Hip protectors are either of the "crash helmet type" or "energy-absorbing type". He initially wears a red crash helmet and purple jumpsuit. Highly superstitious, he always wore a red T-shirt and a yellow crash helmet. Makkari sometimes wears a protective crash helmet, though he does not truly need it. After fracturing his skull in 1944 he always wore a trademark leather crash helmet. Meanwhile, Tim Harvey swapped his crash helmet for a microphone, joining ITV's commentary team.