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In the past when I did track days they only seemed interested in the gold sticker on the helmet, it doesn't even seem to matter about the sharp rating as some of the top dollar lid's only make two star's, but as has been said speak to the organisers and see what they say :thumb: I've just bought a new lid which had a four star rating and cost me sixty quid but there are a few that are cheaper than that and still have the gold sticker (ACU approved, or something like that) and do the job just fine :cheers:

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I dont think there is a helmet on the market thats not ACU approved these days!

 

Flip fronts, too? I noticed that some helmets didn't seem to sport the sticker, when I recently purchased a lid, and asked the dealer about it. What I took away from his lengthy explanation was that ACU and Sharp standards are very different (different impact speeds and scenarios) and flip fronts usually don't pass the ACU requirements, but are still perfectly fine for the (slower) road. The same allegedly applies to some strap mechanisms. Just repeating what the dealer told me, so don't hold it against me if it's not accurate. 8-)


The helmet in question is a flip front.

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hmmm not sure on flip fronts to be fair


to me they are half an helmet anyway!!


as for sharps Vs ACU


I wouldnt trust the sharps at all its seriously flawed as been proved many moons ago! the way they test them is nothing like what happens in a crash

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I just borght a new helmet, a caberg v2rr. Its dosnt have the gold sticker on the back so is it unsutibal for track use?

 

Maybe an imported helmet.

I have a helmet which if you buy outside the UK doesn't carry the gold sticker, but if you buy in the UK it does.

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