Drag Illustrated Issue 113, September 2016 | Page 68
PRODUCTS & PRESS
I built no less than three ’33 Ford
model cars of the famed ‘Eliminator’
hot rod, trying each time to make
it more like the car I drooled over
during those rock and roll videos
growing up. ZZ Top lit the fuse of a
long love affair with hot rods, custom paint and rock and roll.”
“I don’t even know where to begin to describe this helmet,” added
Musi, who shares Young’s love for
classic rock. “Ryan is an amazing,
talented artist who is creative in
ways others couldn’t even think of.
Growing up all I ever listened to was
classic rock, because my mom and
dad always listened to it. I just loved
it. ZZ Top is one of my dad’s favorites
and became mine as well. My dad
has always inspired me in so many
ways and I based this helmet off of
him and my childhood.”
Lizzy’s “Eliminator” helmet is
a piece of art in addition to being
highly functional with the reliability
and safety innovation Simpson helmets are known for. The double “Zs”
from Lizzy’s name offer the perfect
tie-in to a ZZ Top design. Combining that with automotive elements
in the graphics make the design
distinctive to Musi and her career.
“The idea is to choose an album or
a band that represents Lizzy’s current position in her professional
racing career,” Young explained.
“I was extremely excited when she
said her first choice would be to do
a ZZ Top ‘Eliminator’ helmet because it was one of her dad’s favorite
albums. Being able to drive Frank
Brandao’s King Kong 6 Pro Nitrous
Dodge Dart at over 200 MPH in an
eighth of a mile relates perfectly to
the lyric we chose for the back of the
helmet: ‘I’m bad... I’m nationwide.’
“This helmet means as much to
me as it does Lizzy and it was one
of the most fun helmets I’ve had
the pleasure of painting. I thought
about the frustration of trying to
build the models perfectly and
never thinking I had enough talent
to paint something cool like the ZZ
Top ‘Eliminator’ coupe.”
“This project has been really fun
so far,” agreed Musi. “I can’t wait to
see what we come up with for the
other helmets in the series. Each of
these will be something I will treasure for years to come.”
For more information on Indocil
Art visit www.indocilart.com.
LUCAS OIL PRESENTS
‘FUN IN THE SUN’ AT
BRADENTON MOTORSPORTS PARK
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Lucas Oil is the presenting sponsor along with associate presenters
Strange Engineering and Drag Racing Edge for the
GHRS 2016 Fun
In the Sun bracket
race. The Fun In
The Sun championship bracket
race, A tribute to
Scott Weney, will
be held at Bradenton Motorsports
Park Nov. 11th-13th. The schedule
calls for three days of racing with
four separate 1/8th mile races, three
paying $10,000 to the winner and
one for $20,000 – all guaranteed!
The event will also feature a run
for the money
with bonus, best
losing packages,
cookout, product
giveaways throughout the event and
more. For more
information please
visit www.ghrseries.com or www.
bradentonmotorsports.com, or contact Scotty Richardson by phone at
615.804.2487.
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