Helmets
Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 2:00 am
Hey everybody!! The new racing season is about to get started here in Phoenix and it's time to refresh everyone's memory on a heady topic...helmets. Per the AMA pylon rules:
4.2.1.
Every person going onto the racecourse or between the designated
sideline and the racecourse (see racecourse diagram), and all
officials, whether on or off the course, shall properly wear a helmet
approved by OSHA, DOT, ANSI, SNELL,NOCSAE or other
recognized organization that certifies safety equipment.
The key is, your helmet MUST be approved by "a recognized organization that certifies safety equipment" AND the appropriate label showing that approval must be on/in the helmet and legible. If it is not, it's time to get another one.
Regarding "bump" caps that have been used by some, and I used to be one of them a few years ago, I have not been able to find ANY of these caps with liners or the liners themselves that are certified by an organization that meets the above rule. Therefore, they are not appropriate and do not meet the requirements of 4.2.1 above from the AMA Pylon Rulebook.
With the first race of the year coming up this weekend, the Winterfest Q500/EF1 race, Those of you coming should please come prepared with an appropriate helmet that meets the requirements of our rules. They will likely be checked. The rule is there for our own safety and we all need to be wearing helmets that are in compliance with it.
Jim Allen
RCPylon Contest Board Chair
CD of Phx Winterfest Q500EF1 race and Phoenix QM Classic
4.2.1.
Every person going onto the racecourse or between the designated
sideline and the racecourse (see racecourse diagram), and all
officials, whether on or off the course, shall properly wear a helmet
approved by OSHA, DOT, ANSI, SNELL,NOCSAE or other
recognized organization that certifies safety equipment.
The key is, your helmet MUST be approved by "a recognized organization that certifies safety equipment" AND the appropriate label showing that approval must be on/in the helmet and legible. If it is not, it's time to get another one.
Regarding "bump" caps that have been used by some, and I used to be one of them a few years ago, I have not been able to find ANY of these caps with liners or the liners themselves that are certified by an organization that meets the above rule. Therefore, they are not appropriate and do not meet the requirements of 4.2.1 above from the AMA Pylon Rulebook.
With the first race of the year coming up this weekend, the Winterfest Q500/EF1 race, Those of you coming should please come prepared with an appropriate helmet that meets the requirements of our rules. They will likely be checked. The rule is there for our own safety and we all need to be wearing helmets that are in compliance with it.
Jim Allen
RCPylon Contest Board Chair
CD of Phx Winterfest Q500EF1 race and Phoenix QM Classic