GPA Safety Legend : superior equestrian helmets
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Experience makes the difference… GPA over 58 years of experience, know-how and emotions… Motorcycle and Formula 1 It all starts with a beautiful story. Michel Finquel, owner of the brand was interested in safety in 1964 creating the first fireproof suits for pilot, under NAZA brand. The greatest Formula 1 drivers have worn a GPA® helmet or a fireproof suit: Jackie Stewart, Nelson Piquet, Alain Prost, Jacques Laffite, Gilles Villeneuve and many others. Patrick Pons, a GPA ambassador, was the first and only french motorcycle pilot that won the world championship back in 1979. Prioritizing safety above all else, GPA® innovates and creates its first full-face helmet. Despite a mixed perception at the time, it is clear that it has been successful today. GPA® thus leaves an indelible mark in the world of Formula 1, rallying and motorcycling and obtains with its pilots multiple medals in the world rally championship. EQUESTRIAN With this knowledge from motor racing, who better than GPA could meet the safety and comfort requirements of riders. In 1998, GPA created the first homologated new generation riding helmet, the inspiration for all current helmets. « When I saw my daughter riding a horse, I was afraid for her » (Michel Finquel, founder of GPA). To fill an obvious lack of safety in the equestrian world, Michel Finquel wishes to use his experience of safety in the service of the equestrian world. Pioneer in its field, GPA marketed the first approved riding helmet in 1998 : a modern helmet compared to the hats that we knew at the time. Many cried foul but it is truly with this innovation that GPA created the 1st safe and modern riding helmet. It was quickly followed by a second, even more daring and innovative model: the Titium. The demands of the equestrian world growing, GPA created a specific model for intense efforts: the Speed'Air. This model is put on the market and immediately meets with worldwide success thanks to its recognizable design among all and its unriva