Lap of Honour?

[Duke girl]

Just wanting to know what your views are regarding doing a Lap of Honour around a Race Track where a fellow Racer has lost his/her life. Question........ Should you or should you not wear a helmet to show your respects?.
And who is it up to who tells you whether you should or shouldn't?.

[jellywrestler]

And who is it up to who tells you whether you should or shouldn't?. I would think that's up to whoever has the track hired, and maybe their rulebook.

[yod]

so someone stole the jam out of your donut and you're trying to get a posse together?

[tigertim20]

Just wanting to know what your views are regarding doing a Lap of Honour around a Race Track where a fellow Racer has lost his/her life. Question........ Should you or should you not wear a helmet to show your respects?.
And who is it up to who tells you whether you should or shouldn't?.

regardless of where you are, why would you ride without a helmet?
even at very low speed, head injury is a very real risk without protection.

[malcy25]

There are rules in the MNZ rule book on this already, ie how and what conditions must be met. ie speed and how it is controlled.

[onearmedbandit]

regardless of where you are, why would you ride without a helmet?
even at very low speed, head injury is a very real risk without protection.

While I agree in principle, at a organised event on a race track with limited speed involved the chances of a crash are virtually non-existent.

However I'm making no comment on any actual event as I wasn't there.

[Yow Ling]

On the lap you are referring to , you could have run round faster.

[Kickaha]

regardless of where you are, why would you ride without a helmet?
even at very low speed, head injury is a very real risk without protection.

You could do that tripping on a rug/cat/dog/fucking anything at home

There is a "pace bike" and no one is likely to do dumb shit on a lap like that

[CHOPPA]

Any lap of honour or parade lap should be done without a helmet

[Kickaha]

Any lap of honour or parade lap should be done without a helmet

I think if the option on no helmet is available the choice should be left up to the individual riders, some people wouldn't feel comfortable minus helmet regardless of the low speed

[Fast Eddie]

we didn't wear helmets on the last one at ruapuna for c.j.

was walking pace aye

[CHOPPA]

I think if the option on no helmet is available the choice should be left up to the individual riders, some people wouldn't feel comfortable minus helmet regardless of the low speed

Good point I wouldnt feel safe on a side car with no helmet

[Kickaha]

Good point I wouldnt feel safe on a side car with no helmet

I don't even feel safe on one wearing a helmet :bleh:

[slowpoke]

Surely it's a question of aesthetics? In most of our cases I'd think it's absotively posilutely helmet on.

[MSTRS]

It's not a universal belief, so it should be up to the individual.
Me - I'm a believer in pillion pegs down. If they're fitted, of course...

[Duke girl]

When you have a minutes silence for the death of someone you know........usually anyone wearing a hat/cap takes it off in respect........so wouldn't this be the same in doing a Lap of Honour on a Motorcycle on a Race Track without your helmet on. Remembering that this is on a Race Track not an open road.

[ellipsis]

...parade of competitors,machinery...lap of honour...no helmets has always been the norm, you could wear one...but why would you...anyone's qpinion leaning towards, ' you should', is total shite...