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FEATURE STORY 30 Spiel – April 2022 Introduction by Martin Wild If you have been around motorsports, you have undoubtedly noticed the proliferation of bespoke designs adorning the helmets of amateur and professional racers alike. Once just thought of as basic safety device to protect that all important noggin, racers have turned to adorning their helmets with personalized designs and colors that, in many cases, are downright pieces of art. Local racer, artist, and designer Kirk Myhre recognized this desire for personalization and applied his creative skills to become the local go-to guy for bespoke helmet design and production. Here is his story in words and pictures. Bespoke Bespoke HELMET DESIGN: WHERE ART & FUNCTION COLLIDE Story by Kirk Myhre and Photographs by Kirk Myhre, Dakota Snow, and Karl Noakes