{"id":492002,"date":"2011-09-01T13:00:24","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T20:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=32732"},"modified":"2024-12-27T01:26:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T01:26:10","slug":"helmets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/helmets\/","title":{"rendered":"Helmets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A driver\u2019s helmet is a form of recognition, much the same as coats of arms in medieval warfare. \u201cLion rampant on gulles, with bend sinister argent, hold your fire lads, he\u2019s one of ours.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_556111\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-556111\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/LL-Lawrence-Mike-520x520-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-556111 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/LL-Lawrence-Mike-520x520-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/LL-Lawrence-Mike-520x520-4.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/LL-Lawrence-Mike-520x520-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/LL-Lawrence-Mike-520x520-4-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/LL-Lawrence-Mike-520x520-4-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/LL-Lawrence-Mike-520x520-4-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/LL-Lawrence-Mike-520x520-4-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-556111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Lawrence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A hard hat added weight to the head and so increased the chance of serious neck injuries. If your head was going to hit a tree, you\u2019d be dead in any case, a helmet made from compressed cork was not going to help you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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