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Saturday, August 23, 2003
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Outrun by a familycar |
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 What if you drive a Porsche and you stop at for a red light. Next to you stops a Lancia familycar. An older one. A Thema. Then ofcourse you think that you can drive slowaly away from the light and still be the first at the next light...but what if...that Lancia...sounds like this:
Hear the Engine!!
Then, yes, then you are being outrun by a Lancia Thema 8.32, with a Ferrari V8 engine!! This one is for sale for (only) 16.500 euro!! |
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Renault in front... |
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 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.
Ralph Firman, who crashed very hard yesterday, didn't drove today. His place has been taken by the Hongarian driver Z. Baumgartner. He did a great job...considering that he didn't even tested the car, and drove to the 19th place, just between the Minardis from Jos Verstappen (18th) and Kiesa (20th). |
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Is it wrecked??? |
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 Okay...so you own a Ferrari F40. But this doesn't mean you know how to drive it. So you wreck it. And I mean...wreck it totally. You think you wasted everything and bring your car for to a Ferrari dealer in Germany. They think: "yeah...that car is wrecked, but..." and start working on it. Everything had to be rebuilt, bodywork, engine, interior etc.
And yes...you really don't believe it but here it is again:
 like new :)
Thanks Mathias for the link |
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Heavy crash at Hungary |
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 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.
Ralf Schumacher was this morning the fastest, just before 'our' guys. Montoya drove the fouth time. |
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Difficult Friday Qually |
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On the friday qualification both the Ferraris were stuggaling. Rubens had a good lap but as the car was behaving totally different in qually as in practice, he didn't came further than a fifth place. Michael Schumacher was complaining about the dirty track. That was, according to him, the reason that he now is on ninth place, just before Kimi Raikonnen, but one place behind Montoya. It looks like Renault is very stong here...with Trulli at the (friday) pole.
Other news is that both Barrichello and Raikonnen don't get any penalty or fine for the accident three weeks ago at Hockenheim. This was announced by the FIA. |
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Friday, August 22, 2003
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Almost finished... |
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 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!! |
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Thursday, August 21, 2003
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Were are the South African Ferrari lovers? |
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 For several days I try to find some South-African or African Ferrari enthousiasts. There must be some Ferrari lovers around...because I can't imagine that in a content as big as Africa nobody watches Formula 1 or dreams of owning a Ferrari...but maybe I'm just ignorant :) In a try to find the Tifosi of Africa, here a posting of the most succesfull South African Formula 1 driver: Jody Scheckter.
Jody Scheckter became South Africa's only Formula One world champion in 1979, driving a Ferrari to the title. It was a fast rise to the top for the young man from East London. He joined Formula One in 1972 at age 22, racing just once for McLaren. He subsequently drove for Tyrell and Wolf - finishing as high as third in the World Championship - before joining Ferrari in 1979 and going on to win the world title. He retired the following year. Amazingly, following Scheckter's success in 1979 it was 21 years before Ferrari again claimed the driver's title. His career in Formula One included 10 victories, one of them a win in front of his home fans in the South African Grand Prix of 1975.
Text comes from safrica.info |
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Ralf gets fine! |
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 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. |
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Wednesday, August 20, 2003
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Brawn is still confident |
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 Okay...the F2003GA is not as dominant as he thought...but Ross Brawn is still satisfied with the car and very confident that when all potential comes out of the car it will be as competitive as the F2002. That car was finished...no things could be improved anymore, but this car can still be improved!
Now they are working on a development of the car for 2004. That car will be far better than this seasons car. "The F2003GA is an improvement. We didn't think it was instantly better than the old car, but now that the drivers know how to drive it and we know how to run it, it's really an improvement." Ross Brawn said in an interview. "To me it's beautiful. Everything is integrated. I hope that the next one will be even more beautiful." |
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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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Monday, August 18, 2003
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Soon...on ForzaRossa.nl |
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 I'm working on a new gallery on ForzaRossa.nl. At this moment the only gallery is about the 24 hours race of Spa Francorchamps 2003. I'm now working on a gallery about the 308 GT4, the 'starters' Ferrari.
I've got already a lot of pictures and info about this car, but does anybody have any 'real life' stories and want to communicate them with the world? Or does anybody have special pics about the GT4 and want to share them with all of the viewers of ForzaRossa.nl? Just sent them to me...I make a special topic/ gallery for this fantastic Ferrari! Just mail me at 308gt4@forzarossa.nl. |
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Update Modena almost ready |
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 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. |
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Sunday, August 17, 2003
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Females in the Formula 1! |
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 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."
The last female in Formula 1 was Giovanna Amati in 1992. She did not manage to qualify for any race in her Brabham.
Team Minardi is very interested in getting a female driver. The team, with lot's of financial problems, sees several commercial bennefits in a female driver. The interest of Paul Stoddart doesn't go to the protege of Lauda, but to Sarah Fischer. She is now driving in the IRL (on the ovals) and is very fast there. Stoddart hopes that Sarah takes the invitation for a testdrive with Minardi. |
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