I am curious to learn what the history of the stripes on race/ rally cars is. What is the meaning of the stripes? who had them first ?
2006-10-30 02:12:46 · 10 answers · asked by fireflyonthego 1 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing
In the early days of euro road racing there were no roof tops for a number placement. Open cockpit and usually w/o a safety harness. Standards for number marking conformity had not been established, making it difficult to spot your particular car. Several cars might be the same type/model and color. So the teams used unusual markings (racing stripes) to I.D. their car at distance. Remember no radio communication, only hand boards that a crew member would raise when his car passed. Well the cars are traveling fast, and they weren't marked very well so you give your car a specific identifying mark or stripe so that the board man could raise the message board before the driver raced past. Read fast.
2006-10-30 12:11:30 · answer #1 · answered by Joe Schmo from Kokomo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Racing Stripes Meaning
2017-01-11 15:57:03 · answer #2 · answered by shakar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the guy from Kokomo says it's principal was for id, unfortunately it also started the trend for "Go Faster Striping" certainly in England so you'd see a Robin Reliant (3 wheeler, for the Americans reading this see http://www.3wheelers.com/robin.html) or Austin Allegro (http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/index.htm?ado67indexf.htm) going past painted like a Lancia Delta or BMW stripes!
2006-11-01 09:15:02 · answer #3 · answered by WaftyCrank 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do race cars have rally stripes?
Why Not??
2006-10-30 02:21:55 · answer #4 · answered by Mork the Stork 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
racing stripes make the car go faster
2006-10-30 02:20:04 · answer #5 · answered by frediks10 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Huh??? i visit't say i have even considered a one colored automobile in years. maximum communities ( with sponsors ) paint the motorized vehicle the way their sponsors want. i imagine someones pulling your leg. it would want to seem good in case you get the mild reflective stripes for everyone taking photos.
2016-12-05 09:01:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's not right
2016-08-08 18:19:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same question shows up again
2016-09-19 18:49:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, thankyou! I was wondering the same question today
2016-08-23 09:46:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to make them look as if they're going faster? im just guessing. hey, im only thirteen -.-
2006-10-30 02:20:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋