Dakimbrell Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 (edited) Saw this at my dealership and noted all the dirt, grime, and wear.even a hand written number on the tire Dak Edited October 25, 2022 by Dakimbrell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Filippone Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 No! Dirt is always bad! Did you see any dirt on that Picasso or that Rembrandt? And more points off for that carelessly applied number decal on the tyre. 🤪Nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakimbrell Posted October 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 But then Picasso and Rembrandt aren’t being taken out in the rain. 😉 Dak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteJ Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 (edited) A matter of preference and timing. Either way could be correct. These cars never start a race in that condition but they certainly finish that way. At the start of the race, they are alway clean of grime. They may have some paint dings but the sponsors frown on that. The grime is removed at the start so the mechanics can see fluids and other stuff leaking. 24 hours at race speed will certainly cause a lot of grime to accumulate. Edited October 26, 2022 by PeteJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakimbrell Posted October 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 I like the weathered look. Gives it more life and less of a toy look. Dak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFGrune Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 4 hours ago, PeteJ said: A matter of preference and timing. Either way could be correct. These cars never start a race in that condition but they certainly finish that way. At the start of the race, they are alway clean of grime. They may have some paint dings but the sponsors frown on that. The grime is removed at the start so the mechanics can see fluids and other stuff leaking. 24 hours at race speed will certainly cause a lot of grime to accumulate. Dennis Kohlber[?] gave a seminar at the Nats a few years back on how he commission-built race subjects for specific points in a race, such as hour 16 at LeMans. References are a must to add the appropriate amount of road grime as well as damages and/or replaced items such as wings/spoilers. Correct tire wear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Aitala Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 Also, I asked on my Forums about race cars that had decals/markings that are in some way incorrect, crooked, etc.>> https://forum.f1m.com/viewtopic.php?p=355696#p355696 This might be one of those things that a judge could see as a mistake and if they are not checking the entry sheet.... Eric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakimbrell Posted October 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 Some years back, I had the chance to look a a genuine nascar racer close enough to touch, which I did. At that time, all the stickers were just that, stickers. You could feel they. Not smooth at all. I know now things are different with wraps and such. I remember one race I glimpsed part of and there was a bumper sticker flapping like a flag. Dak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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