We've just returned from WF and I'm bushed, so won't go into detail at this time. Soon, though. . .
I had a nice set of chats with both Van Butler and Matt Shuss in re the subject of Snell and ECE ratings, and now I've got more of an idea of the issues being discussed between the two - and those keeping SCTA from immediately accepting ECE ratings as well as Snell. I'll mention one thing at this point, and that a good part of the hassle is that ECE isn't good at responding to SCTA requests for information - they don't do much in response at all.
If you arrive at an SCTA event with an ECE 2010 or newer helmet you've got a good chance to get it approved. Their standards change more often than Snell (Snell is 5 years, ECE is less and the ECE 2005 versions are already outdated by improvements). Don't expect it to be a breeze-through thing with that ECE 2010 helmet - but your chances of winning the discussion are good. That's all I'll say for now. But I will try to get Matt to make a detailed response here so we can have a better idea of what's what along these lines, okay? Deep enough for now.