Colors associated with tracks (in real life)

[Whodoyouthink]

I've come to notice there are a lot of paints in the game that have track names in them, all pretty much being the same color.

I've noticed among many different companies, various tracks have certain colors associated with them:

Nurburgring- Blue, Silver
Spa- Yellow
Monza- Red
Daytona- Silver


Those are the ones I can recall off the top of my head. I'm sure there are a few more, but I think you guys get the gist of it.

My question is if this is a company thing, or do tracks, such as those listed, really have official colors?

It's like one of those fun facts that few people know. I haven't read anything on any track having official colors, so I wonder why certain companies will designate a color to a track.

 

[ViscousTraction]

I remember New Imola Orange from Honda.

I don't know why manufacturers use track names in their paint. I don't know what Mercedes has to do with Daytona. (AMG Daytona Blue)

 

[playnthru]

There're many.👍 Just as a example look at all the C3 and C2 Corvettes, most are named after famous race tracks.

LeMans Blue
Marlbro Red
Riverside Gold
Monaco Orange
Dover White
Daytona Yellow
Sebring Silver

Are just a few examples.. As someone stated Honda has done this too. Many car company do.👍

 

[GTracer98]

Interlagos Blau or something similar from BMW.

 

[ViscousTraction]

There was another one with Silverstone in the paint chip name. I forgot the exact name and manufacturer though.

 

[GTracer98]

Yup.
I think it's a bit like associating a color to a car: Ferrari-Red, Audi, Mercedes-Silver, Lamborghini-Yellow...

 

[GODfreyGT5]

Suzuka Blue Metalic
and
Nurbugring Blue Metalic

Honda colours, the Suzuka being from the s2k

 

[Aquarelle]

I'm not sure why everyone is listing instances of this when the OP is asking /why/ they are named as they are

OT: I tried to find out more information about this but couldn't really come up with anything. It seems to have no corrilation to the cars testing location so it could just be a way of branding or something.. I really can't find anything on this subject and it bugs me

 

[GTP_CargoRatt]

I'm not sure why everyone is listing instances of this when the OP is asking /why/ they are named as they are

OT: I tried to find out more information about this but couldn't really come up with anything. It seems to have no corrilation to the cars testing location so it could just be a way of branding or something.. I really can't find anything on this subject and it bugs me

Seriously?

 

[Aquarelle]

Seriously?

Yeah seriously o.o

I was searching for information on this and several times I ended up getting this thread as a result on the first page

 

[Whodoyouthink]

I'm not sure why everyone is listing instances of this when the OP is asking /why/ they are named as they are

OT: I tried to find out more information about this but couldn't really come up with anything. It seems to have no corrilation to the cars testing location so it could just be a way of branding or something.. I really can't find anything on this subject and it bugs me

This. I knew there were plenty of track-named paints in the game, and the ones in the OP are just ones I could immediately recall.

But I made this thread to try and get an answer as to why. It can't just be a game thing; I'm sure you can get the same cars with the same name paints.

Not surprised you haven't come by anything, I know I haven't.

 

[Aquarelle]

This. I knew there were plenty of track-named paints in the game, and the ones in the OP are just ones I could immediately recall.

But I made this thread to try and get an answer as to why. It can't just be a game thing; I'm sure you can get the same cars with the same name paints.

Not surprised you haven't come by anything, I know I haven't.

I tried really hard both for you and just because I'm quite interested too now.

It could be that I'm wrong and it's a situation of "if we can test our new model on your track, we'll name a paint after you to spread your name"

Or.. it could just be a marketing ploy of "Hey look! this cars paint is named after a race track, that must mean it's super speedy!"

*shrugs* I'd love some insight but it would appear nobody so far really has any idea

 

[GODfreyGT5]

When they were naming the paints for each model, they simply used inspiration from the cars design as a sports car, and named colours after tracks, but it doesn't mean anymore than a name.

 

[Whodoyouthink]

I tried really hard both for you and just because I'm quite interested too now.

It could be that I'm wrong and it's a situation of "if we can test our new model on your track, we'll name a paint after you to spread your name"

Or.. it could just be a marketing ploy of "Hey look! this cars paint is named after a race track, that must mean it's super speedy!"

*shrugs* I'd love some insight but it would appear nobody so far really has any idea

I kinda agree with that. Having a car lap around a certain track can definitely help sell appeal of the car, especially if the lap time was something to celebrate about.

 

[GTracer98]

^Probably you're right it's just to make the car sound "sexier" like: "My M3 is Interlagos Blau"
instead of "My M3 is blue"

Found in Google:

It could be to help to remember the particular shade, instead of saying the code you use a name which is easier to remember.

 

[playnthru]

The reason why this is done is marketing! It gives the manufacture a tie between their car and a performance image. That's why GM did it with Corvettes!

As a side note: Here in America we had a ban on all factory supported racing(a gentleman's agreement). In order to get around that company's needed other ways to promote their performance image without supporting racing. Perhaps this was one way to (hint) at performance, without actually (supporting performance).

To answer your question, it's all about image and marketing. Boring but true!👍

 

[Kwicko]

As far as I know, a lot of it likely comes from the pre-WWII era, when there were teams that were more "national" in flavor, and they had team colors that acted as national colors in a sense. British Racing Green, for instance - whether Jaguar or Bentley, the Brit racing cars were generally that shade of green. French Blue likely begat LeMans Blue, Germany's famed "Silver Arrows" associated certain German cars with the color silver, etc. Ferraris are forever thought of as red cars because the Italian teams raced under the red paint scheme, whether Ferrari, Maserati, or Alfa Romeo.

So far as I can tell, that's where the association of certain carmakers and race tracks came to be associated with certain colors. It doesn't do much to explain colors like Imola Yellow, though.