(Tiper Stock Exchange) – Racing Force groups, in partnership with the Bahrain International Circuitis pleased to announce the expansion project for the headquarters of its subsidiary Racing Force International in Sakhir (Bahrain), aimed at satisfying the growing demand for Bell Racing helmets in the global motorsport market.
The project – explains a note – provides for the construction of a second floor for the current complex, bringing the total area from 7,000 to 12,000 square meters, with an extension in the order of 60%. The works will be completed by the end of 2023, giving Racing Force Group the opportunity to double the 2022 production capacity of the Bell Racing brand, both for the ordinary range of racing helmets developed for all motorsport disciplines, and as for the collectible Bell Mini Helmets, which reproduce on a 1:2 scale the models used by the stars of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship and the World Rally Championship.
The Racing Force Group headquarters in Sakhir houses the manufacturing and R&D center for the Bell Racing brand. Adjacent to the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), it has contributed to the establishment of a pole of excellence for the motorsports sector in the Middle East.
Racing Force Group’s announcement comes during the prestigious Bahrain Grand Prix weekend which inaugurates the 2023 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. This season sees 70% of the drivers (14 out of 20) equipped with Bell helmets at the starting line : Among them, Logan Sargeant, Guanyu Zhou and Nyck De Vries visited the headquarters on the eve of the weekend.