Sonntag, 25. September 2011
Samstag, 24. September 2011
Power kit for the Porsche 911 Turbo by TechArt
German tuner dials output up to 700 HP for a 0 to 100 km/h sprint time of just 2.8 seconds.Toshio Suzuki Jacques Swaters Bob Sweikert Toranosuke Takagi
Revell 66 Impala
I decided to build a Chevy for a change because I really like this kit and every one of these that I have seen built up looks so good. This one's going to be factory stock right down to the wheels.
Color is Tamiyas beautiful light blue pearl. Sprays like a dream.
The engine is painted with Krylon Fusion pumpkin. It dries semi gloss which is just fine for an engine. Bellhousing is Humbrol silver and trans is Humbrol aluminum.
The chassis just needs a few more details added. It is painted with various types of black with a gunmetal driveshaft.
The tires are done using the kit whitewall decals which wrinkles a little and were then sprayed with dullcote.
The wheel covers have a wash to bring out the detail.
Thanks for looking
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Vettel claims 11th pole of 2011 | 2011 Singapore GP qualifying
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Alonso the new favourite
 Fernando Alonso is the new favourite for the title |
?He is the man with the momentum and, on the same basis that I backed Mark Webber to win the title before Korea, is now my favourite to claim the world title in Abu Dhabi on Nov 14. ?When the cars are so evenly-matched you have to back the man in possession. Especially when that man is a two-time world champion and arguably the finest driver of his generation.?The Mirror?s Byron Young drew comparisons between Alonso and seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher as the Spaniard bids to become the sport?s youngest ever triple world champion.
?Like Schumacher, Alonso accepts no opposition within his team. Ultimately he fell out with McLaren over their refusal in 2007 to bring Lewis Hamilton to heel. ?He returned to Renault on condition he was No.1, only to be at the centre of the Singapore cheat scandal - engineered to hand him victory. ?The Spaniard has always denied involvement but at the German GP in July he was brazen enough to radio Ferrari to rein in team-mate Felipe Massa so he could start the winning streak that has taken him to the brink of history.?
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Freitag, 23. September 2011
1965 Dodge Polara Sedan
Thanks to Copcarbuilder for getting me off of my duff, and getting this project going. Several years ago, I purchased a MPC 1965 Dodge Custom 880 Convertible from a friend at a NNL. He was apologtic that the windshield frame was busted, and he had no idea where to get a replacement. I looked at this, and had the idea to do a CHP cruiser out of it. I have seen a couple of them done, using the roof from the JoHan 1968 Plymouth Fury Police cruiser. I was not satisfied with the roof on the conversion, so I put it off until I could figure out how to do a more accurate roof.
There is not a lot of information on the web about a '65 Dodge Polara Sedan, but I have been able to find a few photos of the 1965 Dodge Polara Sedan in CHP livery, and a set of photos of a Civillian Polara Sedan.
I started the project by removing the roof from the Plymouth. I removed the roof drip mouldings, changed the angle of the sail panels, rear quarter window, and backlight profile to mirror the 1965 Dodge Polara. Once I was satisfied with the roof, I grafted it to the Dodge body. Also, I removed the upper body side moulding from the body, and replaced it with a faint charachter line, and added body side mouldings to the lower body. I filled in the two door line, and scribed in the four door lines and front fender separation line.
I primed it to see where I am with the body. I have some more sanding to do at the charachter lines in the front fenders, as well as cleaning up some of the joints. Next, I am going to modify the tail light panel to the Polara specifiaction from the Custom 880 finned piece, and re-do the interior to the Polara specs.
Chevrolet Malibu could get turbocharged engine - report
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Donnerstag, 22. September 2011
Robert Kubica Could Be Ruled Out For At Least A Year Following Accident
Mittwoch, 21. September 2011
F1 2011: The F1 Fanatic review | F1 reviews
2013 Jaguar XE mule spied on the Nürburgring
Jaguar previewed the upcoming XE with the C-X16 Concept at the Frankfurt motor show last week.What is really going on at HRT ?
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Dienstag, 20. September 2011
Two special Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4's on the Frankfurt floor [video]
Aventador arrives on the show floor dressed in Bianco (White) Isis and Nero (Black) Nemesis.Bernie Ecclestone - No plans to put the brakes on
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The way I feel at the moment, why stop? I do it because I enjoy it. And yesterday is gone. I don't care what happened yesterday. What else would I do? People retire to die. I don't get any individual pleasure because we don't win races or titles in this job. I'm like most business people. You look back at the end of the year and you see what you've achieved by working out how much money the company has made. That's it.
Montag, 19. September 2011
Luminaries gather to honour Button
At the Hungaroring
Once the intense competition of qualifying was over in Hungary, the Formula 1 fraternity put aside their rivalries for an unusual social occasion.
Luminaries from the top to the bottom of the paddock had crammed into McLaren's buzzing motorhome on Saturday evening to celebrate Jenson Button's 200th Grand Prix.
It was a fascinating scene for the F1 voyeur. Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali stood chatting to Mercedes motorsport chief Norbert Haug with a friendly arm around his shoulder. Team Lotus driver Jarno Trulli perched on a stool under the towering presence of Silver Arrows team boss Ross Brawn as Sauber's Sergio Perez mingled with the Virgin Racing drivers.
Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso nearly stole the show when the former McLaren arch-rivals warmly embraced each other, suggesting the particularly bitter cold war between the 2007 team-mates was well and truly thawing.
But the evening had been arranged by McLaren to mark Button's career and each of the 31-year-old's previous team bosses - with the exception of exiled Renault boss Flavio Briatore and BAR-Honda chief Dave Richards - spoke enthusiastically about the Somerset-born racer.
Button's F1 career began in 2000 when he beat Brazilian Bruno Junqueira in a shoot-out for a Williams race seat.
Sir Frank Williams had a unique take on the then 20-year-old, recalling: "In those days he was devastatingly good-looking and was always being pursued.
F1 drivers celebrate Jenson Button's 200th grand prix with the McLaren driver. Photo: McLaren
"He is a top, top guy. I really think that. He knew exactly how to get to the top and was completely unstoppable."
After two seasons with the Benetton team, which was re-branded Renault, Button lost his drive to Alonso and joined BAR, which then morphed into Honda.
The Japanese team helped the Englishman win his first race at the 113th attempt in 2006 in the only wet race - so far - to be held at the Hungaroring.
Shortly afterwards Brawn joined Honda, and under the former Ferrari technical guru Button went on to claim the world title in 2009 with the renamed Brawn Grand Prix team.
Brawn toasted his former charge, saying: "Jenson has got some essential qualities; speed, honesty, integrity and professionalism. Eventually he put all those things together in 2009.
"The greatest compliment I can pay him is I'm really sad he's not driving for us still."
Luckily, Michael Schumacher - who just happened to win a record seven world titles with Brawn - and his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg weren't around to weigh the implications of that remark.
It was left to Martin Whitmarsh, Button's chief at McLaren for the last two seasons, to fill in the gaps in the Englishman's career.
"Grand prix wins 10, pole positions seven, podiums 35, fastest laps four, number of points 650..." Whitmarsh began before Button tried to boost his statistics saying: "Why can't you make some of this up?"
Whitmarsh continued: "What [the list] doesn't say is; a great world champion and a fantastic ambassador to F1 - and the son of a smurf." The latter - and lesser-known fact - was a humorous reference to Dad John Button's nickname 'Papa Smurf'.
Finally, Button took centre stage, surveyed the room of F1 faces, friends, media and McLaren staff before choosing his words carefully.
"Wow! 200," he had begun. "Somebody actually asked me the other day what does 200 mean to you and first of all I thought they were talking about the number of PR days I've done this year.
"For a racing driver, the number normally doesn't mean so much but it makes you think back to the good times you've had - and the bad times.
"Winning the world championship was a big thing for me but winning grands prix and fighting it out with the best, I'm very lucky to be in that position.
"It's not over yet. I'm hoping for many, many more. Martin..?"
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Fernando Alonso: ?The championship is impossible??
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