These evolved from the traditional FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile) registered US Racing colors of a white body and blue chassis which dated from when racing cars had the chassis exposed.
In 1959 the FIA instructed drivers to add a country color to their helmets similar to British Racing green.
[18][better source needed] Dan Gurney of Ferrari decided to run a blue helmet with a white stripe.
He only ran the helmet for 2 years as he felt it was bad luck with a string of sub par finishes.
While the "Skunk Stripes" have evolved slightly and Arai is now the official Helmet provider of the US ISDE Team, with Tagger being the official US ISDE Trophy team painter, the blue and white still holds a special spot in the hearts of all of the riders on this list below.