The latest Carrera 1977 Pontiac Trans Am.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Carrera Ferrari video!
A cool Carrera video showing many of the Ferrari's that will be done this year.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Pioneer Camaro prototype pix!
Well Harry at Home Racing World has landed quite a cool little exclusive here! See photos of the Pioneer Camaro at this link!
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Slot MiniAuto-Annual 2011
COMUNICADO DE PRENSA
ANUARIO SLOT MINIAUTO 2011
Un año más, y ya son doce, Slot MiniAuto presenta su edición del Anuario Slot. Un recopilatorio de todos los modelos de Slot, en escala 1:32 y 1:24 aparecidos a lo largo del año 2010. Con fotografías a color de todas las referencias de todos los fabricantes. Circuito, Clásicos, Rally-Raid, Monoplazas,… todas las categorías del slot en un solo volumen. El Anuario Slot MiniAuto se edita sólo en español y se distribuye en todo el mundo. Una herramienta exclusiva e imprescindible para todos los aficionados al slot.
Ya a la venta.
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PRESS RELEASE
SLOT MINIAUTO 2011 YEARBOOK
Once again, and it’s twelve, Slot MiniAuto presents its edition of the Slot Car Yearbook. A compilation of all slot car models, in 1:32 and 1:24 scale, that have appeared during the year 2010. With full color pictures of all references to all manufacturers. Circuit, Classics, Rally-Raid, Singleseaters,… all the slot categories in your hand. Slot MiniAuto Yearbook is published only in Spanish and is distributed worldwide. A unique and indispensable tool for all slot enthusiasts.
Now on sale.
(Additional information at www.revistasprofesionales.com)
Thursday, March 24, 2011
A Porsche everyday?
Well you have to admire the effort here by the marketing department at Porsche... who wouldn't love to driver a Porsche everyday? I know I would.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Slot It Endurance Race Video
5 teams, 20 minutes a heat... and half in the dark, yeah we had a great time last weekend at the slot club I belong to.
The Experimental HY-KERS Hybrid vehicle
The HY-KERS vettura laboratorio (experimental vehicle) is an example of how Ferrari is approaching the development of hybrid technology without losing sight of the performance traits and driving involvement that have always exemplified its cars.
This hybrid project is also aimed at ensuring that Ferrari will be in a position to comply with future CO2 emissions standards, particularly in terms of the urban cycle. City driving is traditionally where sports cars are most penalised as their engines are designed for maximum efficiency and performance at high revs, whereas the urban cycle involves low revs and low engine loads.
Ferrari has employed its racing experience to adapt an advanced, lightweight hybrid drivetrain to the 599 GTB Fiorano with the aim of ensuring that vehicle dynamics are unaffected. This was achieved by the careful integration of all system components, positioning them below the centre of gravity and ensuring that interior and luggage space are entirely unaffected. Similarly the flat lithium-ion batteries are positioned below the floorpan. The result is a centre of gravity that is even lower than in the standard car.
Ferrari has also applied its F1 technology to the design, engineering and construction of a new kind of electric motor which helps optimise the longitudinal and lateral dynamics of the car, enhancing traction and brake balance. The motor also features a unique cooling and lubrication system for maximum efficiency under all operating temperatures and loads.
Weighing about 40 kg, the compact, tri-phase, high-voltage electric motor of the HY-KERS is coupled to the rear of the dual-clutch 7-speed F1 transmission. It operates through one of the transmission’s two clutches and engages one of the two gearbox primary shafts. Thus power is coupled seamlessly and instantaneously between the electric motor and the V12. The electric motor produces more than 100 hp as Ferrari’s goal was to offset every kilogram increase in weight by a gain of at least one hp.
Under braking the electric drive unit acts as a generator, using the kinetic energy from the negative torque generated to recharge the batteries. This phase is controlled by a dedicated electronics module which was developed applying experience gained in F1 and, as well as managing the power supply and recharging the batteries, the module also powers the engine’s ancillaries (power steering, power-assisted brakes, air conditioning, on-board systems) via a generator mounted on the V12 engine when running 100 per cent under electric drive. It also incorporates the hybrid system’s cooling pump.
This experimental vehicle thus maintains the high-performance characteristics typical of all Ferraris while, at the same time, reducing CO2 emissions on the ECE + EUDC combined cycle by 35 per cent.
Ferrari California Stop&Start
The other important novelty at the Geneva Show is again aimed at reducing emissions. From March 2010 in fact the Stop & Start system will be available on the Ferrari California, reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 6 per cent in the ECE + EUDC combined cycle. This means a figure of 280 g/km, one of the most competitive of any high-performance cars. The Stop & Start cuts in virtually instantaneously - just 230 milliseconds, a time so fast that the driver barely notices the engine restarting.
This solution is a further step in Ferrari’s on-going strategy to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, even when increasing performance. One of the principal areas of research has been dedicated to reducing friction within the engine. The Ferrari California’s direct-injection V8, for example, has eliminated the ‘pumping’ losses created by the changes in pressure below the pistons. Inserting purge valves in the crankcase below the crank throws allows blow-by gas and oil compressed during the combustion phase to leave the crankcase without being drawn back in during the compression phase. This ensures a direct increase in engine efficiency.
In addition DLC (Diamond Like Carbon) coatings on the valve followers and superfinishing of the cam lobes reduces friction in the valve train and contributes to the overall improvement in engine friction.
Self-sufficient with green power in Maranello
In keeping with Ferrari’s 360-degree approach to efficiency and its commitment to environmental sustainability, new technologies for its road cars are matched by the considerable investments already made to reduce the environmental impact of the company’s production activities in Maranello.
After the inauguration of the photovoltaic installation on the roof of the Mechanical Machining facility in January 2009, which reduced the factory’s power requirements by over 210,000 kWh annually, 2009 also saw the opening of Italy’s biggest trigeneration plant (the simultaneous production of power, heat and cooling from a single source) – the first of its kind to be implemented by a sports car manufacturer. Combined, the two systems reduce CO2 emissions by 30,000 tons a year (40 per cent). Thanks to these ecological solutions, Ferrari is completely autonomous for its energy requirements. This reduction also means that Ferrari will meet the Kyoto protocol objectives a full 10 years ahead of schedule and with double the figure imposed on Europe.
This represents another significant step forward in the ‘Formula Uomo’ strategy implemented by Ferrari’s Chairman, Luca di Montezemolo, at the end of the 1990s and which has transformed the Maranello production facility into one of the most advanced in the world. It has also helped create a unique working environment which, in addition to other initiatives for the well-being of employees, ensures that Ferrari has become a model, as demonstrated by the fact that the factory has, in the past, received the ‘Best Place to Work in Europe’ award.
source: italiancars.blogspot.com/This hybrid project is also aimed at ensuring that Ferrari will be in a position to comply with future CO2 emissions standards, particularly in terms of the urban cycle. City driving is traditionally where sports cars are most penalised as their engines are designed for maximum efficiency and performance at high revs, whereas the urban cycle involves low revs and low engine loads.
Ferrari has employed its racing experience to adapt an advanced, lightweight hybrid drivetrain to the 599 GTB Fiorano with the aim of ensuring that vehicle dynamics are unaffected. This was achieved by the careful integration of all system components, positioning them below the centre of gravity and ensuring that interior and luggage space are entirely unaffected. Similarly the flat lithium-ion batteries are positioned below the floorpan. The result is a centre of gravity that is even lower than in the standard car.
Ferrari has also applied its F1 technology to the design, engineering and construction of a new kind of electric motor which helps optimise the longitudinal and lateral dynamics of the car, enhancing traction and brake balance. The motor also features a unique cooling and lubrication system for maximum efficiency under all operating temperatures and loads.
Weighing about 40 kg, the compact, tri-phase, high-voltage electric motor of the HY-KERS is coupled to the rear of the dual-clutch 7-speed F1 transmission. It operates through one of the transmission’s two clutches and engages one of the two gearbox primary shafts. Thus power is coupled seamlessly and instantaneously between the electric motor and the V12. The electric motor produces more than 100 hp as Ferrari’s goal was to offset every kilogram increase in weight by a gain of at least one hp.
Under braking the electric drive unit acts as a generator, using the kinetic energy from the negative torque generated to recharge the batteries. This phase is controlled by a dedicated electronics module which was developed applying experience gained in F1 and, as well as managing the power supply and recharging the batteries, the module also powers the engine’s ancillaries (power steering, power-assisted brakes, air conditioning, on-board systems) via a generator mounted on the V12 engine when running 100 per cent under electric drive. It also incorporates the hybrid system’s cooling pump.
This experimental vehicle thus maintains the high-performance characteristics typical of all Ferraris while, at the same time, reducing CO2 emissions on the ECE + EUDC combined cycle by 35 per cent.
Ferrari California Stop&Start
The other important novelty at the Geneva Show is again aimed at reducing emissions. From March 2010 in fact the Stop & Start system will be available on the Ferrari California, reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 6 per cent in the ECE + EUDC combined cycle. This means a figure of 280 g/km, one of the most competitive of any high-performance cars. The Stop & Start cuts in virtually instantaneously - just 230 milliseconds, a time so fast that the driver barely notices the engine restarting.
This solution is a further step in Ferrari’s on-going strategy to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, even when increasing performance. One of the principal areas of research has been dedicated to reducing friction within the engine. The Ferrari California’s direct-injection V8, for example, has eliminated the ‘pumping’ losses created by the changes in pressure below the pistons. Inserting purge valves in the crankcase below the crank throws allows blow-by gas and oil compressed during the combustion phase to leave the crankcase without being drawn back in during the compression phase. This ensures a direct increase in engine efficiency.
In addition DLC (Diamond Like Carbon) coatings on the valve followers and superfinishing of the cam lobes reduces friction in the valve train and contributes to the overall improvement in engine friction.
Self-sufficient with green power in Maranello
In keeping with Ferrari’s 360-degree approach to efficiency and its commitment to environmental sustainability, new technologies for its road cars are matched by the considerable investments already made to reduce the environmental impact of the company’s production activities in Maranello.
After the inauguration of the photovoltaic installation on the roof of the Mechanical Machining facility in January 2009, which reduced the factory’s power requirements by over 210,000 kWh annually, 2009 also saw the opening of Italy’s biggest trigeneration plant (the simultaneous production of power, heat and cooling from a single source) – the first of its kind to be implemented by a sports car manufacturer. Combined, the two systems reduce CO2 emissions by 30,000 tons a year (40 per cent). Thanks to these ecological solutions, Ferrari is completely autonomous for its energy requirements. This reduction also means that Ferrari will meet the Kyoto protocol objectives a full 10 years ahead of schedule and with double the figure imposed on Europe.
This represents another significant step forward in the ‘Formula Uomo’ strategy implemented by Ferrari’s Chairman, Luca di Montezemolo, at the end of the 1990s and which has transformed the Maranello production facility into one of the most advanced in the world. It has also helped create a unique working environment which, in addition to other initiatives for the well-being of employees, ensures that Ferrari has become a model, as demonstrated by the fact that the factory has, in the past, received the ‘Best Place to Work in Europe’ award.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Carrera 124 Porsche line up
The three currently available Carrera Digital 124 Porsche RSR's. The Black Swan Racing test car, Felbermayr and Flying Lizard Motorsports RSR's.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
New Sideways Dallara Coming!
The McDonald's Doran Racing Dallara is expected to arrive late March in North America.
Friday, March 18, 2011
ALMS live practice!
http://espn.go.com/espn3/player?id=156871&league=ALMS
I love that finally we can watch extended coverage of sports car racing even if it is online!
Sebring is going to be awesome!
I love that finally we can watch extended coverage of sports car racing even if it is online!
Sebring is going to be awesome!
1/43 slot racing video
A really excellent video from a slotbrother from Facebook! Excellent video Peter!
New Carrera Capri RS
Available now in both analog (27369) and D132 (30574) the Carrera Capri RS Group 2 '75.See more pix on the Carrera Facebook page.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
hot girl and car modification
with a girls dressed in a mini race car modification makes the atmosphere very exciting for us to visit. In addition to car design, we also enjoy the warmth of good models in action in front of the car.Full seductive style with the heat of the action and all the girls, that dog visitors to the cars to see contested. Sexiness and beauty of body and facial beauty of this girl is expected atmosphere of competition and all visitors to hottes That Attract modification cars received much attention.
To beautify the car at the time of the race car modification emang need a little sweetener in love with a girl posing by the warmth of a small smile and a little show off the beauty of her body. Just Entertainment only when we come to the event, racing car modification dah only attract many visitors.
To beautify the car at the time of the race car modification emang need a little sweetener in love with a girl posing by the warmth of a small smile and a little show off the beauty of her body. Just Entertainment only when we come to the event, racing car modification dah only attract many visitors.
car hot wallpaper girls model
car hot wallpaper girls model in car show.
japan auto car event, never lack with pretty and beatiffull girl. this is 2 model that can make the car show more crowded.
japan auto car event, never lack with pretty and beatiffull girl. this is 2 model that can make the car show more crowded.
hot wallpaper girls model in japan car show
gallery photo of a car show event in japan
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