My racing helmet came today. I'm excited. :buttrock :buttrock

Thanks to Geoff.

Another view.

:buttrock :buttrock :buttrock

Nice, what is it? I will bring an extra to dover, so if anyone needs one.

My racing helmet came today. I'm excited. :buttrock :buttrock

Thanks to Geoff.

Where are u going to Race ??? check out www.nasaproracing.com Hpde's are fun im going next weekend to Thunder Hill "High Performance Driving Event" :buttrock :buttrock :buttrock

If I remember right it is an RCI with an SA2000 rating. Good solid started helmet that will be good for several years to come. Congrats, the addiction has begun.

Afte schooling you will find you self day dreaming of go fast parts and race rubber.

I have a seat memory for "helmet" use that came from sitting in the driveway trying to find something that worked (damm moon roof) ... I'm sure those in your hood now think you are just as nuts.

I doubt he will ever race. I'm guessing he will just end up wearing it to work and stuff. :confused

Where are u going to Race ??? check out www.nasaproracing.com Hpde's are fun im going next weekend to Thunder Hill "High Performance Driving Event" :buttrock :buttrock :buttrock

A bunch of us are doing the SCCA Evo School in Wendover.

Not Thunder Hill but closer, and soon we will have MMP :buttrock

I doubt he will ever race. I'm guessing he will just end up wearing it to work and stuff. :confused

You will need to wear it as much as possible to get comfortable with it. I suggest wearing it around the house, and driving as much as possible.

You can never be to safe.

Geoff convinced me too

I so think you should wear that puppy when driving around town.

Im racing in Pahrump here soon too.
:buttrock

Geoff convinced me too

Yes! One big happy racing family. Someone now needs to buy a Class A coach and a big ass trailer so we can all go on racing road trips :devillook

So did you talk the wife into letting you mod the M?

It could be even safer.

Oh ... and after the party and seeing your's Tam was asking today about what it would cost if she got an E46 M3 :help

Yes! One big happy racing family. Someone now needs to buy a Class A coach and a big ass trailer so we can all go on racing road trips :devillook

So did you talk the wife into letting you mod the M?

It could be even safer.

Oh ... and after the party and seeing your's Tam was asking today about what it would cost if she got an E46 M3 :help

yeah i got the ok to do it. ima call bmw tomorrow and schedule them to install the rear dif. but jb told me if i got the dinan suspention instead of moton he would "hunt me down and beat me in the head with a tire iron until i said "whos your daddy". ok maybe not exactly those words

He is right. There is much better then Dinan out there.


What good is a warrenty anyway, and suspension won't void it I would not think.

Geoff I think my dad is taking your advice a little too serious.

:thumbup:

Geoff I think my dad is taking your advice a little too serious.
:lol

That's a keeper! :D

Haha.

Lookin' good there Chas.

Any luck in the M5 department? I did my part;)

Yea, I'm thinking the wife thinks his new friends are a bad infulence. We are going to have to do another Toy Run soon just to show that we are not all about racing.

This of course would then give buy us more space with loved ones for racing.

Screw helmets, I just wear my Mexican Wrestlers Mask!!! :mad

1 more question: Where do you get the helmets, and how much do they cost?????????

The big guys like Jegs.com and Summitracing.com as well as smaller guys like soloracer.com all have them.

Make sure you buy something with an SA2000 rating. Open faces start at about 140ish and you can go to about 400 for a top of the line full face. You can go over 400 if you want but you are into speedway helmets and most of what you are paying for is the aero package, so unless you are driving open wheel cars it is a waste.

Haha.

Lookin' good there Chas.

Any luck in the M5 department? I did my part;)

Marie's pretty adamant that she will not drive a stick. So, the plan is, next spring I'll start looking for a low mileage 540 that I can mod. That should be a lot of fun and still result in a pretty fast car (which I will only occasionally drive anyway).

Yea, I'm thinking the wife thinks his new friends are a bad infulence. We are going to have to do another Toy Run soon just to show that we are not all about racing.


We are all about racing?

We are all about racing?

Trying to lead by example. :devillook

Just helped Scott put his new Harness in ... he is now enroute to EuroSport :eek:

Geoff, I think you are a bad example for the wallet... :stickoutt

:asthanos

$298 School
$249 Helmet

I have a feeling that's just the start, as the ideal harness system for my car appears to involve buying a new seat (GT3) and a harness -- about a $2200 adventure.

Oh ... and you still are going to need an exhuast. And ....

$298 School
$249 Helmet

I have a feeling that's just the start, as the ideal harness system for my car appears to involve buying a new seat (GT3) and a harness -- about a $2200 adventure.

I've read that race tires can take 2-5 seconds off the time of a typical autocross course. It shouldn't be much more than $5k for an extra set of wheels and tires for the 996.

You then of course need a lite weight jack and electric impact gun to change them at the track .... or a truck and trailer to do it at home and the tow to the race.


I've almost talked my self into option 1 sadly.

Do you have a trailer that you can pull with your car to hold the tires?

A trailer hitch -- the ultimate mod!

I have a drag race car that is almost done that will need a full truck trailor combo anyways ... so depending on how much money it takes to finish it I might be towing boy.

I have a truck.

You need to buy a trailor.



A nice big enclosed two car bastard, and a big ass mobile home to pull it.

I could use actual income.

Well now you are just getting fussy. Income is over rated. Sell the house and live in the RV. You can park it in front of my place and on weekends we can race.


I will even run out some power for you.

Well now you are just getting fussy. Income is over rated. Sell the house and live in the RV. You can park it in front of my place and on weekends we can race.


I will even run out some power for you.

Would you run out power for me?

OK now we are talking.



Now, what to do with eight motorcycles, three cars, truck, and a boat. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I will take that land speed bike if it runs.

I will be doing riding lessons on the 22nd, and driving lessons on the 25th. I am clearly out of control Geoff.

I will take that land speed bike if it runs.

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I will be doing riding lessons on the 22nd, and driving lessons on the 25th. I am clearly out of control Geoff.

We are just getting started!

More details needed on the schools :devillook

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I am geting ready to tow my track cars around. I have got me the truck to do it just trying to find something to tow all my stuff that I like.... I dont want a goose neck but might end up geting one..my truck has a shell and a camper so it kinda sucks to have to go with a goose neck. O and if any of you want to go to a school down here in AZ you can stay at my place I also live down the street from PIR :) it funny when nascar comes I get to see all there big rigs drive by.

1 more question: Where do you get the helmets, and how much do they cost?????????

There is a guy out in West Valley (I think) that has pretty good prices. He usually sells his stuff on ebay, but I'm sure you're welcome to go by to try on the helmets(very important). I don't have his email anymore, but if you search helmets in the SLC area on ebay, you'll come across his name.

Or any motorcycle shop. Wrights on state and about 35th south is good.

I didn't know moto shops sold SA2000 helmets. Do you know which shop has a good selection? I'm probably going to go with a Bell M2, but I'd like to try it on to see how it fits...

Most only sell M helmets that I've seen. Depending on what you are racing, and where, how, you can sometimes get away with an just an M rating.

The difference I think is the M is rated for a single fall off a bike, the SA is rated for multiple wacks while bouncing around inside a flipping car. SA is also fire proof so you can crash and burn while wearing one.

In the end, SA is the way to go for auto sports, people at RMR always bitch about needing X or Y piece of safty equipement for different speeds / times and I never got it. Wise man once said "if you have a $50 head, wear a $50 helmet."

At the speeds most of us hit on the autocross course I don't think there is a need for any helmet, I got a blister once running to pic up cones and that is about it. At the drag strip I've driven cars into the 9s and up to 157 MPH and never gotten so much as a paper cut ... but ...

For those getting ready to come out SCCA requires a helmet (betting for thier insurance) and at RMR you need to run 13.99 or faster to need one (I'd think that from this group that means only the E46 M3 guys might need one as I don't think anyone else would run that fast)

Ahem...;)

Ahem...;)

It is a DSM ... it will only run that fast once and then it will break :stickoutt