WRAP TRENDS RACE LIVERIES
scene in the last couple of years is the classic race livery tribute. People have been dressing up their road cars in race-style livery for generations of course, that in itself is nothing new – but what we’re really loving right now is the individuality that’s shining through on the scene. There’s always a certain element of one-upmanship that happens when it comes to having the freshest wheels, the most aggressive stance, the shoutiest screamer pipe or what-have-you, and the penchant for offbeat paint colours these days is really emulating the 1990s passion for shockingly bright shades. There’s also a lot of brown around these days, and we’re all for that. But what’s really bubbled up to the surface recently is the offbeat design of some of the artfully weathered retro race wraps we’re seeing. It’s really cool to take inspiration from the livery of an old-school race car and redesign it slightly to fit your own project, but what’s even cooler is to design it so that it looks like your car’s fresh from the race track: scratches and scrapes, Armco rash, dead flies, rubber marks from wheel-to-wheel apex-hunting, it’s an incredibly eye-catching way of
