The project

What we did

Client: Titan Desert
Sector: Sports
Area: Events
Type of work: Sports events
Location: Spain

Production of the finish-line graphics for the Titan Desert, a stage race in the desert. Unical Graphic fabricated the start and finish arch and the sponsor supports for the finish area, including the signage for the space where riders were received. Every element was conceived to travel broken down and to be built and struck at each stage.

The challenge

A stage race means raising and removing the finish area every day, in open terrain, with wind and dust and no fixing points. The supports had to be light, pack down small and allow for sponsor changes between stages.

Our solution

The arch was resolved with a demountable tubular structure and a printed banner tensioned with eyelets and cable ties all the way round, in a mesh version on the most exposed panels to reduce wind load. The sponsor supports were made with lightweight frames and interchangeable graphics, so a single frame would take different panels depending on the stage. Each piece was numbered and packed by set, with base ballast so nothing depended on ground fixings, and delivered with build instructions for the race crew.