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Saturday, August 30, 2003
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 I had never heart of it...but it sounds like a lot of fun: The PlayersRun. On their site they say:
"Playersrun USA 2003 - Los Angeles to Miami.100 carefully selected Players (from US MTV Jackass to Germany's top Hip Hop band Massive Toene) , 50 cars were part of this sensational, highly exclusive event. Playersrun - on the ground, in the air and on the water...the ultimate road rally challenge!"
It sounds a bit like the Cannonball and maybe it is...
They are now busy with the PlayersRun 2004.
"In 2003 Powertrip brought you Indy cars, race tracks, mad police escorts, powerboats, yachts, helicopters, private jets, Playmates and crazy parties...all in one week. Now get ready for Playersrun 2004! This run will once again raise the bar.Playersrun 2004 - Beyond Your Imagination..."
Limited to 60 cars.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2003
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 Isn't this great...this is the 1/14 scale, radiocontrol F2002...and it's mine :) Yesterday was my 27th birthday and this was the present of my girlfriend and my mother! And it's so beautiful. Ofcourse I still have to built it, and I will take pictures during it. I really can't wait until it's finished...wow...it's really great. Another gift was the book: memoirs of Enzo Ferrari's lieutenant, (also from my mother)...a really fantastic book with great private pictures of racedrivers and of Enzo Ferrari! |
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The New Ferrari Maranello 575 GTC has run for the first time. It was driven by touringcar veteran Giorgio Francia at N-tech's test track and at the Alfa Romeo track at Balocco.
Not only Bridgetone has troubles...the other F1 tyre profider has some too.
One of the things that can happen to anybody, but even more when you drive a Ferrari...pulled over by a cop! Yeah...that S****! :) Luckaly this guy only got a ticket for driving without licence plates and not for the challenge exhaust. :D 
The technical director of Renault, Mike Gascoyne, blames Bridgetone for the failure of Ferrari. He even thinks that Ferrari will lose this years title because of the tyres. "Ofcourse you never no with Michael, but the Ferrari had so much trouble in Hungaria that I think they will not recover in time."
Do you want your Ferrari go faster...faster and more faster? What to think of this one? A 550 Maranello 'Blower Barchetta' with golden rims... :) 
A great victory...let's start with that...for the Spanish driver Fernando Alonso. With his 22 years is he the youngest driver ever to win a Formula one race. His Renault was strong...very stong. So strong that at the end of the race there were blue flags for the number one car...yes, the Ferrari of Michael Schumacher. He had to let him pass and finished at one lap, at place eight. Therefor he received just one point, enough to let him still lead the WorldChampionShip. He's no followed at just one point by Montoya and number three Kimi Raikonnen is at two points...everything can happen in the next three races.
In a superb lap drove Alonso to the pole position. His second this year. With his 1.21.688 he was almost three tenth of a second faster than Ralf Schumacher in his Williams. Number three is Mark Webber in the Jaguar. The Ferraris had a difficult qualification. Rubens was fastest, with the fifth time. He drove exactly the same time as Montoya, but because Montoya was faster in the saturday qualification he can start as fourth. Michael Schumacher didn't even came close to his teammate...he was almost sixtenth of a second slower and ended up at place eight, just behind his close rival Kimi Raikonnen.
like new :)
During practice this morning the Brittish Formula one driver Ralph Firman, driving in a Jordan, crashed with highspeed into the wall. After the crash he was taken by helicopter to a hospital. The 28-year old Firman was driving at 250 km/h when he lost control and drove his EJ13 into a tyre wall. Teamowner Eddie Jordan says that Firman has pain in his foot and that in the hospital a scan has been made. It's not sure if Firman is fit enough to drive in qualification today.
As I said a couple of days ago, for my birthday I got a Radio-Controlled F2002. It only had to be built...so I did, yesterday evening. It took some hours...but it was not too hard. And now it's almost finished. It already drives...fast...very fast :). Now I just have to add the decals, I think I will do that tonight or tomorrow. Just one pity...our livingroom is too small to drive it well, it has so much speed!! 
The penalty that Ralf Schumacher got just after the GP of Germany, for causing the accident, has been changed. The marshals of the GP decided that he should be taken back ten places at the next GP (Hungary) but team Williams appealed. The FIA had yesterday a trial and the punishment has changed to an fine of 50.000 dollar. And the FIA also asked the marshals of the German GP to consider if Ralf wasn't the only who has been wrong at the accident. They want to know if Kimi Raikonnen and Rubens Barrichello also were able to affoid the accident. If so, they will probalbly also get a fine. 
I'm working on a new 
The 360 Modena will get a fresh face in 2004. Just look at the headlights and you'll see some difference between the 360 of now and the new one. Also, not to see for the eye, the power will be increased to 420 - 425 hp. 
Former Ferrari driver and world champion, and former Jaguar teamboss, Nikki Lauda has a new project. He wants a F1 seat for the, now 16-year old, female Natacha Gachnang. Lauda: "She is a very quick driver...at the BMW ADAC-drivingschool she beat all the boys. I will make sure she will end up in the Formula 1."
As we earlier reported, the Canadian GP will be lost next year. But the day after this were announced by the eventpromotor Normand Legault, he claimed to received a lettre from Bernie Ecclestone, Bernie denied everything. He reacted even very supprised and said he didn't know anything about the letter.
Sam Micheal from the Williams team says he thinks that Ferrari is their biggest competitor. Mainly because Ferrari has Bridgetone tyres. I hear you think: 'But those tyres were just a problem for the last races.'
When wil this be real...and not a demo? Ferrari driving at the circuit of Zandvoort, in The Netherlands! Both Luca Badoer and Felipe Massa were giving the audience of the Marlboro Masters a demo of the Ferrari Formula 1 car! The crowd was standing onto their banches while the drivers gave everything they had on the straight!
The factory developed Ferrari 575GTC sportscar has been out testing as a September race debut is lined up. The cars will drive in both the European GT series and the ALMS GTS class in North America. There will also be a consumer version made.
The free practice of the German GP showed that Coulthard still wants to show that he can drive fast. He was the fastest on the friday and helt the two Renaults of Truli and Alonso behind him. Raikonnen did something completely different, and drove the 15th time. Both the Ferraris were not trying to get to the best time. They were trying to get the car in the right ballance for the sunday race. Therefor came Schumacher not further then the 11th time and Barrichello a even worse 16th.
