Interesting if it's true. http://www.gpone.com/index.php/en/news/braking-news/1414-spies-qcascato-maleq-a-laguna-seca.html John
I seen a discussion about it on crashnet. http://www.crash.net/motogp/comments/161942/4/a/ben_spies_sees_home_podium_hope_slip_away.html Either way its First Class for Ben to not want people to think he was making excuses. :up:
If it was Casey Stoner you'd be better believe that would have been one of his many reasons why he didn't podium.
I have had a similar problem with my HJC (although I am sure Ben gets a completely different closure system). When at high speeds, if I would turn my head to the left, sometimes the wind would grab the tab on the visor and blow it open. I actually scared the crap out of me a few times.
The lid (the one HJC won't sell to us). http://www.hjc-europe.eu/fileadmin/images/helmets/INT_RPHA10_BS_REPLICA_big.jpg
+1 Also, I'm sure that because of his $500,000 euro helmet contract with HJC Spies isn't going to start talking about equipment malfunctions.
I'm sure some duct tape would fix the issue. Funny this issue happens at Laguna - it's not the fastest track he's raced. He didn't have a visor issue in WSBK, did he? Hopefully it was just a one off issue. John
He also had a major issue with the helmet on his wildcard race at Indy. Cost him some places there as well. Ben, ditch the POS helmets dude.
The endorsements for the helmet is no good if he pisses away podiums fighting crappy workmanship and risk crashing or finishing 6th instead of top 3, just saying.
His old helmet and the new one have different locking mechanisms. The new R-PHA 10 has a litle clip in the front there by the vent The old FS-15 has a locking tab all the way on the side/back of the shield just past the tear-off post.