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07-12-2009, 09:47 PM
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey
Occupation: Postie
Interests: Heavy Heavy Metal
Boat name: Slayer II, Slayer, Pen15
Boat make: Phantom 19G-R, Bernico F2 Extreme, Ring 15
Engines: Evinrude 115HO, Yam 90
Cruising area: Channel Islands
Join Date: Aug 2009
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Crash Helmets
sorry if this has been asked before...
I'm going to be entering the Guernsey Basic Races next year, so I need a couple of lids. I've seen the Nitro ones, but I'm put off by how cheap they are! You only get one head and it's worth paying decent money to protect it in my view...
Is it a case of buying any white helmet and painting it a certain shade of orange? I'd love Simpson Bandits or Outlaws but I don't know if they'd be legal...
Cheers!
Paul
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07-12-2009, 09:55 PM
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Devon
Occupation: Garage Proprietor
Interests: PowerBoat Racing
Boat name: If Only
Boat make: Bernico F3 OCR, Bernico Prototype Inboard, and some Ribs
Engines: Yamaha Pro V 115
Cruising area: UK, France
Join Date: Jan 2005
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You can only paint certain helmets!! in general GRP. Certainly not polycarbonate ones !! Some of the Simpsons are not upto the correct standard.
The Nitro's you mention are one of the best you will get as they are the minimum weight which is very important in PB racing and of course because I sell them !! And they do carry the highest spec ie ACU Gold
Bob
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07-12-2009, 10:09 PM
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Country: uk
Location: southampton'ish
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Nitro helmets come with a gold acu approved sticker on them,
which means that they go through and pass the same safety and standard test as more expensive helmets.
As for why are they so much cheaper than other helmets, well mass production.
should you buy one for yourself,
only you can answer that.
Ah i see OCRDA was responding at the same time as me! ooops!
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07-12-2009, 10:27 PM
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey
Occupation: Postie
Interests: Heavy Heavy Metal
Boat name: Slayer II, Slayer, Pen15
Boat make: Phantom 19G-R, Bernico F2 Extreme, Ring 15
Engines: Evinrude 115HO, Yam 90
Cruising area: Channel Islands
Join Date: Aug 2009
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Nice one cheers guys 
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08-12-2009, 05:34 PM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Southampton
Occupation: Electromechanical Engineer
Interests: Bikes, boats and engines etc.
Boat make: Cobra RIB
Engines: Mercury Optimax
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Southampton
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[QUOTE=Andy B;172658]Nitro helmets come with a gold acu approved sticker on them,
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The N250VX in question does, but not the whole range. However All Nitro, G-Mac Takachi etc are EC2205.
Just to clarify...
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08-12-2009, 07:35 PM
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Location: Guernsey
Interests: Powerboats and Rugby
Boat name: C96 Fast Air
Boat make: Ocke Mannerfelt B-23
Engines: Mercury 200XS
Cruising area: Channel Islands
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Guernsey
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Nitro Lids
Paul, Nitro Helmets highly reccomended mate
Very comfortable, meet the safety requirements and excellent value.
Jacques
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08-12-2009, 08:59 PM
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey
Occupation: Postie
Interests: Heavy Heavy Metal
Boat name: Slayer II, Slayer, Pen15
Boat make: Phantom 19G-R, Bernico F2 Extreme, Ring 15
Engines: Evinrude 115HO, Yam 90
Cruising area: Channel Islands
Join Date: Aug 2009
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Sorry mate they're the wrong sizes, cheers anyway though
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