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SEMA Show and into 2015

Many series have completed their 2014 season and now the focus is very much on 2015. Andy Blackmore Design will be at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, in early November, so please do not hesitate to contact Andy if you want to arrange a meet up and discuss plans for the coming year.

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I will have a number (currently 10!) of vehicles on display, a mixture of builds like the Speedhunters ‘Maximum Attack Scion FR-S and liveries including the Championship Winning Turner Motorsport BMW Z4.

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A Full post covering all the vehicles will appear around SEMA.

October 20, 2014 / 0 Comments / Category: News / Tags: , , , ,

Andrea de Cesaris 1959-2014

Very sad to hear of the untimely passing of Andrea de Cesaris during this past weekend. A much under-rated driver who also had one of the longest ever careers in F1 with a good hand of podium finishes. He almost won a couple of times, bar mechanical issues. Many people forget he also raced in Sportscars with Lancia (see DSC link below).

This sad news is close to home. One of my very first commissions was presented to AdC by his Fan Club and Marlboro at the Belgium GP 22 years ago.

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It was a real pleasure to create this montage for him. A very dedicated racer (you dont find many who will help the mechanics build their car when pushed for time) but also a very genuine and friendly guy who always said hello to this almost stranger.

RIP Andrea. Forza Andrea

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/10/06/andrea-de-cesaris-1959-2014.html
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October 10, 2014 / 0 Comments / Category: News / Tags: , , ,

IMSA Spotter Guide – 2014 Petit Le Mans

Wow, that season went quick!

The IMSA Spotter Guide for Petit Le Mans is now online to download. Available as the usual IMSA booklet, or as a 2 page 11×17 Poster style layout.  You can download the guide here.

Please note, I will be on vacation, so there will be no further updates to the guide this week. The guide is correct as of Tuesday 30th September, although NGT have since withdrawn.

Thanks everyone for their support, we aim to be back next year with more IMSA Spotter Guides!

Next guide release will be WEC Japan, releasing on 6th October,

 

September 30, 2014 / 0 Comments / Category: News

NISSAN and IMSA supported Spotter Guides released for Circuit of the Americas

The TUDOR United Sports Car Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship share the bill at The Circuit of the Americas this weekend and SpotterGuides.com have guides to make your experience more enjoyable at home or the track.

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NISMO will be sponsoring the remaining FIA WEC Spotter Guides following the huge success of the 24Hr Le Mans Spotter Guides where we had over 93000 downloads to date.

The WEC guide is available here.

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There are two versions of the Spotter Guide available for the IMSA events. The IMSA Viewing Guide booklet is available to download here, or printed at the circuit, while for CoTA and Petit Le Mans, Andy Blackmore Design will also be releasing a traditional ‘Poster Style’ version of the guides. This is a trial, so let me know what you think below.

You can download the IMSA guides here.

 

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September 15, 2014 / 0 Comments / Category: News / Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Speedhunters and Andy Blackmore Design partner for SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge

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The Scion Tuner Challenge is known for attracting the top builders and turning out some of the most radical automotive creations each year at the SEMA Show, so we’re honored to announce that we’ll be participating with a build of our own this year. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Tuner Challenge, Scion have mixed things up by choosing three of the top media outlets to compete against each other. Super Street will represent print, GT Channel as video, and of course Speedhunters as your digital media source of all things car culture.

True to form, we’re brainstorming behind the scenes to bring you guys the type of stylistic automotive mash-up you would only expect from Speedhunters, and we’ve teamed up our resident car builder, Keith Charvonia with designer Andy Blackmore to develop the build. Scion will be kicking in an FR-S and they’ve given us less than 90 days to transform the car from bone stock to show stopper. The FR-S has just arrived and we’re tearing into it now, so stay tuned for build updates.

Follow along right here on Speedhunters and ScionRacing.com, and let us know how you would build a Scion Tuner Challenge FR-S in the comments below. You never know, your ideas might even make it into the build!

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One of my previous projects with Speedhunters for SEMA was the Mustang RTR-X which I designed with Vaughn Gittin Jr., While the Scion Challenge has a significantly smaller budget, we plan to be different and create somethings striking….

 

August 11, 2014 / 0 Comments / Category: News / Tags: , , ,

What if? Ford Mustang GT350 GTE race car

I originally trained as a car designer and in later years designed, bodykits and styling modifications for various racecars and show-cars such as the Mustang RTR-X and the Need for Speed Edition Mustang GT500 SuperSnake.

I seem to have a connection with the Mustang as my latest little project, in association with Road and Track Magazine was a Ford Mustang GTE race car concept.

The new shape Mustang has lost some of the aggression of previous generations and has ended up a more generic machine, possibly due to its Global release, so this concept (and its just that) is more menacing and based loosely off the GT350 which is currently testing at the Nurburgring with Camouflage.

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July 18, 2014 / 0 Comments / Category: News / Tags: , , , , , ,

New Tour de France Spotter Guide launched

As an extension of the successful SpotterGuides.com  series, I have released a full 2014 Tour de France Spotter Guide. The guide features all the teams, riders, route and stages. All the Jerseys have been accurately illustrated including the new Tinkoff-Saxo top which was released yesterday (July 4th) and can be downloaded on the new dedicated Tour de France Page on sister site, SpotterGuides.com

Next guide will be the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship and Continental Tires SportsCar Challenge guide for Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and will be released 7th July.

July 4, 2014 / 0 Comments / Category: News / Tags: , , ,

Nissan Le Mans and GT-R LM NISMO creative assets

At the end of May, Nissan Motorsport announced they will enter the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship including Le Mans with a full-factory effort of two LM P1 cars. The car will be called the Nissan GT-R LM NISMO and will make its testing debut towards the end of the year. In addition to sponsorship of my Le Mans Spotter Guides, I was separately commissioned to create some supporting car illustrations showcasing Nissan’s current and future involvement.

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I produced a number of vehicle illustrations to support their media coverage for the announcement and for Le Mans.

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This is a great example of how illustrations can give a client a consistent message, free of different photo shoots and lighting challenges.  The images were utilized a number of times making them excellent value for Nissan.
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You can read more about this project in the dedicated post in my Portfolio Section.

 

 

 

 

 

June 14, 2014 / 0 Comments / Category: News / Tags: , , , ,

NISMO Spotter Guide for 2014 Le Mans is now live!

Version 4 of the Nissan NISMO Spotter Guide for the 24 Heures du Mans 2014 is now available as a free download following scrutineering

The guide features all 56 cars, team, chassis, engine and driver details along with a timetable, map and current WEC points standings and is the perfect tool for watching at the circuit or from home.. Each car has been illustrated in detail, with the assistance of almost every team. Thanks to these teams, we have the most up to date visual guide available anywhere!

The guide is currently available as a 3 page A3 size PDF and as 3 separate JPEG’s (4500pixels wide) which is perfect for desktop wallpaper and large printing. A smaller A4 size PDF is available in High and Low resolution The A4 release is great for home printing and also viewing on a mobile device.

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No apps or fees are required. You can download the guide HERE, along with any future update

Huge thanks to Nissan for partnering with the guide. Make sure you follow their Twitter Account @NISMO_Global

 

June 13, 2014 / 0 Comments / Category: News / Tags: , , , , , ,

Proton Competition Porsche 991 RSR

Earlier this year, I was commissioned to produce a livery for Proton Competition, one of the Porsche supported teams which competes in the WEC and Le Mans. Along with Falken Tire (who I also assisted with their 2014 991 livery), they are the only non-factory team to run a new generation Porsche 991.

In 2013, Proton changed their livery to Silver and Black design, based on Tully’s sponsorship in the US for Patrick Dempsey. For 2014 the team wanted a design which flowed along the car, not too complicated as very little time was left to design and wrap but retain the Silver and Black. As you can see, at this point, the car was to have significant branding from Eyecoon and Remus. The Remus face has been subtly adjusted so the eyes fit on the air outlet blades.

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June 3, 2014 / 0 Comments / Category: News / Tags: , , , , ,

Nissan to sponsor 2014 Le Mans Spotter Guide

Production of the 24Hr of Le Mans Spotter Guide is well under way and am pleased to announce that, in conjunction with DailySportscar.com, Nissan will be sponsoring the Le Mans Guide once again which is apt given their domination in the P2 category this year!

Also been working on some illustrations for Nissan for their recent GTR-LM NISMO announcement.

Feel free to thank Nissan NISMO on Twitter for the Spotter Guide support if you want to help out. Timescales are tight this year, so provisionally the 1st edition of the guide will be released on the 6th June, ahead of Scrutineering on my dedicated site, SpotterGuides.com for those travelling early.

The guide will then be updated after Scruitneering. As before the guide will be available as an A3 and A4 versions which will suit printing, desktop and mobile viewing…all free of charge and without the need of an app.

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Thanks for the support

Andy

June 1, 2014 / 0 Comments / Category: News / Tags: , , ,

Keep on Trucking…

A quick update, 2014 has been epic for me this year! Lots of new clients, all very happy and lots of cool fresh designs. I have never worked so hard in my life. Its surprising how little sleep you need…….

I have a total of….

  • 4 Car Liveries in TUDOR United SportsCar Championship  (DeltaWing, GMG, Turner, PR1)
  • 4 Car LIveries in Continental Tires SportsCar Challenge (CJ Wilson Racing, Bimmerworld)
  • 4 Car Liveries in Pirelli World Challenge (GMG Racing, Racing for Children)
  • 4 Cars Liveries in the Formula Drift Championship (Papadakis Racing, Tyler McQuarrie Racing, Charles Ng, Danny George)
  • 3 Car liveries in the Porsche Middle East GT Cup (Saudi Falcons & SAS international)
  • 1 (possibly more to come) cars in the World Endurance Championship (Proton Competition)
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May 16, 2014 / 0 Comments / Category: News / Tags: , , , ,

Falken Tire Comission

I have been fortunate to have worked with Falken Tires on a few small projects in recent years. This year I was able to assist on logo placement for the Porsche 911 RSR in the Tudor United SportsCar Championship and my artwork was also used prior to the full car launch at Sebring. I have also designed a number of stickers in recent years for the company. The latest set, for Falken’s Formula Drift program is shown above.

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May 15, 2014 / 0 Comments / Category: News / Tags: , , , ,

Twenty Years Ago : Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna da Silva

This week marks the 20th Anniversary of the deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna at Imola, Italy. I remember very clearly watching Qualifying with my housemates while at Coventry University, going cold after Roland had crashed and they zoomed in on the wreckage, this coming just 24hours after a horrendous accident for Rubens Barrichello during practice. Roland was a very gifted and under-rated driver. Like his team mate David Brabham, he was sure to go onto better things and had been relatively successful in Japan in sportscars, having driven for Toyota and the SARD team. Continue Reading

April 29, 2014 / 0 Comments / Category: News / Tags: ,

2014 Fredric Aasbø Scion tC Formula Drift Livery

I have recently been working with Formula Drift driver Fredric Aasbø, his team, Papadakis Racing and Speedhunters on a new identity for his Scion tC.

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Speedhunter’s Rod Chong originally contacted me last year to work on some ideas for new liveries to replace the iconic Team Need for Speed identity which I designed in 2010. Despite ‘Team NFS’ ceasing to exist a couple of years ago, the asymmetric has continued with updated Speedhunters branding for Fredric (below).

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April 8, 2014 / 0 Comments / Category: News / Tags: , , , , , ,

TUDOR Viewing Guide updated for Long Beach GP weekend

The TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Raceday Viewing Guide incorporating the Spotter Guide is now available to download for this weekend’s round at Long Beach. Prototypes and GT-LM’s feature in this race on Saturday. You can visit the dedicated TUDOR page on SpotterGuides.com or on the Official IMSA website. The guide will also be available at the circuit.

Thanks to everyone who supports the Spotter Guide series and to IMSA who make production of this possible. Special thanks to our media partners including Dailysportscar, RadioLeMans.com, Sportscar365,  Ten-Tenths and l’endurance. We rely on their support, so please make sure you take a second to visit them, or send them a thanks on Twitter!

April 8, 2014 / 0 Comments / Category: News / Tags: , , ,

Formula One & Formula Drift Spotter Guides

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Hankook Tires USA recently commissioned me to produce a special Hero Card in the style of a Spotter Guide featuring all 13 of their runners in the 2014 Formula Drift Championship. Hankook have kindly allowed me to make the online version available on SpotterGuides.com. Hop over to the new Formula Drift page to download the guide.

The guide features three (of four) liveries which I designed. Fredric Aasbo (Scion tC), Tyler McQuarrie (Chevrolet Camaro) and Danny George (Mazda MX-5 Miata)

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April 4, 2014 / 0 Comments / Category: News / Tags: , , , ,

Camp Boggy Creek Livery for Bayshore Racing

Round Two of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship, the 12 Hours of Sebring takes place this weekend and I am delighted to confirm an additional livery in the series for Camp Boggy Creek, Bayshore Recycling and PR1/Mathiasen Motorsport. This makes a total of nine cars racing at Sebring with my liveries!

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Sponsor Bayshore Recycling commissioned me earlier this month to design a livery for their new affiliation with Camp Boggy Creek – the Florida-based camp for seriously ill children. The tie-in with Camp Boggy Creek came through team partner Bayshore Recycling’s desire to highlight a worthy charity for the 2014 season. The decision to form the partnership with Camp Boggy Creek is thanks to the late, great Paul Newman.

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March 13, 2014 / 0 Comments / Category: News / Tags: , , , , ,