Autosport Awards 2008

I recently attended the 2008 Autosport awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane, London. It was a great night and a good opportunity to meet up with a lot of the drivers that we had painted for over the last few years.

Ready painted helmets for sale

We have three pre-painted Arai helmets for sale. They have been used for display purposes and are brand new and the latest Snell specification. Please see the shop page on our website for more details.

New Product - anodised Arai screw sets

We are now stocking anodised screw kits for Arai helmets. They are available in four colours (red, blue, gold, black) with other colours available soon, and cost £23.50 per set. Please call or email to order.

World Speed Record helmets

We recently painted two helmets for an all-British attempt at the land-speed record for a wind-assisted vehicle. The vehicle itself is an amazing piece of engineering and you can find out more at http://www.greenbird.co.uk/.

A film crew from BHP came to the workshop to record some of the painting process involved and the footage will be used in a documentary which is being made of the record attempt. You can view the BHP video at:

http://blog.greenbird.co.uk/2008/08/30/unveiling-the-fab-new-helmets-%e2%80%93-video/

Hockenheim Grand Prix

I recently took some time out from work to visit the Hockenheim Grand Prix. It was a great weekend finished off with a dominant win from Lewis, that took him to the top of the drivers championship.

Saturday night at the Mercedes Benz grandstand was the venue for the Mercedes 'Night of The Stars' party. A 'Cirque Du Soleil' style show was followed by the music till the early hours and was definitely a night to remember.

Nuts TV

We recently had a film crew in from Nuts TV to record a feature about painting a helmet. The footage is going to be used in a new series called 'Speed Hurts' which follows the fortunes of a driver in the Seat Cupra Cup. Due to the filming requirements we had to turn the helmet around in just over a day which was a bit hectic, especially as the design was changed just before paintwork started. The series is due to be aired in September so watch for it in the TV listings!

Indy 500 Helmet

Here are some pictures of Dan Wheldons' helmet for the 2008 Indy 500. The design features the race logo, "pagoda" race control building, the finishing line bricks, and a splash of the bottle of milk given to each race winner.
Dan was running strongly at the front early in the race, but handling problems dropped him to 12th at the end.