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Mar 11 2010, 05:15 PM
by
Andy Blackmore
with 35 comment(s)
The Formula One season starts this weekend in Bahrain and given our F1 preview was so popular last year, it is time for Speedhunters bring you a brief preview for the 2010 season. Biggest changes surround World Champions, past and present. The 2009 World Drivers Champion, Jenson Button, left Brawn GP at the end of 2009 to join McLaren Mercedes, where Lewis Hamilton is firmly entrenched. It is going to be a challenge for Jenson to get into the tight McLaren-Hamilton relationship and beat Lewis…but...
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Dec 23 2009, 02:43 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 43 comment(s)
We all like to dream about cars don't we? I'm sure every single person who reads this blog site has regular thoughts about what cars they want to own. I personally take time every day to think about my automotive plans! There is nothing wrong with dreaming, as it's the act of visualizing that's the first step to building your future. Your ability to realize your automotive dreams will of course depend on your circumstances, the opportunities that present themselves and how you navigate...
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Posted
Dec 04 2009, 11:36 AM
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Rod Chong
with 14 comment(s)
There are many ways to express personal passion for cars. Some people work as engineers, managers and marketers for the world's car companies, others spend their time working and building cars either for themselves or for others, or some like myself are involved with automotive media and spend their time shooting and writing about all things automobile related. There are also some individuals who are in a very rare place in life: they have the means to build up car and memorabilia collections...
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Posted
Nov 23 2009, 08:30 PM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 44 comment(s)
If it wasn't for Jeroen I would have almost forgotten about this Ferrari 550 Maranello. The picture he posted up a few weeks back reminded me of this unique creation that Hayashi-san of Garage Saurus put together a few years back. Most people however don't actually know that there are two cars, two 550s that wear the same all-carbon fiber Garage Saurus body kit. I went to check out one of them at Fuji Speedway during a set up session that was meant to test the new components the car had been...
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Posted
Oct 29 2009, 07:09 PM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 25 comment(s)
Some of you should recognize this car as the 550 Maranello that has been build by Garage Saurus . It's a car that is constant developing. I have been following the build and I have been amazed at the quality of the build. This time they went out for a track day on the Fuji Speedway for some much needed testing. It is just a testament that Garage Saurus is still one of Japans greatest tuners. JeroenWillemsen
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Posted
Sep 26 2009, 05:01 PM
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John Brooks
with 11 comment(s)
" A Rainy Night in Georgia, A Rainy Night in Georgia, It seems like it's Raining all over the World" We had dodged the monumental thunderstorms for most of the day but eventually the monsoon hit Road Atlanta and turned the track into a lake in places. The lightning was also an issue as no one wanted corner workers and other personal working outside to be exposed to unnecessary dangers. Finally the track became undrivable, so the although the race was running behind a safety car under...
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Posted
Sep 15 2009, 01:12 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 14 comment(s)
Here's another quick update from the Super GT series in Japan. This time SGT was back at Fuji Speedway over the weekend for the seventh round of the 2009 season....
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Posted
Sep 02 2009, 07:51 AM
by
Andy Blackmore
with 9 comment(s)
Workload has resulted in a lack of ALMS updates from me for most of the season, but it is now time to bring you up to date, in preparation for 'Petit Le Mans' later this month. At the front, the series suffered from the withdrawal from Audi and their R15 TDi after Sebring 12hours. The economic climate also resulted in Audi pulling out of the European Le Mans Series. A decision that Audi probably has since regretted, as lack of running and development cost them victory in the 2009 Le Mans...
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Posted
Jul 29 2009, 01:45 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 31 comment(s)
The world's greatest racing driver returns to F1 in a few weeks... this should be bloody interesting! .... Schumacher Vs Hamilton was a match up that we never got to see... until now!... Bring it! :R
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Posted
Jul 29 2009, 01:15 PM
by
Carl Jarrett
with 37 comment(s)
Ferrari just announced thier replacement of the Ferrari F430, the all-new 458 Italia. Set to be launched next year, the new mid-engined Ferrari will sport a new 4.5 litre flat-plane crank V8 as usual, but this time with direct-injection delivering a whopping 562hp at an insane 9000rpm and 398lb-ft of torque, highest revving engine ever for a Ferrari production road car I think. The new direct-injection engine can come mated to Ferrari's new seven speed dual clutch gearbox, I don't know about...
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Posted
Jul 13 2009, 08:18 AM
by
John Brooks
with 4 comment(s)
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is not only about cars up the Hill or manufacturers' stands trying to entice potential customers. In a most agreeable setting on the lawns of Goodwood House there is also the Cartier Style et Luxe Concours d'Elegance. There are a number of categories all vying for the vote of various celebrity judges plus the honour of 'Best in Show'. Themes for this year included "Alfresco Exotica", "Serious Wedge", "100 Years of Bugatti"...
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Posted
Jun 30 2009, 04:15 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 8 comment(s)
I'm sure a lot of you folks collect die-casts of varying forms and would be interested to take a quick tour of a model shop located in Maranello, Italy no? "Warm-Up" is located right across the parking lot from the Ferrari Museum, some 200 odd meters from the factory. Maranello appears to be a bit of a holy pilgrimage for hardcore Ferrari fans so it only makes sense a shop like this exists in the town. One of the first things you'll notice on walking up to the shop are these two...
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Posted
Jun 29 2009, 10:50 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 20 comment(s)
Well Exotics and Luxury month is about to end and we're about to usher in a month devoted to AWD cars in all shapes and sizes ( although you can expect to see a lot of Imprezas, Evos and GT-Rs )... I wanted to end my own writing on the subject of supercars with a good look at two legendary machines Dino and I encountered right at the end of our Ferrari Museum tour. I don't know what the Galleria Ferrari museum director was thinking when they put these two cars in a separate room from the...
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Posted
Jun 29 2009, 01:43 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 22 comment(s)
Ok let's get straight in to part two of our visit to the Galleria Ferrari , with a tour of the next display area. So we start our tour with the Enzo, Ferrari's current top level supercar. What do you think of this car? Is it ultimate Ferrari supercar ever?...
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Posted
Jun 26 2009, 01:30 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 9 comment(s)
I'm sitting here working on these Ferrari Museum photos, but am finding I'm suffering from a bit of writers' block. Perhaps it's the distraction from the media wave surrounding the death of Michael Jackson, or perhaps it's the fact that by time Dino and I arrived at the Galleria Ferrari, we were both pretty frazzled by a long day of Speedhunting in the Modena area. Check the day's agenda: 07:00 breakfast in the lobby of our Bologna hotel. 08:00 depart for the Modena area....
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Posted
Jun 22 2009, 11:26 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 31 comment(s)
Speedhunting for me is as much a hobby as it is a profession. I’m lucky enough to work at Pininfarina here in Cambiano near Turin as a senior designer…just being here and part of this immense history is great, but to contribute to the design of some of the most iconic brands in the world of automotive is a fantastic opportunity. I’ve worked on everything from city electric cars to supercars and everything in between with a very talented team; some of these guys here are legends...
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Posted
Jun 18 2009, 06:50 PM
by
John Brooks
with 11 comment(s)
Ok let's jump straight in and look at the dramas from further down the field at the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours. Behind the diesel class, here was another prototype race going on, that of those powered by petrol. Although a factory effort in name, the Lola Aston Martin team is closer in resource terms to the best of the privateers. A titanic battle ensued between the two quick AMR cars, the ORECA's, the Pescarolo and the Speedy Lola. This was resolved in the 007 Lola Aston's favour which had...
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Posted
Jun 17 2009, 07:04 AM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 22 comment(s)
Could this be the ultimate modified car? Built by Ferrari and perfected by its engineers this 599xx lacks only one thing- you can't drive it on the street. The car is based upon the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano and has the same transaxle and engine layout, but that's where all the similarities end. The V12 engine in the standard 599 produces 620bhp while the ‘same' V12 in the 599XX puts out 700bhp. This is thanks to extensive work on the combustion chambers, the inlet and exhaust side...
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Posted
Jun 16 2009, 03:45 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 15 comment(s)
Got a favourite supercar? A dream machine from your childhood that you hope one day to afford? Although it's not on my list of cars to own, my favourite supercar ever has to be the Ferrari F40. This was a machine that helped to redefine the goal posts of supercar performance during the arms race for production cars to break the 200 mph barrier in the 1980s. The first time a I laid eyes on a Ferrari F40 in person was in the summer of 1990. It wasn't the road car I had previously seen featured...
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Posted
Jun 12 2009, 06:20 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 15 comment(s)
Ok enough drift articles for the moment... the big event this weekend is the Le Mans 24HRs which starts tomorrow morning. As I don't own a television, I'm going to be getting up at 05:30 to head over to a buddy's apartment to watch the first few hours of the race. I should then hopefully be able to stream video and/or audio from the rest of the event at home. We'll see how it goes, but last year I managed to watch 18 of the 24 hours.... I hope some of you are inspired to at least...
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