Anywhere good and cheap fro trackday stuff, like overalls, lid and gloves other than Demon Tweeks?

Also, what's a good lid to go for? I fancy an open face one but not sure which as yet.

And finally in car camera's - any good threads or info on what to go for appreciated. Im assuming you need a camera plus mount, and a hard disc to store data on?

 

For in-car camera, I going to try this out at Rockingham.

I have just a plain old Sony MinDV camcorder (large by today's standards).

From:
http://www.ram-mount-uk.com/

Specifically...
http://www.ram-mount-uk.com/plastic-parts.htm

This is basically a place that you can make up "custom" mounts from bits, bit like lego.

I ended up with a window suction mount, and then two arms (I found I needed two to adust the camera mounted on the windscreen), and then a standard camera mount that just screws into the bottom of the camera.

I've tried this driving round the block and it seems to work OK, whether the suction mount will stand the "forces" on a track day remains to be seen.

I was just looking for a relatively cheap way to take some in car video to record the fun.

If you are interested I'll rig it up and post some "installation" pictures, it's not pretty and it's not elegant but it might just do the job.

Edit:
Specifics:
http://www.gpsw.co.uk/details/prod2817.html (suction cup)
http://www.gpsw.co.uk/details/prod1411.html (camera mount)
http://www.gpsw.co.uk/details/prod2453.html (extra arm)
http://www.gpsw.co.uk/details/prod1958.html (ball joint to connect the arms)

 

Are helmets you use for karting ok for track days. I'm just about to buy a simpson racing one for karting but want to make sure if I go track daying that it's ok for that too.

 

I've never had my helmet checked on a trackday. I'm sure that a karting helmet will be more than adequate.

 

Yes I've never seen them look very closesly at helmets.

I've got a cheap open face on I bought from a bike shop. A full face helmet is a bit claustraphobic and hot in a car, IMO.

Remember that you need to cover your arms and legs. Don't turn up in just a t-shirt.

 

It all depends on how much you value your head.

You get what you pay for with helmets, but buying from Dream on Tweeks is asking to be ripped off. Best advice is to go to a bike shop and try on a selection, buying the best you can afford. Look for ANSI and Snell certification stickers on the helmet.

They won't check your helmet at a trackday, but that's not really the point. God forbid you ever need it's protection, but when you do, best to be as well protected as possible.

If you're in an enclosed car, an open faced helmet is probably OK, but if you intend to use it in an open topped car or even one with an aeroscreen or similar, closed face helmets offer better protection. I know of one guy who suffered a severly broken jaw in a Caterham because he was hit in the face by his own wheel as it came off when he hit armco and was wearing an open faced helmet.

I always go for full face helmets simply because it means I am protected as well as possible whatever car I'm in.

For Nomex etc. try Grand Prix Racewear, but it's a bit of an overkill for the odd trackday.

 

Got my lid from a good motorbike shop - it had passed all the top tests at the time (this was 5 years ago)

i think my clobber came from demon theives or possibly grandprix race leisurewear?

http://www.gprdirect.com/epages/gprdirect.storefront

 

I would spend as much as you can on a helmet, as you may just come to rely on it. They said that about Hammonds crash. His helmet almost certainly saved his life. Always plan for the worst, and hope for the best.

Avoid getting drawn in by the flashie designs, and spend some time just trying the helmets on. Not all makers will suit your head, I know I can't wear AGV's (so not Rossi replicas for me). Make sure the helmet doesn't twist all the way round, or can be lifted up and over your head from rear to the front. And make sure the padding isn't pressing against your forehead too tightly. I found this can give you a nasty head ache over a long period of use.

This link covers all my points and few more.
http://206.188.197.45/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=4

Once you've found what you want and the correct size. Get one of the interweb to save a few

 

Along with buying the best you can afford that has all the BS, SNELL etc. marks the most important thing is to make sure the helmet fits properly. For my full face helmet I went to a bike shop and went through every helmet they had until I found the one that fitted best... for me that was a Shoei - I went with the idea that I wanted a Shark but I couldn't get comfortable in it.

 

I'm with the full-face brigade - I value my face/life and you get used to it pretty quickly - I don't find it claustrophobic.

The fit is important - I seem to find people either have an Arai shaped head, or a Shoei shaped head with bike helmets !! I seem to be a Shoei and my helmet wasn't particularly expensive, but it has the gold star from a bike shop and fits me.