Showing posts with label auto transport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label auto transport. Show all posts
Saturday, December 5, 2009
England - Paradise For Auto Buffs
The lady who wants to see England, but is married to a couch potato, who does not like to travel, you may be able to get him out of his chair and in an airplane seat if research and plan your trip by car sights bigger than England has to offer. How to navigate faster on Google will reveal, England has a lot of car museums. However, in England, are generally in the museums of motor transport. A very large museum with a vast collection of over 400 vehicles is the Haynes International Motor Museum in Sparkford, Somerset. It houses the largest collection of world's largest car. And for families on the road, not a space adventure game, Super Diggers, bus Soft Play, and an activity center for children. The car theme screen develops eleven rooms including the famous Red Room at Hall 2. The Red Room showcases fifty red sports cars from around the world, for example, a 1981 Lamborghini Countach 400 and 1965 AC Cobra. The first room contains car from birth until 1910, and Clement A. Type 1900 2.25hp Hall 5 presents a mix of veteran, vintage, Edwardian and classics. Here you can find a 1931 Duesenberg Model J Derham Tourster body and a collection of Jaguar. Hall 7 is devoted to motor racing cars and exhibitions as the 1996 Formula 1 Ferrari F310 Type (DC) and BugatiT35B 1926. There is also a display of restored British motorcycles and an exhibition of bicycle racing track rare. The Millennium Hall is dedicated to the cars of the past 25 years, which could become the classics of tomorrow, for example, in 1981 Volkswagen Golf GTI and 1998 Jaguar x1220. And those who are more interested in celebrity vehicles can be left to Haynes and travel Keswick Cars Star in Standish Street Keswick Cumbria. Here's James Bond fans will find a large collection of James Bond with a few cars actually driving in the movies. A Lotus Esprit Turbo copper color that Roger Moore drove in the second half of the film "For Your Eyes Only" and the white Lotus Esprit S1 famous game in 'The Spy Who Loved Me. "Displays of regular collection of the museum's famous painting Mini Cooper wicker used in the film Pink Panther, A Shot in the Dark. "Also included in the collection is a vehicle Herbie The Love Bug. This was used in" Herbie Goes Bananas "and is equipped with gears and pedals for the driver to be invisible, giving the appearance of a car without a driver. Batman fans will be delighted to see two Batmobiles and there is also real tuk tuk taxi from the movie "Octopussy." racing fan you want to visit Donington Park near East Midlands airport. Characteristics of the famous Donington Grand Prix Collection, which is the largest exhibition of single seater racing cars in the world. Besides the car, there is an exhibition of memorabilia, as helmets, gloves and old programs. And when you tire of museums, you can also join a tour of Britain the exclusive car manufacturers like Rolls Royce and Bentley.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Driver Jean Behra
Victory in motorsport depends on three factors: the skill and daring of the conductor, the resistance of the vehicle and the sponsorship of luck. All three must work together for the pilot to start in the final sample. While each item may overwork to compensate for a deficiency in the other in the final analysis, a perfect blend needed to create the desired victory with Lady Luck an important role in the game. However, for reasons unknown to mere mortals, there are some drivers that Lady Luck has refused to comply. Driver Mario Andretti once said: "Everything comes to those who wait, but a cat." And for the driver Jean Behra, Lady Luck is a feline. Behra was born February 16, 1921 in Nice, France. In 1938, he began his career with the racing bike. However, World War II intervened and put his career on hold during the period. After the war he returned to racing in Moto Guzzi and has won four championships in France. Then in 1950 started racing cars. At the end of that year, he was offered a position in the Gordini team. Then, in 1952 the gap powerful Ferrari factory to earn the title of Grand Prix de Reims. In November of that year entered the Pan American road race in Oaxaca, Mexico Gordini guide only. He won the initial stage, covering 533 kilometers at an average speed of 143 km / h. And the second day, went back to the head, until a spin on a curve and plunged down an embankment twenty-five meters rock. 1953 and 1954 Behra were also unlucky, as they not only scored points in the championship, but had trouble finishing some races. Thus, in 1955 Behra Gordini left and signed with the Maserati. But he could not win the Mercedes team, with Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss. He did finish first in three league games, not Pau, Bordeaux and Bari. And in 1957, won the 12 Hours of Sebring collaborated with Fangio. He began the 1958 season with high hopes of driving BRM, but again was plagued with mechanical problems. Then at the Goodwood Easter Monday race Behra experienced brake failure and led into a concrete wall. He escaped being ejected from the car and, although wounded managed to walk. Behra then moved to Ferrari, but mechanical problems later. In 1959 he lost the lead because of engine trouble and then again at the Grand Prix of Reims, a piston failure. This was only the French can handle Tavoni accused of unfair treatment at Ferrari. The discussion ended with shots fired that Tavoni Behra. A month later during the race Avus Grand Prix, Germany, and Behra lost control and hit a concrete pole. That was thrown into the air and hit a flagpole. Behra was buried in his hometown of Nice. He was loved by his fans for their "go-for-broke" style of leadership in the face of mechanical problems and respected by the other competitors. Fellow driver Juan Manuel Fangio Behra characterized as "very brave". While for three thousand citizens and fans along with the whole community attended his funeral Racing Enzo Ferrari did not participate in the masses, or sent condolences.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
What is a Supercar?
When Henry Ford started producing cars, a car was, well, a car. And when cars Henry had lived their lives and were recovered near the coast in a demolition yard for burial, still a machine. Of course, there convertibles, sedans, sports cars, trucks and cars. But if one of them began life as, for example, a convertible, it was still a convertible when its life is over. Fast forward to 1960 and today. Yes, even convertibles, sedans, sports cars, trucks and cars. But the cult car, car hire type of chicken, muscle cars, classic cars and super cars. And although there has never been a dispute about whether a convertible was a convertible or a sedan is a sedan, there is disagreement about whether a machine is or is not a cult car, the car kind of chicken vehicles, muscle cars, classic cars , or Super Car Moreover, once a convertible is always a convertible. But not a super car. A car can be a supercar in one decade, but not the next. So what features make up? Historically, the term super car was originally used in 1917 in an article in the cars and tracks in Monza, Alfa Romeo. However, Car Magazine is credited with "coined" the phrase when Setright DOWD, a prominent British journalist engine applied to the Lamborghini Miura in 1960. In 1970 it was used regularly, even if they have not reached complete agreement on exactly what that meant. That remains the case today, although there are some benchmarks. At the rate that is high. However, the ability to reach levels of speed is not enough. The machine must also be capable of handling world class, when pushed to these speeds. As a result, often have the position of the rear engine and rear drive. This feature makes the most weight of the car in the center of the machine and allows complex maneuvers and manipulation of high speed precision. Another feature of acceleration is high. The vehicle must be able to go from 0 to 100 mph in under seven seconds and 0 to 200 km / h in less than thirty seconds. Added high-performance features, which are more difficult to define, and may cause some differences in the labeling of a supercar. It should be "alien" in appearance and be at the forefront of design. Although not a landmark, a characteristic that all great car parts is the high price that results from a few hundred thousand to about two million dollars. They can be models of name or alteration of the standard works. An example of change is 1986 Pontiac Trans Am Polly Motorsport Company, based in Norway, took the car and modified so that it was "lightning." Change Trans AM set a record speed of 407,134 kilometers / h on the Papenburg test track in Germany. It could also accelerate 0-100 km / h in 2.3 seconds. Not only is now a super car, is also the fastest car in the way of law in Europe. Another car that reach both super and worship is the Lamborghini Countach, popular because of its extreme design. It is not likely to find a supercar on the way to work during peak hours of the morning. In fact, this is not a passenger car to date, is a toy, but very expensive project for the entertainment of the elite.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
England Paradise For Auto Buffs
The lady who wants to see England, but is married to a couch potato, who does not like to travel, you may be able to get him out of his chair and in an airplane seat if research and plan your trip by car sights bigger than England has to offer. How to navigate faster on Google will reveal, England has a wealth of automotive museums. But in Britain are usually in the museums of motor transport. A very large museum with a vast collection of over 400 vehicles is the Haynes International Motor Museum in Sparkford, Somerset. It houses the largest collection of world's largest car. And for families on the road, not a space adventure game, Super Diggers, bus Soft Play, and an activity center for children. The car theme screen develops eleven rooms including the famous Red Room at Hall 2. The Red Room showcases fifty red sports cars from around the world, for example, a 1981 Lamborghini Countach 400 and 1965 AC Cobra. The first room contains car from birth until 1910, and Clement A. Type 1900 2.25hp Hall 5 presents a mix of veteran, vintage, Edwardian and classics. Here you can find a 1931 Duesenberg Model J Derham Tourster body and a collection of Jaguar. Hall 7 is devoted to motor racing cars and exhibitions as the 1996 Formula 1 Ferrari F310 Type (DC) and BugatiT35B 1926. There is also a display of restored British motorcycles and an exhibition of bicycle racing track rare. The Millennium Hall is dedicated to the cars of the past 25 years, which could become the classics of tomorrow, for example, in 1981 Volkswagen Golf GTI and 1998 Jaguar x1220. And those who are more interested in celebrity vehicles can be left to Haynes and travel to Keswick Stars on Cars Standish Street Keswick Cumbria. Here's James Bond fans will find a large collection of James Bond with a few cars actually driving in the movies. A Lotus Esprit Turbo copper color that Roger Moore drove in the second half of the film "For Your Eyes Only" and the white Lotus Esprit S1 famous game 'Spy Who Loved Me. "Displays of regular collection of the museum's famous painting wicker Mini Cooper used in the film Pink Panther, A Shot in the Dark. "Also included in the collection is a vehicle Herbie The Love Bug. This was used in" Herbie Goes Bananas "and is equipped with gears and pedals for the driver to be invisible, giving the appearance of a car without a driver. Batman fans will be delighted to see two Batmobiles and there is also real tuk tuk taxi from the movie "Octopussy." racing fan desired visit Donington Park near East Midlands airport. Characteristics of the famous Donington Grand Prix Collection, which is the largest exhibition of single seater racing cars in the world. Besides the car, there is an exhibition of objects such as helmets, gloves and programs old. And when you tire of museums, you can also join a tour of Britain the exclusive car manufacturers like Rolls Royce and Bentley.
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