SA Motorsport SelectricVendorsOnce the store pages go live, I will update with the correct links.
US/WorldWide: SPKeyboards
UK: Prototypist
EU: KeebSupply
CN: Zfrontier
SEA: KTechsLinksDesigner Discord
Designer InstagramInspirationLaguna Seca, 1987. The first time I slipped behind the wheel of a Ford GT in Gulf livery, the scent of high-octane racing fuel mixing with warm California eucalyptus should have been intoxicating. Instead, all I could think about was how perfectly those powder blue and marigold orange racing stripes would translate to keycaps. Years later, when madmax13 presented this homage to both the legendary Gulf livery and IBM's Selectric typewriter, I knew we had found something extraordinary. The ABS plastic we mold in our Custer workshop may smell nothing like racing fuel, but it carries the same promise of precision engineering and uncompromising performance.
These aren't merely keycaps paying tribute to motorsports history—they're a love letter to the golden age of both racing and typing, when IBM's Selectric typewriters ruled executive desks with the same authority that Gulf-liveried GT40s commanded Le Mans. Our SA profile, that towering monument to spherical perfection, proves itself once again the ideal canvas for such iconic colorways. The WFV cream base channels the vintage white of racing numbers, while BFJ blue captures that legendary powder blue that made Gulf livery instantly recognizable from the grandstands to the silver screen. The OBR orange accent strikes with the intensity of victory lane celebrations and the satisfying thock of a perfectly-molded modifier key.
Every set that emerges from our machines carries the DNA of both inspirations—the meticulous craftsmanship that put men on podiums and the engineering excellence that revolutionized the modern office. When your fingers find these keys, you're not just typing; you're channeling the spirit of every gear change through the Corkscrew, every carriage return that sealed a business deal, every moment when precision met passion. Because in the end, whether you're chasing lap records or word counts, excellence demands the proper tools.
Colors and Materials
All doubleshot ABS plastic, using stock SP colors.
WFV White
BFJ Blue
NN Black
OBR Orange
DatesOn sale now, to ship in mid-August
Pricing (USD Through SPKeyboards)Monokit - $195
Alphas - $43
60-80's Modifier- $82
40s/Ortho- $57
Extras- $30
Novelty- $28
Numpad- $30
UK ISO- $9
NORDE- $24
KittingSP is offering this kit as a "greatest hits" monokit as well as in smaller kits.
MonokitI made the monokit to work with UK ISO and ANSI keyboard standards, as well as modern Alice, full-size, and Happy Hacking keyboards, featuring a complete set of novelties. This monokit is for people who need a bit of everything.
Small KitsI designed the small kits around an “alpha +” strategy, in which a consumer with a normal enthusiast keyboard (smaller than or equal to a TKL using ANSI layout with Tsangan bottom row support) must only buy the alpha kit plus another modifier kit. I designed this to minimize the number of different kits that users need to buy to cover their keyboard. 1800 or full-size keyboard users will need to purchase the number pad kit, and Alice users will need to buy the “extras” kit. I modeled the “40s and Ortho” kit around DSS After School with extensive feedback and iteration from the 40s Discord server.
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Thank You!I would like to thank Piperaceae, Mori, Kaptian Mike, and all the Keyboard Design Forum crew. Also, the people in Seattle Mechanical Keyboards and Signature Plastics Discord.
