What number do have on your car for Le Mans and why?
What number do have on your car for Le Mans and why?
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WhyTwo

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1,159 posts

221 months

Friday 3rd April 2009
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After a dozen 'naked' trips to LM I've finally decided it's time for some livery and am working on the details but am struggling with what number to have on the side. The obvious would be 09 or 24 but I think I'd rather do something different.

So it got me wondering why do other people choose the numbers they do?

Oh and anyone got any recommendations of graphics companies other than Hollographics? I have no experience of them good or bad and have my eye on a few of their standard offerings but would just like to consider any other options

mbl4

111 posts

219 months

Friday 3rd April 2009
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i have nomber 4, or 04 on mine always. from when i was really young and i got my first football kit with the number 4 (for mu fourth birthday) i have always kept it. it is on all my shirts too.

also would like some decent sticker companies other then hollographics if anyone knows any decent ones, i am as usual getting most of my stickers (including the personalised team ones) from there, but wouldn't mind a few from other places.

fatboy18

19,553 posts

240 months

Friday 3rd April 2009
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WhyTwo said:
So it got me wondering why do other people choose the numbers they do?

Oh and anyone got any recommendations of graphics companies other than Hollographics? I have no experience of them good or bad and have my eye on a few of their standard offerings but would just like to consider any other options
Well im going with 92, im taking my Viper and am going for the race look smile In the Le Mans series there were 2 Oreca team cars nos 91 and 92. For the actual 24hrs Le mans they changed the numbers to 51 and 52. Im going for the American le mans series look smile

As for graphics, you can PM 'viper' through Piston Heads or look up his profile where there is a link to his company. Racegraphics.

Moley RUFC

3,671 posts

218 months

Friday 3rd April 2009
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Easy for me. 30, for me birthday 2 weeks after

slartibartfast

4,031 posts

230 months

Saturday 4th April 2009
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42 this year, the answer to life, the universe and everything.

i'm a big fan of the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.

madbadger

11,752 posts

273 months

Saturday 4th April 2009
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I'm boringly going with '24' this year.

smile

thebrush8

161 posts

210 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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I was going to go with 42 as well! Of course they got it wrong, as the Ultimate question was 'what do you get if you multiply six by nine?', which as we all know is 54. Hmmm...

I was also thinking of a red number 5...

White-Noise

5,500 posts

277 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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7 this year, one more than last year wink

Man in Black

103 posts

228 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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Probably have 84 on mine, in honour of the 1995 GT2 NSX that came 5th overall and won its class.

MIB

Karussell

157 posts

273 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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Neil at Racegraphics has always done a top job for me on decals. He will do custom details to whatever you want.

PH name Viper I think

K

The Leaper

5,667 posts

235 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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Man in Black,

Interesting your comment! The first year my son and I went was 1996 and we really can recall a NSX in GT2 that finished (along with a number of F40s too). I have always been a NSX fan so it was great to see their result. Do you know if this was the same NSX as the one that raced in 1995?

R.

Man in Black

103 posts

228 months

Monday 6th April 2009
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The Leaper said:
Man in Black,

Interesting your comment! The first year my son and I went was 1996 and we really can recall a NSX in GT2 that finished (along with a number of F40s too). I have always been a NSX fan so it was great to see their result. Do you know if this was the same NSX as the one that raced in 1995?

R.
Yep that was the same car that won GT2 in 1995. I actually got the result wrong it finished 8th overall in 95 not 5th but still won GT2.

It finished 16th overall in 1996 and 3rd in GT2

Honda also ran 3 NSX in GT1 in 1995 with turbocharged 650 hp engines but all had clutch problems and either didnt finish or were not classified.

The GT2 cars were NA and ran about 320 hp

MIB

WhyTwo

Original Poster:

1,159 posts

221 months

Monday 6th April 2009
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I'm leaning towards #95 for 2 reasons. Firstly it was the number of the Racesport Peninsula TVR Tuscan 400R that finished 26th in LM 2005 and 1995 was the 1st year I went to LM

Skywalker

3,269 posts

243 months

Tuesday 7th April 2009
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"166" - Last three of my service number.

Jez Thain

113 posts

272 months

Tuesday 7th April 2009
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'09' at the moment, but i'm thinking if changing to '17', always been my lucky number for some reason so might run with that



burriana

16,556 posts

283 months

Tuesday 7th April 2009
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Both Hollographics and Race Graphics are highly thought of and do good stuff.

I could do with a northern based company that does more technical stuff like wraps if anyone knows any.

I need the front bumper doing completely and obviously, it has curves all over!

Any suggestions gratefully received smile

thegill

212 posts

242 months

Tuesday 7th April 2009
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we haven't picked up a car for this year yet but we're hoping to get an old mini cooper... in which case it'll be 37 in memory of Paddy Hopkirk's Monte Carlo Rally victory smile

Edited by thegill on Tuesday 7th April 16:33

stillgrinning

1,091 posts

264 months

Wednesday 8th April 2009
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Last year I went with "68 - you give me a blow job and I'll owe you one" .......... I may have done that one to death though !

fatboy18

19,553 posts

240 months

Tuesday 14th April 2009
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All Done biggrin


White-Noise

5,500 posts

277 months

Tuesday 14th April 2009
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fatboy18 said:
All Done biggrin

Wow! Well done sir!