impact. Nascar declined to issue a statement clearing Simpson. If you want to use Simpson products that's up to you.

Your ignorance is showing. If you think the only difference between an M rated helmet and SA rated helmet is fire resistance than you need to read the Snell specs. Your argument about Simpson is baseless in 2012. It may have held a little water around 01-03, but since Bill Simpson has been gone for over a decade, it's a moot point now. You want to end up a vegetable when that $29 helmet turns your brains into a bowl of grits be my guest, but for the people who find themselves in the other lane against you I hope you aren't that lackadaisical about the quality of the rest of the parts and workmanship in your car.