Capirossi's special helmet...
To mark his 300th grand prix start at Qatar last weekend, Lori♛s Capirossi not only raced with the #300 on his Rizla Suzuki, but also had this special helmet design (also pictured belowꦉ).
Painted by Troy Lee Designs, the helmet included the usual colours of Japan, Italy and Monaco - to represent the home of Suzuki, Capirossi's home country and his place of residence respectively - and also featured his bird design wearing a re♔d scarf on the rear.
To mark his 300th grand prix start at Qatar last weekend, Lꦿoris Capirossi not only raced with the #300 on his Rizla Suzuki, but also h๊ad this special helmet design (also pictured below).
Painted by Troy Lee Designs, the helme🍒t included the usual colours of Japan, Italy and Monaco - to represent the home of Suzuki, Capirossi's home country and his place of residence respectiv🃏ely - and also featured his bird design wearing a red scarf on the rear.
Uniquely, the designers and painters at Tꦑro💙y Lee also weaved their magic to incorporate genuine 24-carat gold sheeting to give Capirossi some extra 'bling' for the big event.
The helmet took 18 hours to paint and then a furthe💦r three hours to lay the gold to the desi𓆏gn.
Each part of the gold was machine-turned to give the visually stunning circle effect that can be s⛦een on the top and s🦂ide stripes, and within the 300 logo that replaced Capirossi's usual 65.
Capirossi finished ninth in the race.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Roಌssi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
