Semi Official 2012 INDYCAR Paint Schemes & Liveries Thread

[11rowsof3]

I loved the 2011 paint thread so let's do it again. One place to bookmark and see all the latest cars and paint. No team announcements yet, but maybe something will be unveiled at Vegas.

Updated "Real" Schemes 1/22/2012:

J.R. Hildebrand #4 Render from Peters Motorsports Designs:


On Track in Sebring:


Scott Dixon (assuming he will be #9 again and this is a testing scheme only), Sebring:


Will Power #12


#14 Mike Conway


New Version of the #20 Ed Carpenter, now with more green, and actual golf ball dimples for speed?




Lotus (testing only)


Lotus Template from Peters Motorsports Designs






Other Promo or Testing Cars:

KV #11, Tony Kanaan




Citgo back with Viso and INDYCAR:


Chevy Promo with Kanaan (new bike rack feature)




Oval Version from RACER:





RC/SC Version from Honda Promo. RACER story here http://www.racer.com/2012-indycar-la...rticle/213568/

[sean26]

these cars are growing on me, i wonder if anyone could photoshop a current 2011 design to one of these cars

[Darth Airbox]

these cars are growing on me, i wonder if anyone could photoshop a current 2011 design to one of these cars

Check the design it thread, there are a bunch of them.

[The Stickman]

I loved the 2011 paint thread so let's do it again. One place to bookmark and see all the latest cars and paint. No team announcements yet, but maybe something will be unveiled at Vegas.

Here's what we've seen so far:

Oval Version from RACER:

I love the look of the car from this shot.

[NoviVespa]

If it ain't a roadster, it is still plumb ugly!!!

[The Stickman]

If it ain't a roadster, it is still plumb ugly!!!

I always wished someone would atleast do a rendering of a Panoz LMP car as an Open wheel car. I thought about cutting up a diecast car to do it.

[piercey]

I always wished someone would atleast do a rendering of a Panoz LMP car as an Open wheel car. I thought about cutting up a diecast car to do it.

.... the LMP-01? The front engined one? Christ, I thought that thing was ugly before...

[Tomsk]

I always wished someone would atleast do a rendering of a Panoz LMP car as an Open wheel car. I thought about cutting up a diecast car to do it.

These might be worth a look:


Ditto this thread:
http://www.trackforum.com/forums/sho...ngine-Indy-car

[11rowsof3]

So, Target Chip Ganassi's NASCAR teams started unveiling 2012 cars a month ago. Why can't we see an INDYCAR? You can't tell me that the NASCAR machines are done (season still in progress) while Dixon and Franchitti's sponsors aren't finalized? Why is there seemingly no PR, Marketing, Branding or Communications within this friggin' series!?






Heck, the mega teams already have 2012 show cars traveling the country and in sponsor lobbies...







Announcements are made at the track to build excitement and anticipation for the upcoming season, sell tickets, sell diecast cars, etc....






Am I right to ask why INDYCAR lags so far behind?

[Dez1013]

11rowsof3, you're dead on. Aside from Will Power and a shot of Dario in a Honda commercial there isn't a lot of tying the drivers and cars to marketing. Someone had posted a study to RB's Facebook wall a while back that showed the TCGR Nascar and Indycars side by side and surveyed people and one of the conclusions is that the marketing on the Indycar would more likely move someone to buy.

[Olly]

Announcements are made at the track to build excitement and anticipation for the upcoming season

Except for this Mountain Dew announcement, which appears to have been made at a 1970's ice hockey rink.

[Todd Gack]

Am I right to ask why INDYCAR lags so far behind?

Most teams don't even know what sponsor they are going to have, what driver they will have or what the schedule is.

How are you going to announce anything?

[JMFVET]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/racingv...n/photostream/

If MC gets the ride I will be a bit surprised, and disappointed, but photo from SEMA suggests it.

Also interesting the display car appears to have the "fin" on rear of the "air box."

[11rowsof3]

Whoa... this could be a huge news breaker huh!? So... I saw this coming, but it looks like the primary sponsor on a lot of these 2012 cars will be in the top of the side pod while associates will line down the side. Don't know how I feel about this yet... This is the 1st potentially "real" paint we've seen on a 2012 car.

[saidhead]

If MC gets the ride I will be a bit surprised, and disappointed, but photo from SEMA suggests it.

Also interesting the display car appears to have the "fin" on rear of the "air box."

Apparently AA are going to run all three engines as well.

This car was on display at Vegas btw, I'd say it was used to promote the godaddy challenge.

[11rowsof3]

Apparently AA are going to run all three engines as well.

This car was on display at Vegas btw.

Ohh... so just a promo car? Not "real".

[brad pbc]

Whoa... this could be a huge news breaker huh!? So... I saw this coming, but it looks like the primary sponsor on a lot of these 2012 cars will be in the top of the side pod while associates will line down the side. Don't know how I feel about this yet... This is the 1st potentially "real" paint we've seen on a 2012 car.

not really. that's the road course version show car from May. The Oval version (which is now THE version) has completely different real estate for logos.

[Mikemat5150]

That's the old road course body work as well. I'm fairly certain Dallara was using those raised side pods for everything.

[JMFVET]

Apparently AA are going to run all three engines as well.

This car was on display at Vegas btw, I'd say it was used to promote the godaddy challenge.

[crsfulk]

Not to mention that no team gets a car until December 15!!

[irloyal]

Not to mention that no team gets a car until December 15!!

Killjoy, you and your pesky details.

[Justhalc]

Except for this Mountain Dew announcement, which appears to have been made at a 1970's ice hockey rink.

That's at the Hendrick shop. There are two teams per shop and the display cars are in an area like that, which is supposed to look like a wall and catch-fence

[crsfulk]

That's at the Hendrick shop. There are two teams per shop and the display cars are in an area like that, which is supposed to look like a wall and catch-fence

Looks to me like the catch fence is on the wrong side of the poles!!!

[HAWKFAN5724]

The GoDaddy car was the original Road Course prototype, so dont read too much into the sponsor thingy. And I don't think it'll be Conway because it simply does not matter what # that car was because numbers always change. BTW-This was taken during Vegas, so technically this would have been Dan's car anyway.

[fastmaster26]

So far there's not a whole lot confirmed, only a prospective paint scheme from Michael Shank Racing.



If you find anything else, feel free to post it in here!

[Oldfan]

Once they have sponsors, assume it'll be different.

It will be fun to see how the teams' cars will differ in paint scheme from this year.

[railroad]

So far there's not a whole lot confirmed, only a prospective paint scheme from Michael Shank Racing.



If you find anything else, feel free to post it in here!

That would be a good scheme for a DuraCell battery sponsorship.

[ColdSpiderGT]

it would make me really miss the Bowers and Wilkens livery with just the right amount of copper.

[gbfan]

That would be a good scheme for a DuraCell battery sponsorship.

Reminds me of the old DuraCell IndyCar,

[fleshwound_NPG]

Reminds me of the old DuraCell IndyCar,

I think this one did more so:



That was my first thought when I saw that car...the Dick Simon Racing Duracell car reborn, with the same damn colors.