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Bidding in an eBay auction of an autographed Ruben Xaus Suomy helmet, to benefit the Roadracingworld.com Action Fund, has reached $610 in only three bids on the first day of the seven-day auction. The auction is scheduled to run until May 7 at 1:22 p.m. Pacific Time.
For more information about this collector’s item, donated by Gearbox International, the auction and/or the Roadracingworld.com Action Fund, see the original web post, including a link to the bidding, below.
This Suomy Gun Wind motorcycle helmet was donated by Gearbox International, the exclusive American importers of Suomy motorcycle helmets, to be auctioned off to benefit the Roadracingworld.com Action Fund. This Suomy helmet is a Ruben Xaus replica and has been autographed by Infostrada Ducati’s rising World Superbike star, Ruben Xaus.
The helmet is in brand-new, never-worn condition and comes with a soft cover/carrying bag, a Fog City anti-fog face shield insert and the helmet’s original box. The helmet is labeled as “XL”, or Euro size 61-62, and appears to be the equivalent of a “Large” in U.S. sizing.
The suggested retail price for a Suomy Gun Wind replica helmet is approximately $400. With the endless possibilities of 24-year-old Xaus’ racing career, the actual value of this helmet will only be determined by time. To place a bid on this helmet, go to the auction at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1825769039.
If you have an item or service you would like to donate for auction to benefit the Roadracingworld.com Action Fund, please call Roadracing World’s David Swarts at 909-245-6411 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, Monday through Friday.
The Roadracingworld.com Action Fund is a non-profit corporation formed to take over the work of the informally-formed Roadracing World Air Fence* Fund, which was established in April 2001 to raise money to purchase and deploy Air Fence and Air Module soft barriers to protect crashed riders from hitting walls and other hard objects at racetracks. In less than one year, the Fund has raised over $180,000, with over $12,000 coming from the auctions of donated racing memorabilia such as this helmet. All of the money raised by the Fund is used to purchase and deploy Air Fence and Air Module soft barriers at racetracks. For more information about the Roadracingworld.com Action Fund, including a full accounting of the collections and disbursements and stories about racers being saved by soft barriers, go to the www.roadracingworld.com home page and click on the Air Fence link.
* Air Fence is a trademark of Airfence Safety Systems of Australia.