Eldorado Maserati and “The Race of two Worlds”
In 1958 a motor race christened;”The Race of Two Worlds” took place on the banked circuit in Monza Italy. The “Race of Two Worlds” was a challenge between American drivers (with their powerful Indianapolis type cars) against their counterparts from the world of Formula 1. Continue reading “Eldorado Maserati and “The Race of two Worlds””
The same “hand-signal” in a larger scale!
Another version of the Steve McQueen (AKA Michale Delaney figure) from the film Le Mans, this time in 1/24 scale – a metal casting from E.jan which I’ve just completed modifying to facilitate that famous shall we say; “Hand gesture”! … Continue reading The same “hand-signal” in a larger scale!
The Le Mans “Two finger” salute – the message is clear!
In an earlier post I started modifying two figures to reprise the famous McQueen “two fingered salute” from the film “LeMans” – so far I’ve finished the modifications to the 43rd scale version for his arms and hair-line – once … Continue reading The Le Mans “Two finger” salute – the message is clear!
Clash of the Titans at Suzuka
And what a clash – at Suzuka in 1990 for the Japanese Grand Prix (the penultimate round of the season) all eyes were on the two main protagonists sitting on the front row of the grid; Ayrton Senna and Alian Prost. Continue reading “Clash of the Titans at Suzuka”
Team-mate or Traitor??
In the closing stages of the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola in 1982 Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi (both driving for Ferrari) were lining up for a thrilling One-Two finish in front of their home crowd. Back in 1982 F1 cars were notoriously unreliable, fragile and prone to break down or run out of fuel.  With 15 laps left to run, the Ferrari team ordered their drivers to slow down to ensure the cars got to the finish. One school of thought is that Villeneuve believed this meant they should maintain their positions and as a result they should “hold station” and finish without racing each other. On the other hand, Pironi’s view was that they were still free to race each other and as a result he duly passed Villenuve a couple of laps later. Continue reading “Team-mate or Traitor??”
The Bulls are back in the hunt!
After a difficult start to the 2012 season for the reigning World Champ SebastianVettel, normal service was once again resumed with his win last time out at the troubled race in Bahrain. Once again he was looking bullet proof and emerged from the car pointing that finger! Continue reading “The Bulls are back in the hunt!”
Senna on mini canvas!
Following on from my last post, I’ve painted up two more of those tiny canvasses of Ayrton Senna from his Mclaren days. I’ve posed them in a kind of (mini) gallery setting with a 1/20th Tamiya MP4-5B and a figure of Senna made by Modellers. Continue reading “Senna on mini canvas!”
Small is beautiful…………………….
……………..whatever that means? But there is something about the notion that one can hold in ones hand a miniature representation of something which is much bigger in reality and shrink it down to enjoy and devour all the lovely details – much like diecast collecting! Continue reading “Small is beautiful…………………….”
Jacky Ickx – “Mr Le Mans”
It’s difficult to believe that Jacky Ickx himself never had any interest in becoming a racing driver! In a recent interview in Motor Sport magazine, he says that after his father brought him to the Spa circuit when he was a youngster he was so bored he wanted to go home…….some years later he was driving for Enzo Ferrari in Formula 1! Continue reading “Jacky Ickx – “Mr Le Mans””
Rascasse corner-boys!
Don’t ask me where the title came from – “Rascasse” (as in the famous Monaco corner) combined with the term “Corner-boys” has a wonderful ring to it – anyway maybe it’s because I just like the term – Love it! #rascassecornerboys Continue reading “Rascasse corner-boys!”