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OMP celebrates its 40th anniversary
TKART Staff
19 November 2013

OMP has reached an important milestone: 40 years of production at the top levels of the racing apparel sector. A big birthday celebrated with a prestigious award, the launch of new product lines as always on the cutting edge, and not only ...

These days OMP has celebrated its 40th anniversary in the best of possible ways: as top star on the stage of the 2013 Professional MotorSport World Expo Awards.  The award ceremony of the PMW, one of the most  important sector fairs in the world (this year held in Cologne, Germania on November 12-14) has, in fact, decorated the Italian company with the brand of the year award for the "Motorsport Technology" category.

 

The world expo provided another perfect opportunity to prove that, based on 40 years of research and development, OMP is more than ever synonymous with excellence. It is precisely here, in fact, that the Genoa factory unveiled its  novelities  for 2014, starting with the "OMP 40 Years Limited Edition" fluo racing kit (in the photo below)


In the Karting sector, the big news is the “new generation” OMP K-STYLE: a complete range of karting products comprising three different lines of matching suits, shoes, and gloves, all characterized by cutting-edhe materials, a modern design enriched by fluo elements, and new personalization solutions (in the opening image, the KS1 black and green line).

The Racing division, instead, features the arrival of an absolute world exclusive, the revolutionary OMP Cool Shirt: a long-sleeve under-suit with integrated water-based body cooling system, FIA-homologated (8856-2000) and available in different versions depending on technical needs. For its Racing production, OMP also launched the new Tecnica line, developed as an intermediate offer between the Evo and the First lines, and the OMP Sport Suit, a model for beginners that guarantees excellent quality standards at a contained price. Finally, the 2014 catalogue  also features an expansion of the already popular selection of Dyneema safety belts and racing seats, the preferred choice in all major four-wheel disciplines.

And that’s not all. OMP celebrated its 40th birthday  also with a series of prestigious track successes. The most recent is the esteemed WRC championship, in which OMP signed both the champion and the manufacturers titles with Sébastien Ogier and the Volkswagen Motorsport Team. But the OMP initials are also stamped on the JWRC championship (drivers title) , the WTCC (manufacturers cup alongside  Honda), and the GRAND AM series in the USA (drivers title with the Wayne Taylor Team).

In short, a birthday bash with a real bang and – OMP reassures us – there are other surprises in store!

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