Title: New Pesca livery
Post by: termietermite on April 13, 2007, 05:55:22 pm
http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/live/pages/som_photos_fr.html
Title: Re: New Pesca livery
Post by: Chris24 on April 13, 2007, 07:06:16 pm
Nah ! Don't like it !
Title: Re: New Pesca livery
Post by: termietermite on April 13, 2007, 07:08:29 pm
I thought it rather harked back to the old French blues so was quite apt, really. However, miss the old Pesca green myself.
Title: Re: New Pesca livery
Post by: Dirk3D_NL on April 13, 2007, 07:13:05 pm
somehow it looks cheap :(
Title: Re: New Pesca livery
Post by: Robbo on April 14, 2007, 11:01:56 am
I always kept one eye on the Pesca's purely because of the Kawasaki Ninja green that it wore!! (having riden KX's & ZX's)
Somehow won't be the same anymore!!
Somehow won't be the same anymore!!
Title: Re: New Pesca livery
Post by: Werner on April 14, 2007, 11:25:30 am
I will also miss the green. It was Henri's helmet color when he was an active driver. From a design point of view I found the green-blue mix was absolutely tasteless, but at least it made his cars unmistakable ;D
Title: Re: New Pesca livery
Post by: Boorish Grobian on April 14, 2007, 07:05:13 pm
I love the new/old colors. Henri's glory days were as a Matra driver, and the French racing blue harkens back to those days. Sky blue has always been the traditional racing color of France...Bugatti, Talbot, Matra, Ligier, etc.
I always hated that lime green, leave it on Kawasaki's.
Sorry, being a old fart purist again. ;D
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I always hated that lime green, leave it on Kawasaki's.
Sorry, being a old fart purist again. ;D
Fax
Title: Re: New Pesca livery
Post by: LangTall on April 15, 2007, 12:49:51 am
And that's why Prost didn't pull off his French only F1 team, he used the wrong shade of blue on his cars. ;)
Title: Re: New Pesca livery
Post by: termietermite on April 15, 2007, 11:28:21 am
Strikes me as a good move esp. with the nondescript Pugs. Henri flagging himself up as the French team. Like BRG Bentleys.
Title: Re: New Pesca livery
Post by: nickliv on April 15, 2007, 12:57:34 pm
I will also miss the green. It was Henri's helmet color when he was an active driver. From a design point of view I found the green-blue mix was absolutely tasteless, but at least it made his cars unmistakable ;D
I agree. Blue and green should never be seen.
Pretty soon the only thing that he'll need to do to keep his cars easy to recognise is to continue to eschew diesel fuel.
Title: Re: New Pesca livery
Post by: Nordic on April 15, 2007, 06:54:21 pm
I agree with fax, that colour is very Matra in its hue and I think it looks very good.
It brought Henri 3 wins at Le Mans (and a serious crash he was carried away from!) so lets hope its lucky for him again.
Vive le France!
It brought Henri 3 wins at Le Mans (and a serious crash he was carried away from!) so lets hope its lucky for him again.
Vive le France!
Title: Re: New Pesca livery
Post by: termietermite on April 15, 2007, 06:55:47 pm
Looks very striking today.
Title: Re: New Pesca livery
Post by: Paddy_NL on April 15, 2007, 07:09:22 pm
Looks very striking today.
The result did, never mind about the colours of the cars ::)Title: Re: New Pesca livery
Post by: Lazy B'stard on April 16, 2007, 09:56:10 am
I think it looks a little bland. The Matra had a little bit of green on it anyway and looked a lot nicer. I think the blue is a little too pale aswell, will look manky with 24 hours worth of brake dust on it. Bring back a little green I say!
Title: Re: New Pesca livery
Post by: oldtimer on April 17, 2007, 02:14:24 pm
I love the new/old colors. Henri's glory days were as a Matra driver, and the French racing blue harkens back to those days. Sky blue has always been the traditional racing color of France...
With you all the way on that one Fax
Title: Re: New Pesca livery
Post by: Andy Zarse on April 17, 2007, 03:41:54 pm
I always hated that lime green, leave it on Kawasaki's.
Sorry, being a old fart purist again. ;D
Fax
Fax, I'm gonna pull you up on that one! Would these babies have looked so good without that splash of green?
(http://www.matrasport.dk/Cars/Sportsprototypes/M670/Gallery1/Med/74_adac1000km_0002.jpg)
I stood by one one these V12 beauties warming up in the pits at the classic. I made my teeth ache!
(http://www.matrasport.dk/Cars/Sportsprototypes/M670/Gallery1/Med/m670_2.jpg)
Title: Re: New Pesca livery
Post by: enzo on April 17, 2007, 05:59:29 pm
I personally like the new livery its different not a shade of blue you see on racing cars too often, I think it will stand out quite well from the crowd !
Title: Re: New Pesca livery
Post by: Boorish Grobian on April 17, 2007, 07:19:04 pm
Hi Andy, yes the Matra looks great, but as I recall, the green trim was only on one car. Matra used a few different colors to identify one car from another (much as teams still do today), for example in '72 the Ganley-Cevert car had yellow trim, and I think Amon-Beltoise was red. I think the green was usually only on Pesca's mounts.
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