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Club Arnage => General Discussion => Topic started by: smokie on April 26, 2004, 11:58:12 am

Title: Pictures of Drivers Helmets
Post by: smokie on April 26, 2004, 11:58:12 am: No no, H, not those ones...

Having been going to LM for 7 years this year I'm starting to be able to recognise one car from another. I'm finding it really quite handy.

But at the weekend there was discussion over how to tell who was driving.

Any nerds out there got a list showing the colours of each drivers helmet?

I think I'm regretting starting this thread already...
Title: Re:Pictures of Drivers Helmets
Post by: Stu on April 26, 2004, 12:53:15 pm: Quote from: smokie on April 26, 2004, 11:58:12 am

Any nerds out there got a list showing the colours of each drivers helmet?

I think I'm regretting starting this thread already...

I think Johnny Herberts is pink or purple depending on the grip. Or so I've been told.
Title: Re:Pictures of Drivers Helmets
Post by: Fax on April 27, 2004, 02:18:04 pm: Hi Smoke,
To be honest, most of the drivers helmets have become such a mess anymore its hard to tell them apart even when you know what color scheme's are. Someone needs to tell some of these guys that while the helmet might look cool up close, from a distance it looks like someone threw-up on it. Johnny H's is easy to spot with the Union Jack on top and Butch Leitzinger is recognizable with his black Speed Racer/Racer X design. Personally I miss the old days of Jo Siffert's red helmet with the Swiss cross on it or Jacky Ickx with his simple dark blue with white trim.
FX2
Title: Re:Pictures of Drivers Helmets
Post by: sk47 on April 27, 2004, 09:59:41 pm: mcnish has a tartan bit i think on the side, although i dont think you will be able to see it unless up close,so alot of use that is to u, jamie davies is easy to spot, red stripes going down the middle and a very dark blue thin stripe going along side the red which from a distance looks black, looks a bit like a union jack but it isnt, from seing an old pic of him in karting the helmet just had one of the red stripes and the navy, it matched his overalls .
Title: Re:Pictures of Drivers Helmets
Post by: smokie on May 31, 2004, 11:30:02 pm: I'll probably regret resurrecting this thread but just for completeness...

this page (http://www.lemans.org/univers_sport/24hauto/live/team/ifc/engages_gb.hTML) has the drivers listed, and if you enter on each then it has the colour of their helmet in French.
Title: Re:Pictures of Drivers Helmets
Post by: Stu on June 01, 2004, 12:19:44 am: Quote from: smokie on May 31, 2004, 11:30:02 pm
I'll probably regret resurrecting this thread but just for completeness...

this page (http://www.lemans.org/univers_sport/24hauto/live/team/ifc/engages_gb.hTML) has the drivers listed, and if you enter on each then it has the colour of their helmet in French.
Is that a bit of an obsession with drivers helmets then Smokie?
Title: Re:Pictures of Drivers Helmets
Post by: Chrisgr31 on June 01, 2004, 08:06:02 am: I was merely wondering how the hell you see the helmet when its inside the car!
Title: Re:Pictures of Drivers Helmets
Post by: smokie on June 01, 2004, 08:47:32 am: Ye Stu, be worried, be very worried.... :o

Good point Chris, hadn't thought of that one!
Title: Re:Pictures of Drivers Helmets
Post by: gibberish on June 01, 2004, 09:09:49 am: I was looking at this the other day, and the answer is on the ACO site. Go to; http://www.lemans.org/univers_sport/24hauto/live/team/ifc/engages_gb.hTML and you will find the cars listed with hyperlinks to a picture of each one, and the drivers listed with hyperlinks to a picture of ach one with brief description including helmet colour.

If anyone succeeeds in copying it all. Please let me have a copy. I haven't got up the nerve yoe, to plough through all the info.
Title: Re:Pictures of Drivers Helmets
Post by: Steve Pyro on June 01, 2004, 09:13:54 am: Quote from: Stu on June 01, 2004, 12:19:44 am

Is that a bit of an obsession with drivers helmets then Smokie?

I assume there are specialist top shelf magazines for this type of interest ?
Title: Re:Pictures of Drivers Helmets
Post by: chrisbeatty on June 02, 2004, 02:41:52 pm: Justin Wilson's is white with different shades of green on the front & blue on the sides, with a Union Jack just behind the visor.
I found a picture of one of the Dome Judd's from the April practice, & was pleased with myself when I recognised him. (I'm a shareholder in him so that's why I care!!)
Title: Re:Pictures of Drivers Helmets
Post by: jpchenet on June 02, 2004, 03:48:59 pm: I have found out from Aysedasi that if you are a member of the ACO, you can get a copy of the List des Engagees - the helmet colours are given for every driver.

Also, here is a link to a guy who has listed them (mostly) on his site:

http://www.n138.com/helmut/helmut.html
Title: Re:Pictures of Drivers Helmets
Post by: smokie on June 03, 2004, 04:20:47 pm: I'll visit the ACO then. Thanks
Title: Re:Pictures of Drivers Helmets
Post by: Nobby Diesel on June 03, 2004, 06:25:00 pm: I heard a rumour that McRae's is pink with brown smears down the sides.................
Title: Re:Pictures of Drivers Helmets
Post by: gibberish on June 03, 2004, 06:26:53 pm: Now now Nobby. Lets be nice to the poor wee might. Until he screws up, that is ;D
Title: Re:Pictures of Drivers Helmets
Post by: nopanic - neil on June 03, 2004, 08:47:24 pm: What speed do the cars do ?

And your going to try and see the drivers helmet, inside the car, and sometimes at night?

What ever that superman is drinking, make mine a pint !
(sorry in France make mine a Litre or UN-GRANDE !)

;D
Title: Re:Pictures of Drivers Helmets
Post by: smokie on June 04, 2004, 12:37:12 am: Quote from: Nopanic on June 03, 2004, 08:47:24 pm
What speed do the cars do ?

;D

Wouldn't know, don't watch the race ;)