Icon Alliance Ascension Helmet

Saddened by the state of humanity, she looks on in perpetual sorrow. The imposing sprawl casts a dark shadow across the once verdant landscape. Eden, now reduced to a hive of scum and villainy. A land where even angels fear to tread. Is this our darkest hour?

Evolved & refined. Icon has never been satisfied with the status quo - which is why Icon created the new Icon Alliance™ helmet. Based on the proven Alliance SSR, this Nextgen helmet is fitted with a multitude of key refinements. The first revision is the new EPS liner. They’ve listened to the customers’ requests and reshaped the EPS liner into a more oval geometry. This new headform increases rider comfort by slightly elongating the entire inner circumference. Combine this geometry with their removable Hydra-Dry™ wicking comfort liner and the result is a nearly perfect rider-focused enclosure. To further increase rider comfort, they’ve revised the entire venting system. Much like a finely tuned motor, they’ve reshaped and enlarged the intake and exhaust ports for increased airflow.

Additional ventilation ports have also been added to the lateral aspect of the helmet to further increase ventilation. The shield itself has been upgraded to Icon’s distortion-free Pro-Shield™. The Pro-Shield™ features the ProLock™ shield locking system, graphic enabled sideplates, fog-free coating, and a no-tools shield change interface. Continuing with their commitment to excellence, the Alliance is constructed with premier manufacturing processes and stringent quality assurance procedures. This, combined with rigorous testing, assures that the Alliance meets or exceeds the high safety standards set by DOT,ECE,SG and SAI.

Features:
All world standard, meets or exceeds the following: DOT FMVSS 218 (us), ECE 22-05 (Europe), SAI AS1698 (Australia) & SG (japan) safety and testing standards. Does not ship with SAI or SG certification stickers unless purchased from an authorized dealer in that country

Injection molded polycarbonate shell for strength
Long oval headform
Wind tunnel tested and refined
Molded twin channel supervent for increased cooling
Rear exhaust ports prevent heat buildup
Removable molded breath deflector reduces shield fogging
Chin venting system reduces shield fogging
Fully removable/washable hydradry™ interior
Quick-change fog-free proshield™ with sideplates
Prolock™ shield locking system

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Icon Airframe Lifeform Helmet

Emblazoned with a winged crest of defiance, the Lifeform seeks unencumbered velocity. Vectors, trajectories, and tangential lines of attack flirt across its glossy shell. The Lifeform is a graphic of possibilities and potential - a tonal glimpse of the event horizon. Lifeform is future, future is Lifeform.

Features:
Meets or exceeds FMVSS 218 DOT/ECE 22-05 Helmet standards
Fiberglass / dyneema / carbon fiber shell
Removable molded breath deflector reduces shield fogging
Oversized intake and exhaust ports
Removable chin curtain
Quick-change-fog-free Proshield™ with side plates
Removable molded breath deflector reduces shield fogging
Removable Hydra Dry™ moisture wicking liner
Prolock™ secure shield locking system

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Icon Alliance Freaky Tiki Helmet

Icon Alliance Freaky Tiki Helmet
All World Standard, meets or exceeds the following: DOT FMVSS 218 (US), ECE 22-05 (Europe), SAI AS1698 (Australia) & SG (Japan) safety and testing standards. Does not ship with SAI or SG certification stickers unless purchesed from an authorized dealer in that country
Injection molded polycarbonate shell for strength
Long oval headform
Wind tunnel tested and refined
Molded twin channel supervent for increased cooling
Rear exhaust ports prevent heat buildup
Removable molded breath deflector reduces shield fogging
Chin venting system reduces shield fogging
Fully removable/washable Hydradry interior
Quick-change fog-free proshield with sideplates
Prolock shield locking system

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Honda on top as Rea makes late charge

Honda World Superbike Team rider Jonathan Rea scored the fastest lap of the second free practice session with a 1 minute 28.856 second lap, leaving it very late to overhaul 2011 Champion Carlos Checa (Althea Racing Ducati). Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) continued his good form with third fastest lap, with top overall qualifier Jakub Smrz (Liberty Effenbert Racing Team Ducati) fourth in this session.

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) had his best lap spoiled as he came across a back marker at the hairpin, while a former local resident Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) was sixth. The top 16 riders from combined qualifying now go forward to Tissot-Superpole later this afternoon.

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Hopkins returns to action at Miller

FIXI Crescent Suzuki racer John Hopkins will return to the team for the next round at Miller Motorsports Park in America after being forced to miss last weekend's races through injury. Hopkins suffered a broken bone in his right foot and damage to his left hip following a high-side at Monza in Italy earlier this month. It was initially hoped that he would be fit for the Donington Park round last weekend, but the hip injury restricted his movement too much and tests proved inconclusive.

On his return to California, Hopkins visited specialists to have further scans and to diagnose the severity of the injury. After an entire day of tests it was revealed that no significant long term damage had occurred in the hip joint and he will be able to return to race action at Miller. Hopkins will still need to undergo a series of painkilling injections to combat the discomfort in both his hip and his foot, but he is fully committed to racing and determined to get back on the FIXI Crescent Suzuki GSX-R and do everything in his power to get a good result on home-soil.

John Hopkins: "I was so disappointed to miss Donington Park, where I'm sure I could have been in that crazy fight for the win! It's been a really rough ride physically over recent times, and there were some real worries over the hip condition, but I know I have a lot more to give and that my luck has to change for the better. The team, my family and close friends have been really supportive and I just want to get back into what I know I can do best.

"I am fully committed to racing at Miller and I will be doing everything possible from now and up to the race weekend, to ensure that I do whatever I can to get the best result possible for FIXI Crescent Suzuki, me and everyone involved. It won't be easy, so I plan to take it step-by-step, enjoy the riding and build back into it."

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Disappointment for Bautista at Le Mans

Both Alvaro Bautista and Michele Pirro were unable to feel as comfortable on their bikes in the wet conditions as they had in the dry over previous days. They will analyse data from the race alongside the team engineers in order to improve upon this for the next round: The Catalan GP.

Alvaro Bautista ( 10th )
"I didn’t feel in tune with the bike and I couldn’t keep up with the group of riders ahead of me. The only option was to try and finish the race as best I could, and that is what I managed to do. I’m rather disappointed with how things went today."

Michele Pirro (14th)
"Unfortunately, this is the first time that I have been lapped in my life, and that left me feeling very bitter. The electronics didn’t help me at all, and without electronics things become very difficult in the wet. I just tried to take home the best result that I could, and I remain very disappointed."

Fausto Gresini
"Today was a really tough day. Alvaro didn’t have any feeling with the bike in the wet and experienced the same problems as at Jerez. He had a hard time of things and attempted damage limitation by finishing the race. It is a shame, because we were doing well in the dry and had taken a big step forward in the wet, but it didn’t turn out as we expected. We will analyse the data to see what happened. Michele also had problems –above all with the electronics- that didn’t allow him to have the confidence to push harder. We are unfortunately limited by the fact that this is a new project and we are lacking a little time. Obviously the weather did not help us one bit, so we were just looking to finish the race and take any points that we could manage."

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Stoner takes podium with Pedrosa in fourth

In the 28 lap race that started with rain and ended with a dry line, the Australian World Champion crossed the finish line in third place after a thrilling battle with Valentino Rossi, resulting in the Italian passing Casey on the last lap. Stoner is now second in the Championship standings, with 82 points, 8 behind Jorge Lorenzo.

Dani Pedrosa, starting from pole, missed the podium for the first time this season. He lost contact with the leading group in the first laps and riding alone for most of the race, he managed to remain focused and score important Championship points, where he maintains third position.

Casey Stoner
"I was pretty happy to hold on for a podium today. In the early stages Cal, Valentino and Dovi were behind me putting on a lot of pressure, but we managed to pull a small gap on them as I was chasing Jorge. Then as soon as the rain stopped and the track was less wet, our tyre temperatures got too high, we started spinning and there wasn't anything I could do about it. I thought the three of them would catch up and perhaps overtake me but we managed to hold on for third. I enjoyed the battle with Valentino at the end, there was clean overtaking and we swapped positions a few times but in the end we knew that Valentino had better pace than us and after he passed there was no way I could stay with him. We did everything we could today and to come away with a podium is a good result.”

Dani Pedrosa
"I had no traction out of the corners, especially in first and second gear, and I wasn't able to advance. We made a few changes to the configuration of the bike after warm up hoping to improve it a bit, in the end it was the other way around, but these things can happen. In the race I immediately realised it was not my day, not a day to take any risk and it was important to simply reach the best position. I was lucky, after the crashes of both Tech 3 Yamahas I finished fourth. Wet races can be like this and today was just not our day. We lost many points to Lorenzo but the Championship is very long and we will have our time. This race is over and we must now think towards Catalunya. I'm really looking forward to going there, it's a circuit that motivates me a lot and I have all my family and friends with me. The team is working very well, we have a good bike and we've been fast in every race, but we need to be determined. Let's see if we can speed up a little and take our first win of the season in Catalunya.”

Press release courtesy of Repsol Honda Team.

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