Britek goes trippy with their livery?? (with pics) - Page 2

**GTRMagic** · 2 Mar 2009, 11:10 (Ref:2407276)

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Originally Posted by retro

I've just had a secret email from Fujitsu and the body is covered in LED's so it can change colour while it's moving...[I'm lying of course]...

Its a good pattern.. almost like Mr Forbes' Harlequin-covered VS

V8 Fireworks · 2 Mar 2009, 13:28 (Ref:2407357)

The livery looks very... low rent doesn't it.. like Scott's Fujitsu livery but with a worse colour and more basic design? Not necessary the designer's fault, Fujistsu may have preferred these colours and design.

I thought it was supposed to be an environmental message.. I suppose the black represents the coal used to generate the electricity to power John and Jane's Fujitsu air conditioner

? A green/white or green/silver combo with the previous year's design would have looked classier in my opinion:

TheDarkShadow · 3 Mar 2009, 01:00 (Ref:2407751)

I guess Fujitsu and Brighty don't subscribe to the old adage that green race cars are unlucky...

STEALTHY · 3 Mar 2009, 04:38 (Ref:2407826)

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Originally Posted by TheDarkShadow

I guess Fujitsu and Brighty don't subscribe to the old adage that green race cars are unlucky...

Or they noticed the many green cars that havn't fallen to the bad luck......
Was cleared up in another thread all the cars that were very successful green cars!

TSR · 3 Mar 2009, 09:18 (Ref:2407893)

I quiet like it--it is different to all the other boring livery's. And the green reminds me of Dick's XE.

dcr44S · 3 Mar 2009, 11:17 (Ref:2407970)

Personally speaking, I would've preferred the green and white livery myself but it'll sure stand out that's for sure.

I really think Brighty could be a dark horse this season.

DAVID PATERSON · 5 Mar 2009, 02:45 (Ref:2409273)

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Originally Posted by TheDarkShadow

I guess Fujitsu and Brighty don't subscribe to the old adage that green race cars are unlucky...

I think green cars developed a repuatation for being unlucky, because back in the olden days, the green cars were running Lucas electrics.

**GTRMagic** · 7 Mar 2009, 02:33 (Ref:2410748)

This wasnt pretty either... in a predominantly green hue..

Chatters · 7 Mar 2009, 03:35 (Ref:2410763)

I'll always remember that car is the one that 'won' the 2001 QLD 500... How a car that's stuck in the gravel trap can win a race is beyond me... Guess I should just ask Jim Richards...
IIRC wasn't that paintscheme changed at Pukekohe 2001, to update with Castrol's new logo?

**GTRMagic** · 9 Mar 2009, 10:53 (Ref:2412020)

profi · 9 Mar 2009, 11:01 (Ref:2412028)

i like it ^^^^

PhaseIII · 9 Mar 2009, 11:05 (Ref:2412033)

Bright will have different (and more?) stickers than this one (Assaillit's Dev Series Car)

**GTRMagic** · 9 Mar 2009, 11:07 (Ref:2412036)

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Originally Posted by PhaseIII

Bright will have different (and more?) stickers than this one (Assaillit's Dev Series Car)

You would hope so... but the basic design should be the same, as it was for the 2 teams Mr Assaillit ran with last season with Fujitsu/Britek backing

It seems PR is an option Britek no longer utilise... allowing their satellite driver to show the car to the world rather than at a full launch....

marcus · 9 Mar 2009, 11:10 (Ref:2412037)

ahhhhh , Ok that clears up the Fujitsu car sitting in the shed today.

anyone know why they didnt bother turning any laps ?

**GTRMagic** · 9 Mar 2009, 11:13 (Ref:2412039)

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Originally Posted by marcus

ahhhhh , Ok that clears up the Fujitsu car sitting in the shed today.

anyone know why they didnt bother turning any laps ?

Your pic is the last one Marcus

Mr Lowe seemed to take out the sister car and run it, and someone was aboard #26 as in your other pics... seems strange to have dragged the car out there and not run it... it is an MWR chassis however, either their self-built one or the ex-Thexton chassis..

Razor · 9 Mar 2009, 11:13 (Ref:2412040)

And car #29 will look different at clipsal in terms of the front and sides.

PhaseIII · 9 Mar 2009, 11:18 (Ref:2412046)

Obviously more DQH + other 'minor' sponsor stickers to come.

**GTRMagic** · 9 Mar 2009, 11:19 (Ref:2412047)

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Originally Posted by Razor

And car #29 will look different at clipsal in terms of the front and sides.

They too have a number of missing logos off the car... DQH is on the rear wing but not elsewhere..

Razor · 9 Mar 2009, 11:52 (Ref:2412071)

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Originally Posted by GTRMagic

They too have a number of missing logos off the car... DQH is on the rear wing but not elsewhere..

I'm meaning that the front splitter and side skirts provides too much frontal downforce from the retooled VZ Commodore and BF Falcon, so the BA will need to be upgraded to a BF.

V8 Fireworks · 10 Mar 2009, 00:17 (Ref:2412655)

What's this about a retooled VZ?

Seems like a waste of money.

It's the development series... does it matter why not let the VZ and BA run?

The standard VZ ran against the BF in the main game after all and the BA is equivalent to the VZ, there's hardly any difference... especially so with development-series drivers where many won't be going to the limit of the car, or there won't be the dollars to throw tens of thousands worth of shocks and springs at it to get the best set-up, anyway.

Or was the main game VZ modified... sorry my mistake?

Razor · 10 Mar 2009, 01:10 (Ref:2412675)

When the BF Falcon was introduced in 2007, the VZ Commodore provided too much downforce in the rear and front so the areo kit was modified. (I think that small lip spoiler was deleted and there was less anchor points for the spolier angle adjustment and the underside of the splitter was flatten if memory serves me correctly so all up I think it creates about 80kgs less downforce than 2006 specs) So the areo adjusted VZ was dubbed the "Retooled VZ Commodore." I'm about 99.9% certian that the Retooled VZ will run in the DV8 Series against the BF only.

PhaseIII · 10 Mar 2009, 06:35 (Ref:2412762)

Both BA & BF are allowed in Dev Series in '09 !

Razor · 10 Mar 2009, 08:13 (Ref:2412787)

And every man and his dog will complain that the BA has too much of an advantage over the VZ and BF. The BA will be replaced as soon as Clipsal or round 2.

agosling · 10 Mar 2009, 11:45 (Ref:2412891)

I'm thinking that Birtek have done a deal with Kawasaki to pick up all the paint they won't be using on MotoGP this year. To be honest it looks shocking on a bike but we accept it cause that is Kawasaki's colour, but there is no excuse to put it on a car.

**GTRMagic** · 11 Mar 2009, 11:02 (Ref:2413545)

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhaseIII

Bright will have different (and more?) stickers than this one (Assaillit's Dev Series Car)

Not so sure...

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