Balaclavas it is! History does not relate whether there were balalaikas at the Battle of Balaclava, but it’s a fair bet they don’t allow them in racing cars, not with all those pointy bits.
(The picture is a painting of the Charge of the Light Brigade.)
I am probably way off… Russians?
I hadn’t thought of that! Not the answer I was looking for, but presupposing a Russian race-car driver, it works.
balaclavas! or is it balalaikas? (and we don’t see any pictures so truly guessing)
Balaclavas it is! History does not relate whether there were balalaikas at the Battle of Balaclava, but it’s a fair bet they don’t allow them in racing cars, not with all those pointy bits.
(The picture is a painting of the Charge of the Light Brigade.)