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Not quite, a different one ran at the Clash:

This is easily the best look the Jets have ever had. It's not perfect (logo, unnecessary black outlines, wordmark size) but the stripes are amazing and I love the helmet finish. Could've easily been a modern classic if they didn't hamstring themselves with stupid combos.

The new Jets set is a downgrade. The old set is boring, and the inclusion of green pants and a black alt means we'll still be seeing the same awful combos that plagued the Jets for the past few years. The only upgrade is the change to the logo, and even then, that's not very good. The previous set had way more character and was extremely fitting for the team. This says nothing except "we miss the '80s".

ARZ: I think this is about the best you can get with the design direction they went in with their recent redesign. It's not a direction I personally agree with but it's done well here, and I like the use of that dusty metallic color. ATL: No real notes here, looks great, love the red shell. CAR: You mention above that you prefer the Panthers leaning into black, I prefer the opposite. Panthers blue is such an attractive color that it deserves to be the spotlight, in my opinion. As a general opinion I'd rather see blue helmets and jerseys as the primary, but I understand that the current logo isn't great for it. With that said, I love the striping treatment here. This is exactly what they should do. My main suggestion is to swap blue and silver with the black helmet variations, especially with blue pants (which is a set I'd actually like a lot). I also wouldn't mind see you drop silver completely for the black helmet set, on the silverless away jerseys it looks so out of place on the helmet. Not big on the numbers, the rounded corners make it feel too soft for me. I'd rather a block set. LAR: Agreed on needing to simplify, but I'm not sure I agree with the direction you've taken. Going back to the awkward old horn is a downgrade, I prefer the new shape. I like the new sleeve stripes in a vacuum, but all I can see is the St. Louis Arch, which I don't think you really want to channel for the Rams anymore. I'm a certified "logo on football pants" hater, as I don't think they serve any real purpose and just interrupt the stripes. Love the gradient-less numbers, those look great. SEA: Really, really nice. Love the toning down of their current set. As a matter of personal preference I don't really like it when jerseys replace white completely with silver/gray but I think it works well enough here. Hard agree on no gray jersey.

Larson's throwback to this scheme from last year was amazing: I like that there's a team that week in, week out has a consistent scheme. I just wish it wasn't so boring and so tied to another driver.

Never liked this scheme. I always found it ugly, especially the floating black stroke around the numbers.

I have to wonder if Jr will just bite the bullet on a charter - the price is only going to go up so he may finally try to get in on the action (if I was him, I certainly would). But he's notoriously a penny-pincher so I bet this will be another year without JRM in Cup. I've heard that if another OEM joins NASCAR is allowed to add up to 4 new charters, so if those rumors about Honda joining Cup in 2026/27/28 are true, then we could finally see some new charters in the field.

Atlanta came pretty close.

I would love to see the color swapped 5 car more often. Any kind of variation on that scheme would be more than welcome. I appreciate consistency but the scheme, to me, is always just gonna be Ricky Hendrick's. I would like to see, perhaps, new variations for each driver they sponsor.

It's nothing more than speculation at this point, but Kaulig has also been thrown around as a team possibly selling. Kaulig's Cup efforts have not been paying off and Trackhouse seems like the perfect buyer, giving them a charter for SVG next season. If Kaulig sells both charters, I could see 23XI being in play, as well as RFK, who would also be candidates for this SHR charter. Maybe this is the year JR Motorsports finally stops delaying and gets a charter as well.

I love pullovers in baseball and honestly with the Nike takeover I wouldn't have minded most teams switching to the Oregon-style double button template. To add on to my baseball template takes, I hate vests. There's not a single vested that wouldn't look better as a sleeved set. I'm glad they've vanished from MLB and may they never return.

They're still only on year two of the yellow set, right? So they can't make any major changes for another three or so years.

That race was fantastic. Don't change a damn thing about the tire. Driver skill actually mattered for the first time in a long time and it showed with Hamlin, Truex, and Keselowski taking the podium. By the end of the race, drivers were getting 60-70 laps on those tires and especially now that teams can prepare for it you'll see the stronger, better preserved tires next time. I have to wonder - with the calls for increased horsepower, maybe there's another way to get what the fans want. I think the stiff, aero-dependent car bodies are actually the biggest problem. Part of what made NASCAR of the 80s and 90s so great was that the cars were basically giant boxes being wheeled at crazy high speeds. Take the nerds away from the aero sims and let the cars be ill-handling. With some compromise from the involved parties (Chevy/Ford/Toyota, NASCAR, engine makers, Goodyear) maybe we can weaken the aero and tires just a bit and bump up the HP slightly, to say, 750, and then we'd see better racing?

Those scripts are fantastic. I'd love to see any one of them in the brand full-time. I like the top-left, although it might work better as a secondary sleeve patch. I like the top right could work with a little more refining. "Hurricanes" is such a bad name that's so hard to visualize as a logo. I'd rather they go to focusing on the double warning flag than the hurricane symbol, I think it's easier to work with.

Pretty boring, not going to lie. I was hoping it would be more like the gold Cadillacs that have been running in IMSA. 23XI says the car will run three times with three different drivers, presumably with the same livery.

The jersey says "global game". A little on the nose and in a boring font, too. I get the appeal of wanting to wear something with Japanese on it but I've always felt the language doesn't lend itself to that very well. Love the navy and pink, though. Always a great color combo.

It's become the new "thing" starting with RFK last season. I hate it, I think it clutters the hood, but my guess is sponsors like it because it gives them even more visibility at those low angles.

Sure, but they're also using the wrong logo for the Warriors, so I'm not sure I'd take this as definitive proof.

Agreed, which is why the original Boston Patriots look is best.

Baseball uniform with matching caps and socks are so gorgeous. The matching apple green gear is just *chef's kiss*. Can't be topped.

In cases like this, I wish teams would place a wordmark there. The kit is empty without something in that stripe.

Yep, exactly. I live in LA so I can't speak for the Bay Area but it's been raining nearly every weekend here for the past month or so. Much less likely to rain in the summer.

From what I've heard, it has to do with fan amenities - during the spring the area is marshy and would make tailgating/navigating the track tough. I would love to see Sonoma as part of the West Coast swing, personally.

Unfortunately the 49ers redesign comes across as change for change's sake and I don't think it adds to the look at all, especially the use of black, which is entirely superfluous. I don't think the Niners needed any changes, but the changes that were made don't feel particularly necessary. If you're going to change them, I'd like to see a more bold look. The changes to Arizona's color scheme makes it better. I'd still like to see the sleeve and pants stripe match.

Kaulig's yellow roof numbers continue to tank otherwise solid schemes. They need to either drop them or at the bare minimum design around them.