Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Sete Gibernau Spanish MotoGP Riders
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Repsol Honda Team Official Factory Team
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Giacomo Agostini Legend Riders MotoGP
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Yuki Takahashi Japanese Grand Prix Racer
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Monday, March 30, 2009
Dani Pedrosa Youngest Riders MotoGP
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Sunday, March 29, 2009
Nicky Hayden Popular MotoGP Riders
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Casey Stoner Top Riders from Australian
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Michael Doohan Legend in MotoGP
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
Valentino Rossi Top MotoGP World Champions
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Monday, March 23, 2009
Tips for future car racers
Start the engine either by turning it over or by electronic ignition. The motor should already be started by the time the announcer comes over the PA. Give it some gas to get her warm. Just keep an eye on the temp and be sure all gauges are working properly.
Racing sports cars means running 500 to 1000 horsepower, you can just imagine the g- forces that are in all that power. Many secrets for additional horsepower are turbo or bigger turbo. If you slide out when racing that means to much power for the track and need to tune before racing.
Racing with an automatic transmission over a standard in racing is not recommended. Usually this is for the rookies if they can’t shift on their own. Usually people who have been racing like to race with a Manuel because of the feel they get when downshifting then boosting back up to 8grand. Track cars or bracket cars can be used as automatics but when it comes to drag racing and drifting its all about the standard.
When you are racing sometimes it is hard or unavoidable to skid the wall. This is not a cause for alarm but should be taken seriously. If you are an experienced driver or racer then you are probably already fine with the wall but in drifting its different you’re sliding towards the wall at about 60 mph trying to drift parallel to it. It can get very insane at times when you see someone’s rear come within an inch of the wall and they drift it perfectly.
Always stay beneath the white lane at 100mph or over this is just so other racers can avoid crashes and crashing into one another. After you have made speed with others and are at speed you can begin drafting again.
Keep your eyes on the road or track at all times. Be steady and don’t let your hands ever slip off the wheel while making a fast turn or while drifting this can result in a crash injury or fatality.
Part of being careful and focused also knows that there is an emergency button on every sports car when it is being raced. It is usually in the middle of the dash where the driver can easily reach it and punch it. This button will automatically tell the cars ECU to shut down the cars motor.
Keep in mind that in a bad situation the sports car can still be driven but it isn’t a good idea since most sports cars being raced today are running with injected fluids such as methanol or alcohol.
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Sunday, March 8, 2009
Hidden Treasure in a Portugal Barn
BEHIND THE STORY 
Opels & American barges
Fiat Cabriolet (1200 or 1500), Ford Cortina MKII, Mercedes Benz 180/190.
Pre-war stuff, 1970’s American barges, who knows?
Lotus Super Seven Series IV, Lotus Elan FHC, Opel GT, Alfa Bertone.
Lotus Super Seven Series IV and Lotus Elan.
Opel GT, Lotus Elan FHC, Lotus Super Seven Series IV, Lotus Elan DHC.
BMW V8, Formula racers, Chryslers, Mercedes, Austin A30.
Steyr Puch, Austin Healey Sprite MkII.
Abarth 1300 Scorpione.
Lancia Appia.
Definitely American.
Lancia Aurelia.
Porsche 356.
I wish I could tell you what cars these are….
Pre-war Austin, Alfa Giulia, BMW 501 V8.
Fiat 508 Balilla Sport, Austin Cooper and MG Magnette.
American, 1920’s.
Alfa Giulia SS.
Alfa Giulietta, Lotus Europa, another Lotus Elan FHC, Matra Djet
Austin Cooper
Austin Cooper
Elan +2, DKW 1000 SP
VIA : Intuh
Sport Car Market
Manuel Menezes Morais shot the photos, but he was sworn to secrecy about the cars’ location and the owner’s name. However, he was able to obtain permission from the elusive owner to give me the following information:
The owner of the cars was a car dealer in the 1970s and 1980s, and decided to save the more interesting cars that came through his doors. When the barn was full, he padlocked and “soldered” the doors shut. (Perhaps welding was too permanent.)
Web sites varied on the number of cars: 58, 100, and 180 were speculated. According to Morais, there are 180 cars in the barn.
And, aw shucks, none of the cars is for sale.
Clara was able to determine that the cars are located somewhere in the area of Sintra, near Lisbon. I asked Morais if he could ask the owner if he had a favorite car. “He has lots of good cars in very good condition,” he says, “but he loves the Lancia Aurelia B24. He has two.”
I would ask that a European-based SCM subscriber pick this story up and help fill in the blanks. And let me know what you find (tomgcotter@roadrunner.com). I’d like to include the true story in a future In the Barn book, as well as in SCM.
Opels & American barges
Fiat Cabriolet (1200 or 1500), Ford Cortina MKII, Mercedes Benz 180/190.
Pre-war stuff, 1970’s American barges, who knows?
Lotus Super Seven Series IV, Lotus Elan FHC, Opel GT, Alfa Bertone.
Lotus Super Seven Series IV and Lotus Elan.
Opel GT, Lotus Elan FHC, Lotus Super Seven Series IV, Lotus Elan DHC.
BMW V8, Formula racers, Chryslers, Mercedes, Austin A30.
Steyr Puch, Austin Healey Sprite MkII.
Abarth 1300 Scorpione.
Lancia Appia.
Definitely American.
Lancia Aurelia.
Porsche 356.
I wish I could tell you what cars these are….
Pre-war Austin, Alfa Giulia, BMW 501 V8.
Fiat 508 Balilla Sport, Austin Cooper and MG Magnette.
American, 1920’s.
Alfa Giulia SS.
Alfa Giulietta, Lotus Europa, another Lotus Elan FHC, Matra Djet
Austin Cooper
Austin Cooper
Elan +2, DKW 1000 SP
Sport Car Market