The Evolution of Racing Helmets | Donut Media

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From the early days of the soft shell helmets to today’s hard shell designs, the racing helmet has evolved to keep pace throughout history.

25% of racing accidents end in hospitalization -- more than any other sport. However, only a small percentage is due to head injury, thanks to the advance of one tool -- the helmet. #SafetyFirst

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Special thank you to Darren Jack of Hall of Fame Collection.
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List of helmets by year and driver:

1906 Lewis Strang
1911 Lewis Strang
1929 Fred Roberts
1936 Louis Meyer
1949 Bill Holland
1951 Andy Linden
1957 Troy Ruttman
1958 Jimmy Bryan
1962 Eddie Sachs
1963 Parnelli Jones
1966 INDY500 Field
1966 Jim Clark
1967 Jackie Stewart
1968 Graham Hill
1970 Sir Jack Brabham
1970 Swede Savage
1972 Al Unser
1973 Mark Donohue
1978 Bobby Unser
1979 Johnny Rutherford
1981 Tom Sneva
1982 Mike Mosely
1984 Gordon Johncock
1986 Danny Sullivan
1987 Al Unser Jr.
1987 Bobby Rahal
1988 John Andretti
1989 Robby Unser
1990 Arie Luyendyk
1991 Mario Andretti
1991 Nigel Mansell
1992 Rick Mears
1992 Scott Pruett
1993 Jacques Villeneuve
1993 AJ Foyt
1993 Johnny Herbert
1995 Maricio Gugelmin
1996 Emerson Fittipaldi
1996 Jimmy Vasser
1997 Alex Zanardi
1998 Tony Stewart
1999 Kenny Brack
1999 Michael Andretti
2000 Jarno Trulli
2000 Juan Pablo Montoya
2000 Christiano Damatta
2001 Gil deFarren
2001 Eddie Cheever
2003 Paul Tracy
2005 Jack Villeneuve
2005 Dan Wheldon
2005 Buddy Rice
2006 Buddy Lazier
2009 Scott Dixon
2010 Will Davison
2010 Helio Castroneves
2010 Ryan Briscoe
2011 Jenson Button
2012 JR Hildebrand
2012 Dario Franchitti
2012 Sebastian Bourdais
2012 Alex Tagliani
2013 Tony Kanaan
2013 Will Power
2015 Simon Pagenaud
2016 Gabby Chaves

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The Evolution of Racing Helmets

[spacetoaster]

Its pretty great how i remember watching this when it came out 3 years ago. Really shows the quality a lot of these vids have!

[mikosoft]

Yes, great content, but heck, the editing is so fast I could barely keep up. Please please please slow down.

[garukno]

1:18 "heavy branding, to help pay the bills" LOL

[pawel]

The helmet we all dream of getting
Ayrton Senna's helmet.

[emilianomartinez]

Leaving this here in 2023 just to say hi to the legends either joining this chanel or are long time supporters like myself! Came back to this video because its one of the first I remember watching of this chanel! Crazy how far its come in just over 6 years!

[pressstart]

Im the only who was expecting Ayrton Senna's Helmet?

[tascanis]

Who's here in 2020 after Nolan's airbag video?

[TrynaBeCray]

song is Henny In Hand- Tory Lanez (Insightful Fondle)

[hashtag-shaneiacs]

me throughout the video: "No wait stop. Okay, no stop. You're doing it again. omg it's getting worse towards the ending. Wait I'm not done-. Stop."

[tiagobernardo]

Such cool videos you guys have, the best ob the internet. But it was so fast paced that was frustrating.

[Tekniques]

The editing in this video was super annoying...That stutter bro. You can't even see how the helmets really look. The art is supposed to be the helmet not the video.

[TheCanadianBubba]

So slow to gain subscribers... makes no sense, you guys are awesome : ]

[J]

Love this channel. The evolution series is great and can't wait to see the BRZ (or GT86) built complete

[danielcook]

Ma Boi Nolan 😀 Sending Where I Need To Be !!!

This one really Hit hard as i am a vintage - modern Race enthusiast. I have to ask if theres more like this gem of a video! Thanks Donut team! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[OverpassVisuals]

Guys. Your edits are top notch. How long does it take to cut this thing? Seems like a lot of work...

[sonnymorgan]

7 years in still on of the best videos on YouTube

[anthonyhouse]

5 years later and it’s still a good vid

[SPD]

If people are pausing your videos when watching them that should tell you that your editing needs reworking, frustrating because it ruins a good video otherwise.

[rbela]

Well, is it supposed to be a showdown of the helmet evolution or a techno videoclip? Great idea but a bit overpushed with the effects.

[hammaadmahboob]

Yeah the edit was a tad quick but personally, I enjoyed the edits. Found it actually highlighted the changes over time as apposed to focusing on each design alone.