i've done it many times as well.

gotten plenty of smiles and waves.

it also helps keep the head warm on those chilly top down crusing days.

 

It's not just that it's "uncool" or whatever, but it borders on "that dude has something wrong with him."

There's a logical argument for wearing kevlar 24 hours a day or a rubber to the grocery store, but you just don't do it

If the lack of roof is that much of a worry during normal driving, then drive something with a roof.

 

I've often contemplated driving around town with my helmet on just for me to get "use to it" for track days/autox.

 

Helmets are awesome on highway with top down

Gets rid of a lot of noise

 

That needs to be a rule when a group of friends autoX together. The driver that comes in last place has to drive home with their helmet on.

 

Some people like to be funny and dont take life too seriously. I guess maybe because i grew up in NYC and no matter how wierd you look nobody pays attention to you.

 

damn i should of not sold my motorcycle helmet. Now i can't try this haha

 

I am so relieved to read this thread.

About 2-3 months back, a few guys I know-- who do not own S2Ks mind you but the five guys own a '07 350Z convertible, '07 Miata, '03 Viper SRT10, '06 C6 Corvette Z51, and '05 Lotus Elise-- began wearing helmets when driving their vehicles top down just for kicks and laughs. They asked me to try it, too, but I thought it was a dumb idea.
Just for fun, though, I decided to go to a local motorcycle shop near my store to see what the prices of helmets would be. As soon as I stepped in, the big, bad biker guys began staring me down as though by staring at me, they'd scare me and cause me run off.
I asked a cashier how much the helmets cost but he said, "Check the prices, dude." There weren't prices written anywhere near the helmets, though... The manager eventually asked me if I needed help, and he was kind enough to show me some of the really cheap helmets. I lied that I was planning on going to a track and needed a helmet to which he responded, "You won't get much out of motorcycle helmets then."
So, long story short, I wasted about an hour or so in the shop, talking to the cashier and manager about helmets. Eventually, a customer saw my S and began asking me about it. He was pretty cool, but the whole time kept complaining about how broke he was compared to me just because I own an S2000 and he owned a motorcycle.

I might some day try the helmet thing, but not any time soon.

 

If you're gonna do it, you should do it in style.

 

TK-421 and maybe some guy in a station wagon could pull it off.

Other than that, you're pretty much a nut