Arai research and development
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Arai has been the creator of numerous innovations that improved performance on the road and race track. Our passion for helmets makes us improve our crash helmets constantly, which results in new groundbreaking technology that serves our loyal clients worldwide. Some of the fruits of our R&D endeavors can be seen on these pages. A sophisticated internal ventilation system uses three closable air intake vents on the front and two on the back of the helmet. They are designed to create minimum turbulences and drag yet maximize air intake capacity. EMERGENCY REMOVABLE CHEEK PADS
To reduce the risk of injury to the neck and avoid discomfort to the driver after a crash, the cheek pads can be easily removed in seconds before the helmet is taken off.
HANS ANCHORS
The GP-6 RC and GP-Jet F come with Head And Neck Support (HANS) anchors pre-installed.
VISOR LOCKING LEVER
FIRE RESISTANT LINING
HANDMADE in jAPAN
Hirotake Arai started out in 1937 as a hat manufacturer before a decade later laying the foundations of Arai as premium helmet manufacturer. This he did by inventing a new way of producing helmet shells with heat formed resin. This technology granted Arai the first Japanese Industrial Standard safety helmet license in 1950 and two years on Hirotake supplied his first helmets to professional racers, establishing Arai as the choice of experts. To this day innovation and race-developed technology are fundamental to Arai’s market leadership and the company is still family-owned, managed by Hirotake’s son Michio and his grandson Akihito Arai. Another continuing tradition is the hand making of each Arai helmet, being the only way to meet our stringent quality controle systems and meticulous attention to detail. These elements form the core of Arai’s ability to meet and surpass legal standards and provide our customers with the comfort and reassurance to fully enjoy their bikes or cars on roads or race tracks around the world.
An Arai helmet is produced without the slightest compromise in quality. From the beginning we have been solely devoted to the art and science of designing and building one off the best helmets humanly possible. That is why every Arai is almost 100% handmade in Japan and every single helmet is individually inspected, not once, but at every step in the manufacturing process. We are even able to trace back each and every helmet ever made to the craftsman who built it, because each helmet carries their individual signature of approval. Our approach to helmet construction is to use an extremely rigid and strong outer shell with a soft and comfortable inner liner and interior. A cheaper and easier way to produce a helmet is to do it the other way around - a soft thermo injected plastic outer shell and hard inner liner - but we don’t believe in such construction. The rigid and hard Arai outer shell spreads the force of an impact over the entire surface of the helmet, the remaining energy is then absorbed by the soft inner shell.
The GP-6 RC offers maximum fire resistance with a combination of Carbon Nit, Nomex and a new material called Conex, which is a more durable surface material applied in high wear areas. MULTIPLE DENSITY INNER LINER
The Arai inner shell comprises three to five different densities, because the human head needs different shock absorbance in different areas. For the last 20 years, Arai is one of the few manufacturers in the world able to produce an inner liner with multiple densities as one single component. PED
Arai Helmet (Europe) B.V. P.O. Box 112 3870 CC Hoevelaken The Netherlands Tel.: +31 (0)33 2541010 An ergonomically-shaped lever designed to open a closed visor by a fraction to create additional airflow into the helmet. The swivel is large enough to be operated with gloves on.
3 GeNERATIONS OF PASSION
PED stands for Performance Enhancing Devices which consist of transparent spoilers for the front and back of the helmet to reduce buffeting and enhance general aerodynamic performance. The usage of PEDs depends largely on the type and aerodynamic characteristics of the racing car.
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In Formula 1, the pinnacle of motorsports, the majority of the grid wears an Arai, such as: Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Mark Webber, Rubens Barrichello, Jaime Alguersuari, Adrian Sutil, Heikki Kovalainen, Kamui Kobayashi, Timo Glock, Karun Chandhok, Lucas di Grassi, Sakon Yamamoto, Paul di Resta.