Photo courtesy of KBC Helmets

Eglington sponsored by KBC Helmets

KBC Helmets has confirmed that Mike Eglington will receive a helmet sponsorship for the 2007 season.

KBC have been manufacturing motorcycle helmets for almost 15 years, with their first helmet being a snowmobile helmet manufactured for Arctic Cat in 1991. In the ensuing years, KBC started manufacturing helmets for private-label firms, including Harley-Davidson, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Fox, and many others.

Over the last five years, KBC has been working on creating their own image and brand name in the helmet world. Today KBC is one of the fastest growing helmet brands in the world with its European Headquarters in the UK.

Helmets exist for one reason alone – to reduce the amount of impact energy transmitted to the head in the event of an accident. The outer shell of the helmet absorbs the initial impact, dissipating it through the inner shell which then absorbs a great deal of energy and inertia, effectively cushioning the brain’s deceleration.

Following Mike's devastating accident in 2005, where he sustained a heady injury after his helmet cracked straight through and shattered, he wanted the best possible helmet he could find. With KBC's latest technological developments, distinctive graphics, and precision engineering for outstanding comfort, fit and safety, Mike felt there was no other choice.

KBC were equally impressed with Eglington's racing credentials and offered him one of a limited number of sponsorships for the 2007 season.

As a result, Mike will be sporting two new KBC helmets this year in both the BMCRC and HMRC racing paddocks.

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