Neat thread idea...

I always liked Jon Field's helmet design.

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I haven't heard a word about Jon & his son Clint in a long time!

Oops, now I know why

http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/four-o...ty-tax-charges

Yeah...ain't the first time, unfortunately.

I saw where they sold the cars and the shop after the 2011 season, and I knew something must be coming down again. Clint was always listed as the owner of Intersport Racing, but Jon and Joel seem to have had a habit of doing things like this for awhile with their restaurant ventures. Racing ain't cheap when you're blowing AER motors almost every race trying to keep up with factory LMP1 teams. :/

Yeah, I think he was convicted of embezzlement from Banana Joe's Restaurant in the early 2000's. I remember them running MG Chassis, then Riley & Scott, then Lola - that takes Deep Pockets. Nobody ever said that Racing wasn't addictive!

From the Ford Museum

Jackie Stewart's Can-Am Helmet

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And Mario Andretti's Indy Helmet

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Yeah, exactly...especially when you're constantly running up front like they were. I was at Petit in 2010, where they lasted the entire race and actually beat one of the Audi entries. It was unreal considering they went through a motor at earlier in the season at Road America in practice, and then grenaded a borrowed engine in the first hour of the race, and retired from a few other races throughout the season.

But anyways...can't cheat Uncle Sam. He will find out. :warning:

Motorsports is littered with Guys that embezzled to Fund their Teams! Mostly Sportscars, but Drag Racing, IndyCar & F-1 has seen it. Their was also a Reason that a nickname of IMSA was International Marijuana Smugglers Association - The Whittington Bros, John Paul Sr, & Randy Lanier were some of the Biggest Drug Dealers in America. Even Pablo Escobar had Race Cars

The Feds are really after Scott Tucker now. Tax Evasion through PayDay Loan Companies that charge beyond the Legal Limit on Interest. He did it by "Rent a Tribe", paying Indian Tribes to be the "Front" of the Company. He basically used the same formula in Racing (Level 5 Racing) as Jon Field but upped the Ante by hiring the Top Drivers to race with him (Franchitti, Briscoe, Brabham, Hunter-Reay, etc)

^ That's a sweet helmet idea...I still want to paint a particular Rebel pilot helmet design on an open face helmet. Maybe that's something I can do in my free time in the future.

Yeah, I knew Tucker had already been a convicted felon from before, and I wondered if something was going down again when he abruptly left the series and sold the cars right after winning Daytona.

Granted, tax evasion is a crime only because you're ripping off the govt...which I think the govt gets enough money as is, but that's a different argument. Tucker and Field, while they got caught, I don't think they're NEARLY the criminals that Greg Loles proved to be!

In the UK, tax authorities raided the Caterham F1 team and cars / equipment got impounded just last month.

IIRC, I think the team was sold prior and only leftover assets were impounded.

Forgot about Loles - what a Scumbag!

Jacky Ickx, F-1 & Sportscars

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Oscar Koveleski, Can-Am

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Sebastian Vettel, F-1 COTA

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"Spuds" MacKenzie

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Paul Newman

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How about a little 'local' talent? :D

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Andre Lotterer, Sportscars

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Luc Duval, Sportscars

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Tom Kristensen, just retired from Sportscars (mostly Team Audi). Tom won a Record Nine Times (six Consecutive) at LeMans 24 Hours, and Seven Times in the 12 Hours of Sebring

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My Son Alex dawning his helmet in the Lotus 2 Eleven.... That should be appropriate for T.C. !! Helmets and Lotus! LOL




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How's he like that Stilo? I've tried one on.

Patrick Long, Sportscars

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It's actually mine -- but we wear the same size -- and that helmet is FAR better in the open cockpit of the Lotus. The air tries to lift my other helmet off my head. This helmet has better aero.

Everyone has a different head - so what's comfortable for one guy might not be for another... Having said that -- the Carbon Fiber is so nice and light! OMG... after this - my other helmet(s) can just be turned into a garbage can.

LOL........@ 7-3/4 to 7-7/8 they're certainly big enough!

I know that feeling of a Helmet trying to left off my head. Now I wear a Bell with a Chin Spoiler and a Spoiler Lip on the Top Rear

John Fitzpatrick, Sportscars

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Brett Lunger, Formula 5000 & Can-Am (and Dan Gurney)

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I just bought a new simpson devil ray carbon with ear cups. This helmet is almost a pound lighter than my last helmet. 2.9lbs vs 3.7lbs, I'm with Greg, I'll never own another non carbon helmet again.

Now I just have to figure out what I want to have painted on it.

I've got a few Carbon Helmets in my collection. It is amazing how much lighter they are!

Conor Daly, FIA GP2 and Marco Andretti, IndyCar at Marco's House. Obviously Marco is into Collecting Helmets too!

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Parnelli Jones, IndyCar, Nascar, Off-Road - Original & Tribute Helmets

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Top to Bottom;

Ricky Taylor, Sportscars
James Hinchcliff, IndyCar
Jordan Taylor, Sportscars

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