Look inside of it, there should be a sticker that says M2005 or SA2005... Hopefully its SA

 

I don't see it. I will try to research it. The helmet is an HJC CS-R1 Paradox.

 

it's not SA2005.

 

Got mine (low end G-Force with chin guard but no face shield) from saferacer.com

I ordered the same size as my old helmet, but it was a different brand and turned out to be too small. They had no qualms with me sending it back to exchange for a larger size.

Recommended, though you can probably find a cheaper helmet.

 

+1 for saferacer.com, I got my sparco helmet from them.

 

For the price you paid for it, its prabably either an M2000 helmet or not rated for racing at all so it would be useless at the track.

 

Plenty of organizations allow use of M-rated helmets, whether you buy one depends on your safety system. Its a good choice for some people, a poor choice for others.

check out Pro-Am, www.proam.com I think, they are/were located on Richmond. talk to someone from the organization you will be running with and see who they reccomend. with MSR-H built, I'm sure there's atleast one shop out there that can help you.

 

HJC and G-Force make good quality, reasonably priced helmets. I've got a G-Force and found it to be good. Make sure you visit each helmet manufacturer's or vendor's sizing page - some sizes aren't consist in the head circumference range specified for them.

When I ordered my G-Force, it was on back-order, so the vendor suggested ordering a Pyrotect instead, claiming it was very similar to the G-Force: it wasn't. There was a heavy glue/adhesive smell to it, and I found it made me ill smelling it after about 5 minutes. Returned it and waited for the G-Force to become available.

Got my G-Force Graphix at Apex Performance. Great customer service - I ordered late at night and got a personalized email response within minutes, checking to make sure I had researched the size, etc. Very happy with them.

 

Most around NE do not allow M. The main difference between M and SA test is SA has to pass additional side impact test and fire resistance. SA is a bit safer for sedan environment. Plus why risk being excluded from some events just because you wanted to safe a $20-30?