03-09-2013, 08:01 AM
Wasn't going to argue this, but piggy's head is living up to it's name and i can't resist. 
(What do you mean i'm a pot..?)
So, lets say you come off a track at 130mph and hit something hard enough that the car doesn't absorb the impact, now the helmet has an opportunity to come into play, or does it.... Considering how hard you have to smash the car for personal protective gear to be of any import, how much use do you think a piddly helmet is actually going to be? Is it going to stop the engine shunting back through the bulkhead into your legs? Or maybe it'll catch the spar that's heading for your ribs? If the roof comes in, i'm sure it'll be able to stop your neck from snapping, wouldn't it..? Or maybe, just maybe, it'll do f*ck all and it's only there to keep the health and safety brigade happy...
Still sceptical? Fair enough, why aren't cages compulsory then? I mean, they'd be a damn sight more use than the obligatory helmet, in fact with a cage in the car i can actually begin to see the benefit from wearing a helmet!
(What do you mean i'm a pot..?)So, lets say you come off a track at 130mph and hit something hard enough that the car doesn't absorb the impact, now the helmet has an opportunity to come into play, or does it.... Considering how hard you have to smash the car for personal protective gear to be of any import, how much use do you think a piddly helmet is actually going to be? Is it going to stop the engine shunting back through the bulkhead into your legs? Or maybe it'll catch the spar that's heading for your ribs? If the roof comes in, i'm sure it'll be able to stop your neck from snapping, wouldn't it..? Or maybe, just maybe, it'll do f*ck all and it's only there to keep the health and safety brigade happy...
Still sceptical? Fair enough, why aren't cages compulsory then? I mean, they'd be a damn sight more use than the obligatory helmet, in fact with a cage in the car i can actually begin to see the benefit from wearing a helmet!