NEW ANDRA helmet regulations

**beeza** · 31-10-2008 03:31 PM

This apply's for those who race uder the ANDRA rules i.e. Race cars.Street cars,AS1698 is A-OK!

**Limbo** · 03-11-2008 11:15 PM

that's crap cos i just brought a helmet with a AS1698 only with a snell dot certification.
Apparently it doesn't stand up. bloody &)@&*#(@^#$*(

**Limbo** · 03-11-2008 11:55 PM

hey guys been to the Andra website, but it only seems to say that recommended standards only. Nothing about this being the required standard now.

Can anyone comment on this?
http://www.andra.com.au/release.asp?ID=1109

**dsp26** · 04-11-2008 08:10 AM

^^^your right this is stupid.. been reading the dragster site:

debacle355 wrote:
After talking to Andra-David Baker , I found out that any helmet with original/common AS1698 is not the right one to use.
It must be AS/NZS1698:2006 or AS/NZS1698.

Now that may sound the same when you say it fast, but AS1698 & AS/NZS1698 are different standards.

As explained it doesn't mean it has to have the :2006 prefix on the end, as long as it has the NZS incorporated, because thats when the australian & nz standards were brought together at the same time.

AS1698 = NO
AS/NZS1698:2006 = YES
AS/NZS1698 =YES

Thats the way it was explained to me, maybe one of the ANDRA guys could clarify that.

**Limbo** · 04-11-2008 08:42 AM

AS/NZS1698

It seems to me that's a NZ standard? why would we be complying to NZ standards?

**Limbo** · 04-11-2008 08:54 AM

ok just rang WSID and spoke with a lady there.
Apparently you can still use a AS1698, but it must have a manufacture date that is less than 12yr old, not the date you brought the helmet.

Also AS1698:2006 are not available for sale in NSW currently. You can only get these in VIC. She told me that's the stupidity of the standard lol

**dsp26** · 04-11-2008 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by Limbo

AS/NZS1698

It seems to me that's a NZ standard? why would we be complying to NZ standards?

i read the whole thread... its gay...

its coz when AS & NZS were combined there were new manufacturing testing standards... in addition to just AS... but no one in that thread was willing to pay $35 to read the full regulation book lol

**Limbo** · 04-11-2008 10:00 AM

yeah i was up all night reading that stupid thread. It didn't really make much sense. And it contridicted itself alot. Then i went to the ANDRA site which wasn't much help also as it only says it wanted comment on the item and that they were looking at the new standard. Also the WSID site just said helmet.

P.S a Snell standard will get you out of it all, go figure

**Lukezen27** · 13-11-2008 07:42 PM

Man I'm not sure what I should be buying now

I was just going to buy a hock shop helmet......

**beeza** · 13-11-2008 07:56 PM

I'm pretty sure if your car is 'race spec',then it falls under ANDRA rules,then you need the new standard helmet.AS/NZS1698.

Otherwise the old one is fine.AS1698.

Race spec I think is 12 seconds or less???

**Lukezen27** · 13-11-2008 08:00 PM

Originally Posted by beeza

I'm pretty sure if your car is 'race spec',then it falls under ANDRA rules,then you need the new standard helmet.AS/NZS1698.

Otherwise the old one is fine.AS1698.

Race spec I think is 12 seconds or less???

Won't be a problem for me then hehehe