QUITE SIMPLY, A GROUNDBREAKING LEAP IN THE STATE-OF-THE-ART: Arai's ne GP=6RC is a stunning example of Arai's state-of-the-art vision and technology engineered into a functional, real-world piece of safety equipment, one whose design and execution would be as fitting in an art gallery as in the hyper-kinetic world of racing. It begins with a startling advancement: a proprietary Carbon Fiber weave the combine CF's existing benefits of high strength and extreme light weight with a major added benefit that standard CF does not possess: flexibility! (It's well known that standard CF tends to splinter or shatter instead of flex on impact.) The flexibility in the GP-6RC's shell is at the heart of Arai's ability to produce such a breathtaking helmet. A helmet designed to meet Arai's own almost-impossible standards of excellence and performance even before the helmet was subjected to other standards. A helmet ready for the unparalleled demands and requirements of Formula-1 racing. One whose remaining list of features and advances is impressive because, for this helmet, it has to be. All wrapped in an extremely compact package. And every one is built to order! THe only thing left to say is, be careful: You may never want to take it off.