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Old 03-17-2008, 12:47 PM   #387
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Re: Recap of Japanese F1 fleet

I loved the new paint scheme on the GT. The lighting at ZAZ is very dim, so it's hard to make out some details, but the grey/black was simply beautiful, and the interior was very tastefully done as well. It was basically black with magnolia on the driver's seat. It looked kind of like a toy set with the F1 car next to it, in identical colors.

I read in Racing Line that they are very careful about how many microns thick the paint layer is that they put on the F1 car, in an effort to keep weight down. The sponsor logos, etc., are all painted on, they are not stickers. I wonder if the GT also had a very thin layer, as it probably was done in the same paint booth. I suspect it's applied in thicker layers on a road car though.
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