Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/shell-to-sponsor-belgian-grand-prix/
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Shell to sponsor Belgian Grand Prix
Shell has announced a multi-year agreement to become the title sponsor of the Belgian Grand Prix at the Spa Francorchamps circuit, in addition to continuing its extensive trackside advertising programme at selected Formula 1 races. The 2011 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix will be held on August 28, 2011. As technical partners with Scuderia [...]
HRT to display Japanese flag on car in Melbourne | 2011 F1 season
HRT will display a Japanese flag on their car during the Australian Grand Prix weekend.
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Cadillac CTS-V650 Sport Wagon by Hennessey
The Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon is already a car that can get most enthusiasts drooling. Just about all of the boxes can get ticked off instantly with just a quick look. Luxurious leather interior? Check. Enough space to haul the wife, the kids, the dogs, and all of the useless knick-knacks they decided to bring on the family road trip? Check. A 556 HP supercharged, Corvette-sourced V8? Check.
For many enthusiasts, the Caddy wagon is just about all they could ask for in a car. Ludicrously fast, reasonably priced, and practical all at once. What more could they possibly want? Well, as Jeremy Clarkson would say, ?MORE POWERRRRRRR!?
That’s right, folks. In true tuner fashion, Hennessey Performance near Houston, Texas decided that the CTS-V Sport Wagon needed just a tad more power.
More details on the Hennessey Cadillac CTS-V650 Sport Wagon after the jump.
Cadillac CTS-V650 Sport Wagon by Hennessey originally appeared on topspeed.com on Saturday, 19 March 2011 12:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/hennessey/2011-cadillac-cts-v650-sport-wagon-by-hennessey-ar106684.html
Jeff Gordon wins at Phoenix to snap 66-race drought
Jeff Gordon Ends Drought Jeff Gordon snaps 66-race winless streak by taking the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at PhoenixJeff Gordon Ends Drought AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Just before peeling off what he called a lame burnout near the finish line, Jeff Gordon screamed into his radio, the emotion pouring out with his voice. [+] Enlarge Jared C. Related posts:- Jeff Gordon wins the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway Jeff Gordon Ends Drought Jeff Gordon snaps 66-race winless...
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Source: http://doxcar.com/jeff-gordon-wins-at-phoenix-to-snap-66-race-drought/
Georges Grignard Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard
BAC MONO revealed in the flesh - official details
British engineer brothers aim to bring formula car handling and performance to the streets - and at a reasonable price too.
TechArt Individualization for the Porsche Cayenne
Back in February TechArt has unveiled a pretty impressive package for the Porsche Cayenne Turbo. Now the tuner has revealed a pretty impressive Individualization option list for the Cayenne. The package starts with an Aero engine hood with integrated air outlets, a roof spoiler in combination with the three-part tail light trim with an integrated spoiler shape.
For the exterior lighting customer can choose between LED lightning packages in black and chrome or halogen lightning packages. The LED system unit integrates the day-driving light, sidelights, parking lights and indicators in a single housing. And of course there is a new sports exhaust system and a new set of light alloy wheels.
For the interior TechArt is offering an Entertainment Kit W2 that includes two 7-inch monitors seamlessly integrated into high-quality TECHART leather monitor consoles in the color of the vehicle?s interior and located at the front seat backrests. The tuner offers offers foldable rear single seats as well as an elegant rear center console for more storage space in the fond of the SUV.
TechArt Individualization for the Porsche Cayenne originally appeared on topspeed.com on Saturday, 19 March 2011 22:35 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/techart/techart-individualization-for-the-porsche-cayenne-ar106642.html
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Do you build when sick--make dumb mistakes?
I just did. I have a low grade fever of 101 and thought I felt good enough to glue a few parts together. Stupid idea. I super-glued a front axle to the wrong frame and didn't notice until I couldn't get the 4 bars and steering linkages to fit. Then while gluing headers to a engine block, you guessed it, glued them upside down on the wrong sides. Before I hurt my self with a sharp tool or totally ruined something, I left the bench after un-sticking the parts.
Anyone else "messed up" a build while sick? I hope I am not the only one. Patrick M
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/948390.aspx
Testing teams get to grips with new technology
Valencia
At the end of the first Formula 1 pre-season test, three teams emerged as pace-setters for the hotly-anticipated new season.
It was no real surprise to see Red Bull's world champion Sebastian Vettel become the first to lay down a marker before Fernando Alonso went faster for Ferrari the following day.
But there were also intriguing early signs in Valencia this week that Renault have taken a competitive step forward over the winter.
Kubica set fastest time seen so far in winter testing on the final day in Valencia Pic:Getty
The team had produced a self-proclaimed "brave" design concept over the winter and in Spain they revealed the so-far unique approach of having the exhausts exit at the front of the sidepods either side of the driver.
Robert Kubica went on to show it was not simply style over substance by scorching to the fastest time seen so far in winter testing on the final day.
The Pole's time was 0.163 seconds quicker than Alonso and 0.625 secs ahead of Vettel's best.
F1 insiders calculate those three leading times were all set on similar levels of fuel, even though Kubica and Alonso set their times on a five-lap run while Vettel's best came over 10 laps.
Those runs were not in qualifying trim and so all three could, in theory, have gone even faster.
Kubica also encouragingly showed good pace over a 25-lap run with most tours in the 1:16s bracket, while Mark Webber exhibited consistent pace for Red Bull on Thursday in a 20-lap run which mainly consisted of 1:15s.
Kubica, Alonso and Vettel may have tantalised the top of the timesheets but in testing headline lap times don't tell the whole story.
Valencia was the first opportunity for teams to trial their technical updates for the 2011 season.
Yet another raft of rule changes - the return of the Kers energy boost system, the introduction of a moveable rear wing to aid overtaking and the removal of the double diffuser and F-duct aerodynamic aid - has meant a major re-think for design departments.
On top of that there is the problem of understanding how to tease performance out of the Italian Pirelli tyres, back in F1 for the first time since 1991 as single supplier in place of Bridgestone.
It is, in fact, the tyres that have leapt to the top of the teams' concerns about what fortunes lie ahead.
"Tyres are more of an unknown," commented Ferrari technical director Aldo Costa, throwing back an espresso in a single gulp.
"It is a very, very big job to develop the car around the tyres because they have a lot of implications on the car consistency and performance."
Even Red Bull's seemingly unflappable design guru Adrian Newey described it as "difficult to design for the Pirellis".
To a man, the drivers agreed that the Pirellis "went off" - reduced significantly in grip - much quicker than they were used to.
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton said the new rubber did not have "as much grip as the Bridgestones" and was "harder to control over a longer stint".
Kubica agreed with that assessment, adding: "That is why I think the tyres will play a crucial role. You may have to adapt your car set-up, or make the tyres last longer, or work better - that can make a big difference."
Pirelli has been asked to deliberately design less durable tyres in the hope that this will spice up the racing.
The company's motorsport director Paul Hembery batted away the drivers' disappointments.
"There will be no developments [to tyres] made following this test," he explained. "The teams now have to work out how to get the best out of the tyres."
Eight teams rolled out the first interpretations of their 2011 challengers in the Valencia sunshine, while McLaren, Force India, Virgin and Hispania ran last year's cars.
The main priority for teams with the fledging class of 2011 cars was to find out if the new parts were reliable. Only much later will it become clear how much, if any, performance they have added to the car.
"Looking only to our car, yes we are very happy," Costa said. "It needs to be a very balanced approach to be a fast and winning car.
"About the competitors, it's very difficult to understand where they are because it is difficult to see if they are using Kers or not, the rear wing or not, what kind of tyre they are using, how much fuel..."
The teams fiercely protected their secrets behind towering screens, guarded garage doors and under billowing sheaths. When Felipe Massa dramatically stopped on track on Thursday, crimson-clad Ferrari employees remarkably managed to hang a concealing cover underneath the car.
As always, the teams were keeping their cards close to their chest about the specifics of their programmes.
Most teams testing the 2011 cars had Kers installed for the majority of the running, even if they weren't actually powering it up.
Ferrari, Renault and Red Bull ran smoothly while Mercedes reported their Kers system was behind some of their teething problems, even though Mercedes had the most reliable when it was last deployed in 2009.
"We've got some areas that were getting a little bit too hot," Mercedes boss Ross Brawn said coolly.
The moveable rear wings also seemed to be a relatively trouble-free addition. The concept is such an integral part of the design rules that even if the wings played a passive role in testing they were still worth having on the car.
It will be up to the drivers to master the devices and with more buttons to press on the steering wheel that may not be quite so straightforward.
"In terms of all the other things we are operating from the cockpit, last year we had quite a bit to do and that was quite a challenge," Webber said.
"It's no big surprise to us that we might have to learn some new techniques this year but as long as you can still watch the road, that's the most important thing."
In less than a week, round two of testing begins in Jerez, where McLaren will also introduce their new challenger - which is being unveiled on Friday - to the pack.
Teams vying to rein in Red Bull talked with a beguiling mix of mystery and confidence about unspecified new developments in the pipeline.
But the clock is already ticking and there are just 12 days of testing left before the teams face up to reality in Bahrain's opening grand prix.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/sarahholt/2011/02/testing_teams_get_to_grips_wit.html
Early Ford/Mercury wide bolt pattern wheels
Have wheels like this
ever been offered in a kit?
I have these
from a Fujimi Porsche 356 and will modify - but if something is already available....
Thanks!
Erik
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/943841.aspx
Revell's Customer Service.
I don't know if this is where I should post this but I just want to let everyone know about the nightmare I have been going thru with Revell and there customer service.
I sent back the fender and bed assy for their 1950 Ford pickup and asked them to replace it because it was warped so bad it was totaly unuseable. That was 4 weeks ago, they sent me back a body because they said that was what was circled on the directions to the model that they asked me to send with fenders. I called them when I received the body and got a hold of one of thier reps and told them what they sent, more run around. He blamed everyone except the president of the company. It seems they have protocol when parts are sent back. He received the fenders, looked at them. Yep thay are warped, sent order for processing.
Got it wrong, sent body (2-1/2 weeks later). still waiting for the right parts. Called him today asked where my parts are (4th week). He told me my order was still being processed and he would get up off his fat butt and go see what was taking so long, which if he would have handled it him self in the first place I would have had my order and we all would have been happy.
Has anyone else had dealings with their customer service?
STILL WAITING.
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/947493.aspx
Button Steps Up Pre Season Training With Lance Armstrong
Jenson Button teamed up with record breaking cyclist Lance Armstrong, as he continues to prepare for another Formula One season. The McLaren driver excitedly tweeted that he would be riding with Armstrong, the 7 time Tour de France winner, in Hawaii. Armstrong responded via Twitter “I hope he doesn’t ride as srong as he drives [...]
Source: http://f1fanatics.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/button-steps-up-pre-season-training-with-lance-armstrong/
Bahrain F1: Live Race Results and Positions after 1st Lap
Sebastian Vettel has started from the Pole Position at the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix but its the Ferrari of Filepe Massa which has taken the lead.
Here are the standings after the 1st lap at Bahrain F1 Grand Prix:
1 VETTEL ? Red Bull
2 ALONSO ? Ferrari
3 MASSA ? Ferrari
4 ROSBERG ? Mercedes
5 HAMILTON ? McLaren
6 [...]
Here are the standings after the 1st lap at Bahrain F1 Grand Prix:
1 VETTEL ? Red Bull
2 ALONSO ? Ferrari
3 MASSA ? Ferrari
4 ROSBERG ? Mercedes
5 HAMILTON ? McLaren
6 [...]
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/formula-f1/~3/RBJWIX-d9BU/
Patrick Tambay Luigi Taramazzo Gabriele Tarquini Piero Taruffi
Massa threatened with jail over team orders
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?A public raised on a diet of Emerson Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna were simply appalled and saddened in equal measure by Massa?s apparent lack of ambition.?
Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/11/massa_threatened_with_jail_ove.php
Wildspeed envisions a more aggressive Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4
Strap on your seatbelts and enjoy the ride because Lamborghini’s reveal of the Aventador LP700-4 seems to only be the beginning of a long list of models set to take us by storm in the coming years. We may not have any details on those models just yet, but WildSpeed doesn’t seem to be the patient type.
Taking the Aventador’s aggressive design, sporty look, and incredible presence on the road to the next level, WildSpeed has designed an even more aggressive Aventador with an edgier front fascia, side air inlets, huge rear wing, and air scoop on the roof. As if the Aventador didn’t draw enough attention on its own, WildSpeed has also dressed it up in yellow with a hot set of black wheels.
We don’t know about anyone else out there, but if we were a tuning firm, we would be taking notes right about now.
Wildspeed envisions a more aggressive Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 18 March 2011 19:00 EST.
Will new McLaren live up to expectations?
Confidence was not in short supply at McLaren as they unveiled their dramatic-looking 2011 Formula 1 car on Friday.
While most teams chose to reflect the austerity of the times by taking the wraps off their new cars in the pit lane at the first pre-season test in Valencia this week, McLaren instead went for a grand reveal in the centre of Berlin.
Mechanics wheeled in a chassis and suspension and attached the wheels and bodywork to the car in front of a crowd of interested spectators in Potsdamer Platz, a public space that sits on the fringe of the old Berlin Wall.
Fortunately, the appearance of the new MP4-26 car justified such a flamboyant approach, its sweeping lines and radical design innovations immediately obvious.
Equally obvious was the expectation the team have invested in the spectacular-looking machine. Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button could barely stop themselves smiling as they contemplated the car they both hope will take them to a second drivers' world championship.
Button talked about his "beautiful new baby"; Hamilton of his confidence that McLaren would be more competitive than in 2010 - when they won five races and both men led the championship at various stages of the season.
Hamilton and Button were bullish about their chances this season, and looking at the new car it was easy to see why.
For some time now, there have been rumours that McLaren had pushed the boat out with their new car, and that it would be probably the most innovative of the season. It did not disappoint.
From the intricately curved front wing back, the new McLaren looks the part. It bristles with innovation - including an extra air intake on the airbox behind the driver, needed to cool the hydraulics and gearbox because the car has been packaged so tightly; L-shaped sidepod openings designed to get more airflow to the rear wing; and a particularly long wheelbase, which helps maximise downforce.
Team principal Martin Whitmarsh, sharing his drivers' optimism, added that there was more to come before the first race of the season in Bahrain on 13 March. "Be warned," he said, "we have not shown you everything," adding that the team had some "fantastic innovations" to come.
"I'm brimming with excitement," Whitmarsh said, "I think it's a fantastic car."
This has been a week of new-car launches, and much attention has focused on novelty.
In Valencia, there was Renault's new exhaust system, which exits out of the front of the sidepods and blows along them and under the floor in a bid to increase downforce. There was Williams's tiny gearbox. Even humble Toro Rosso were at it with a double floor.
Poor Ferrari - whose car does have innovations on it even if they are not as immediately obvious as some - and Red Bull - who have concentrated on evolving the car that was the class of the field in 2010 - were virtually ignored.
Until the cars actually went out on to the track, that is. At which point, guess what? Just as for most of 2010, the Red Bull and Ferrari were the quickest things out there, world champion Sebastian Vettel setting the pace on day one from Fernando Alonso, before the Spaniard, last season's runner-up, turned the tables, on day two.
They were beaten only by Robert Kubica's Renault on the final day, when the track was quicker because more rubber had gone down and Vettel and Alonso had gone home.
And there's the rub. F1 isn't all about innovation. It's about getting your car working together as a package, about making the numbers add up, about what engineers call "L over D". That's lift over drag - getting as much downforce (negative lift) as you can for as little drag as possible.
Hamilton and Button cannot hide their admiration for their new F1 car. Photo: Getty
In recent years, this has been what has let McLaren down. The team innovated last year, too, introducing the F-duct aerodynamic device, which stalled the rear wing on the straights, therefore allowing the team to either run more downforce than their rivals without the attendant straight-line speed penalty or the same downforce and be faster on the straights.
Even with this, though, the McLaren was not as aero-efficient as the Red Bull or Ferrari, and that continues a trend that has been apparent for the last few seasons.
Last season was a step forward from 2009, when McLaren started the year with a car that even they admit was awful. It improved through the year to the point that Hamilton was able to win a couple of races, but was still some way behind the pace-setters on tracks where efficient downforce is critical.
Even in 2007 and 2008, when McLaren respectively should have and did win the drivers' title, Hamilton believes the car was fundamentally not as good as the Ferrari against which it was competing. "Since I've been here, we've never had a car that was particularly strong aerodynamically," he said at one point last season.
That, in a nutshell, is the big question mark hanging over McLaren on the eve of the 2011 season.
Their drivers are world-class, Hamilton arguably the fastest in the world, and Button - not far behind him on pure pace - possibly the cleverest; the team is well-resourced; and they have fabulous engineering depth. But will the car ultimately be quick enough?
McLaren are aware of where they have fallen short in recent years, and director of engineering Tim Goss talks about "setting ourselves a very ambitious aerodynamic target for 2011".
But, for all the gorgeous curves on their new car, only in Bahrain next month will they begin to get a definitive answer as to whether those targets have either been achieved, or were high enough.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2011/02/confidence_was_not_in_short.html
Jim Rathmann Roland Ratzenberger Hector Rebaque Brian Redman
Friday, March 18, 2011
Ferrari Launch Their 2011 Car The F150
Ferrari have become the first team to launch their 2011 Formula One car – named the F150. Thw F150 name comes from the fact it is 150 years since Italian unification, the flag bearer for the nation decided it was important to increase exposure of the major event in the country’s long history. �The cars [...]
Source: http://f1fanatics.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/ferrari-launch-their-2011-car-the-f150/
Ferrari offical plays down Rome race talk
Ferrari chief Stefano Domenicali has cooled talk that the Italian capital Rome could host a grand prix in the near future.
There have been calls for several years for an F1 race to be held in the Eternal City but plans have never really got off the ground.
Circuit designer Hermann Tilke did put forward a proposal that would have seen the race take ...
Button not expecting third Melbourne win | 2011 Australian Grand Prix
Jenson Button "wouldn't rule out" a third win in a row in Melbourne, but admits it doesn't look likely.
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Marussia Virgin Racing Launch Their 2011 Car
Marussia Virgin Racing have launched their car to take on the 2011 world championship in a lavish London ceremony. The Marussia name now preceeds Virgin following a major tie up with the Russian sportscar manufacturer and the team at the end of 2010. �It has led to the new car being designated as the MVR-02. [...]
Source: http://f1fanatics.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/marussia-virgin-racing-launch-their-2011-car/
Camaro Dirt Late Model
This a project I'm working on. It will be a early 80's Dirt Late Model. I started with an amt 701/2 Camaro, and also a Revell ASA kit. Some body and chassis modifications and a little scratch building, it is beginning to take shape.
Thanks and you can see more here http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w184/fredjames_2007/CBP%20DLM/#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ20
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/948151.aspx
John RiseleyPrichard Giovanni de Riu Richard Robarts Pedro RodrÃguez
Saab to build bespoke platform - report
According to a recent report, the 2012 Saab 9-3 will ditch the Epsilon platform for a completely new Phoenix architecture. 
Red Bull has Vettel until 2014
Red Bull Racing has confirmed today that Sebastian Vettel has extended his deal to stay with the team until 2014. That means the current World Champion will have at least four more seasons with RBR, putting an end – for … Continue reading 
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2011/03/14/red-bull-has-vettel-until-2014/
Lotus New 7 Concept
The original Lotus 7 was a no nonsense, no frills kind of car. It was the epitome of Lotus founder Colin Chapman?s design philosophy, ?Simplify, then add lightness.? The original Lotus 7 was a tiny little bugger. The Lotus 7 was powered by a small Ford-produced Inline 4 and it ranged in power from a meager 49 HP to a more robust 135 HP. The best part about the Lotus 7 was the fact that it weighed as much as a flea and it was astonishingly quick for the time, hitting 60 MPH in less than 7 seconds.
In 1973, Lotus sold the rights for the 7 design to Caterham who has been building it ever since. While Lotus has continued to build a number of small, lightweight cars, - the Elan and Elise come to mind - they?ve sadly never really had a true successor to the original 7. Diseno-art.com thought that should change though and they?ve designed what they dub the 2011 Lotus New 7 Concept to fill that void.
Lotus New 7 Concept originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 17 March 2011 21:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/lotus/2011-lotus-new-7-concept-ar106630.html
Philip FotheringhamParker AJ Foyt Giorgio Francia Don Freeland
Completed : Fujimi Mazda RX-8
Hi. I just completed my Mazda this afternoon and I just wanted to share mine in this Forum. It may seem just a one Mazda build, but I don't think you see one like this so often.
Check this out!
Did you what is different? I converted into LHD to replicate the one that I may have seen during my stay.
Some more to follow.
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/947747.aspx
Alberto Rodriguez Larreta Franco Rol Alan Rollinson Tony Rolt
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