New Stilo ST5 CMR Carbon Kart Helmet Now Live
Karting news, August 2024
The Stilo ST5 CMR kart helmet now comes in carbon fibre, and it has just gone live on the site. It is the same helmet young karters already know, with the composite shell swapped for carbon to take weight off.
Weight matters more in this class than anywhere else. A lighter helmet puts less load on a young driver's neck, lap after lap, and that is the whole point of the carbon version.
- New: a carbon fibre version of the Stilo ST5 CMR kart helmet
- Approved to Snell CMR 2016, the standard for young kart drivers
- Weighs from 1040g, against 1200g for the composite ST5 CMR
- Made in Italy with Stilo's PURO carbon shell, no extra clear coat
- Six interior lining colours and four sizes
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What the carbon version changes
The shape, visor and interior follow the composite ST5 CMR. The difference is the shell. Stilo builds it in carbon fibre using its PURO process, which leaves the weave bare with no added clear coat, and Stilo says this does not cost anything in strength or finish.
The result is a helmet from 1040g. The composite ST5 CMR weighs 1200g, give or take 30g, so the carbon shell takes off around 160g.
The rest of the kit carries over: EPS cheek pads to help with side impacts, air vents at the chin and crown, and a 3mm clear visor with a central two position clasp, so the visor can be locked slightly open for air on the dummy grid.
What Snell CMR 2016 means
CMR 2016 is a Snell standard written with the FIA for young kart drivers. As well as the impact tests, it caps how heavy the helmet can be, because a child’s neck has to carry it. It is a karting approval only, so a CMR helmet is not the one for car racing or rallying.
Which approval a class accepts is set by the championship, so check the rules for the class the driver is entering before buying. Our guide to kart helmet standards sets out CMR against the other karting approvals.
The rest of our Stilo kart helmets
The carbon helmet sits beside the composite ST5 CMR, which remains the lower cost way into the same shell design. For older karters there is the ST5F N KRT, built on Stilo’s full size ST5 with a smaller shell, no side ports or electronics, and Snell K2020 approval.
On the carbon CMR you can choose from six interior lining colours, and there are four sizes. Garreth’s advice is to measure the driver’s head properly first, then pick the size, and our helmet sizing guide shows how.
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What approval does the Stilo ST5 CMR Carbon have?
It is approved to Snell CMR 2016, a karting standard for young drivers.
How much does the ST5 CMR Carbon weigh?
Stilo gives a weight from 1040g, against 1200g for the composite ST5 CMR.
Can a CMR helmet be used for car racing?
No. CMR is a karting approval for young drivers and is not accepted in car racing or rallying.
What interior colours are there?
The carbon ST5 CMR comes with a choice of six interior lining colours.
The lightest way to put a young karter in an ST5 shell.
Tell us the driver's head measurement and class, and we will tell you which size and helmet to go for.
