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Lotus Renault GP and Team Lotus to run the same retro livery in 2011
December 10, 2010 – 12:48 PM | No Comment
Lotus Renault GP and Team Lotus to run the same retro livery in 2011

Not only does it appear there will be two Lotus teams on the grid in 2011, they both plan to run the famous black and gold livery from the John Player Special days!
Here is what …

Super Legends – Retro t-shirts for retro legends
October 30, 2010 – 3:55 PM | No Comment
Super Legends – Retro t-shirts for retro legends

If you’re a fan of fifties and sixties motorsport, or just retro motorsport in general, Grand Prix Legends is ready to kit you out with some groovy new threads. Their line of Super Legends retro …

Renault Going Retro in 2010
March 5, 2010 – 2:12 PM | No Comment
Renault Going Retro in 2010

Renault is going retro in 2010, working hard to recapture its historic allure with new livery based on classic Renault designs.

Go Faster: The graphic design of racing cars
February 3, 2010 – 9:03 AM | 3 Comments
Go Faster: The graphic design of racing cars

I have just placed an order for what looks like a mega book. Go Faster- The graphic design of racing cars is written by Sven Voelker and features 144 full colour pages of some of …

Team Green vs the Bumblebee
September 7, 2009 – 2:53 PM | 4 Comments
Team Green vs the Bumblebee

Ever wondered how racing Kawasakis ended up green, or where Yamaha’s “bumblebee” graphics came from?
Well I have found the answer!  A long time Kawasaki and race team employee named Steve Johnson shed some light on …

Luscious liveries
August 19, 2009 – 10:04 PM | 14 Comments
Luscious liveries

Ever since corporate sponsorship arrived in motorsport in the 1960s, certain brand names and their colour schemes have taken on a certain synonymity. Everybody has a favourite livery or paint job – one that stirs …

Fever Machines: Porsche 956/962
July 30, 2009 – 12:26 PM | 7 Comments
Fever Machines: Porsche 956/962

In the spring of 1982, Porsche unleashed the Group C-spec 956 on the World Sportscar Championship. Its debut race, the Silverstone six hours in May, marked the start of something very big for the German …