Saturday, April 30, 2011

EXCLUSIVE: SPEED FREAKS LEAKS SPEED?S BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

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Feature:Tweeting Around The Circuit

Darlington Raceway Rededicates Infield Media Center in Honor of Jim Hunter

Jim Hunter Media Center sign DARLINGTON, S.C. (April 30, 2011) ? Darlington Raceway officials have rededicated the facility?s media center in honor of former track President and NASCAR Vice President of Corporate Communication, Jim Hunter. As part of the rededication, a plaque featuring a photo of the late Jim Hunter will be installed near the...more»

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Darlington Raceway Rededicates Infield Media Center in Honor of Jim Hunter

Jim Hunter Media Center sign DARLINGTON, S.C. (April 30, 2011) ? Darlington Raceway officials have rededicated the facility?s media center in honor of former track President and NASCAR Vice President of Corporate Communication, Jim Hunter. As part of the rededication, a plaque featuring a photo of the late Jim Hunter will be installed near the...more»

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Whitmarsh: ?We?ve just got to keep progressing?

Martin Whitmarsh believes that McLaren can continue to make progress in its pursuit of Red Bull, but he doesn?t underestimate the task at hand. McLaren has made a huge leap since winter testing, but Whitmarsh knows it won?t be easy … Continue reading

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We Hit the 2011 California Mille Classic Car Rally ? Part 1

This week, our esteemed Road Warrior Howard Swig is at the 2011 California Mille, a four-day, 1000-mile tour through the Golden State. The event was founded by Howard’s father, Martin, but Howard’s not just there to watch?he and his brother are piloting a 1959 Lancia Appia in the event. Below, his first dispatch from the [...]

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Huff leads Chevrolet podium sweep

Rob Huff led from start to finish to spearhead a Chevrolet 1-2-3 in the opening World Touring Car Championship race at Zolder today. Huff capitalised on his pole position to cross the line ahead of team-mate Alain Menu, who had started alongside him on the front row, while reigning world champion Yvan Muller produced a neat overtaking move at the hairpin to deny Gabriele Tarquini a place on the podium a few laps before the end. The race was punctuated by a four-lap stint behind the safety car, which was triggered by two almost simultaneous accidents on lap three

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Campaign launched to save Team Lotus


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One side of the Lotus naming dispute has been put forward on a new and in-depth webpage called www.saveteamlotus.com. The basic background is that the Lotus Racing F1 team had its naming rights revoked for next season by Group Lotus and, in order to keep racing under the Lotus name, bought the Team Lotus brand off David Hunt, who had owned it since the original team?s last race in 1994. Group Lotus has now taken Lotus Racing to court to try and stop it using the historic name in Formula One next year. The issue has been a source of constant confusion for many fans and the new webpage offers a breakdown of David Hunt?s and Team Lotus? side of the argument.

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Friday, April 29, 2011

Lotus F1 row takes new twist

A new twist in the long-running row over the use of the Lotus name in Formula 1 has emerged with the announcement that the owners of Team Lotus have bought niche sportscar manufacturer Caterham.

Tony Fernandes and his partners see Caterham, which makes replicas of the old Lotus Seven two-seater open-top sportscar, as a company with historic links and "synergies" with Team Lotus that allows them to realise their ambition of diversifying into making road cars.

Their original plan was to do that with Group Lotus, the company that markets Lotus sportscars, but as Fernandes puts it: "That obviously didn't turn out very well."

What the Malaysian businessman, and owner of budget airline Air Asia, is referring to is the increasingly bitter dispute between him and Group Lotus that has ended up in the High Court.

When Fernandes and his partners first set up what was then called the Lotus Racing F1 team last year, it was with the blessing of Group Lotus, which licensed them the name. But in the course of 2010 Group Lotus's new chairman Dany Bahar decided he wanted to go his own way in F1.

He terminated Fernandes' licence, and switched instead to a sponsorship deal with the Renault team. Fernandes, seeing this coming, bought the rights to the historic Team Lotus name as a fall-back.

Both issues - the termination of the licence and the ownership of the Team Lotus name - are wrapped up in a court case that was heard last month, with a verdict expected early in May.

Fernandes is widely expected to win the rights to continue to use Team Lotus. He bought it legitimately from its previous owner, David Hunt, brother of the late world champion James, and Group Lotus has always acted in the past as if it knew it did not own the name.

Nevertheless, buying Caterham does provide Fernandes with an interesting fall-back option should the court case go against him. Now he owns his own car company, he could re-name the F1 team after it should he want to.

Lotus F1 cars and the Caterham Seven

Team Lotus owner Tony Fernandes now has Caterham in his business portfolio

For now, though, he says that is not an option. Fernandes told BBC Sport that he is "absolutely not" going to change the name of Team Lotus. Although he does add: "Obviously we have to wait for the verdict to see exactly what has been decided. But we see a very natural link between Team Lotus and Caterham, and they can be synergistic and promote each other, and there is some DNA between the two anyway. It's not like we've bought a brand that has no association with Team Lotus at all. It's just the opposite."

The Caterham name will, though, soon appear on the Team Lotus F1 cars - although exactly when and how has yet to be decided - and the company will eventually contribute to the Lotus budget as a sponsor.

Assuming he retains the rights to Team Lotus, that still leaves Fernandes in the sticky position of providing free promotion to a company with which he is in dispute and has no links.

Unsurprisingly, he did not want to get into that on the day of his big announcement, but he could not resist a little snipe or two at Bahar.

Fernandes says he sees Caterham as very much following the legacy of the late Lotus founder Colin Chapman. "In some ways," he says, "we have reunited the Chapman history. Lotus is all about lightweight, more is less. That is all the terminology we like, and it fits with F1. We feel there is a huge opportunity for Caterham in a market no one is really looking at right now."

By that, he means lightweight, affordable sportscars that are within reach of ordinary people. This was Chapman's approach, and one which, Fernandes says, "certain people have abandoned". That is a reference to Bahar's plans to take Lotus upmarket and challenge Porsche and Ferrari with his mooted five new Lotus models by 2015.

So far, the dispute between the two Lotuses has not reached the race tracks of F1.

Team Lotus started this season with chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne setting ambitious targets of catching Renault by the end of the season, but that looks out of reach for now - Renault have started the season strongly enough to set their own difficult goal, of beating Ferrari to third place in the constructors' championship.

But Team Lotus have also started the season well. The car has had reliability problems, but it also has underlying pace, and in the last race in China they beat established teams for the first time since entering F1 at the beginning of last year, with Heikki Kovalainen finishing ahead of a Sauber and a Williams.

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Kovalainen's performance is a clear indicator that Lotus's more realistic target, of scoring points and mixing it with the established teams, is achievable.

Fernandes himself has his feet firmly on the ground. "You build things properly and with the right structure and things will fall into place," he says. "My target this year was to maintain 10th, and hopefully sneak a few points along the way. That is still my target.

"It is beginning to feel more realistic now, but one can't build a challenging F1 team in two years. We are competing against guys who have been there for 30 years but obviously the team smell big steps of improvement. They smell points.

"I never want to kill confidence, I encourage it, but I am also a realist and we are competing against nine guys who have been doing it for years and are very good at it.

"But if you'd asked me do I think at Turkey (the next race on 8 May) you'd be where you are, I wouldn't have believed it.

"We've got a good package and good people, we have put all the infrastructure in place.

"We're working on a new wind tunnel; that's the last piece of the jigsaw puzzle, and I think if you put all the pieces of the puzzle together then the results will come in good time."

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'29 Ford Woody

  This is my '29 Ford Woody I built last year out of the AMT kit. Comments welcome.

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Whitmarsh: ?We?ve just got to keep progressing?

Martin Whitmarsh believes that McLaren can continue to make progress in its pursuit of Red Bull, but he doesn?t underestimate the task at hand. McLaren has made a huge leap since winter testing, but Whitmarsh knows it won?t be easy … Continue reading

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INDYCAR: Buddy Rice Joins Panther For Indy

SPEED has learned that Buddy Rice will partner at Indianapolis with JR Hildebrand next month for Panther Racing.

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BC-CAR?Hamlin?s Showdown,Advisory, CAR

EDITORS: The Blue Ox 100 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at Richmond International Raceway, which preceedes Denny Hamlins Short Track Showdown, has resumed after a rain delay. AP Sports

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Mercedes C63 AMG Safety Car

1930 Ford Model A Station Wagon

It has been a while since I finished something so I decided not to do a WIP on this one. I took the Revell 1930 Ford station wagon street rod and went the other way with it, combining it with a Monogram 1930 Ford Cabriolet chassis. Here is the end result which I did as close to stock as possible. Along the way I added brake rods, wiring and other detailing under the hood and picked out all the wonderful woody wagon details molded into the kit. Thanks for looking.

Eric

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Official: Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 released [video]

The GT3 4.0 boasts the biggest hp/liter figure around - 125 hp/liter (92 kW) from a naturally-aspirated 4.0 liter unit.

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

INDYCAR: Young Lions line-up for Barber?s chair...

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Newsham parts ways with Geoff Steel

Dave Newsham will not be racing at Thruxton's BTCC round this weekend after parting company with Geoff Steel Racing.

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Shinji Nakano and Nicolas De Crem join OAK Racing's #49 LMP2 for Le Mans 24 Hours

OAK Racing Le Mans 24 Hours 2011 27 April 2011 French sportscar team and manufacturer OAK Racing, which will this year enter four prototypes - two LMP1s and two LMP2s - at the Le Mans 24 Hours, can confirm the...

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Audi reveals R18 Le Mans colours

Audi has revealed the colour schemes that its three new R18 TDIs will race in at Le Mans this year ahead of this weekend's pre-event test day. The three cars will again feature the marque's traditional black, red or yellow markings to differentiate them from a distance.

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Caterham Seven Team Lotus Special Edition

Arlington Republicans Come Out Against Bike-Share Expansion

It seems like everyone’s talking about the success of Washington’s Capital Bikeshare, currently the largest bike-share network in the country. Earlier this month, CaBi sold more than 8,000 memberships through a LivingSocial promotion, and the system has already met its goal of 10,000 members for 2011, prompting some to worry that there may actually be [...]

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Thursday, April 14, 2011

MOTOGP: U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!

Not that long ago the United States was without a Motorcycle Grand Prix for a full decade and now the nation is on the verge of hosting three.

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Vettel eases to Malaysian GP win

Sebastian Vettel made it four wins from the last four races as he took the chequered flag at the .

With the rain expected for the race never fully materialising, Vettel was able to keep cool in the Malaysian heat to extend his Championship lead to 24 points.

The German led from pole ...

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Unlucky finishes for Truex, will his luck change?

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Matt Kenseth Grabs Texas Win, Leads the most Laps

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (April 9, 2011) FORT WORTH, Texas ? After a 76-race absence from victory lane, Matt Kenseth needed a quick refresher course. ?Show me where to park this thing,? Kenseth radioed to crew chief Jimmy Fennig after beating race runner-up Clint Bowyer to the checkered flag by a [...]

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Clint Bowyer, No. 33 Rheem Chevrolet Impala Talladega Preview

No. 33 Rheem Heating Chevrolet Impala Photo Credit: Chris Graythen / Getty Images for NASCARClint Bowyer No. 33 Rheem Chevrolet Impala NASCAR Nationwide Series Race 7 of 34 – Talladega Superspeedway BOWYER BACK FOR SUPERSPEEDWAY ACTION: Clint Bowyer will climb back behind the wheel of the No. 33 Rheem Chevrolet Impala this weekend at Talladega...more»

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Q3: Vettel pops up

Sebastian Vettel grabbed pole position by a tenth of the second in the Q3 session in Kuala Lumpur, edging out McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton. Third place went to Red Bull Racing’s second driver Mark Webber, while McLaren’s Jenson Button will line up behind Hamilton in fourth place on the grid. Fernando Alonso was fifth for Ferrari, [...]

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Singapore Designer shows off his sleek and sexy 2020 Proton


We have to give props to the many automotive designers out there that get their kicks out of looking into their crystal ball and envisioning what the cars of tomorrow will look like. Even more worthy attention should go to young designers that may still be wet behind the ears, but can deliver on style and vision every time. A couple of years ago we reported on a Ghost Motorcycle Concept by a young Singapore designer by the name of Imran Othman. That same designer has now moved on to bigger things with his 2020 Proton sports car.

Othman’s sports car was designed to challenge any sports coupe out there. Its exterior design continues on with the usual Proton language, meaning a car with impressive aerodynamics and a tiger-like look inspired by Proton’s symbol. The concept’s exterior shows off curvy, sexy shapes, while the interior combines luxury with comfort.

Since this was designed as a 2020 vehicle, Imran Othman decided it would run on LPG, but said nothing of the power output this would achieve. Not that it matters anyway, if this "tiger on wheels" ever hits the streets, it would surely smash the competition.

Singapore Designer shows off his sleek and sexy 2020 Proton originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 12 April 2011 16:00 EST.

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Williams drivers regret lack of speed

Rubens Barrichello lamented his Williams team's lack of pace in qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix after a disappointing showing.

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Off to OZ ?N Places In-between...

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Montezemolo wants improvement from Ferrari | F1 Fanatic round-up

In the round-up: Montezemolo doesn't expect big change from Ferrari in China.

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Formula One Goes High Definition

RCR Bolsters Partnership Marketing, Business Development Staff

Richard Childress Racing (RCR)WELCOME, N.C. (April 12, 2011) — Richard Childress Racing has strengthened its business support staff with recent additions to its partnership marketing and business development units. Lauren Hoffmann and Michael Humlan have been named partnership marketing managers. Shane Miller has been named manager of business development. “Richard Childress Racing continues to strengthen...more»

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Lexus LF-Gh Hybrid Concept ? Auto Shows

An hourglass grille and a traditional sedan body mark this preview of the next GS. The Lexus GS sedan can be considered the Jan Brady of luxury sedans. Capable, but generally unremarkable and hardly a segment-smasher. Evidently, Lexus?s middle child is ready to shake things up, and will strut its stuff as the LF-Gh hybrid [...]

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Alonso, Hamilton hit with penalties

Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso were handed 20-second penalties following the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang. The McLaren driver, who endured a difficult race and finished in seventh position, was handed the penalty for making more than one move to defend his position when fighting with Alonso. Ferrari driver Alonso was given the penalty after he made contact with Hamilton during their fight, the Spaniard damaging his front wing and having to pit to replace it.

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2012 Cadillac SRX gains more powerful 3.6-liter engine, new features

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Cadillac has officially announced a host of changes for the 2012 SRX crossover, including a new standard engine - General Motors' 3.6-liter direct-injected V6. This powerplant will serve as the only available engine on the SRX here in the United States, replacing both the base 3.0-liter V6 and 2.8-liter turbocharged V6 that was axed earlier this year.

Under the hood of the 2012 SRX, the 3.6-liter mill produces 300 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque - increases of 35 hp and 37 lb-ft over the anemic 3.0-liter engine that served as the base engine when the SRX was refreshed for the 2010 model year. The new V6 offers the same amount of horsepower as the discontinued 2.8-liter turbocharged unit, though it's down on torque by 35 lb-ft.

In addition to its new heart, the 2012 SRX will offer standard Bluetooth connectivity on all models, and a standard heated steering wheel on luxury, performance and premium trims. Additionally, performance and premium trim levels get a new 20-inch wheel option. Pricing will be announced in a few months when the 2012 SRX officially starts production. GM's official press blast is available after the jump.

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McLaren ?in much better shape? in 2011

Red Bull Racing has been warned to brace itself for a much stronger challenge from McLaren for the world championship this year than it faced in 2010. That is the view of former champion Jenson Button, who believes that McLaren's stronger than expected start to the new season has put the team in a much better position to win the title than it did last year - when it took the fight to the last race of the campaign.

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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster Spied

STR unsure of sidepod incident cause

Toro Rosso technical chief Giorgio Ascanelli says the team does not yet know why Sebastien Buemi's sidepod partially fell off in Sepang qualifying, but is satisfied it was a one-off problem. The incident caused a brief red flag when the rear section of the Toro Rosso's left-side bodywork flew off during Q1.

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Monday, April 11, 2011

F1 2011 Launch Catch Up ? McLaren, Mercedes, Red Bull, Sauber, Toro Rosso, Renault?

"WE'RE ENCOURAGED THAT WE HAVE A GOOD, STRONG PACKAGE"

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 2011 Malaysia Grand Prix Race Report Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia, Sunday, Apr 10, 2011 MARTIN WHITMARSH Team principal, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes "Jenson drove a truly excellent race today, pushing hard when it was appropriate to do so...

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Why are the FIA bringing out their toolkits?

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Shocks in store at Malaysian GP?

If last years is anything to go by, then we could be in for some real surprises this weekend.

Wet weather has been predicted yet again and the likes of Sauber, Toro Rosso, Williams and Force India could benefit from this. Adrian Sutil has shown he can cut it in the ...

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Activists? Warnings About Miami?s Brickell Avenue Prove Prophetic

Around the Network today: An avoidable tragedy shakes Miami, and reformers make progress in Seattle, but suffer a setback in Annapolis.
Miami's dangerous Brickell Avenue claims another victim. Photo: Transit Miami
Miami’s Brickell Avenue Claims Another Victim: A cyclist is in critical condition after being hit by a driver on Miami’s Brickell Avenue, a notoriously dangerous road. [...]

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2012 BMW M5 to offer all-wheel drive - report

In a move that will surely cause some headaches in Ingolstadt, BMW is reportedly preparing to offer all-wheel drive on the 2012 M5.

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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster Spied

Vettel dominant in Malaysian GP win

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Sunday, April 10, 2011

Vettel wins Malaysian GP to extend perfect start

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F1 2011 Calendar Qualifying and Practice Session Timings

We have covered the race timings of the F1 2011 Grand Prix World Championship. However, we know that there are a lot of people who are as crazy about Formula One as we are. So, this post is for all you Formula One nuts out there who also want to know the details and timings [...]

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Feed the Children to Aid Regional Communities Through Kentucky Speedway NASCAR Nationwide Series Event Sponsorship

Feed The Children 300ARLINGTON, Texas ? Kentucky Speedway?s inaugural NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend will evolve into an awareness platform for Feed The Children when the non-profit relief organization serves as title sponsor of the NASCAR Nationwide Series ?Feed The Children 300? on Friday, July 8. Headquartered in Oklahoma City, Okla., Feed The Children delivers...more»

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Force India Formula One Team 2011 Malaysia Grand Prix Qualifying and Final Free Practice Report

Persistent Mears Bounces GEICO Back into the Top-35

New Feature: Talking a Good Game

Start as you mean to finish

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Kenseth ends 76-race drought with Texas win

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Saturday, April 9, 2011

2011 Malaysian Grand Prix grid | 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix grid

Sebastian Vettel edged Lewis Hamilton for pole in Malaysia.

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mpc 1967 Pontiac Firebird from JAPAN

My New project is mpc 1967 Pontiac Firebird.
I bought it on ebay about $20. Because it was Junker Built. Some parts were gone. It Had Bad chrome.
At first I disassembled and stripped old paint. Luckily Body has no Damage. I carefully primed and scribe door-line by backside of design-knife.
Front and rear Bumper from modelhaus. For realistic looks, I modified molded headlight to amt 1990s issue Ford Fairlane’s lense and reflecter.
I changed the tires to MODELHAUS one. Wheels were made from mpc 1969 Firebird wheel disc and mpc 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix rim. I rise front and rear suspension for sitting right stance. I narrowed front and rear track.



Subject : mpc 1967 Pontiac Firebird
Inspiration : Real car
Reference : Collectible Automobile Magazine, sales burochure, Color chips, Muscle car review Magazine, Scale auto Magazine.
Color of car : “Regimental Red” Genuine GM color
Modified point : Sitting stance, Head light, MODELHAUS Tires and Wheels.
Engine : amt(ex mpc)1969 Firebird 1990s issue.
Head light unit : amt 1966 Fairlane 1990s issue. Aftermarket parts : Modelhaus Restoration chrome Parts
Time to built : Three months

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Garcia takes pole for Grand-Am race

Antonio Garcia claimed the pole for the Porsche 250 in Grand-AM Rolex Series qualifying. The Spaniard turned a fast lap of 101.369 mph (1:21.682) around the 2.3-mile Barber Motorsports Park road course Friday for his first career pole. The native of Madrid and co-driver Paul Edwards will head the series Daytona Prototype class Saturday in the No.

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Power still quickest in practice two

Will Power was quickest again in practice two at Barber Motorsports Park, though his Penske squad was denied a one-two-three in the closing minutes when the Ganassi cars improved.

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GOP Budget Would Slash Transpo Spending, Entrench Oil Dependence

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's plan would slash transportation spending and prioritize highways. Photo: Christian Science Monitor.

With the release of House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s budget proposal yesterday, right wing calls for massive cuts to transportation spending are now enshrined in the GOP leadership’s fiscal plan. Ryan singled out transportation as an area [...]

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Two Drunk-Driving Cops Crash Cars In Two Nights

A drunk off-duty police officer slammed his car into a police vehicle in Park Slope three weeks ago. In the past two nights, two more off-duty cops crashed their vehicles while driving drunk. Photo: Joanna Oltman Smith
Drunk off-duty New York City police officers have crashed their vehicles each of the last two nights.
On Wednesday evening [...]

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The Continental: Browsing Through Old Brochures, Downsized European Luxury, and a Great Mazda

Each week, our German correspondent slices and dices the latest rumblings, news, and quick-hit driving impressions from the other side of the pond. His byline may say Jens Meiners, but we simply call him . . . the Continental. I am reorganizing my collection of press and marketing material, which I started in the 1980s [...]

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Lancer kits homologated by FIA

Kits for the latest incarnation of Mitsubishi Lancer rally car has been homologated by the FIA and is reckoned to be as much as half a second per kilometer faster than the Group N car it supersedes. The R4 version of the Lancer has been developed on behalf of Mitsubishi by British firm MML Sports Ltd - the Rugby-based company which has its roots in the hugely successful squad which collected five world titles between 1996 and 1999. The official kit to convert a Lancer into an R4 is expected to be available by the middle of this month, with the car likely to make its international debut on next month's Rally d'Italia.

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Friday, April 8, 2011

The Continental: Browsing Through Old Brochures, Downsized European Luxury, and a Great Mazda

Each week, our German correspondent slices and dices the latest rumblings, news, and quick-hit driving impressions from the other side of the pond. His byline may say Jens Meiners, but we simply call him . . . the Continental. I am reorganizing my collection of press and marketing material, which I started in the 1980s [...]

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Hinchcliffe secures NHR drive

James Hinchcliffe has secured a racing seat with Newman/Haas Racing for the remainder of the 2011 season, the team announced on Tuesday. The 24-year-old had tested with the team several times during the winter but missed the opening round of the championship because of a lack of funding.

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Force India Formula One Team 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix - Free Practice Report

McLaren MP4-26 Launch pictures ( 4th of February)

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Silverstone lifted by new wing

Ocean signs Cecotto, Mirocha

Ocean Racing Technology has signed Johnny Cecotto Jr. and Kevin Mirocha to compete in the GP2 Series this season.

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Paul Menard to Run Quaker State Paint Scheme Under Lights at Texas

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In Energy-Uncertain Future, Indiana DOT Bets That Nothing Will Change

Imagine for a second what transportation will be like in 2035. Will fossil fuels have been replaced by some new, not-yet-discovered energy source? Will the near-monopoly of car-based transportation systems still be viable thanks to vastly more efficient vehicles? Or will the costs of car-dependence become prohibitive, leading more of us to prefer living closer [...]

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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Complete - 1970 Challenger TA - Panther Pink

Just completed my third Challenger, this time a TA model in Panther Pink. I used photoetched parts on this one.





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Gassers

a few more...6pkk

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Tesla CEO calls Top Gear 'completely phony' - a bad week for Clarkson

Tesla chief Edon Musk calls Top Gear review of its electric Roadster "completely phony" while Clarkson suffers a bad week in the press.

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2012 Chrysler 300C SRT8 Spy Photos ? Future Cars

The second-gen 300C SRT8 will come packing a 6.4-liter Hemi under its hood. Update 4/6: The Chrysler 300C SRT8 has now been caught completely free of camo, which makes a New York auto show debut in a couple of weeks likely. The theme here is menace, backed up by a blacked-out grille, blacked-out headlight surrounds, [...]

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Ssangyong Chairman H unveiled

Following a bankruptcy and takeover by Mahindra, Ssangyong has unveiled the redesigned Chairman H.

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