Paint Slinger Shootout Winner: Scott Holbrook Awards Kacey Elkins of Krossover Customs
After months of work, hours of taping and many late nights, Kacey Elkins of Krossover Customs came away with the win of the 2017 Paint Slinger Shootout Award.
The Stanford, Kentucky native made it to the “TOP 5” and then Scott Holbrook from Simpson Helmets selected Elkins for the win because of his clean and innovative design.
Shane & Scott of Simpson Select Kacey Elkins of Krossover Customs
The TOP 5 competitors include:
- Mo Diaz of Mo’s Image Customs
- Kacey Elkins of Krossover Customs
- Atomic Bob of Atomic Dice Studio Arts
- Jason Maddox of Timebomb Kustoms
- Shannon Best of BestBuiltCustoms.com
Simpson Helmets will work with Elkins to create custom lid design that will become a limited edition run of 400 helmets.
To kick off the party, Simpson provided (20) M30 helmets to be painted up by artists from across the country. They were featured at the OC BIKEFEST and Cherokee Blue Ridge Run before entering the crucible of the Championship of the Americas show area.
The TOP 5 SIMPSON M30 LIDS
A VIP panel of judges as well as People’s Choice votes cut the field down to the TOP 5. Simpson then selected their winning artist from the best-of-the-best. Kacey Elkins of Krossover Customs recieves:
- $1,000 award
- 6 Lids with his design
- A trip to Born Free to autograph his helmet
“We worked with painters from across the country and are excited about the reception of the helmets at each stop of the custom shows”, said Jeff Najar, Biker Pros Partner. “We assembled a group of creative artists that really delivered designs off-the-chain.”
Killer Lid by Gilby Street Dept.
2017 Paint Slinger Shootout
All 20 Lids on display
Rod Pond’s Yen Yang is cool
Love Rodney’s Monster
Atomic Bob Makes the TOP 5
Ron Harris Nails It
Outstanding design
Bombshell Deluxe
2017 Paint Slinger Shootout
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