What changed the racing world from polo hard hats to modern cushion lined, live savers?

The tragic death of Pete Snell, during a 1956 race, from head injury. And that is why helmets have a Snell rating, that establishes the effectiveness of the helmet in protecting your noggin.


Snell Standards significantly surpass those set by:
 the United States Department of Transportation,
the American National Standards Institute,
ASTM International and
the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's

The Snell Memorial Foundation is a non-profit, and doesn't make helmets, they only test them. Also, they are ISO certified on the calibration and testing accuracy.

Italy's oldest concours has definitively expert judges

With historical cars competing for prizes divided into four different categories based on their production years, the ASI assembled a most impressive jury of internationally renowned design masters to judge the small contingent competing. Amongst them, Messrs. Lorenzo Ramaciotti, general manager of Fiat design, Aldo Brovarone, former Head of Pininfarina, Fabio Filippini, Head of Pininfarina style, Roberto Giolito, Fiat Style Director, Ercole Spada, former head of Zagato, and designer Tom Tjaarda.

Photography by Federico Bajetti

Found on http://www.petrolicious.com/this-is-italy-s-oldest-concours

cool photos found on stunningpicture.tumblr.com

the first color image I've seen of the Fiat rooftop track

Ralph Lauren's... and the idiots at Reddit think it's a one-of-a-kind. Nope, the Mullin museum has it's twin brother in blue

and this is why skaters should wear helmets

the Estonia State Opera parking lot

at the Tesla dealership. Hope that one was insured

All from http://stunningpicture.tumblr.com/