03-06-15, 04:18 PM
(03-06-15, 02:30 PM)HarryHornby link Wrote: Ad, I always liked your helmet (ooo er Missus) and wondered where you had got it done, and now I know, you did it yourself... very nice it is too!
Cheers HH
The original design won a 'Design your helmet competition' run by Autosport magazine some 25+ years ago when I raced go karts... cripes that makes me sound old :lol . It was painted on a Simpson that was the prize for the competition by a man called Mike Fairholme who, back then, painted a lot of F1 helmets. Since then most of my lids have carried that or a similar design.
I'm glad you like it. Means the design has stood the test of time.
The first and the last on many.
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139 Contrast by Adrian Barnard. Trackart, on FlickrClayton, Does your mother's family come from Bristol?
Some say that he eats habanero chilli peppers dipped in oil of capsaicin for extra bite and that his pyjamas are made from Nomex. All we know is, he's called Ad the Bad