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Re: NEHA Dash Plaque History
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 10:58 pm
by Rabbit Farmer
Re: NEHA Dash Plaque History
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 11:08 pm
by Rabbit Farmer
Re: NEHA Dash Plaque History
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 11:16 pm
by Rabbit Farmer
Re: NEHA Dash Plaque History
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 11:26 pm
by Rabbit Farmer
Re: NEHA Dash Plaque History
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 11:31 pm
by Rabbit Farmer
2016
Welcome to 2016.... they year of vintage race posters, concert posters, and concert tickets. Something different to keep things interesting, but they take an astronomical amount of time to design them.
Spring Ascutney. 1 variation. 100 units.
Fall Ascutney. Three variations. v1 (40 units), v2 (40 units), and v3 (30 units)
Burke #1
1 variation. 100 units.
The ticket price is the year the KSCC was founded....
Burke #2
1 variation. 100 units.
Okemo #1
1 variation. 100 units.
Funny part about this plaque.... it originally went to the printers looking like this. No one who saw the plaque before submission noticed the error. Thanks to Chris "Mutt" Rielly for modeling.
Okemo #2
1 variation. 100 units.
Philo
70 plaques... official plaque
10 of green, black, and pink plaques... a bit more rare. How do you get on the special list to get a copy of these rare (collect them all!) plaques. (bribes accepted)
Black plaque is what will be on the t-shirt....
Re: NEHA Dash Plaque History
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 12:24 am
by Rabbit Farmer
2017
I understand that we have a number of artists in our Hillclimb community..... Looking forward to what others come up with in the future. Doesn't have to be a one person show. Would love to see other ideas!
Re: NEHA Dash Plaque History
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 7:36 pm
by Butch#178
Steve thanks for doing it for this many years and it was very nice reading and seeing all the old dash plaques
Thanks again Butch King ##178
Re: NEHA Dash Plaque History
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2016 11:29 am
by Rabbit Farmer
I found the original files in my e-mail for Burke, Okemo 1/2, and Ascutney 2 for 2011; I updated the post. Still looking for the original file for Philo 2011.
I will also need to figure out how to take really good photos of the old plaques. Since a lot of the older plaques were effectively mirrors, it will be tough.
Good project for the winter.
Re: NEHA Dash Plaque History
Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 9:38 pm
by Rabbit Farmer
2017
V1 40, v2 40, and v3 20 = 100 plaques total.
Thanks to Emmanuel Cecchet and Margaret Sharron of "Frog Racing" for taking the time to wash their cars, position them as I requested, and take a number of pictures of them to make the Photoshop piece soooo much easier. That is Don Taylor's tow truck in the background of version 2.
This one was pretty cool. The background came from the Mad Max (2015) video game via a screen capture, I used some effects to colorize and add texture. Next was the "Okemo" text that required a lot of learning. Removing, burning, rust, shadows, etc. The Okemo text took the longest. David Dennis' Dart was easy (remove the background and add motion blur). I like how it came out. David has an 8" version of this plaque thanks to Scott at Engraving, Awards & Gifts. Great group!
Version 1: 20 units. This was actually a tough one as I had to use Adobe Illustrator for the "Ascutney" text to make it 3D and then bring it all back into Photoshop for the finishing touches.
Version 2: 80 units. Used club colors in the the background.
Philo 2017 was sponsored by our very own Marcel Donaj (photographer/artist). He asked for the dash plaque to include an in-car photo that he took during a FAM run at Okemo 2017 where he was a passenger. (50 units)
And... since we were watching The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy the other night, this just made sense. (50 units)
Re: NEHA Dash Plaque History
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 8:40 pm
by Rabbit Farmer
2018
Bill Rutan unexpectedly passed away shortly before the Ascutney hillclimb. We thought it would be a great idea to honor his memory by having the "Bill Rutan Memorial Hillclimb at Mt. Ascutney" with a picture of Bill and one of his cars (1980 VW Scirocco 1.8T). One thing I wish I did add, based on a comment from Chris "Mutt" Reilly at Ascutney, is "Mad Scientist".
Two versions; 50 units of each.
My favorite plaque of the year so far... mainly because I didn't have to do all the work. Sam Harrington came up with the design to commemorate 50 years at Okemo (Smokey chaired the first 7 events). A similar design was used on the t-shirts. I just add the KSCC logo (following the colors that Sam came up with for the mountains) and the text at the bottom. Love the design! Simple, clean, and to the point. 100 units
Nod to the Netflix series Breaking Bad. Date detail right down to the sticker on the license plate. A plate I have been using since Philo 2013. 100 units.
Wicked Performance Group: Jay and Tom. Thanks to Sam Harrington for the photos taken at Burke 1.
50 of each.
Newcomer to our events (Eric Amato / Dune Buggy) got the honor of the Ascutney plaque because I think his 14-16" of suspension travel is going to do quite well between check 7 and finish.
2 version; 50 of each.
The Philo 2018 dash plaque includes a photo of the dash plaque for the first annual hillclimb at Philo in 1975. The event was sponsored by Lake Champlain Motors (LCM). The photo is also from that event. 50 units.
In memory of Michael (Mike) Sureau, NEHA #250, Robot Racing. 50 units.
One example of the year-end plaques.
You should find all the year-end plaques
HERE by year. All of these are the large versions that were used for printing. Feel free to grab yours and use it as you see fit. Enjoy!