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Saturday, March 31, 2012
Adam Parr resigns from Williams
Williams boss Adam Parr has tended his resignation and will leave the company on March 30. The team says that Nick Rose, already a Non-Executive Director of WGPH, has been appointed Non-Executive Chairman. No explanation has been given other than … Continue reading
Formula One gets ready for another enthralling season
Formula 1 2012 effectively starts now. The first race is not until 18 March, but by the end of this week the world will have seen two of the cars expected to be competing at the front - and one of them will have had its first run on the track.
The McLaren breaks cover first, with a launch at the team’s base in Woking, Surrey, before Ferrari reveal their new challenger in Maranello on Friday.
Ferrari plan, weather permitting, to run the car briefly at their Fiorano test track on Saturday ahead of the start of pre-season testing in Jerez, Spain, on 7 February.
On Sunday, the new Lotus (formerly Renault) will be unveiled on the internet – and F1 designers and engineers across Europe will be losing sleep about what they will see when the new Red Bull breaks cover in the same fashion on Monday.
Ferrari Formula One team and drivers including Fernando Alonso (right) of Spain and Felipe Massa of Brazil (left) take part in a winter training session in Lanzarote, Spain. Photo: Getty
These new cars will be pored over for hints of the key themes of the new season – and it will not just be to do with the cars.
At McLaren on Wednesday, the issue of Lewis Hamilton’s mindset will inevitably be raised after his wildly up-and-down season last year – indeed team principal Martin Whitmarsh has already delivered a robust, if familiar-sounding, defence of his driver in an interview last week.
Hamilton has kept a low profile over the winter, training in the US, and whether he can find the mental equilibrium to consistently access his very best form is already one of the talking points of 2012.
At Red Bull, Mark Webber says he has “had a good winter, recharging my batteries, and now I can’t wait to get going again”.
But can the Australian rediscover the form he showed in his title bid in 2010 and challenge team-mate and world champion Sebastian Vettel more strongly than he did last year?
Just as importantly, will Webber stay on at the team for 2013, or will he make way for either Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne, the Red Bull juniors going head-to-head at Toro Rosso, to prove they deserve a chance in the senior team?
Over at Mercedes, the pressure is on to start winning after two lacklustre seasons, while another question is whether Michael Schumacher will decide he wants to stay on beyond the end of his contract into 2013 - and will the team want him to?
Schumacher is so clearly a shadow of his former greatness and has only just begun to get on terms with team-mate Nico Rosberg, and even then only in races.
Already ex-F1 driver Gerhard Berger has said he cannot see his former rival continuing.
"I do not think he will extend his contract,” the Austrian told Auto Motor und Sport.
“He will be tired. I have to admit he drove better in 2011 than in 2010, especially in the second half of the season, and I can imagine he can improve even on that but still he has no chance against Rosberg.
“Schumacher will have to admit that, with an age over 40, it’s impossible to beat a young driver on the level of Rosberg.”
Ferrari, too, find themselves with serious questions hanging over the future of one driver – Felipe Massa – and a need to raise their game after a single win in 2011.
A lot hangs on the new car – and the early evidence is they have lived up to their promise to push the boat out in terms of aggressive design.
The veteran Italian technical journalist Giorgio Piola has produced one of his famous drawings based on leaked details of the new Ferrari.
Italian journalist Giorgio Piola has attempted to draw an image of Ferrari's 2012 Formula One car. Photo: Getty
“If the pictures are accurate,” BBC F1’s technical analyst Gary Anderson says, “Ferrari seem to have gone a different route by shortening the sidepods and having the crash structure (beside the driver) separate and in front of the sidepod.
“They’re trying to remove the blockage the sidepods create to the airflow coming off the front of the car.
“It’s a total concept thing – in that it is integral to the whole car design. So if it works, they’ve got one up on everyone else.”
It’s clear already, in fact, that the look of the new cars will attract even more attention than usual – and that’s because, as Anderson puts it, “the first thing that will stand out will be the ugly noses”.
These are the result of new rules that dictate lower noses to improve safety, but keep the height of the front bulkhead – the front of the chassis – the same.
A glimpse of these has already been seen on the new Caterham (formerly Lotus) – which features a kind of platypus look, with a long rectangular nose, ahead of an ugly lump on the chassis around the area of the front suspension.
The other major talking point will be how teams deal with the banning of last year’s must-have technology, exhaust-blown diffusers, where downforce was increased by blowing the exhausts along the rear floor of the car even when the driver was not pressing the accelerator.
Governing body the FIA has attempted to end this by stipulating that the exhausts must exit on top of the rear bodywork, well in front of the rear wheels, as well as heavily restricting ‘exotic’ engine maps.
But already there is talk of teams directing exhausts at the rear wing – either upper or lower – to try to increase downforce there.
“The exhaust acts like a compressor,” says Anderson. “It moves the air quite effectively, increasing the air speed, and that gives more downforce. The return will be small, but that’s always the case because the regs are so tight.”
This being F1, there is plenty to talk about – and that’s without touching on the politics, which will be intense as teams, the FIA and commercial boss Bernie Ecclestone negotiate a new Concorde Agreement, the contract that ties them all to F1 and which expires this year.
As ever there is a lot going on – and, as always, you can bet something else will emerge to surprise everyone, too.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2012/01/formula_one_gets_ready_for_ano.html
Friday, March 30, 2012
Fox Body Mustang WIP
Been a WHILE since my last build – here is my 2nd attempt at building a Fox based 1/24th scale model – this one will be a close replica to the 1:1 I sold almost 3 years back. My scratch build skills aren’t the greatest but I’m trying some mods on this project I’ve never tried before so I’m hoping everything comes out the way I’d like!
The most noticeable mod will be the functioning doors and rear hatch. I haven’t seen this done with the Revell ’93 Cobra model yet so I thought I’d give it a go. I had an old ’93 Cobra I built when I was an early teen so I had no issues with using it as a parts donor (doors/hatch). An old SVE Super Stallion kit donated its cowl hood, and the Tamiya Cobra R kit donated wheels and interior. The rear bumper has been removed/pie-cut then reattached in order to give the bumper a more accurate look to the ’93 cobra bumper. I was lucky enough to locate some 1/24th Saleen spoilers, but had to scratch build the 3rd brake light housing and lens. I cut the outer rim off of an old set of wheels and mated them to the rear wheels, which also have oversized tires donated from a Ferrari F-40 kit my nephew destroyed for me (kids love little shiny cars lol) to give the car a staggered wheel setup. I always wanted to swap the interior in my 1:1 for an SN-95 set up (94-98 Mustang) so I thought it would be a good chance to do the swap with this model. I’m still a bit undecided about the drivetrain as of yet…possibly looking for a donor GT500 or Ford GT engine/trans…we’ll see.
I’ll do my best to keep my WIP thread updated as I really enjoy seeing everyone else’s projects go through each phase on their way to completion. Maybe this will inspire some more Fox body builds!!!
Here are some pics to get things started....
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/979746.aspx
Conny Andersson Mario Andretti Michael Andretti Keith Andrews
Reference Picture Thread - Post your ride !
I thought it might be fun - if not already done somewhere else - to post up some pics of your rides - reference pics if you will. I'm sure some of you have some real beasts.
Here's mine - it's a 2005 Ford Falcon XR6 - 4 litre straight 6 cylinder
Probably only available in Australian and New Zealand.
Modifed exhaust - extractors and 3 inch system - dyno tuned to 235kw (315 hp) at the engine
The colour is called "bionic" hence my number plate. i like to think it is close to Grabber Blue
I polished up most of the bits in the engine bay by hand and added some Cobra's that I imported from the US :)
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1008299.aspx
Malaysian Grand Prix Predictions Championship results | Predictions Championship
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Just two people picked Alonso to win in Malaysia. How did you do? Here's the updated results in full.
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Parr to leave Williams
Williams Grand Prix Holdings PLC has announced that chairman Adam Parr has resigned from the company. Nick Rose, ex-CFO of Diageo PLC and currently a Non-Executive Director of WGPH, has been appointed non-executive Chairman. Majority and controlling shareholder Frank Williams will continue to oversee the company with the support of shareholder and non-executive director Toto [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/parr-to-leave-williams/
49 Mercury
Whats up guys well this one didn't go as planned. Initially I was never going to lower the back end but thanks to losing some parts and fit issues this was born!!! Hope you guys like it!!!
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1009592.aspx
Thursday, March 29, 2012
A sign of the times
The Malaysian GP was a chaotic race and very hard to explain to the Formula 1 viewers around the world. How did a Ferrari win when the cars have been uncompetitive so far? How did a Sauber miss a win simply because of a young driver’s over-excitement? What happened to McLaren and Red Bull? Why [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/a-sign-of-the-times-4/
Dave Charlton Pedro Matos Chaves Bill Cheesbourg Eddie Cheever
Bahrain and Formula 1
So a bunch of Formula 1 people have got together at a function in London and have said that Bahrain is a fine place to go; that there are no real problems there and that the media is to blame for the current situation. They say that protests are just being caused by a few [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/03/29/bahrain-and-formula-1/
2009 Dodge Challenger
Next up on the bench - 2009 Dodge Challenger
I'll be building this for my 10 Year Daughter as she wants a car for her shelf.
Accordingly it will be a stock build with no added frills. Kit looks cool with some wheel options, so I'll let her choose which she wants.
She has already chosen her colour'; TS24 Purple
Might go nice with a custom white interior - but I'll let her decide.
Looks like a nice kit so will start on the weekend.
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1007201.aspx
Sergio Perez: “It’s a great result for the team”
Sergio Perez’s brilliant run to second in Malaysia marked him out as a future star – and made a graduation to Ferrari even more likely than it was previously. The question now would seem to be when, rather than if… … Continue reading 
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2012/03/26/sergio-perez-its-a-great-result-for-the-team/
Christijan Albers Michele Alboreto Jean Alesi Jaime Alguersuari
A Thailand Grand Prix
There are probably too many Formula 1 races in Asia at the moment, but one country that is keen to get involved is Thailand, where Red Bull originated and where there seems to be a certain amount of national pride about the success of the Red Bull Racing team in recent years. There has been [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/03/27/a-thailand-grand-prix/
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
1987 Buick Regal
Hi guys,
here is my latest project : a bone stock 87 Buick Regal, no turbo, half vinyll top grocery getters. Starting with the GN kit from Monogram, I made my own vinyl and chrome molding with Evergreen, modify the hood for a flat one, and the engine is now a carburated V6. Excatly the car that you were meeting at every street corner back in the 80ies. For me a true american car, with chrome and true US design. Talking about the bumpers, they're covered with BMF. Here are some pics with a generous sun we have today, hope you'll enjoy
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1004885.aspx
Piero Carini Duane Carter Eugenio Castellotti Johnny Cecotto
Jerobee McLaren M8B
First step on this is to sort out the body and chassis. The instructions are adamant about following them carefully, but I want to make sure the body fits before step 30. I just don’t trust them 100%.
It is in the first coat of primer; once the body work is done I’ll shoot the white for the sides…
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1002478.aspx
Bob Anderson Conny Andersson Mario Andretti Michael Andretti
carburetor linkage
1/25 scale
my latest challenge has been trying to do carburetor linkage....love to see how others do it.
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1009177.aspx
Jimmy Daywalt JeanDenis Deletraz Patrick Depailler Pedro Diniz
Sergio Perez: “It’s a great result for the team”
Sergio Perez’s brilliant run to second in Malaysia marked him out as a future star – and made a graduation to Ferrari even more likely than it was previously. The question now would seem to be when, rather than if… … Continue reading
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2012/03/26/sergio-perez-its-a-great-result-for-the-team/
Button gets 2012 season off to a flier
Albert Park, Melbourne
Statements of intent do not come much more emphatic than the one Jenson Button made with a dominant victory in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Crushingly superior in a straight fight with McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton, Button got off to the perfect start in a season that promises to be very different from Sebastian Vettel's one-sided championship win last year.
There were fears after McLaren's one-two in qualifying that they would run away in the race - and they proved to be half right.
Button left Hamilton behind and never looked like losing the race. It was a win as comfortable as any of the six in seven races he took at the start of 2009 to lay the foundations for his championship year with the Brawn team.
Jenson Button has won three of the last four Australian grands prix. Photo: Getty
Button admitted to BBC Sport after the race not only that he always gets "nervous-excited" before grands prix, but that he was more nervous before this one than perhaps any other.
One assumes it was founded in the knowledge that after starting his first two seasons at McLaren with cars that were off the pace of the Red Bull, he now had a real chance of getting his year off to the best possible start.
Contrary to appearances, that nervousness led to a slight error at the start. After a superb initial getaway, Button went for second gear too early, which delayed his charge to the first corner.
Luckily for Button, Hamilton had also had a bad start, and with the inside line, the corner - and, as it turned out, the victory - were his.
Ironically, the win bore more than a slight resemblance to many of Vettel's in 2011.
Button went off like a frightened rabbit in the first two laps, the aim being to be far enough ahead at the start of lap three - when the drivers are first allowed to use the DRS overtaking aid - to ensure he was out of reach of his pursuers.
Rather than ease off, though, Button just kept going, a succession of fastest laps moving him more than three seconds clear within six laps, after which it stabilised.
So dominant was Button that even had Hamilton converted his lead at the start into one at the end of the first lap, it is difficult to imagine that the result would have been any different.
Hamilton cut a subdued figure after the race, giving short, quietly-spoken answers to questions. He admitted he "didn't generally have great pace" and, after producing a stunning lap in qualifying to take pole, was clearly not expecting Button's demoralising
performance.
Hamilton's mood will not have been helped by losing out on second place to Vettel, largely through bad luck.
After leaving the two cars out slightly too long before their first pit stops, McLaren did exactly the right thing in stopping them one after the other for their second.
It was Hamilton's bad luck that he was delayed by the introduction of the safety car on the very next lap, allowing Vettel to sneak ahead.
Vettel said after the race that he would have "had a crack" at Hamilton even without that stroke of good fortune.
But the two cars were evenly matched and if Hamilton, whose car was faster on the straight, was not able to pass Vettel it seems unlikely that Vettel would have been able to overtake the McLaren.
The manner of Button's victory - Vettel described him as "unbeatable" - led to inevitable questions about whether McLaren will now dominate this season in the way Red Bull did last.
But as Hamilton said, it is "too early to tell" if McLaren are comfortably ahead of Red Bull.
"In qualifying we're quite quick and competitive," he said, "but they were massively quick in the race. I think they're still a force to be reckoned with."
Vettel, meanwhile, proved once again how ridiculous it ever was to suggest he could not race - his move around the outside of Nico Rosberg at Turn Nine on lap two was hugely impressive.
Behind the top two teams, an intriguing race has set the season up nicely.
Romain Grosjean made some errors befitting his semi-novice status as he squandered his excellent third place on the grid, but his Lotus team look like they could have the pace to challenge close to the front if they have a clean weekend.
Mercedes' race pace was a disappointment after their impressive form in qualifying - which extreme was the true representation of their competitive position remains to be seen.
Meanwhile, Fernando Alonso dragged his Ferrari up to fifth place with a typically resilient and impressive performance, although the car's lap times once the race settled down suggested the team still have a lot of work to do.
The mixed-up grid, caused by typical early seasons problems for Red Bull, Alonso and Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen in qualifying, led to some superb battles throughout a race that seemed to confirm the impression of pre-season testing that the grid has closed up this year.
"We all think this is a special year in F1 with six world champions and so many competitive teams," Button said. "F1 is in a special place and it's a great sport to be a part of."
Malaysia next weekend will provide further evidence of what lies ahead. Button and Hamilton, for very different reasons, will be anxious to get on with it.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2012/03/albert_park_melbourne_statemen.html
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
CUP: Martinsville Victories Special
Shortest track is a tall order for many Sprint Cup drivers…
Slim Borgudd Luki Botha JeanChristophe Boullion Sebastien Bourdais
Adam Parr to resign from Williams | 2012 F1 season
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Williams has made the surprise announcement that chairman Adam Parr will leave them on Friday.
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Monday, March 26, 2012
First Build in three years 68 GTO
Heres my first build since getting back into the hobby. Its a 68 GTO. I just started it so all I have done so far is opened the doors and trunk but man it felt good to sit down and do what I love again. Again I want to thank all here who have inspired me to build again. http://public.fotki.com/carguy1963/68-gto/ carguy1963
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1008632.aspx
Webber ‘will threaten’ Vettel in 2012
Bernie Ecclestone has stated his belief that Mark Webber could be Sebastian Vettel’s biggest rival for the title this year. Check out our review of Red Bull in 2011! Webber failed to win a race last year of course, but Ecclestone is convinced that the Australian will improve, threatening his Red Bull team-mate along the [...]
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1956 Chevy Bel Air Sport Coupe WIP
Starting a new build and I've been wanting to build a 56 hardtop for awhile. I have a 56 Nomad in dusk plum and Ivory and a 56 Delray that I did as a street machine. Now I need a Hardtop to add to my collection. So I picked up this Monogram kit over the holidays on sale somewhere. It's not a great kit but I think I can make it look respectable. I have some leftover and complete 56 Nomad PE that includes the longer hood and trunk Vs and badges for both, Bel Air script and badges for the rear fenders, and door handles and window cranks. I also have a bottle of Classic Copper metallic that is a little darker than Sierra Gold but close enough for me. I'm going to do a two-tone using Krylon Satin Almond for Adobe Beige to go with the copper. Looks like I have everything I need to get started! Thanks for looking! 
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1007709.aspx
65 Vette....It's Finished................3/24
Starting a 65 Vette............................
Will have more soon................................
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1005460.aspx
Sunday, March 25, 2012
What went wrong for the back of the grid?
It was another frustrating season at the back of the grid for F1’s relative new boys. Lotus, HRT and Virgin all in their sophomore seasons in Formula One all failed, again, to score points in 2011. So what went wrong last season and what does 2012 have in store. Lotus They’ve arguably been the best [...]
COPO Chevelle 1:1 replica The Black Mariah
This was the only known California built COPO Chevelle. Thanks for looking.
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1007081.aspx
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