over the years there haven't really been any major improvements on foot ball helmets besides better padding, weight reduction. A few miles from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, there is a shop that makes Simpson-Ganassi Helmets. If you are a race car fan, especially indy-car, those names should be pretty well known. Bill Simpson is a long-time inventor in racing equipment, known as the "Godfather of Safety," together, they've set up a team to use Simpson's years of experience in racing gear and apply it to the modern football helmets we have today. the idea to invent a newer and improved helmet came from watching his good friend who plays football for the colts had to be carried off the field, knocked unconscious for the second time that year,both injuries resulted from concussions.Simpson seems to truly believe that he's built a better helmet, one that will make an impact on the concussion issue. he says..."It looks just like a football helmet, so it should have none of the issues that the oversized new baseball helmets had getting adopted, and the advanced outer shell can be painted''... here is a a pic.
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