In the modern era of sports, confusion is the main culprit in choosing the right motorsport helmet for oneself. Markets are flooded with all different brands and styles claiming their own best features and thus making the buyer shakier in taking up right decision. But the main criteria of focus remain the same on technological innovation, the great pinnacle design and the super premium helmets. These points form the utter zenith when choosing the right one for you. But the main criteria of focus remain the same on technological innovation, the great pinnacle design and the super premium helmets. These points form the utter zenith when choosing the right one for you.
During the earlier twentieth century, the helmets were more bulkier with less safety surety but in contrast to that today’s helmets are made hand-in-hand with comfort, designing style and aesthetics which means today, hell lot of things are to be kept in mind before buying one. Basic few points are discussed below which will help you in purchasing the best motorsport equipment for yourself.
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Safety: Foremost important is the safety of the driver. Keeping this in mind, the Federal International Automobile (FIA) has fixed on some basic requirements for makers to meet. They approve helmets based on their safety during the crash injuries. So make sure when you chose one, it must have an SA-rating by FIA which means they are safe for both two or four wheeler racing rather than opting for the one with MA-Racing which are known only for motorbike racing. This will provide more safety to you.
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Comfort Zone: Anything more comfortable than life? Not at all. So forget this and chose the one with more safety issues. Helmets can either be open type or full helmet. There is no denial in the fact that open one’s are more comfortable for the rider with offering good visibility but then superior levels of safety are what they ditch in. So kindly chose the closed ones or full face helmets only and protect yourself to the maximum.
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Compatibility: Many competitions demand you to wear HAHS (Head and Neck Supporting Devices) devices while participating. Hence, your helmet should be compatible with those devices. They not only maintain the position of head and neck during the crash times, but also focus on transferring the torso into the correct position so as to minimise the effect of crash during the drive. Check before you buy!
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Material Used: With lot of advancement in the manufacturing field, various materials are used to make helmets. Therefore deciding the right motorbike helmet becomes difficult. Generally two kinds are there, carbon fibre helmets and fibreglass helmets. While the former ones are expensive than the later, but their durability and longer shelf life compensates for the higher price. Their better performance during higher impacts makes them more vulnerable and suitable to the motor biker’s safety need.
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Auto Racing Helmets: They are specially designed by keeping in mind the positioning of head and neck during driving. Most of them come with holes drilled in them so that the NAHS devices can be fixed automatically into them. So they are best suited for the competitors.
So while buying one for yourself, do focus on the above points and be a wise buyer! Safety is the main focus in all of this.
Nyla Sharon