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MS to use new lid
Topic Started: Aug 10 2009, 02:23 PM (328 Views)
Norbert
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Schuberth have unveiled the helmet that Schumacher will be using on his planned entry in the next GP. A revised variant of the helmet design previously used by MS, Massa and others, the lightweight carbon fibre helmet now has extra protection around the area where the visor is fixed, in the form of titanium, where previously there was only plastic. The cost of such a helmet? EUR12000. Makes my £500 Arai look rather cheap..... lol

http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/08/10/...for-schumacher/
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Rob
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Not cheap, f1.com did an article on making of a helment not log ago. http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2009/7/9708.html

It's a process. Not like going to to www.generichelmetplace.com and getting one.
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John
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I love the fact it is Schumacher who gets the new helmet an not any of the other full time F1 pilots...

If he is not careful he will attract comments of favoritism <think>
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Norbert
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Perhaps he's testing it. Perhaps the others will have one should they wish. I doubt the press will report that info because it will lead to tongues wagging when people add two and two to get five.

Can't find any decent pics of my lid, this is the best I can do. I've had it a year, so it's out of date, design-wise, and after several year of pondering an RX7-Corsair, when I get one, Arai replace it with the RX7-GP (an extra £90 on top), and then everyone sells the older designs for a ton less..... lol

http://www.midlandssuperbikes.co.uk/cgi-bi...t.pl?id=ARRXGPB
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John
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according to the Bild.de his new helmet has 7 stars (<clap>) on the top and carries the names of his wife and two children... <think>
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John,Aug 10 2009
03:15 PM
according to the Bild.de his new helmet has 7 stars (<clap>) on the top and carries the names of his wife and two children... <think>

but John, the thing is.......did he leave room for more?
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Rob
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Stars or children? <think>
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Rob,Aug 10 2009
04:43 PM
Stars or children? <think>

touche :)

Stars I guess, although I suspect John is hoping that there is room for his name.
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Hissing Sid
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So Schumis helmet is only worth 12k ....?

Well Kimi has a lid back in 07 was worth 50k

http://www.schuberth.de/index.php?id=85&L=1&newsid=3


:)
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Quote:
 
After two attempts in 2003 and 2005 that earned him second place behind Michael Schumacher, the world championship win has secured him an eternal place in the annals of Formula 1 history.


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Hissing Sid
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what more cheating Germans ..?

<peek>

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Hissing Sid,Aug 10 2009
08:40 PM
So Schumis helmet is only worth 12k ....?

Well Kimi has a lid back in 07 was worth 50k

His helmet cost €50k... more fool Kimi, I thought drivers raced with a fresh helmet each race... and besides I doubt, as this is a prototype, that Schumacher is actually paying to use this new one...

but when it goes on general sale he can sell it to Kimi for €20k
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ELUSIVEJIM
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Its a new neck he needs :s
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John
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Kimi can use the new helmet after all... <roflmao>
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both can now get back in the box.
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