2016 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship - Results and TalkTouring Cars 

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I want to know what the actual colour is, because usually the Day-Glo Orange looks a bit funny on the renders, but I'm not too sure if it is Day-Glo. I hope it is because it will look great if it.
 
05XR8
The number on the window IS too big.
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Way too big, it looks so out of proportion with anything else. Would be much better if it was around the same size as the one on the windscreen.
 
Love the HRT car. Its not a drastic change but a nice flow on from last years car. Im not a big fan of huge changes (apart from sponsor changes), I like continuity and this car does it well. Simple, clean and effective.

The only thing I dont really like is the door number aswell. They should remove it, bring the lion design to the front and it leaves the rear of the car for more sponsor space but thats just my opinion.
 
What's that blob in the bottom of the second 2?
 
LMSCorvetteGT2
As I said in my post (and a reason I liked it) it's the driver initials. So in this case it's JC
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Normally I'd say "I see", but that defeats the point - I can't see. To my eyes it's a car the colour of a muddy creek. I can make out the lines, but the colours bleed together. Maybe not as badly as the Castrol Edge desigm Greg Murphy had a few years ago, but it's still an atrocity to my eyes.
 
prisonermonkeys
Normally I'd say "I see", but that defeats the point - I can't see. To my eyes it's a car the colour of a muddy creek. I can make out the lines, but the colours bleed together. Maybe not as badly as the Castrol Edge desigm Greg Murphy had a few years ago, but it's still an atrocity to my eyes.
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Are all colours bad for you or just particular ones?
 
The Stig Farmer
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Wow! Team Red is now Team Orange :lol:
Relegation for SP tools and Monster still making an appearance. I didn't expect that & I would've lost money if I was a betting man.
The green outline #22 on the door just doesn't do it for me and I suspect it's that way because of JC's personal Monster deal. I fully expect GT's #2 to have a white outline. If it's green too :yuck:
 
LumpiestFish
Are all colours bad for you or just particular ones?
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Just red on green or green on red. The presence of a third, similar colour usually exaggerates the effect. The best example that I can give you is if you get a pool table with green felt, then put the red ball and the brown ball next to each other and ask me to pick them apart, I won't be able to. In cases like that, I usually use other stimulus - for example, I know that the red ball is #3, so if I see the number, I can tell them apart.

It does have its advantages, though. Camouflage doesn't work on me, and I can usually see the watermarks on a piece of paper. The rods and cones in my eyes that ordinarily perceive colours didn't develop properly, so I can see parts of the electromagnetic spectrum that aren't usually visible to the naked eye.
 
Pete05
Relegation for SP tools
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I wouldn't say it's a relegation for SP. Thier contract is up at the end of this year and I think it's pretty clear that they are scaling down their involvement. Wouldn't be too surprised if they don't make an appearance at all next year.
Pete05
I fully expect GT's #2 to have a white outline. If it's green too :yuck:
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Spacegoat
I wouldn't say it's a relegation for SP. Thier contract is up at the end of this year and I think it's pretty clear that they are scaling down their involvement. Wouldn't be too surprised if they don't make a appearance at all next year.


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What I meant by relegation is they don't have the prime rear door/quarter panel position that HSV now occupies. That's obviously a result of less coin from them or, HRT asking for more for the same exposure.
I'll admit I didn't know what the arrangement between the two was or that the contract was up for renewal. Like you, I wouldn't expect them to hang around. Personally, I think the team's days are numbered. If Holden pull their support & replacement funds can't be found, I don't expect Walkinshaw will pick up the shortfall for too long.
 
prisonermonkeys
Normally I'd say "I see", but that defeats the point - I can't see. To my eyes it's a car the colour of a muddy creek. I can make out the lines, but the colours bleed together. Maybe not as badly as the Castrol Edge desigm Greg Murphy had a few years ago, but it's still an atrocity to my eyes.
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Yeah I already saw your post about the blindness which I had already known about last year when they do the car reveal song and dance. I understand it's okay don't worry about it.

Also for the 2 car Garth's initials seem to pop out better due to being in white and not the same green as the outline like on Courtney's car.
 
Here's a case where GT's number should be a big behind #2 almost covering the lion.
 
Spacegoat
I wouldn't say it's a relegation for SP. Thier contract is up at the end of this year and I think it's pretty clear that they are scaling down their involvement. Wouldn't be too surprised if they don't make an appearance at all next year.


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FINALLY!!! A NUMBER ON THE DOOR!!! It's been too long since we last saw them...
 
CLowndes888
FINALLY!!! A NUMBER ON THE DOOR!!! It's been too long since we last saw them...
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I reckon they've only done that because they couldn't find anyone silly enough to pay for the space it's taking up. Otherwise it'd just be a big blank orange space.
Poor Ryan.
And to think his old man robbed & pillaged the former HSVDT to feather his HRT.
Tom's probably turning a few revs in his grave.
 
05XR8
Here's a case where GT's number should be a big behind #2 almost covering the lion.
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And GT's initials should be in bold neon yellow on the front bumper so that the other drivers know it's him and can brace themselves for being punted off.
 
prisonermonkeys
And GT's initials should be in bold neon yellow on the front bumper so that the other drivers know it's him and can brace themselves for being punted off.
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Do you reckon he taught that move to Rick Kelly so he could win the '06 title or vice versa?
 
CLowndes888
FINALLY!!! A NUMBER ON THE DOOR!!! It's been too long since we last saw them...
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Yep, couldn't agree more. Hopefully more teams start having numbers on the doors again in the future and we might be able to finally get rid of the silly side window numbers.
 
Window numbers are only there so that there is more space for advertising on the car.
 
Spacegoat
Yep, couldn't agree more. Hopefully more teams start having numbers on the doors again in the future and we might be able to finally get rid of the silly side window numbers.
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What makes the window numbers "silly"??
 
Spacegoat
Yep, couldn't agree more. Hopefully more teams start having numbers on the doors again in the future and we might be able to finally get rid of the silly side window numbers.
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I'd like to see one or the other, but not both.
 
twitcher
What makes the window numbers "silly"??
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Sorry, silly is the wrong term. I've just never been a fan of them, especially during the endurance races where you have the number on the window and both drivers surnames squished ridiculously small underneath it. :yuck: Give me numbers on the doors any day of the week, so much more aesthetically pleasing.
prisonermonkeys
Five-Minute Designs looks like it will do a booming trade this year:

http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/02/18/gracie-unveils-caltex-ford-at-ipswich-test/
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Looks like they just slapped some Caltex logo's on a plain white Falcon and called it a day.
 
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The HRT looks great in real life! Looks mean and aggressive. Just a couple of things I don't like about it though..

The red lip on the splitter and side skirts looks funny and makes the car look taller and a bit awkward, also, the number on side needs to be a lighter more neon shade of green light like the Monster colour, at the moment it's a bit too dull.

Also a bummer that NGK are now on the mirrors, just seems weird not seeing it on the mirrors.
 
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The HRT looks great in real life! Looks mean and aggressive. Just a couple of things I don't like about it though..

The red lip on the splitter and side skirts looks funny and makes the car look taller and a bit awkward, also, the number on side needs to be a lighter more neon shade of green light like the Monster colour, at the moment it's a bit too dull.

Also a bummer that NGK are now on the mirrors, just seems weird not seeing it on the mirrors.
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I really like that. The render was great, but that is awesome. Favourite livery I've seen for a while in V8SC.
 
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