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CRS Racing Formula Renault livery |
| Podium finishes marked the debut of the new Formula Renault livery for CRS Racing at Thruxton. The livery was designed before the car had been launched, using CAD screengrabs which gave Andy more of a challenge. The team wanted a different livery to the Ferrari and have ‘coloured pockets’ for different sponsors on multiple cars. |
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Team Need for Speed launched across multiple disciplines. |
| Andy has been working on a new livery for EA’s Need for Speed race team which will compete in multiple disciplines including FiA GT3 and Formula Drift. The asymmetric livery has been designed to stand out from the crowd but also be personalized for each ride.
Andy also assisted on race gear and the VIP booth at FD events. Andy’s art will also feature on some Fatlace clothing. Full story and more images over on Speedhunters.com |
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Team Aon builds on partnership with Andy Blackmore Design |
| Team Aon, run by Arena International, a client of Andy Blackmore Design for the past 17 years, launched their new 2010 Ford Focus at the BTCC media day. The livery has been updated with new sponsors including Calor.
Andy designed all the race clothing, pit panels and truck graphics for the 2010 season. A long job! |
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CRS Racing Ferrari F430 goes testing |
| The 2010 CRS racing Ferrari F430 has recently been testing in preparation for its competition debut in April. See more images here.
As you will see, some sponsor changes, but the livery still holds together well |
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Legend Fires Skoda Fabia WRC |
| Andy has designed a Legend Fires livery for John Stones new Skoda Fabia WRC which will complete in the British Tarmac Rally Championship. The livery is based around a scaled up version of the Legend Fires logo, with the colours tweaked for maximum exposure.
Images will appear here shortly. |
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2009 American Le Mans Series Yearbook now available!!! |
| The 2009 ALMS Yearbook, produced by TPP Publishing has now been printed and will be shipped for Christmas (in North America). Andy supplied all the car illustrations for the Yearbook, which also features hundreds of fantastic photos. A fantastic review of the season. Available now, with LMP1,2 or GT2 Champion colours at TPP Publishing |
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CRS Racing livery makes its debut at Autosport International |
| Andy recently completed a new livery design for CRS Racing, one of the top Ferrari GT teams in the world. 2010 will see CRS move into the Le Mans Series, complete with this new livery which has been designed to improve branding placement and opportunities.
A full launch will take place nearer the start of the season |
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Jenson Button’s 2010 helmet travels around Social Networks |
| Andy mocked up Jensons 2010 McLaren sponsored helmet, shortly before his 2010 drive was confirmed. Originally published on Radio Le Mans Facebook group, the image spread across Facebook and Twitter rapidly and appeared on a number of websites including F1 Scoop and Grand Prix Diary, claiming it to be an ‘EXCLUSIVE’…only, it wasn’t….just as their wasn’t a credit. Lucky I sneaked on in – Edit: March 2010…pretty much spot on as well |
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Merry Christmas from Andy Blackmore Design |
| As is now tradition, the Andy Blackmore Design Christmas Card has now been released, Merry Christmas and a Happy, successful 2010 to clients, past, present and future.
Click on the image to view the card.
You can download older cards here : 2008 , 2007 |
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BTCC 2009 Season Preview (!) on SpeedTV.com |
| The BTCC returned to North American TV in December. As a SpeedTV.com writer, and produced of the on-screen TV car graphics, Andy wrote a preview to bring the North American audience up to speed….without letting slip who won! You can read the full article here. BTCC airs on Speed on Saturday afternoons during December and January |
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Hero Poster for Matt Hamilton Racing |
| A Hero Poster was recently produced for new BTCC star, Matt Hamilton. Using the Photoshopped images of his, then, to be completed Honda Civic, the poster was designed and laid out by Andy and produced double sided A2 for fans at the track. Click on the image for a larger version. Contact Andy now it you want a stunning Hero Card or Poster produced for 2010. |
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Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca uses Spotter Guide art |
| The Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca race track commissioned Andy to supply car images for their own Spotter Guide, which was available at the circuit. Produced by designer J.R.Martinez, Andy supplied all the cars for the guide. If you are interested in using my 2010 cars for your own circuit or sponsor Spotter Guide, please contact Andy directly. |
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Need for Speed.com articles on RadioLeMans.com and Petit |
| As an offshoot of Andy’s writing on Speedhunters.com, Andy produced two articles for Need for Speed’s new website in October as the video game was sponsoring #92 BMW M3 GT2 at Petit Le Mans. Andy’s first article was an insight of ABD client, RadioLeMans.com while the second article was a review of the race, centered around the #92 car. |
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Team AON Ford Focus finishes season with a win |
| Andy had three cars in the final rounds of the 2009 BTCC. Matt Hamilton’s Honda Civic and the two Team AON Ford Focus, run by Arena International. Tom won the final race of the season, quite an achievement given the team started the season with no development. More to come in 2010 😉 |
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McLaren F1 GTR Retrospective on Speedhunters.com |
| Andy is a member of the Editorial team on Speedhunters and also worked for McLaren in the 90’s. Andy designed 14(!) liveries, as an employee, or freelance to the teams. In this retrospective, Andy recounts the 1995 and 1996 BPR seasons and the 95 Le Mans wins, also telling many behind the scenes stories regarding the livery designs of the F1 GTR
Read the two part series here |
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2009 Spotter Guides – A huge success!
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Spotter Guides were very successful this year. Over 10,000 downloads for the ALMS guides on SpotterGuides.com (+ who knows how many on the official ALMS Site) and 35,000 Le Mans Guides. ALMS and BTCC will be back in 2010. Unsure of Formula 1 as that was abused, copied and pirated by sponsors, websites and even 2 Grand Prix’s without any authorization….makes me wonder why I bother. These things take about 30hrs to set it initially
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American Le Mans Series – State of the Series address |
| Scott Atherton, CEO of the American Le Mans Series presented his annual ‘State of the Series’ address on Friday of the Petit Le Mans weekend. The presentation included two slides showing Andy’s artwork from the Spotter Guide series.
As a client of ABD, the ALMS uses Andy’s artwork for Spotter Guides and presentations. |
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BTCC Matt Hamilton Racing Honda Civic livery launched |
| Andy was commissioned to create a livery for the ex-Syncro Motorsport Honda Civic Type R. The car was still in blue and silver. We were limited by time and budget with the livery but were able to convince the sponsor to vinyl wrap over the Blue area with Red Vinyl creating a cohesive look with the Sponsor corporate identity
Livery Design Artwork is available here, in our livery section. |
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Road & Track Magazine – October 2009 |
| Andy was recently commissioned by Road and Track magazine to produce three images showing the class structure in the American Le Mans Series.
The series put Road & Track in touch with Andy directly. Click here for a scan of the image or pick up a copy of the October issue of Road & Track Magazine across North America. |
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GrandTouringPrototype.com |
| Andy is working with Marshall Pruett on the new GrandTouring Prototype.com website. The website showcases golden era of North American Motorsport, the IMSA GTP championship in the 80’s and 90’s. Andy is producing a number of graphic assets including website branding, stickers and t-shirts.
You will be stuck in this site for hours. Lots of awesome videos to watch! |
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March 09/R line drawing |
| Andy has recently worked with KW Motorsport on various artwork to showcase the new S2000 March 09R, which is a modern day version of the classic 75S
You can view the article at Professional Motorsport World here |
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Sunday Times Goodwood Festival of Speed |
| If you are lucky enough to be attending this years Goodwood Festival of Speed on Sunday July 5th, make sure you pick up a Sunday Times Goodie Bag, which will contain some Andy Blackmore Design Artwork
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SpeedTV.com commission : ‘Two Fastest” |
| Andy recently commissioned by Marshall Pruett of SpeedTV.com to produce this piece as a print which will be given to Allan McNish and David Brabham, in recognition of being voted the Two Fastest Sportscar Drivers, by fellow drivers, journalists and team owners. The image also appeared on Allan’s official website.
You can view the article HERE and download the image HERE |
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Over 29,000 Downloads of the Le Mans Spotter Guides |
| The 2009 24 Heures du Mans Spotter Guide was a major success. Over 31,000 hits across four websites hosting the guide in a six day period. Radio Le Mans, Eurosport and Speed TV commentary teams all used the guides!
If you would like to sponsor the guide for 2010 and capture a dedicated motorsport audience please contact Andy today. Branded versions of guides are also available. |
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2009 Le Mans Spotter Guide Released |
| The 2009 24 Heures du Mans Spotter Guide is now online at www.spotterguides.com
The guide is available as a two-page PDF and JPEG versions..Produced in association with Radio Le Mans, SpeedTV.com, Ten-Tenths.com, Fourtitude, Speedhunters and l’endurance magazine. SpeedTV commissioned a unique branded version for their website |
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SpeedTV.com article : The Science of Liveries |
| Andy recently wrote his first article for SpeedTV.com. The article reviews the liveries of the 2009 Formula One teams and explains to the Speed TV audience challenges faced by livery designers.
The article is in two parts. Part One, Part Two |
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BTCC Arena Ford Focus bodykit and livery design. |
| Andy was commissioned to create the car, truck livery and various presentation artworks for the new Arena Motorsport Ford Focus, which Tom Chilton and Alan Morrison will campaign in the 2009 British Touring Car Championship. The livery is loosely based on the Ford WTCC design from 2004.
Livery Design Artwork is available here, in our livery section. |
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‘Grid Graphics’ for ITV Sport BTCC Coverage |
| Andy has produced the ‘Grid’ graphics ITV’s coverage of the 2009 BTCC season. Andy’s graphics were first used in 2008. The images are based of the BTCC Spotters Guide which you can download (see below).
A video of the 2008 Gird is available on You-Tube |
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ALMS 2008 Yearbook featuring artwork by Andy Blackmore |
| Andy has recently been working with TPP Publishing, providing car illustrations of every car raced in the 2008 American Le Mans Series. Based on the Spotter Guide artwork, the illustrations compliment a year in review, technical review and team-by-team guide.
You can order the Yearbook, and view preview pages showing Andy’s work here |
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Audi R15 TDI Artist Impression |
| The new Audi R15 has been caught testing this week, in bare carbon. With the help of ‘Mulsanne’ Mike Fuller and others, Andy was able to create an artist impression from images taken at the test. The livery is a guess, based on the 2008 season
Illustration, photographs and technical Analysis over at Mulsanne’s Corner |
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Team / Sponsor branded Spotter Guides available. |
| Team branded Spotter Guides can provide ViP’s, fans and team guests with useful race entry information on the series they are involved with. This is a great cost-effective way to spread your brand via a unique header and when required, featured cars such as the Team Dynamics Guide shown here.
Please contact andy if you are interested in using this cost-effective marketing tool |
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Need For Speed / Speedhunters Porsche |
| Andy was recently commissioned to produce a livery for Patrick Soderland’s new Porsche, which will be running in selected Endurance races in 2009. Base colour had to remain white, due to time constraints. The clean livery is loosely based on NFS ‘Undercover’ cover car, which Andy also assisted in designing (see below).
You can view images and report at Speedhunters.com, by clicking the image. |
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Interview: ‘Need for Speed’ Porsche (Cover Car) Design |
| Need for Speed.com and Speedhunters.com recently carried an interview with Andy on his design for the modified Porsche 997 GT2 car which features on the cover of Need for Speed – Undercover.
In the interview Andy discusses the design process in designing a bodykit, livery design and its approval from Porsche AG. Interview is available here |
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Spotter Guides return for 2009! |
| We are now planning our 2009 series of Spotter Guides. We plan on producing F1, ALMS and BTCC guides. The American Le Mans Series will be using Andy’s guides online and at the circuit. You can view the 2008 Guides, here!
Release schedule will appear here, on Ten-Tenths and on the new Spotter Guide Facebook Group |
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2008 Christmas Card |
| Following the success of our 2007 Christmas Card, Andy Blackmore Design produced a new card for the 2008 Festive Season. Click on the image to download the card
You can also view the 2007 card, HERE |
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SpeedTV.com Interviews Andy Blackmore |
| SpeedTV.com carried an Interview with Andy during the ALMS finale weekend. The in-depth Interview, by Marshall Pruett, covers Andy’s career and future direction, now he is based in North America.
You can read the interview in full HERE. |
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2008 Spotter Guide wrap |
| The final Spotters Guide of 2008, for the final round of this years ALMS is now online. You can download this, and all our other Spotters Guides here!.
Thanks to everyone for their support and helping to promote and download this during the season. Special thanks to John Hindhaugh at Radio Le Mans, Marshall Preutt at Speed TV and Grant at Ten-Tenths. We will be back in 2009 |
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Andy’s designs remain in F1 for over a decade! |
| Every year, F1 teams attempt to out-do each other in the pit lane with new pit equipment. McLaren started this trend back in the 90’s. It is therefore a credit to Andy Blackmore, that the pit crew helmets he designed for the 1998 Championship Winning Season and the overhead garage modules, introduced at the 1997 French GP are still in use, Eleven years on!. |
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SEAT BTCC Commemorative Wallpaper |
| Andy has recently produced commemorative wallpaper for SEATCupra.net highlighting SEAT Sport UK’s participation in the British Touring Car Championship
The wallpaper can be downloaded at SEATCupra.net |
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BK-Lola Mazda Illustration on SpeedTV.com + others |
| Andy was recently commissioned by Speed TV, to create an artist impression of the B-K Motorsports Lola Mazda coupe, which will appear later this year. The illustration and article has now appeared on countless forums and new sites as well as the official American Le Mans website. You can view the original article and image here.
A larger version of the image can be viewed here. |
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’53 Ford Truck Design & Illustration |
| Andy was recently commissoned to design and illustrate a customised ’53 Ford Truck
You can veiw the finished article HERE |
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Speedhunters.com |
| Speedhunters.com, a website dedicated to car culture has recently been launched. Andy is one of the contributors on the site, concentrating on circuit racing, rallying and design topics. You can read Andy’s topics HERE.
Speedhunters also published a biography on Andy, which is available HERE |
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ALMS, F1, Le Mans, BTCC& WTCC Spotters Guides online |
| A series of PDF Spotters Guides are now online as a free download HERE We have partnered with Ten-Tenths.com, SEATCupra.net, Radio Le Mans and DailySportscar.com. The guides will be updated during the season, keep checking the dedicated Spotter Guides site. |
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‘Grid Graphics’ for ITV Sport BTCC Coverage |
| Andy was comissioned to produced new car ‘Grid’ graphics for the 2008 BTCC coverage on ITV. The images are based of the BTCC Spotters Guide which you can download (see above).
A video is available on You-Tube |
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Radio Le Mans ‘Midweek Motorsport’ logo |
| Andy has just completed a new logo for Radio Le Mans flagship show, Midweek Motorsport. Broadcast online every Wednesday evening and as a podcast, the show is presented by John Hindhaugh and Tim Grey. www.radiolemans.com
The show also has its own successful Facebook Group HERE |
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Leigh Rallying website relaunched. |
| The ‘LeighRallying’ website of BTRDA Navigator and rally driver, Robert Leigh has been relaunched to reflect his 2008 Championship Campaign.
The website is a great example of a low-cost effective website, which can be easily updated with page feeds from Blogger.com. The website address is www.leighrallying.co.uk |
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2007 Christmas Card |
| Our Topical 2007 Christmas Card proved to be extremely popular and was downloaded 1000’s of times. We still get requests, so if you would like a copy (unless you are from the FiA!) then please Click on the image to download the card |
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2007 BTCC, WTCC, DTM & Cupra UK Spotters Guide now available |
| 2007 Edition Tintop Spotters Guides are now available to download free, in pdf format. Produced in conjunction with SEATCupra.net, Ten-Tenths.com and Fourtitude.com, each pdf features side view drawings of each car/team/driver combination. Martin Haven & David Leslie of Eurosporrt TV are already using them! Goto the ’07 Spotters Guide Download Page |
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DeviantART page launched |
| DeviantART is a portfolio style website for artists to showcase their work. Andy has recently joined and his ‘DA’ Page will showcase past projects and also his own ‘free-time’ work including the ‘Vexel’ style Red Bull SEAT Leon Touring car shown on the left. Visit his DA page at :- http://andyblackmoredesign.deviantart.com |
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A1 GP Livery Competition – Through to the Final |
| Earlier this year, Andy mocked up a quick livery for an A1GP Netherlands Livery competiton. The competition was open to Amateurs and Professionals and over 1000 entries were received. An online ‘fan’ vote of the 12 finalists resulted in 3rd place for Andy (The winner of this round doesnt actually meet the brief). Not bad for 2 hours work 🙂 You can view the design here. |
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BTCC: A-Tech Alfa Romeo Liveries |
| Andy was recently comissioned by A-Tech racing to design the liveries for their Alfa Romeo 156 British Touring Car Liveries. The brief and the design was completed and approved in just 24 hours! Due to the quick turn-around, the design had to be applied with vinyl only, using the original Alfa Romeo Red as a base. You can view a larger image here |
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CheekyChops.ca website |
| Andy has recently produced a website for CheekyChops.ca, based in British Columbia, Canada. Cheeky Chops is a baby contentment and child sleep consultant which works with you and your child to help solve bedtime and naptime sleeping habits
View the site here at www.cheekychops.ca |
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Andy’s McLaren F1 ‘Ueno Clinic’ livery voted favourite by the fans! |
| The Black and Grey livery of 1995 Le Mans winner, Ueno Clinic McLaren F1 GTR was recently voted the favourite livery by fans in McLaren Automotive’s monthly online poll. Two of Andy’s other designs, 1995 Gulf and 1996 Fina also figured in the opinion poll. Visit the livery page for more of Andy’s liveries. |
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Peugeot Cartoon makes print, web and t-shirts! |
| A cartoon was produced as part of the team identity for Team Farecla recently. This has been used extensively. Its first appearance was on the new team website. The image was also used in the Donington BTCC programme. Just 36 hours later, it was utilised for a third time, printed on T-shirts, for fans and team personnel. Maximum usage!!! |
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Peugeot 307 makes its second Andy Blackmore Design debut |
| Despite a late change of sponsor, the renamed Team Farecla made its debut in the British Touring Car Championship. You can read more about the team here
This makes a return to the championship for the Peugeot 307 BTCC car which Andy helped style with VLR in 2003. |
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Street Safari Van Livery |
| StreetSafari, the organisers of the original European banger rallies Staples2Naples and Home2Rome and CzechWrecks needed a livery for their support vehicle. Andy created the final design and sticker artwork from a rough concept using the ‘Dad’s Army’ style map by Kirwin Design. You can view the final design in more detail, here |
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New British Touring Car Livery |
| Andy has recently completed an extensive team identity for the new Team Add-It team which will join the BTCC. Peugeot 307, truck, pit crew uniforms, team logo and Pit Garage Banners were all designed with this distinctive livery. Andy originally helped with the bodykit design of the Peugeot with VLR racing in 2003. The team aim to debut at the Donington round of the BTCC. More information available here |
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New LMP1 Coupe announced for 2010! |
| KW Motorsport recently commission Andy to work on a design proposasl for the new ‘Creation’ LMP racecar. With the aid of CAD drawings from the current car, Andy restyled and redesigned the machine to meet the new 2010 Le Mans ACO regulations. This is the third commission from KWM this year. You can view the images here |
