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    09-20-2012 10:49 AM #1
    Okay, maybe my post is stupid, so flame away if you must.

    I have a really small head, so it is hard to find a hat that fits well. I had a Williams F1 hat just like this (only it was the Juan Montoya one). By far the nicest cap I've ever owned: heavy, thick cloth that maintained its shape without an inner webbing, a long, thick, curved bill, and just great quality all around:



    Since then I could never find a hat as nice as that one. I bought a Kubica Renault hat, only it is a lot flimsier and suffered the "trucker hat" look that required me to cut the embroidery backing to make it conform to my head better:



    Anyone else buy a motorsports or car hat that looked so cool or fit so perfectly that they could never find another one as good at that one?
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  2. 09-20-2012 11:14 AM #2
    Interested in seeing a motorsports hat that doesn't make you look like a dork. IMO, the only time a motorsports hat looks good is if you are also wearing a nomex suit.

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    09-20-2012 11:28 AM #5
    Quote Originally Posted by Markos View Post
    Interested in seeing a motorsports hat that doesn't make you look like a dork. IMO, the only time a motorsports hat looks good is if you are also wearing a nomex suit.
    I used to feel the same way, then I lost my hair. Now I gotta put stuff on my head or it turns red. @#$%

    I got a hat from the original Mazda Zoom Zoom Live event back in 2002 for the first gen Mazda6 launch. I did well enough in the autocross (not that well, really) to get a hat. I loved that hat, actually I still have it, but it's so worn out I don't wear it. It split at the corners where the brim meets the cap itself.

    I got another free hat from the Scion FR-S drive events back in the spring just for showing up. That hat is really nice quality but the fabric is so heavy and so black that I can't wear it in the summer, too hot. More free promotional hats need to be made in grey or tan.
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    09-20-2012 11:35 AM #6
    Not necessarily my favorite, but I got one of these:





    From our driver in Formula BMW back in 04 after he won one of the race at Indy during the F1 weekend...

    I also like my Formula SAE hats..
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    09-20-2012 02:14 PM #7
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    this. I bought one off ebay and loved it, I wore it everywhere and it was super comfortable but I lost it

    Im about to order another one though I miss it too much
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    09-20-2012 02:18 PM #8
    RIP Senna.

    Damn now I want that hat!
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    09-20-2012 02:27 PM #9
    I was watching senna about 2 months ago and I kept saying to my wife I wanted that hat but i never thought to look into buying it.

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    09-20-2012 02:29 PM #10
    Quote Originally Posted by tuddy View Post
    I was watching senna about 2 months ago and I kept saying to my wife I wanted that hat but i never thought to look into buying it.
    they sell them on ebay and I think the proceeds go straight to his foundation in Brasil
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    09-20-2012 02:30 PM #11
    I have this Repsol Honda hat that I got from Indianapolis motor speedway last year. I brought it to the race this August and got it signed by Jorge Lorenzo, the factory Yamaha rider. I can't find any pics of the hat online anywhere though.

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    09-20-2012 05:11 PM #12
    The carpet pissers did this?!

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    09-20-2012 05:32 PM #13
    My kid (5) loves the RedBull Team.

    I've been trying to find him a kid-sized hat that has the Redbull Racing logo on it. The twist? I'm not spending $50. Anybody know of a place I can pick up a reasonably priced hat for him?


    To answer the thread, I have a Sauber hat and a pile of Whiskey-Tango DIRT racin' hats.

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    09-20-2012 05:41 PM #14
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    09-20-2012 06:53 PM #15
    Quote Originally Posted by NotoriousWithaG View Post
    they sell them on ebay and I think the proceeds go straight to his foundation in Brasil
    Do you know if the hats come with the slightly bent brim like in Sennas photo or very curved like the ebay photo?
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    09-20-2012 06:54 PM #16
    Have a couple of these:

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    09-20-2012 08:12 PM #17
    Quote Originally Posted by .:bigred12 View Post
    Do you know if the hats come with the slightly bent brim like in Sennas photo or very curved like the ebay photo?

    curved like the photo after doing a quick search, pretty much how most of them are like

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/AYRTON-SENNA...item2ebf5eb1af
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    09-20-2012 09:17 PM #18
    I snatched up one of these while they were in stock.


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    09-21-2012 09:38 AM #19
    Quote Originally Posted by .:bigred12 View Post
    Do you know if the hats come with the slightly bent brim like in Sennas photo or very curved like the ebay photo?
    this has been my problem, finding an original looking one
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    Quote Originally Posted by BluMagic View Post
    this has been my problem, finding an original looking one
    I ended up taking a bunch of heavy books and laying them ontop of the brim for a few days and it did the trick pretty well for me
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    Come at me bro
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  22. 09-21-2012 11:56 AM #22
    Cool thread. I have a question about a hat i had in the past. I'm trying to find a rare GoPro motorsports hat, i lost mine somewhere and i've searched with no luck. Does anyone know where i can find one ?

    Thanks

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    09-21-2012 12:07 PM #23
    Quote Originally Posted by NotoriousWithaG View Post
    I ended up taking a bunch of heavy books and laying them ontop of the brim for a few days and it did the trick pretty well for me
    pic? contemplating buying one, I wanna see how it looks straightened out.
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    09-24-2012 12:09 PM #24
    Quote Originally Posted by McBanagon View Post
    I snatched up one of these while they were in stock.

    The carpet pissers did this?!

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    09-24-2012 12:17 PM #25
    Quote Originally Posted by 612Scag View Post
    Thumbs up to the Brawn GP hat
    Before I typed out that reply, I looked to see if I could find one for sale. Nothing but eBay.

    I also snatched a lanyard, too. It's around my neck right now with my work badges on it.

  26. 09-24-2012 12:32 PM #26
    Players gunna play.

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    09-24-2012 01:21 PM #27
    Not really motorsports, but grabbed for $2 at a swap meet brand new. They had some other brands as well, but I liked this the best and is super comfortable. No Im not a flatbiller, it was just brand new
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    09-24-2012 02:13 PM #28
    I got one of these off of ebay a couple years ago:
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    09-24-2012 04:14 PM #29
    Quote Originally Posted by ncbrock View Post
    Not really motorsports, but grabbed for $2 at a swap meet brand new. They had some other brands as well, but I liked this the best and is super comfortable. No Im not a flatbiller, it was just brand new
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    09-25-2012 09:49 PM #30
    Quote Originally Posted by RQ1 View Post
    Cool thread. I have a question about a hat i had in the past. I'm trying to find a rare GoPro motorsports hat, i lost mine somewhere and i've searched with no luck. Does anyone know where i can find one ?

    Thanks
    Does it look like this?



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  31. 09-26-2012 04:03 PM #31
    Quote Originally Posted by MontoyaF1 View Post
    Does it look like this?
    Yes that's the hat. I'll check that link out. Thanks for posting

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    09-26-2012 04:09 PM #32
    I've given up the search. I like stuff on the front only.....the cramming advertisers on the sides and back ruin it for me. Too busy looking
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  33. 10-07-2012 08:25 PM #33
    Time to bring this cool thread back. I have many but my favorite is my matech racing ford gt hat






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    I received one of these as a gift after driving a CTS-V around Monticello earlier this summer. Nike Golf FTW.
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    10-08-2012 01:09 AM #35
    i don't see an English option, but if you buy Senna gear, do it through his store and the money goes to his charity/foundation.

    http://www.sennastore.com.br/home
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