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The grill being in the middle and not on the bottom?

I'm just going to assume wrong body

Grille Opening way on the bottom and not in the middle?

RACECAR wrote:Grille Opening way on the bottom and not in the middle?

You and BBoy are close.

It's the grill decal - there are only two bars. There should be three.

I think we had a Brad Smith car on here that looked like this. You know, with 300 contigs on it.

RealRacer4 wrote:

Why is there a Harry Gant Lumina in the wrong paint job behind that car?

Mother of Invention wrote:

RealRacer4 wrote:

Why is there a Harry Gant Lumina in the wrong paint job behind that car?

I thought I was the only one that noticed, but more importantly, why is there an Ernie Irvan cut out in the back?

flyingturns89 wrote:

Mother of Invention wrote:

RealRacer4 wrote:

Why is there a Harry Gant Lumina in the wrong paint job behind that car?

I thought I was the only one that noticed, but more importantly, why is there an Ernie Irvan cut out in the back?

Did none of you notice that it's a Toyota with a Dodge brand name under it, AND Chevy headlights?

It's Dan's car come to life!

Why is there, to the right of the car number, the same sticker eight times?

flyingturns89 wrote:Why is there, to the right of the car number, the same sticker eight times?

because Dan made it.....

It makes me wonder if they did this on purpose.

I have a feeling it's a Historics racer >_>

RealRacer4 wrote:

The ever rare Toyodgvy

RealRacer4 wrote:

Good grief, all this fail in the picture. Where do I even start?

You disappoint me, Bill.

RACECAR wrote:

RealRacer4 wrote:

Good grief, all this fail in the picture. Where do I even start?

You disappoint me, Bill.

Cooper once told me what he thought of Billy Venturini on TeamSpeak. If I remember correctly, he said, "I'm Billy Venturini. I'm fat and I break my neck."

That's not an ARCA car.

flyingturns89 wrote:Cooper once told me what he thought of Billy Venturini on TeamSpeak. If I remember correctly, he said, "I'm Billy Venturini. I'm fat and I break my neck."

Mother of Invention wrote:That's not an ARCA car.

It isn't? I sure couldn't tell.

Mother of Invention wrote:That's not an ARCA car.

Trolololololololololol.

This car DNQed at Daytona in 2000, and that alone means three things

1.) ARCA qualifying was Televized

2.) Someone actually owns a tape of it and has posted it on the internet somewhere.

3.) That team was so lazy the just removed the CAT decals and that was it.

Mother of Invention wrote:

This car DNQed at Daytona in 2000, and that alone means three things

1.) ARCA qualifying was Televized

2.) Someone actually owns a tape of it and has posted it on the internet somewhere.

3.) That team was so lazy the just removed the CAT decals and that was it.

Lol at the David Green CAT reject. Was never even good to begin with lolol

Why is there a Goodyear Gatorback logo on a car with HOOSIER tires? ... and a Union 76 decal? ...and a somewhat creepy Ernie Irvan cutout in the back?

Cynon wrote:

Why is there a Goodyear Gatorback logo on a car with HOOSIER tires? ... and a Union 76 decal? ...and a somewhat creepy Ernie Irvan cutout in the back?

Coulda been the "Patchy the Pirate" cutout of Irvan with him in the Texaco firesuit wearing his eyepatch you know. That's creepy, lol. I kid you not, I saw that in a convienience stor when I was really little, haha.

This car doesn't really look like it's painted at all.

I'll let this speak for itself.

Some notable schemes from the early part of the 2012 season...

lolz.

That second 10 car. Ugh, let's list everything wrong with it.

1) I'm pretty sure it's a frankencar. It looks like an old Joe Gibbs Racing car, but it's a Dodge. If it is a frankencar, it's one of the best I've ever seen.
2) The paint scheme. That's just ugly. Mostly black, with some purple, some blue, and some red tape on the bottom of the nose. Horrifying.
3) The damage. That's a lot of damage in a lot of areas. I see part of the nose sticking up further than the rest of it, tire marks on the door, and dents, next to the car number, which brings me to my next point.
4) That car number. Cheapest. Car Number. Ever. Nuff said.
5) Possibly the most important thing, I think this car might break the no politics in racing rule, because I'm pretty sure that's a Ron Paul sticker on the quarter panel.

Meanwhile, I'd like to start something on here once in a while, highlighting the shenanigans of these cars off the track, as equipment is bought and sold. This is what I like to call, Fail for Sale. Fail for Sale covers the most "interesting" ads placed on ARCARacing.Com's Classifieds.

This week sees a fine selection of Fail for Sale, including a part of Daytona 500 history which we will start off with. In 2007, David Gilliland and teammate Ricky Rudd swept the front row for the 2007 Daytona 500. So where is the pole winning car now? Well, Tommy Joe Martins took possession of it, and made some "minor" changes.

Robert Yates speedway chassis #35 2007 Daytona polesitter. Dodge body, EEI plate engine race ready except gear. 2010 8th and 2011 14th at Daytona. Engine is fresh w/ updates.

Isn't that lovely. Well, at least his Dord is running well. Next we move on to Team Wilson, whose #32 team has seen some success in the last few years. Last year, driver Matt Merrell scored his first career win in the car. However, after sponsorship dried up, Merrell was released and they turned into a driver development/pay driver team. Now they're looking for new drivers/money, and have placed advertised known drivers that have driven for them in the ARCA classifieds. Except for one thing.

Team Wilson Driver Development currently looking to add aspiring drivers to team. If you have the ability and desire to get to the highest levels of racing, Team Wilson is the place for you. John Wes Townley, Justin Marks, Steve Arpin and Rob Jones have all taken part in program. Equipment capable of winning races. Custom development plans available.

Justin Marks, who won a race in their car, is the only one of those four to have actually driven for them. Oops!

There is no no-politics-in-racing rule. There have been many different campaigns on cars in the past. I don't know how you've failed to notice this.

flyingturns89 wrote:That second 10 car. Ugh, let's list everything wrong with it.

1) I'm pretty sure it's a frankencar. It looks like an old Joe Gibbs Racing car, but it's a Dodge. If it is a frankencar, it's one of the best I've ever seen.
2) The paint scheme. That's just ugly. Mostly black, with some purple, some blue, and some red tape on the bottom of the nose. Horrifying.
3) The damage. That's a lot of damage in a lot of areas. I see part of the nose sticking up further than the rest of it, tire marks on the door, and dents, next to the car number, which brings me to my next point.
4) That car number. Cheapest. Car Number. Ever. Nuff said.
5) Possibly the most important thing, I think this car might break the no politics in racing rule, because I'm pretty sure that's a Ron Paul sticker on the quarter panel.

Because there totally wasn't a Rick Santorum car in the Daytona 500 this year.

BBoy wrote:

flyingturns89 wrote:That second 10 car. Ugh, let's list everything wrong with it.

1) I'm pretty sure it's a frankencar. It looks like an old Joe Gibbs Racing car, but it's a Dodge. If it is a frankencar, it's one of the best I've ever seen.
2) The paint scheme. That's just ugly. Mostly black, with some purple, some blue, and some red tape on the bottom of the nose. Horrifying.
3) The damage. That's a lot of damage in a lot of areas. I see part of the nose sticking up further than the rest of it, tire marks on the door, and dents, next to the car number, which brings me to my next point.
4) That car number. Cheapest. Car Number. Ever. Nuff said.
5) Possibly the most important thing, I think this car might break the no politics in racing rule, because I'm pretty sure that's a Ron Paul sticker on the quarter panel.

Because there totally wasn't a Rick Santorum car in the Daytona 500 this year.

Yeah, and I complained about that one too. I know there isn't a real no politics in racing rule. I just messed up on my wording.

Sorry for the double post, but I've got some more Fail for Sale. You know, some teams sell just parts of cars. This next sale is one of those. A team that says their parts are from Cunningham Motorsports is trying to sell some engines. However, they're a little bit confused on whether or not the parts have been used.

16 engines from $5,500. As used by Cunningham Motorsports. Sold as is all are used. Does not include Intake or carburetor. Many parts new & used, 8 disassembled engines from $2,000.

That might be a deal breaker.

I know Venturinni has had some fail Start and Parks, but this?

Mike Koch last year at DuQoin.

Mother of Invention wrote:

I know Venturinni has had some fail Start and Parks, but this?

What's wrong with it, other than the really hard to see contigs below the car number?

flyingturns89 wrote:

Mother of Invention wrote:

I know Venturinni has had some fail Start and Parks, but this?

What's wrong with it, other than the really hard to see contigs below the car number?

Im pretty sure that's a Toyota, with Ford Decals

Mother of Invention wrote:

flyingturns89 wrote:

Mother of Invention wrote:

I know Venturinni has had some fail Start and Parks, but this?

What's wrong with it, other than the really hard to see contigs below the car number?

Im pretty sure that's a Toyota, with Ford Decals

It looks like it's a Ford, but it's not a very good angle of the car to judge it by.

I could be wrong, but I believe that unlike most teams, Venturini runs multiple manufactures as a strategy.

Mother of Invention wrote:

I know Venturinni has had some fail Start and Parks, but this?

So its a fail because its a Ford? I don't know about you, but Speed kinda already made notice that at the first ARCA Pocono race. Not sure if you just noticed that or not, but thats been there for about a month now.

Chives2112 wrote:Mike Koch last year at DuQoin.

Related to Blake or no?

Nascarboy426 wrote:

Chives2112 wrote:Mike Koch last year at DuQoin.

Related to Blake or no?

I don't think so. Mike is from Arkansas, while Blake is from West Palm Beach, Florida. I'm not entirely sure, though.

WTF Hendrick number?



Numbers are way too big...



Numbers a bit too far back.



Slap Carl Edwards numbers on there...

There would be more here, but servimg won't let me post any more...

http://thepitlane.hoogetech.com/paint/2012/24.html

Yuck.

http://thepitlane.hoogetech.com/paint/2012/69.html

OH, SPONGEBOB- ER, WILL KIMMEL... WHYYYYYYYYYY?!?!

http://thepitlane.hoogetech.com/paint/2012/76.html

Here's Motorhead Racing Company's #76 Chevrolet...

http://thepitlane.hoogetech.com/paint/2012/78.html

...and the #78 Ford.

http://thepitlane.hoogetech.com/paint/2012/0.html

GAWD, THE HORROR OF THE FIRST 0 CAR... MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU ALL TO NEVER FEEL THE HORROR THAT I HAVE.

http://thepitlane.hoogetech.com/paint/2012/79.html

I'm certain someone's posted a Mike Koch scheme already, but I tried.

http://thepitlane.hoogetech.com/paint/2012/90.html

I like the first scheme, but you could've taken those Edwards numbers and put them on the Daytona 90 car...

I really don't see what's wrong with half/more than half of these cars. Those are nothing compared to what's on this thread in the earlier pages.

I think the 99 team might be Roush developmental or something. Because the other car was sponsored by Roush Yates Engines and David Ragan's Fan Club. Man, you have to be desperate for cash to be sponsored by the fan club of another driver.

A couple more from thepitlane.com:

http://thepitlane.hoogetech.com/paint/2012/29pollard.html

That front end does not look right.

http://thepitlane.hoogetech.com/paint/2012/40.html

Look at the paint scheme from Iowa. Notice who is sponsoring the car. For those of you who don't know who that is, he won the first season of Survivor, then went to jail for not paying his taxes.

http://thepitlane.hoogetech.com/paint/2012/64.html

Not a great picture, but an even worse paint scheme.

dafuq is wrong with this scheme?


where's the manufacturer backing?


does this look like its actually painted and sponsored?

Some of those cars look like scrap. In England we have a toyota MR2 (Mk1) race series which produces great racing, but the cars never turn up without scratches, massive dents, sellotape numbers and bits missing all over, it's really quite comical.