In late December, 2022, Bell Helmets introduced a special, limited-edition Carlin Dunne Race Star DLX Flex helmet graphic. This project was created in partnership with the Carlin Dunne Foundation, as well as the Dunne family, and features a special graphic created by AirTrix artist Chris Wood. It’s a replica of the graphic that Dunne rode with during the 2018 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, which Wood created just for Dunne at that time.
While the limited-edition Bell Dunne Race Star takes strong influence from Dunne’s original helmet, it is of course not exactly the same. The colors are slightly different, and Dunne’s helmet had painstakingly applied gold leaf incorporated into the design on the top of the helmet. It’s a beautiful replica, though, with Dunne’s name across the back, as well as his chosen race number 5 on the chin bar.
