See Arai's unique Wings Appeal helmet - and have a chance to win it!
You can own a piece of history for just £1 thanks to the Royal Air Forces Association and Phoenix Distribution, the UK importer of Arai helmets.
They have produced a very special one-off Arai RX-7 GP motorcycle helmet, which one lucky person will win. The helmet is on display throughout the TT fortnight Arai’s Race Service behind the TT Grandstand.
The special design commemorates 70 years since the Battle of Britain took place in the skies over southern England with the Wings Appeal; this was one of the most important moments in British history and proved a decisive turning point in the Second World War.
For an opportunity to own this piece of Arai and RAF history all you have to do is text Arai to 70099. Texts cost £1 and the competition is open from May 26th to November 19. The unique Arai RX-7 GP will be signed by 2009 Senior TT winner Steve Plater and will be presented to the winner by Plater during November’s International Bike Show at the NEC in Birmingham, with various RAF Association personnel present.
The race-bred Arai RX-7 GP is the most technologically advanced motorcycle helmet Arai has ever produced, and this unique RX-7 GP wears a duck-egg blue base colour – the exact same tone as used on the bottom of the RAF’s Spitfires and Hurricanes in 1940 – as well as a pair of iconic red, white and blue roundels. The wings, as well as being a flying officer’s badge of honour, signify the work that the RAF Association does for the whole of the RAF family.
The RAF Association is an independent registered charity that presently has 75,000 members, of which 600 are Voluntary Welfare Officers. They operate three short-term respite care homes plus a network of sheltered housing and, where necessary, give help and support to serving and ex-serving members of the Royal Air Force. Through their network of Welfare Officers they identify those who need assistance, and in turn provide support and advice undertaking 23,000 visits every year. Providing respite breaks for those with medical or welfare needs is a vital part of what RAFA does, as is offering sheltered housing.
From WWII, through to the conflicts in the Falklands, Bosnia, the Gulf and Afghanistan the RAF Association continues to provide its welfare services to serving and past members of our Air Forces, their spouses and dependants. Many of the RAF Association’s members are keen motorcyclists, and in this 70th year anniversary of the Battle of Britain are happy to see this special design created and even happier that the money it raises will go directly to the Wings Appeal.
For more information on the RAF Association and the Wings Appeal call 0116 266 5224 or visit the website.