Less Is More..

Shark Race-R Pro 

Not every helmet needs a hundred hours under the airbrush. Sometimes the brief is clean, sharp, and fast — and that's exactly what Ross asked for.

A trackday helmet. Minimal colours. Maximum impact.

The design uses just three colours — orange, black and white — built around a bold diagonal chequerboard graphic that wraps the Shark Race-R Pro shell cleanly. No gradients, no blending, no complexity. Just precise masking, solid colour and a finish that looks like it came from the factory — except it didn't. It came from X-Paint.

There's a skill in restraint that takes just as long to develop as the ability to airbrush a portrait. Knowing what to leave out. Knowing when the work is done. Ross's helmet is a good example of that — it's striking on track, readable at speed, and built to last.

If you want something clean and purposeful rather than busy, this is the tier for you. Race Paint starts from £450.

X-Paint — Sandown Coachworks, Camberley, Surrey. Custom helmet paint for road and track.

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