GT's car number's?

[Pro Racer]

http://www.holdenmotorsport.com/site...0926-Photo.jpg
(will post a better photo when i find one.)

what is the massive orange number (looks crap) on the rear window where his name usally is and the green instead of the yellow(looks crap like Tasman had on their door and harder to read than the yellow).

[TSR]

Pro racer/pwr fan are you trying to set a record for starting the most threads.

[Prickly_Goo]

Maybe its so that Rick will see that Garth is his team mate wont take him out again..

I reckon it looks ugly...

[racer69]

here i was hoping it might be a thread about GT (Grand Touring) car numbers (how many cars on the grid).........

An interesting point though, any other pics from today?

[Pro Racer]

i havn't seen any yet.

if the big numbers on the window are introduced they won't have the door numbers, don't mind the style in WRC but they look **** on a V8 and i kind of like everyones different style/ colour just like a livery.

Originally Posted by TSR
Pro racer/pwr fan are you trying to set a record for starting the most threads.

no where else would i have put this? are you trying to set a record for the most smiley's in a post?

[Pro Racer]

http://www.hsvdt.com.au/hsvdt%5Fnew/2007/#Gallery

better pictures here note: 1024x768 screen resolution needed to view.

[WebberForWDC]

That's rather naff as a change to trial. Surely they should keep the name written on the car, or require the name to be sign-written elsewhere. 50 years of touring car racing with the number on the door, the radical fluro supporting brigade is less than effective in the WRC and has no place in touring car racing!

[cptkablamo]

Bah, I though you were talking about something good...

But I do agree with WebberForWDC

[RS500]

Originally Posted by racer69

here i was hoping it might be a thread about GT (Grand Touring) car numbers (how many cars on the grid).........

An interesting point though, any other pics from today?

your not the only one that through it was a real GT thread, none of this taxi rubbish

[Pro Racer]

i wish it were about something great like that but sadly it is only about this, sorry.

[Woolley]

It has merit in rallying where it's often dark and the sides of the car are covered in mud (over here, anyway!). Really not sure about it on race cars. From a marshalling point of view, what you want is numbers of a reasonable size and in a standard position so that you can pick them up quickly, so there's no implications there.

IMO, the best numbers are NASCAR where the fans identify with the car number, and the worst are F1 where they're difficult to read even if you're standing next to the car.

[racer69]

The Swedish Touring Car Championship has been using this numbering method this season


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[Average Punter]

Bet Lowndes is worried.





He'll need a station wagon to fit 888 on............

[A9X05]

Originally Posted by Average Punter

Bet Lowndes is worried.





He'll need a station wagon to fit 888 on............

No! Dont worry about 888 not fitting, Number 1 will fit even better!

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by A9X05

No! Dont worry about 888 not fitting, Number 1 will fit even better!

Why would Mr Lowndes put Mr Tander's 2008 number on his car?

[Pro Racer]

if 888 isn't bad enough who will have to fit Moral Champion on their window. .

[pplater]

From Vmag

“We are just trying to make it easier to
identify the cars. If this works OK we may
not need to run the numbers on the side of
the car anymore.”
The three items being tested were:
a large number of the passenger door of
the car in place of the driver’s name;
having the number on the rear
windscreen moved to the top corner,
mirroring the number on the front of the
car; and different colours.
“A number of the teams are very positive,
they like the idea of maximising sponsor’s
signs on the sides of the car,” Sakzewski
said.

[WebberForWDC]

The team's would be wouldn't they.

Regardless of how big of a WPS logo they may well be able to cram onto Bargs car without that pesky number getting in the way, race cars should have proper numbers on them.

[Pro Racer]

ditto for me Webber, i think a number is part of the livery and the teams individuality, but i suppose if it makes iteasier for the marshalls it would be good, but i don't think it will make a difference in race control.

[James63]

Originally Posted by Pro Racer

but i don't think it will make a difference in race control.

No, they'll just continue to pick cars at random to issue penalties to.

[db120176]

Different colour numbers for teammates would be appreciated. Different coloured sunbusters would be even better

[Razor]

Here is a brilliant idea. How's about teams that use two cars have different livery's so you can tell who's who.

[R2J2G]

hmm works for FPR and SBR... sharing panels becomes difficult though...

[racer69]

Originally Posted by Razor

Here is a brilliant idea. How's about teams that use two cars have different livery's so you can tell who's who.

Sponsors would love that, If they back a two-car team, one of them wouldn't be in 'corporate' colours.

And where would you find 30-odd different naming rights sponsors for each car?

[Pro Racer]

maybe have 'reverse' colour schemes like if the team colours are red/blue have one car red/blue and the other blue/red.