Arai GP-6?

I've been hearing about the new Arai GP-6 since last year. However, any news regarding the Arai auto line is pretty non-existent in the U.S. The helmet came to my attention again after seeing that Racing Optics is already listing tear-offs for this model. I had to go and find a picture:



The safe assumption for now is that if we get this helmet in the states, we won't see it until the Snell SA2010 helmets start production. In fact, word on the streets is that we probably won't be seeing much of any Arai helmets until that standard gets here! I also wouldn't expect the pricey $4000+ carbon version to get here. As this is one of a few helmets that pass the FIA 8860:2004 standard, only a select group of F1 drivers are sporting this fancy thing.

HANS Device Mess!

Our warehouse manager, Rob, had a complaint this morning. He seems to be slightly overwhelmed with Hans Devices:

 

With nearly 90 different possible configurations of the HANS Device (Super-Small, Medium, Large; Sliding or Fixed Tethers; and 3 different anchors to choose from: Quick-Click, LW2 Lightweight, and Post Anchor), and our goal to keep in stock each variation, we've been left with quite a mess!

For the time being, the HANS aisle has been deemed a disaster area, and we have all been instructed to enter at our own risk...