Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1017032.aspx
Pablo Birger Art Bisch Harry Blanchard Michael Bleekemolen Alex Blignaut Trevor Blokdyk Mark Blundell
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68 dart 426hemi
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Wallace set to make NASCAR debut in Iowa
May 20, 2012 by
Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/18/2073074/wallace-set-to-make-nascar-debut.html
Michael Bartels Edgar Barth Giorgio Bassi Erwin Bauer Zsolt Baumgartner Elie Bayol Don Beauman
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Lola Cars filing for Bankruptcy
May 20, 2012 by
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Don Beauman Karl Gunther Bechem Jean Behra Derek Bell Stefan Bellof Paul Belmondo Tom Belso
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8th Grand Prix de Monaco Historique 2012 (Video)
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Amsoil
May 20, 2012 by
my buddy is building a replica of a friends class 11 off road bug. The car has a large Amsoil decal across the front. do any of you car specialists know where I can get a decal sheet with amsoil on it?
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1017024.aspx
Rene Arnoux Peter Arundell Alberto Ascari Peter Ashdown Ian Ashley Gerry Ashmore Bill Aston
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Rosberg answers critics in emphatic style
May 20, 2012 by
Nico Rosberg looks every inch the archetypal image of a grand prix driver – blonde, good looking, perfect smile, the lot. And in Shanghai on Sunday, at the 111th attempt, he finally delivered the most important part of the package – the perfect win.
It has been a long time coming.
This is the 26-year-old German’s seventh season of F1 and while Lewis Hamilton, who was his team-mate when they were teenage karters 12 years ago, was a winner almost from the start of his Formula 1 career, Rosberg’s route to the top step of the podium has been somewhat more torturous.
So torturous, in fact, that there have been times when some wondered whether he would ever follow his father Keke in becoming a race winner.
Nico Rosberg’s dominant victory in China ensured he has become the first son of a living grand prix winner to follow in his father’s footsteps – and only the third ever. The fathers of Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve were killed when their son were children.
Keke Rosberg also had to wait a long time to stand on the top step of the podium – his first victory came in his fifth season.
Like Nico, that was Keke’s first year in a competitive car, and he ended it as world champion. It seems unlikely at this stage that Nico will follow his father in that sense, too, but after such a dominant win it certainly cannot be completely ruled out.
Nico Rosberg led from pole position to score Mercedes’ first victory since the 1955 Italian Grand Prix. Photo: Getty
Watching Rosberg’s assured driving as he drove away from team-mate Michael Schumacher in the early laps, and then proceeded to control the race, it seems strange to think that there have long been questions about his ultimate standing as a true world-class grand prix driver. But there have, and to some extent they remain still.
There is no doubt about the calibre of Rosberg’s win on Sunday, but it remains difficult to be absolutely sure of his ultimate potential.
He is clearly very fast – but just how fast is not completely clear. Likewise, it remains to be seen whether he possesses all the other qualities that make up a great grand prix driver.
So far, for example, he has appeared to be the sort of driver who will deliver to the potential of his car – but not one who is able to transcend it occasionally, in the manner of Hamilton or Fernando Alonso.
In his debut year, he was generally marginally out-paced by Mark Webber, his team-mate at Williams at the time. And for the rest of Rosberg’s career there before joining Mercedes in 2010 he was partnered with journeymen drivers and in uncompetitive cars.
Rosberg has dominated his Mercedes team-mate Michael Schumacher in qualifying since then, but it is clear to most that the seven-time champion is not the same driver he was before he retired in 2006 and spent three years on the sidelines. And until Sunday, Schumacher had generally matched Rosberg for race pace since last season.
The improved performance of Mercedes this year will finally give Rosberg the chance to go wheel-to-wheel with the top drivers on a consistent basis for the first time, so a clearer picture may well emerge.
A first win, especially one so impressive, will do wonders for his confidence, although he has never lacked for that.
Rosberg is a highly intelligent man, who was planning on a degree in engineering had he not become a Formula 1 driver. He is an individual character, and can be a prickly interviewee.
It may be that will change now he will no longer be faced with endless questions about whether he believes he can be a winner.
He could not have answered them in more emphatic style.
If Schumacher had thought Rosberg’s 0.5 seconds a lap advantage in qualifying was a one-off based on a unique set of circumstances, he was soon disabused of that belief in the race as the younger German sprinted off into the distance, building a five-second lead in the first 10 laps.
That margin was the foundation for his win, but it was not as if Rosberg then spent the rest of the afternoon hanging on in front of faster cars.
After the first pit stops, Jenson Button was up into a de facto second place and in clear air, but Rosberg continued to pull away, although he was on the faster tyre. Button came back at him before the McLaren driver made his second stop, but only marginally.
Had the mechanic fitting Button’s left rear tyre not suffered a problem with a cross-threaded wheel nut at his final stop, the Englishman would have rejoined about 14 seconds behind Rosberg with 19 laps to go.
Button’s pace on the slower tyre suggests that he would have closed on Rosberg at that stage, but whether it would have been quickly enough is a moot point.
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh admitted: “I think it would have been very difficult to beat him.”
Where have a team who have gone backwards in the first two races found that pace from? Both Rosberg and Mercedes sports boss Norbert Haug had a simple explanation – set-up changes allowing better use of the tyres.
They had used them too much in the first race in Australia and not worked them enough in the second in Malaysia. Here in Shanghai they found a middle way.
Behind Rosberg was a fantastic scrap for second place, what Haug described as “one of the best races I have ever seen”.
Recounting the story of Red Bull’s race from ninth and 14th places on the first lap to fourth and fifth at the flag, team boss Christian Horner said he sounded “like a horse racing commentator”.
The championship is clearly going to be very close and it is setting up what look set to be a superb season.
“We’ve had three very different races,” Whitmarsh said, “and I think this is going to be a season where potentially we have 20 very different races.
“It’s fascinating, really. I enjoy it and I’m sure people watching it enjoy it. Who’s going to predict who’s going to win in Bahrain?”
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2012/04/rosberg_answers_critics_in_emp.html
Philippe Alliot Cliff Allison Fernando Alonso Giovanna Amati George Amick Red Amick Chris Amon
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1963 and 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 WIPs; 63 Finished – Outdoor Pics
May 20, 2012 by
Here's where I started working on reviving an old 63 build and adding a 64 build.
I took the 63 apart with only minor issues and the 63 frame fits perfectly on the 64 body. I would like to have and engine in both. So here's the plan:
- Cut out the hood carefully on the 64. Since it has 4 posts (2 for mounting the interior and 2 for the frame) and mounts for the grill/bumper assembly. It is also very thin without underside detail so I am going to discard it.
- Remove the paint from the disassembled 63 and sand out the center dart in the hood to use it on the 64 since it it the same size. Add tabs to the underside of the front fenders on the 64 for hood supports.
- Cut out the radiator support and radiator on the disassembled 63 to use in the 64. It will locate on the frame from the new 63 kit.
- Paint the bodies and interiors from both the new 63 and 64 kits.
- Paint the frame, engine and assemble the engine from the new 63 kit to use in the 64.
- Use the already painted and assembled frame and engine for the new 63 body and interior.
In this manner, I can build two complete models with engines (I think) with better paint and fresh foil, hopefully!
The stance will be corrected by gluing the wheel stems to the frame in the back and getting rid of the metal axle.
I did a lot of detail in the engine department years ago; the engine has plug wires, gas line, alternator lines, battery cables and even a dip stick! And look at that firewall – I must have been a wild man back then!
Here's the underside of the hood on the 64:
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1012281.aspx
Derek Bell Stefan Bellof Paul Belmondo Tom Belso JeanPierre Beltoise Olivier Beretta Allen Berg
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Conor Daly lands Force India aero test chance
May 20, 2012 by
Conor Daly will have his first F1 experience when he undertakes an aero test for Sahara Force India on Thursday at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire. The 20-year-old, who scored his first GP3 win in Barcelona on Sunday, spent part of … Continue reading
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2012/05/16/conor-daly-lands-force-india-aero-test-chance/
Ernesto Brambilla Vittorio Brambilla Toni Branca Gianfranco Brancatelli Eric Brandon Don Branson Tom Bridger
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Faux wood & leather
May 19, 2012 by
I decided to try a technique I learned a long time ago, when I was into collecting and refinishing antiques. This technique, called "antiquing", used a base coat of paint overlaid with another coat of a contrasting color, applied so that it looks like wood or leather. In the case of this experiment, however, I dispensed with the basecoat and brushed Testors Leather directly over the white plastic. The first coat looked horrible, with large patches that were way too light. However, by filling in with color to cover the light patches, I was able to do a decent replica of the randomness of leather or wood – I can't tell for sure which it looks more like. Since this interior will go into a sedan, I thought I'd share the results before assembly. By the way, that's the first colored Zing I've used, and Charcoal saved me from having to paint the final product!
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1017046.aspx
Pablo Birger Art Bisch Harry Blanchard Michael Bleekemolen Alex Blignaut Trevor Blokdyk Mark Blundell
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Williams confirms one team member still in hospital
May 19, 2012 by
Williams has confirmed that one team member remains in hospital in Barcelona after suffering burns yesterday’s fire, adding that he is in good spirits. Meanwhile the team has again thanked the paddock community for its support. A statement today said: … Continue reading
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2012/05/14/williams-confirms-one-team-member-still-in-hospital/
Sebastien Buemi Luiz Bueno Ian Burgess Luciano Burti Roberto Bussinello Jenson Button Tommy Byrne
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