Name: Andy Blackmore
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Previous Locations: UK
Career Path: Senior Lead Artist - Vehicle Design Concepts
Previous Career Paths: Product and Automotive Designer for
McLaren Group. Also, create a number of racecar liveries and race car
bodykits. Clients have included Panoz, Yamaha, Audi Sport UK, Toyota GB
, SEAT Sport, MG Rover, BMW-Schnitzer, MBK Bikes, Gulf Oils, Reynard,
Creation, Cummfy Banana(!), Halfords, Radio Le Mans, ITV Sport
Notable Projects/Wins: Designed the majority of McLaren F1
GTR Liveries, including the 1995 Le Mans winner. Designed McLaren pit
crew helmets, race trucks, various car proposals and most of the pit
garage interior you still see today. Also worked on the initial
concept, for McLaren 2-seater Formula 1 car.
Car: BMW 330i E46 , Nissan Murano.
Fav Past Cars: Audi 80 Sport 16v & quattro, various VW
Golf GTi's, SEAT Leon Cupra R, 1969 Fiat 500, Mini Cooper 1360 rally
car. - driven a McLaren F1 roadcar and GTR, both briefly
Next Car: If I win Lotto 6-49.... KTM X-Bow Dallara, any
Caterham 7, or a new Fiat 500 Abarth......if I could find a way into
the country.
Car Passions: Car Design and Motorsport. I have always been
interested in cars and motorsport from a young age. Completed a degree
at Coventry University, in Transport Design. This including a
placement, working on the design of the Yamaha OX99-11 supercar.
Following this, I worked for Arena Motorsport before joining the
McLaren Racing Group working in the Grand Prix, Road car and Le Mans
divisions.
I follow motorsport religiously. I competed in single-venue rallying
in the UK, in a Union Jack Liveried Mini Cooper (as seen in EA's Shox).
I am still involved in Motorsport as a consultant/designer with
race-car liveries and bodykit design.
Personal Style: jeans type of person....
Favourite Band of the Moment: Depeche Mode! LOL
Personal Motto: Make sure your doing your best or you are selling yourself short.