Marco Apicella M·rio de Ara˙jo Cabral Frank Armi Chuck Arnold Rene Arnoux
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Rotary appreciation: Mazda RX-7 FD
The rotary will live on for collectors and enthusiasts in coveted models such as this third-generation Mazda RX-7 (FD).
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Ettore Chimeri Louis Chiron Joie Chitwood Bob Christie Johnny Claes
Ferrari reduce their performance gap by more than half | 2012 F1 season
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Ferrari have more than halved their deficit to the front runners since the beginning of the season, analysis of the teams' lap times show.
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Tony Brooks Alan Brown Walt Brown Warwick Brown Adolf Brudes
Fresh questions over struggling Schumacher
Michael Schumacher's collision with Williams driver Bruno Senna in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix has once again focused awkward attention on the German legend's lacklustre performances for Mercedes.
A senior member of the Mercedes team used the word "mediocre" last weekend when discussing the 43-year-old's driving, and that was before Schumacher clumsily ran into the back of Senna's car in the race.
It was the sort of error you might expect from a beginner, not a man with 91 grand prix victories and seven world titles under his belt.
Coming at Senna from a long way back, Schumacher seemed simply to misjudge the closing speed of the two cars and, caught in two minds about which direction to go, he ran into the back of the Williams.
Schumacher called Senna an "idiot" on the radio as he sat in the gravel trap in the immediate aftermath, and, even after watching replays, he still seemed convinced it was his rival's fault. The stewards disagreed and gave him a five-place grid penalty for the next race in Monaco.
Schumacher's reaction will have surprised no-one in F1 - he has always seemed to lack the ability to accept he can ever be wrong.
In an aspiring young driver, this is a characteristic one might expect. But age is supposed to bring wisdom and, in this aspect at least, it appears not to be the case with Schumacher.
With the passing years comes an inevitable waning of physical abilities, and it is surely now beyond dispute that this has come even to him.
Michael Schumacher collides with Bruno Senna during the Spanish Grand Prix. Photo: Reuters
How long can he go on raging against the dying of the light? More to the point, perhaps, how long can Mercedes accept it?
There is no shame in Schumacher not being the driver he was - one can argue there is honour in him being able to achieve even what he has as he heads into the middle of his fifth decade.
The facts, though, are that he is now no more than a decent F1 driver - and some may argue not even that.
Statistically, this is the worst start to a season in Schumacher's career. But statistics can be misleading - Schumacher actually started the season well. He was the stronger of the two Mercedes drivers in the first two races.
But then came China and Nico Rosberg's qualifying lap, half a second quicker than his team-mate, who was second on the grid.
The gap was explained almost entirely by a stunning middle sector of the lap from Rosberg, which Schumacher, I'm told, justified to himself by Rosberg managing to turn his tyres on better.
That may well have been the reason, but the gap was there nonetheless. As it was again in the race, when that excuse was less justifiable. Schumacher was simply outclassed by his team-mate.
They have been more evenly matched since, but still Schumacher is almost certainly getting no more from the car than a number of other drivers could manage.
The contrast, with what Fernando Alonso is doing in the Ferrari - which is not dissimilar to the sort of thing Schumacher used to achieve in his early years with the team - is stark.
The tragedy of Schumacher's current situation is that it is leading some people to question his earlier achievements of seven world titles; two with Benetton and five with Ferrari between 1994 and 2004.
His criticisms of the Pirelli tyres after Bahrain drew uncomfortable parallels with the bespoke tyres from Bridgestone which Schumacher enjoyed for much of his Ferrari career, a subject that was largely unexplored during his pomp.
Some are beginning to wonder if seven titles really was such an amazing achievement, given the advantages he had at his disposal?
This would be wrong, though. There is no doubt that the Schumacher of the 1990s and early 2000s was an outstanding racing driver, one of the greatest there has ever been.
But that Schumacher belongs to the past.
The current one is out of contract at the end of this season. This, in fact, was the context in which the "mediocre" remark came up.
So what reasons do Mercedes have to keep him on, rather than try for someone else?
Lewis Hamilton, also looking for a new deal in 2013, may well not be available, or interested. Alonso, Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button are committed to their current teams. Those left are all unproven.
Schumacher may continue to embarrass himself in wheel-to-wheel racing occasionally, but he's close to Rosberg's pace these days - and Mercedes' top management rate their younger driver very highly indeed.
The other reason is less palatable for those who like to consider F1 as the arena in which the very best drivers in the world do battle. It's commercial.
Schumacher's marketing value to Mercedes is huge. After Rosberg's victory in China, vice-president of Mercedes motorsport Norbert Haug delighted in how "fantastic" Schumacher had been in front of 800 guests at the launch of a new road car model in Shanghai the previous night. It had been, Haug said, "the perfect weekend".
Schumacher may no longer be one of the best F1 drivers, but around the world he remains arguably the most famous - and therefore the most valuable to Mercedes off the track. And in Germany, Mercedes' home, he is largely untouchable, voted recently the greatest national sportsman in history.
Ultimately, though, Mercedes are in F1 to win - and it is no secret that, after two disappointing seasons, the pressure on the team at the start of this season was enormous.
It will have been alleviated somewhat by their win in China, but the team have faded after a promising start and currently look no better than they did through much of last year.
In a season as topsy-turvy as this, that could easily change - and, who knows, if everything comes together perhaps Schumacher can win again. After all, who before the weekend would have predicted Pastor Maldonado's victory in Spain?
But, all things being equal, that looks unlikely. For a team with an average car who need to win, is a "mediocre" driver, however famous, good enough?
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2012/05/fresh_questions_over_mediocre.html
Johnny Boyd David Brabham Gary Brabham Jack BrabhamÜ Bill Brack
Friday, June 29, 2012
DRIVEN: Ford Takes EcoBoost To Edge
Optional turbo four improves mileage without losing drivability in the midsize crossover, part of a trend for the world?s automakers.
Source: http://automotive.speedtv.com/article/driven-ford-takes-ecoboost-to-edge/
Bill Brack Ernesto Brambilla Vittorio Brambilla Toni Branca Gianfranco Brancatelli
August Issue
A Grumpy Jenkins Vega buildup, and not just one but TWO Shelby Mustangs? It's almost like you knew, or something.
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1022563.aspx
Alberto Colombo Erik Comas Franco Comotti George Connor George Constantine
Journalists shocked at Korea award
 Scarecrows adorn the entrance to a barren Korean International Circuit |
Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/12/journalists_shocked_at_korea_a.php
Cliff Allison Fernando Alonso Giovanna Amati George Amick Red Amick
Could He Become The Incredible Hulk?
“I won’t be the next Michael Schumacher or whatever. When I get to Formula One, and I believe I have still a long way to go, if I do get there, I want to be the first Nico Hulkenberg.” When you think of German Formula One drivers several names spring to mind, but it?s unlikely [...]
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Christijan Albers Michele Alboreto Jean Alesi Jaime Alguersuari Philippe Alliot
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Hi from the uk
My name is Kev.
I have been plastic modelling,on and off, for over 40 years mainly military vehicles and figures.
After a lull of 10 years of no activity the urge has returned.
For some reason I have started building cars.Muscle cars in particular.
So this seems an ideal place to join.
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1019252.aspx
Yannick Dalmas Derek Daly Christian Danner Jorge Daponte Anthony Davidson
The TOP TEN Most Attractive F1 Cars Of All Time
Since the very origins of Formula One, beauty has been held in almost as high of regard as speed, with the cars needing to evoke the emotions of the sport’s followers both through looks and velocity. This has seen the production of some truly magnificent machines down the years, with a mix of sweeping lines [...]
Mario Andretti Michael Andretti Keith Andrews Elio de Angelis Marco Apicella
Revell 70 Dodge Challenger Seat Back
l have been working on a 70 revell challenger. l have been a victom of the model gremlin. l need a seat back if anyone has a used one or new one....Slusher
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Peter Arundell Alberto Ascari Peter Ashdown Ian Ashley Gerry Ashmore
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
F1: Montezemolo Urges Ferrari To Work Even Harder
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo is cautioning the team about getting too confident or comfortable...
Source: http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-luca-di-montezemolo-urges-ferrari-to-work-even-harder/
Joie Chitwood Bob Christie Johnny Claes David Clapham Jim ClarkÜ
Team order rule needs a re-think
 Jean Todt arives for Wednesday's hearing |
?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
Paolo Barilla Rubens Barrichello Michael Bartels Edgar Barth Giorgio Bassi
World's Fastest Audi S4 [video]
ThatRacingChannel has sent us this video of the alleged world's fastest Audi S4 in action setting a quarter mile time of 9:61. 
Source: http://feeds.worldcarfans.com/~r/worldcarfans/Jxfz/~3/vyCXJyTuf4o/worlds-fastest-audi-s4-video
Michele Alboreto Jean Alesi Jaime Alguersuari Philippe Alliot Cliff Allison
Vote for your European GP Driver of the Weekend | 2012 European Grand Prix
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Compare all the drivers' performances and vote for who you think was the best driver of the European Grand Prix weekend.
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Eric Brandon Don Branson Tom Bridger Tony Brise Chris Bristow
Why Michael Schumacher Could Win The 2011 World Championship
Michael Schumacher?s 2010 comeback was somewhat abortive.� The results, the driving standard and the overtakes were well below par for the former champion.� He even let his team mate beat him for the first time in his career.� So why can Schumacher, the fallen Ferrari hero, win the world championship for an 8th time? It?s [...]
Enrico Bertaggia Tony Bettenhausen Mike Beuttler Birabongse Bhanubandh Lucien Bianchi
'The point of no confidence is quite near'
 The wreckage of Jochen Rindt's car at Barcelona |
?Colin. I have been racing F1 for 5 years and I have made one mistake (I rammed Chris Amon in Clermont Ferrand) and I had one accident in Zandvoort due to gear selection failure otherwise I managed to stay out of trouble. This situation changed rapidly since I joined your team. ?Honestly your cars are so quick that we would still be competitive with a few extra pounds used to make the weakest parts stronger, on top of that I think you ought to spend some time checking what your different employes are doing, I sure the wishbones on the F2 car would have looked different. Please give my suggestions some thought, I can only drive a car in which I have some confidence, and I feel the point of no confidence is quite near.?A little more than a year later Rindt's Lotus suffered mechanical breakdown just before braking into one of the corners. He swerved violently to the left and crashed into a poorly-installed barrier, killing him instantly.
Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/09/the_point_of_no_confidence_is.php
Peter Arundell Alberto Ascari Peter Ashdown Ian Ashley Gerry Ashmore
Nine players tied in Predictions Championship | Predictions Championship
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The incredibly close 2012 championship continues to make life difficult in the Predictions Championship. Find out how you did in Valencia.
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Duane Carter Eugenio Castellotti Johnny Cecotto Andrea de Cesaris Francois Cevert
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
1969 Mercury Cougar CJ428
I am going to begin this kit next weekend. It will be my 5th build.
Up until now I have built kits straight from the box as stock versions using spray cans to paint the body and brush for trim and detail.
This time I am going to use the build to try some new techniques.I am intending getting an airbrush to paint the body and am also intending trying to use Bare metal foil and Alclad for the chrome
Finally I am going to attempt wiring the engine.
Should be a good learning project..
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1020663.aspx
Rene Arnoux Peter Arundell Alberto Ascari Peter Ashdown Ian Ashley
2013 Lucra LC470 revealed
Lucra Cars has released the first renderings of their 2013 LC470. It features a GM-sourced engine which produces 630 hp (470 kW / 639 PS). 
Source: http://feeds.worldcarfans.com/~r/worldcarfans/Jxfz/~3/2eLlk9OxrG8/2013-lucra-lc470-revealed
'67 chevelle pro street
This is revells newer release of the kit. It goes together nicely but i did have some troubles with the rear suspension to sit level but i got it figured out, i dont like the hood at all it just looks stupid so eventually im going to buy a resin 6 inch cowl for it. The paint it testors one coat lacquer blazing black with slixx decals and a couple coats of clear. i scratched up a 8 point roll cage since the one that comes in the kit isnt NHRA legal. I didnt like the velocity stacks that came in the kit so i snatched some from my parts box and they look way better, other than that its box stock.
the cage
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Anthony Davidson Jimmy Davies Colin Davis Jimmy Daywalt JeanDenis Deletraz
Gemballa GT Aero 2 styling for Porsche Cayenne 958
German tuning company Gemballa has announced a styling update to their GT Aero body package for the Porsche Cayenne 958. 
Pablo Birger Art Bisch Harry Blanchard Michael Bleekemolen Alex Blignaut
Peugeot 508 sedan receives Hybrid4 diesel powertrain
Peugeot has announced for Europe the 508 sedan is the latest body style to receive their Hybrid4 powertrain, following the 5008 crossover and 508 wagon. 
Ernesto Brambilla Vittorio Brambilla Toni Branca Gianfranco Brancatelli Eric Brandon
Monday, June 25, 2012
The right race in the wrong place?
Sebastian Vettel gave this already fascinating Formula 1 world championship another huge twist at the Bahrain Grand Prix with his first victory of the season.
What looked for a while like it might turn into a carbon-copy of so many of the Red Bull driver's wins on his way to the title last year - pole, blitz the start, consolidate lead - turned into a fascinating battle with the Lotus of Kimi Raikkonen.
The Finn showed all his old skill and consistency as he climbed from 11th place on the grid to take second place. In so doing, Raikkonen finally delivered on the potential of a car that has looked capable of this sort of result since the start of the season and proved he has lost nothing in his two years away in rallying.
The result, and a nightmare race for McLaren, leaves the championship finely poised going into a three-week break before the Spanish Grand Prix, with Vettel leapfrogging from fifth overall to first and only a handful of points covering all the top five.
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All of this, though, has been completely overshadowed by the situation outside the track, and the controversy over F1's decision to return to Bahrain despite ongoing civil unrest in the Gulf state.
The race has dominated the news agenda over the weekend and, for those involved in the sport, it has not been pretty.
Most people could see the situation F1 has found itself in this weekend coming from miles away, but if the sport's bosses did, they are doing a good job of hiding it.
Last year's Bahrain Grand Prix was cancelled following the violent suppression of protests which were part of the Arab Spring that swept across much of the Middle East.
Troubles have continued, despite promises by the ruling royal family to instigate reform following a critical independent report last November, which detailed human rights abuses, including wrongful arrests and torture. Amnesty International says the situation in Bahrain is "not much different" from a year ago.
Yet F1 chose to return, FIA president Jean Todt and commercial boss Bernie Ecclestone believing the claims of the authorities that the situation was much improved and that they could guarantee security.
It did not take long for that last claim to be exposed. Returning from the track on Wednesday evening, down the main highway into the capital Manama, four Force India mechanics were caught between protestors on one side of the road and riot police on the other.
The protestors were throwing petrol bombs at the police, who were responding with tear gas. Petrol bombs flew over the car, and one landed worryingly close.
The whole incident lasted no more than two or three minutes, but it clearly spooked those involved - and the rest of their team, who subsequently chose to skip second practice on Friday so they could return to their hotels before dark. A decision made despite an intervention by Ecclestone.
Most F1 personnel encountered no trouble. But the unrest continued throughout the weekend, and on Friday night a protestor was killed.
Vettel, who had described the controversy over the race as "hype" when he arrived on Thursday, was forced to think again. "It's always dreadful when someone dies," he said after qualifying on pole position.
For all the protestations from Todt and Ecclestone about sport staying apart from politics, the grand prix has become part of the argument in Bahrain.
The protests are not specifically directed at the race, but it is seen as a legitimate target because it is so closely identified with the ruling Sunni royal family, who set it up as a global promotional tool for the country and by extension their regime.
The race organisers - effectively the royal family themselves - have overtly politicised the event by promoting it with posters using the F1 logo in the middle of the slogan "UniF1ed", in a country that is clearly anything but.
Protests have targeted Formula 1 both inside Bahrain and across the world. Photo: Getty
Ecclestone's and Todt's responses to this - that they cannot control how people promote their races (Ecclestone) or that the slogan can be interpreted in lots of ways (Todt) - are debatable at best. Some have called it sophistry.
If F1's bosses thought they could go to Bahrain, pick up the huge pay cheque for the race, and get out without any damage to their or the sport's reputation, they have been disabused of that notion in the starkest terms.
On Saturday, Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn - who, behind the scenes, has been one of the senior figures most opposed to holding the Bahrain race - said F1 "with proper judgement of what happened and what we saw needed to come to a conclusion".
I am told by senior insiders that the many of the sport's bosses have been staggered by the extent to which the sport's name has been dragged through the mud this weekend, as well as the focus on it by major global news organisations.
Quite apart from the obvious moral and personal safety issues involved, this is clearly a commercial concern. F1 is selling a dream and an aspiration. But the dream has this weekend become a nightmare - and there has been nothing aspirational about the image the sport has presented to the world.
F1 being what it is, if anything will make them wake up to the potential consequences of racing in Bahrain, that will be it.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2012/04/the_right_race_in_the_wrong_pl.html
Chuck Daigh Yannick Dalmas Derek Daly Christian Danner Jorge Daponte
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Formula One Goes High Definition
This week FOM, the Formula One Management company run by Bernie Ecclestone, has announced it will be providing native High Definition Formula One coverage for the very first time. �This heralds the entrance of the sport into the super clear broadcast territory. High Definition television has been available for some time now in the United [...]
Source: http://f1fanatics.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/formula-one-goes-high-definition/
Kevin Cogan Peter Collins Bernard Collomb Alberto Colombo Erik Comas
Interesting timing
Formula One has hired Michael Payne, as part of its restructuring in preparation for the eventual departure of 81-year-old Bernie Ecclestone. Payne will work as the sport’s “chief marketing consultant”, while German Christian Vogt has been appointed marketing director, in essence running the old Allsport Management company, which was previously run by Patrick McNally. Vogt [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/interesting-timing/
Allen Berg Georges Berger Gerhard Berger Eric Bernard Enrique Bernoldi
69 Camaro Revell
Just a simple out of the box build. I liked the molded color it came in, so I just polished and cleared it. Thanks for looking.
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1018095.aspx
Kevin Cogan Peter Collins Bernard Collomb Alberto Colombo Erik Comas
Stars Rating System?
I have a question. Who is responsible for the stars rating system? Just curious. carguy1963.
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1020256.aspx
Warwick Brown Adolf Brudes Martin Brundle Gianmaria Bruni Jimmy Bryan
Twenty-three races in 2013
The word on the street is that the FIA Formula 1 World Championship in 2013 could have 23 races. if the teams all sign up to the new Concorde Agreement by the end of the year. As I have reported before the current agreement allows for 17 races with three optional extras. The new deal [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/twenty-three-races-in-2013/
Lorenzo Bandini Henry Banks Fabrizio Barbazza John Barber Skip Barber
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Lumma Design CLR 6 M previewed - Based on the BMW M6
Based on the BMW M6 coupe, the model is outfitted with an aerodynamic body kit that includes new bumpers, revised side skirts and a ventilated hood. 
Tom Bridger Tony Brise Chris Bristow Peter Broeker Tony Brooks