Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Winter 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/23/2021
Crowned "Rookie of the Year" after winning the 1996 Player's Toyota Atlantic Championship and defeating several veteran racers in a test held at Sebring while driving for the Bettenhausen/Alumax team, Patrick Carpentier achieved 5 wins and 24 podiums while competing in the Champ Car World Series and the IndyCar Series. The Montreal native would also register two third-place championship finishes in 2002 and 2004. This Team Players race helmet was worn by Carpentier while competing in the circa 2002 CART FedEx Championship Series season. Produced by Bell Racing with all artwork executed by Flying Colors – with their emblems beneath each side of the visor, a Team Players decal resides along the top of the visor, with the image of a jet fighter over the top and large castle on the reverse. The microphone is still attached, with a small drink hole visible beneath the visor and “Patrick Carpentier” in gold letters over each side of the lower reverse. We should note that we were not able to photo-match the helmet to any specific races, with the possibility existing of use in qualifications, practices and/or testing.
There is moderate surface wear to the high-quality racing helmet, with some chipping to the surface over the forehead, with a few blemishes visible throughout. There is also a bit of crazing/cracking to the surface beneath the chin section along the base.
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