Friday, July 1, 2011

Renault?s F1 future not in doubt | F1 Fanatic round-up

In the round-up: Eric Boullier says Renault's F1 future is "clear and bright".

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Eric Bernard Enrique Bernoldi Enrico Bertaggia Tony Bettenhausen Mike Beuttler

Lewis cracks China

Source: http://www.metrof1.com/blogs/metrof1/2011/04/lewis-cracks-china.html

Fernando Alonso Giovanna Amati George Amick Red Amick Chris Amon

Fernando Alonso eyes home win at the Spanish Grand Prix 2010

Spanish Grand Prix will kick start on Sunday bring enough joy to the home crowd. The 2010 Spanish Grand Prix will feature three local drivers – Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso) and Pedro de la Rosa (Sauber). There is obviously much to cheers about these three lads especially Fernando Alonso if he can [...]

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Kurt Ahrens Jr Christijan Albers Michele Alboreto Jean Alesi Jaime Alguersuari

1940 Ford Standard Coupe WIP

Well, I want to build a 63 Chevy in Laurel Green (my college ride for 4 years commuting) but I haven't seen one at HobbyLobby or Michaels yet. My LHS has one for $20 that I may go ahead and buy but then I still need to order paint from MCW. I also thought about building the 70 Challenger below but I think the color is banana which I also will have to purchase. I also have a 65 Pontiac GTO and I would like to do the same color as the picture of the 66 Tempest below or an Iris Mist Poly. So I am going to order those paints and in the meantime I'm going to build this 40 Ford Standard Couple in dark green paint that I have.  It is finally raining in Houston and I am not going to complain as we haven't had rain in months. So I'll start by cleaning up the body and getting everything ready for paint.  Thanks for looking! Cool

Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/964799.aspx

Don Beauman Karl Gunther Bechem Jean Behra Derek Bell Stefan Bellof

Team order rule needs a re-think


Jean Todt arives for Wednesday's hearing © Getty Images
Formula One should look at abolishing the controversial ban on team orders after Ferrari escaped further punishment for their manipulation of the German Grand Prix result. That is the view of the Daily Telegraph?s Tom Cary, who is of the opinion that the team orders rule now needs to be seriously looked at because of its obvious shortcomings.
?Whether you are for or against team orders, if the FIA could not back up its own rules and nail a competitor in a blatant case such as this the rule really does need reviewing. Perhaps Ferrari?s thinly-veiled threat to take the matter to the civil courts if they were punished too harshly scared the governing body, who as much as admitted the flimsiness of its rule."
Paul Weaver, reporting for the Guardian in Monza, was in favour of the ruling which keeps alive Ferrari?s slim chances in an enthralling championship.
?The World Motor Sport Council was right not to ruin a compelling Formula One season by taking away the 25 points Alonso collected in Germany. That would have put him out of the five-man title race. But the council was widely expected to increase the fine and possibly deduct points from the team, as opposed to the individual. In the end, it could be argued that common sense prevailed. But the decision will dismay those who were upset by the way Ferrari handled the situation as much as anything else.?
The Daily Mail's Jonathan McEvoy expressed outrage at the FIA tearing up its own rule book by allowing Ferrari to escape unpunished.
"Although the race stewards fined them �65,000 for giving team orders in July, the FIA World Motor Sport Council, to whom the matter was referred, decided not to impose any further punishment. It leaves the sport's rulers open to derision. It was, after all, their rule they undermined. In a statement, the WMSC said the regulation banning team orders 'should be reviewed'."

Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/09/team_order_rule_needs_a_rethin_1.php

Richard Attwood Manny Ayulo Luca Badoer Giancarlo Baghetti Julian Bailey

licence plates for models

hi everyone. if you want good photos of licence plates to use on your models, i have a good collection that i'd be happy to photograph for ya. just let me know which ones and i'll get them to ya as soon as possible. here is what i have

ONTARIO

1918

1919

1920

1922

1929

1930

1931

1932

1934

1935

1936

1938

1939

1946

1949-1973 (1952 is a windshield sticker)

1974-current

 

QUEBEC

1951

1952

1956

1957

1960

1964

1967

1969

1973-1979(79 is current)

 

OTHER CANADIAN PLATES

British columbia 1960 (just bought it and has not arrived)

Yukon 1963

Newfoundland & labrador 1965

Saskatchewan 1967

Saskatchewan 1970

Alberta (used through the 70s)

 

U.S PLATES

New jersey 1940

Pennsylvania 1957

Pennsylvania 1958 (used til 1964)

California 1963 (still used today)

Michigan 1966

West virginia 1966

Colorado 1970

Florida 1975

 

 

Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/965230.aspx

Gino Bianco Hans Binder Carlo Abate George Abecassis Kenny Acheson

Audi R8 V8 Limited Edition honors Le Mans victory

The R8 V8 Limited Edition is available to order from July with with a price starting at £93,935 OTR. First deliveries begin in October.

Source: http://feeds.worldcarfans.com/~r/worldcarfans/Jxfz/~3/4C74Lj23GVQ/audi-r8-v8-limited-edition-honors-le-mans-victory

Enrico Bertaggia Tony Bettenhausen Mike Beuttler Birabongse Bhanubandh Lucien Bianchi