Capirossi's special helmet...
To mark his 300th grand prix start at Qatar last weekend, Loris Capirossi not only raced with the #300 on his Rizla Suzuki, but also had this special helmet design (also pic🌞tured below).
Painted by Troy Lee Designs, the helmet included th🐬e 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 red s🧸carf on the rear.
To mark his 300th grand prix start at Qatar last weekend, Loris Capirossi not only raced with the #300 on his Rizla Suzuki, bu𝄹t also had this special helmet design (also pictured below).
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 red scarf on the rear.
Uniquely, the designers a𓃲nd paintersꦯ at Troy Lee also weaved their magic to incorporate genuine 24-carat gold sheeting to give Capirossi some extra 'bling' for the big event.
The hꦡelmet took 18 hours to paint and thღen a further three hours to lay the gold to the design.
Each part of the gold was machine-turned to give the visually stunning c𝐆ircle effect that can be seen🀅 on the top and side stripes, and within the 300 logo that replaced Capirossi's usual 65.
Capirossi finished ninth in the race.
Peter has been in the pa🍷ddock for 20 years and has seeܫn Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
