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20 Feb 2004, 04:27 (Ref:880075)
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Losing the plot?
Please forgive me if I offend anybody, but what is all this emphasis on "new paint schemes"? I just don't understand why it seems to be such a big deal...
As has been pointed out by others, is this just a way of selling a new wave of merchandise/model cars etc etc? |
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20 Feb 2004, 04:33 (Ref:880077)
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Very true Bigguy, thats the only reason they change every year!
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20 Feb 2004, 04:36 (Ref:880078)
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In a Series based on continuity of specification from year to year there is not much to get excited about other than new livery. It not like ford are showing us their new 4 litre V10 engine and seven speed auto box with carbon chassis etc.
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20 Feb 2004, 04:58 (Ref:880085)
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I think were all just hanging out for the season to start...3 months is a long time!
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20 Feb 2004, 05:00 (Ref:880086)
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I enjoy this time of the year when the new cars and livery's come out.
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20 Feb 2004, 05:00 (Ref:880087)
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Damn right I'm scratching around the house like a junkie waiting for a fix.
See what you have done Tony! See the damage! Ozfords |
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20 Feb 2004, 05:24 (Ref:880092)
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Geez you blokes are sad! (heh, heh, heh!) Only a few more sleeps now.
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20 Feb 2004, 15:47 (Ref:880547)
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I've been wondering the same.
Some different patterns and colours of paint....who cares?? |
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20 Feb 2004, 22:09 (Ref:880853)
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The interest for me is slightly off the wall, to see which commercial partners have been dragged from the comfort of the boardrooms to the race tracks.
In combination with knowing which of the horsepower heroes will get to put their backside in whose car, whichever model it is... this builds a level of anticipation that AVESCO could do well to harness by managing the media rollout to maximise coverage... |
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20 Feb 2004, 22:15 (Ref:880857)
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Good answer GTR... I agree that these issues ARE worth sniffing out. I guess I was referring to the "beauty contest", where people hold up numbers indicating the score they would give the designers of the new layouts.
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20 Feb 2004, 22:37 (Ref:880881)
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Well some of the new designs are attractive, some wont show up well on the teev at all, and may suffer a revision before the season starts.....
... it makes me wonder if there is a genuine plan for the model cars not to come out until the end of a season rather than the start, when some of the looks arent that pretty. |
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22 Feb 2004, 23:19 (Ref:882254)
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It's all about getting us fans into a lather before the season starts, so we go along to the meetings with our wallets/purses full to overflowing with expendable cash.
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23 Feb 2004, 00:10 (Ref:882292)
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Ah but guys without the merchandising a lot of teams would have a big dent in there operateing budgets for the year.Besides it makes it easyier for the teams to spot there own fan clubs.
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23 Feb 2004, 01:16 (Ref:882324)
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What did it look like in the flesh???? 
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23 Feb 2004, 01:20 (Ref:882327)
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Pink and not sunburnt (yet!)
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23 Feb 2004, 01:29 (Ref:882337)
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23 Feb 2004, 08:30 (Ref:882516)
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 The White car didnt highlight the logos of Gulf Western nor Jayco particularly well.The Wastecorp car looked much better in this regard |
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