joe, you definitely need one of these
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW
i use a flipdown, and it doesn't bother me a bit, except the odd occasion when i was working on my roll cage and sort of hanging upside down from a hoop and trying to get into a crack...that kinda stunk. Arc brand helmets look nice, a vendor had a killer sale on them on p4x4 awhile back and i should have jumped on it, but was being tight with my money...probably ended up spending it on goggles or cigarettes or something foolish
there were some good comments about the brand though. i think they run around $300 now after the introductory sale.