[dk944s2]

Hi Mike,

I like to have a great deal of peripheral vision too, and I found that in a fairly inexpensive Simpson full-face helmet. The model name escapes me, but I seem to remember paying about $160. The helmet doesn't have a flip-down visor, but a little black "duckbill" on the top that has a small tinted strip of plastic on its edge, idea being that if the sun's in your eyes you can tilt the helmet down to look through the tinted strip. Works great....feels roomy and comfortable.

Definitely go for the Snell 2000 rating. As far as the M (motorcycle) rating goes, it's really a question of how fireproof the helmet is. Since motorcyclists aren't faced with being inside a (potentially) burning car, the "M" helmets can have non-Nomex liners. Since autocrosses are fairly low-speed events, the organizers usually allow M helmets (your local rules may vary), but for any kind of club racing or race track event, the M helmet probably isn't going to cut it.

Good luck!

--Doug