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The Toyota Motorsport Museum in Cologne, Germany, houses a collection of rally, endurance, and Formula 1 race cars. The museum is located underneath the wind tunnel facility of Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe (TGR-E). The collection includes valuable and historic cars that were saved from being scrapped by passionate mechanics. The museum offers limited public access and visitors can book tours to see the cars up close. The collection is managed by John Day, who has been involved in Toyota's motorsport efforts for many years. [Extracted from the article]

John Hennessey, the founder of Hennessey Performance, started his career by tuning his own Mitsubishi 3000GT and eventually became a renowned tuning mogul and manufacturer. Hennessey's company is known for modifying muscle cars and pickups to produce over 1000bhp, as well as creating hypercars like the Venom GT and the Venom F5. Hennessey's passion for cars began in his childhood, and his entrepreneurial spirit led him to start his own business. While he acknowledges the shift towards electric vehicles, Hennessey hopes that V8 muscle cars will continue to be produced in the future. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the BMW X6 M Competition, a controversial creation by BMW M. The author mentions their limited exposure to the X6 M but expresses concerns about the ride quality and body control. The article also highlights the improvements made to the X6 during its facelift, including a new powertrain with a mild-hybrid electric motor and changes to the gearbox. The interior and exterior design changes are also mentioned, along with the chassis and suspension setup. The author concludes by stating that the X6 M Competition is a hardcore vehicle with a powertrain and chassis that feel permanently on edge. [Extracted from the article]

The McLaren Artura Spider is a newly launched version of the Artura, which has undergone significant improvements. Despite initial issues with the Artura, 2000 coupes have been delivered since 2022. The Spider variant features a retractable roof and has a comprehensive makeover that enhances its driving experience. The engine has received a 20bhp boost, resulting in improved power delivery and performance. The Artura Spider maintains McLaren's high standards in terms of dynamics and steering, with updates to the chassis and suspension. Existing Artura owners will not be able to upgrade their chassis, but they can benefit from the engine upgrade. Overall, the Artura Spider offers an exciting and rewarding supercar experience. [Extracted from the article]

This article provides a snapshot of various celebrities and their activities. Jennifer Garner went whitewater rafting in Montana, Ricki-Lee Coulter praised her hometown of the Gold Coast, and Kristin Davis and Sarah Jessica Parker were seen filming in New York. Sophie Falkiner shared a picture of her last day in Ravello, Italy, and Harry Styles performed a duet with Stevie Nicks in London. Other highlights include Anna Robards' family photo, Emilia Clarke trying out F1 racing, Katy Perry and her daughter enjoying bubbles in Saint Tropez, and Queen Mary and King Frederik's reception in Denmark. Kylie Minogue also gave a lively performance at a festival. [Extracted from the article]

This article discusses two supercars, the McLaren F1 and the GMA T.50, both designed by Gordon Murray. The author shares their driving experiences with these cars, highlighting their speed, performance, and unique features. The article also provides background information on the development of the T.50 and the improvements made compared to the F1. The author emphasizes the joy and excitement of driving these high-performance vehicles. [Extracted from the article]

The McLaren 12C is a supercar that was launched in 2009 and is known for its precision and performance. It features a powerful engine, supple damping, and carbon fiber construction, all at an affordable price compared to other mid-engined supercars. The driving experience of the 12C is praised for its powerful performance and handling capabilities, with quick throttle response and high-speed capabilities. The car also incorporates advanced technological features to enhance its handling and stability. However, some testers found the Ferrari 458 to be more entertaining and balanced. The article concludes by mentioning the potential for aftermarket modifications and the cost of ownership, including maintenance and repair expenses. [Extracted from the article]

This article provides a comprehensive overview of McLaren's road car models from 2012 to 2023. It highlights key models such as the 12C, P1, 650S, 675LT, 570S, 720S, Senna, Speedtail, Elva, and Artura. Each model is described in terms of its unique features, performance capabilities, and design elements. The article also mentions limited edition models like the Sabre and Solus GT. Overall, McLaren's road cars are known for their exceptional performance, cutting-edge technology, and distinctive design. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the role of simulation in motorsport engineering, highlighting its significance in optimizing vehicle performance, enhancing aerodynamics, and accelerating design iterations for Formula 1 and IndyCar racing. Topics include the adoption of engineering design and simulation tools, the influence of motorsport innovations on mainstream automotive technology, and the future prospects of digital engineering technologies in shaping the next generation of motorsport vehicles.

Tiff Needell, a racing driver and TV presenter, reflects on his career and highlights behind the wheel. He grew up with a passion for cars, starting with his father's Ford V8 and later owning his own Morris 1000 Traveller. Needell's racing career began when he won a competition and received a Lotus 69F Formula Ford 1600 car. He went on to compete in various racing series, including Formula Ford, Formula 3, and British F1. Needell also had a successful media career, appearing on shows like Top Gear. He has competed in sports car racing, including 14 appearances at Le Mans, and has driven a wide range of vehicles throughout his career. Needell's ultimate car is the McLaren F1. [Extracted from the article]

The Maserati 250F was a dominant force in Formula 1 racing during the 1950s. It was known for its exceptional handling and balance, which allowed drivers like Stirling Moss to achieve victories. The car was developed in response to changes in Formula 1 regulations, and Maserati made it available for purchase by private teams, making it unusual for a competitive car to be sold to customers. The 250F continued to be successful in smaller races and became a mainstay of the Grand Prix fields. Maserati eventually withdrew from racing in 1958 but made a brief return in 1966 with a new engine. The 250F continued to be used by private teams until the end of the 2.5-liter formula in 1960. [Extracted from the article]

This document provides a comprehensive list of upcoming car events and shows happening worldwide from August to December. The events encompass a wide range of activities, including vintage car meets, speed races, concours d'elegance, rallies, and motor festivals. Locations vary from England and France to the United States and New Zealand, offering diverse cultural experiences. Each event offers unique attractions such as car displays, auctions, live music, and racing, making them appealing to car enthusiasts and motorsport fans alike. [Extracted from the article]

Zak Brown, the CEO of McLaren Racing, has an impressive collection of road and racing cars, including race-winning F1 cars, Indy cars, endurance racers, and touring cars. His collection focuses more on race cars, with around 40 historic competition cars from the 1970s onwards. Brown is also a fan of road cars and owns 15 of them, including a Ferrari F50, Porsche 959, McLaren Speedtail, and Aston Martin DB6 Volante. He has a deep connection with McLaren, as it has always been his favorite team, and he fell in love with Formula 1 when Ayrton Senna joined McLaren in 1988. Brown's collection also includes karting vehicles and he has a passion for historic racing. He believes that having the right people in the right place is the key to McLaren's success in Formula 1. Brown's work-life balance is a challenge, but he values spending time with his family. He hopes to add a Le Mans winner to his collection in the future. [Extracted from the article]

Red Bull has unveiled its first track-only car, the RB17, which is faster than their own Formula 1 machine. The RB17 is the result of 20 years of Red Bull's expertise and is a hypercar that would have beaten George Russell's pole position time at the 2024 British Grand Prix. The car features a V10 hybrid powertrain and has been designed to be enjoyed by drivers of different experience levels. It is lightweight, weighing under 900kg, and will be fully funded by Red Bull. The RB17 will be available to customers in late 2025 at a cost of £5.75m plus local taxes. [Extracted from the article]

The Vegas track has 17 corners, is one of the three longest in F1 and has one of the lengthiest straights: nearly 1.2 miles along Las Vegas Boulevard, aka the Strip. An F1 street track is part of a city - and, in this case, a vibrant city center that literally cannot afford to close down for a few days as other F1 hosts can. Terry Miller, the project manager for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, has worked on professional sports stadiums, and he says, "The order of magnitude of this project is significantly beyond what NFL stadiums or MLB stadiums are", Miller says. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the creation of an image as a tribute to Roland Ratzenberger, focusing on depicting him positively as a Formula One driver and incorporating a retro feel. The tutorial within the article provides insights into setting up and creating a Formula One car using tools like 3ds Max, Mudbox, V-Ray, and Photoshop.

I met with Dr Neil Ashton, principal computational fluid dynamics architect at AWS, and Formula 1 pit lane legend and former Ferrari race engineer, Rob Smedley - now an F1 consultant working alongside AWS - to find out how F1 leaned on cloud computing to design the 2022 car, and whether it worked. FEATURES How do you make F1 more exciting? F1 teams design their own cars - it's part of what gives the well-funded teams such as Red Bull a competitive advantage over teams more often at the back of the grid. Whether a F1 car can overtake the car in front of it (assuming there's enough space to pass) is largely dependent on downforce. [Extracted from the article]

Elsewhere, hundreds of classics were on show at sites across the city, there were drifting displays under a flyover and sprints on the ring road. The historic St George's Square in the heart of the Maltese capital again hosted a wonderful display of 65 hugely varied vintage cars, classics and supercars, ranging from a one-owner-from-new Renault 6TL in the Preservation Class to a new Aston Martin Vantage F1 in Super Cars. Porsche Heritage put on its biggest-ever display (of 40 cars) to celebrate 75 years of the marque SAVILE ROW "CONCOURS, 24-25 MAY "Tailor lane" again bustled with cars and impressive footfall. [Extracted from the article]

Grosjean made the decision in July 2020, as F1 made its delayed season start in Austria, that it'd be his last campaign with Haas. Grosjean's first fully fledged Formula 1 seat followed in 2012 thanks to Lotus, where he achieved each of his ten F1 podiums, highlights including second-place finishes at the 2012 Canadian and 2013 United States grands prix. Grosjean has been part of the development team on the Praga Bohema, the lightweight, Litchfield GT-R-powered hypercar we sampled in evo 305. [Extracted from the article]

So they must have loved HERO-ERA's trip to the home of the TT tohonour the 60th anniversary of the first Manx Trophy Rally, because, even in the words ofthe organisers, the weather was "dire". VSCC HEREFORDSHIRE TRIAL, 18-19 MARCH Hector Stapleton's Ford Model A at Foxhalls during thetwo-day event that used a new trial HQ at Hall Court Farm. VSCC JOHN HARRIS TRIAL, 4 MARCH Roger Thorpe's Bugatti Brescia Type 23. [Extracted from the article]

Back when Fittipaldi, Walker and Wisell were racing the car, they'd have got on the power while still braking, getting the turbine spinning into its powerband ready for the exit. The chassis is an aluminium monocoque, with steel bulkheads for the engine and the suspension pick-up points, the bodywork predominantly glassfibre, with a huge one-piece mould for its upper surface, which lifts up and away from the car in one go. The fascinating Rover-BRM turbine car ran three times at Le Mans, and the pretty Howmet TX from America competed at Daytona, Le Mans and beyond later in the decade, but it was at Indianapolis that the technology really made its mark. But there was still Formula 1 With four-wheel-drive traction and a huge horsepower advantage over the Cosworth DFV-powered F1 cars of the time, Chapman could see the inherent potential in the 56, and at the start of 1970 the Fl-evolution 56B was born, embarking on a season of testing before its '71 race debut. [Extracted from the article]

The Formula One Exhibition at ExCeL in London showcases the evolution of Formula One racing from a wealthy gentleman's pastime to a global phenomenon. The exhibition features six themed spaces, including displays of classic F1 cars, the development of F1 cars, famous rivalries, and the rise of British Racing Motors. Exclusive cars on display include Ayrton Senna's 1988 Championship-winning McLaren and Lewis Hamilton's 2018 F1 World Drivers' title-winning Mercedes. The exhibition also includes a section on the dangers of F1 racing, featuring the wrecked car from Romain Grosjean's 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix crash. The exhibition aims to highlight the engineering, technology, and history of the sport. [Extracted from the article]

The document provides a list of upcoming events and rallies related to classic cars and motorsports. The events are scheduled to take place in various locations around the world, including Italy, Sweden, Australia, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The events range from regularity rallies and concours d'elegance to vintage car races and track days. The document also includes information about specific events, such as the Goodwood Festival of Speed and Dragstalgia. [Extracted from the article]

This document provides a list of upcoming automotive events and rallies taking place around the world. The events range from concours d'elegance showcases to historic racing festivals and regularity rallies. Some notable events include the Nürburgring Classic in Germany, the Mille Miglia in Italy, and the Great Race in the United States. These events offer opportunities for car enthusiasts to appreciate classic and vintage vehicles in various settings. [Extracted from the article]

Beyond Lotus, Kershaw has a long history ofnon-Lotus road cars, starting with a Fiat Unobefore he could legally drive, then Mk2 FiestaXR2 and Astra GTE 16-valve hot hatchesbefore the rear-wheel-drive bug bit. 'The front-wheel-drive Elan was coming,there was early work on the Lotus Carlton,we'd just charge-cooled the Esprit, and Lotuswas going back into SCCA racing with DocBundy and Paul Newman', says Kershaw. THE OCTANE INTERVIEW How to engineer the perfect Lotus road car?. [Extracted from the article]

The first ground-up restorationthat United Autosport tackled was an ex-Mario AndrettiFormula 5000 car that Dean and Brown both subsequentlyraced and which won many plaudits for the standard of itspreparation. ZAK BROWN RACING JAGUAR Modern Formula 1 is a full-time business. Then there's his JaguarXJR-10, which was restored by United Autosports, the raceteam that Brown and Richard Dean founded in 2009 andwhich now runs the Castrol-livered car in Historicevents. The boss of McLaren Racing, Zak Brown, relaxes away from Formula 1 by taking to the track in his Jaguar XJR-10. [Extracted from the article]

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Volume 2 of "Honda, Road to the Red Zone" is a French enthusiast-published motoring book that focuses on the personality-driven aspects of Honda's competition and Type R road cars. The author suggests reading it in small doses due to its manic design and content, which covers a wide range of topics from 1980s hot Civics to Mugen-powered F1 cars. The book, available in both French and English, is a lavishly produced hardback with 440 pages filled with great images, showcasing the author's passion for Honda vehicles. [Extracted from the article]

BooksEarlier this year we had McLaren, the Road Cars 2010-2024 -- our Book of the Month in issue 251 -- and now here's the perfect complement. From a different publisher but with a similar concept, every McLaren F1 car is profiled from 1966 to the end of the 2023 season. Authoritatively and concisely written by an F1 expert, very well illustrated with period colour photos (mostly) and rounded off with a full list of race results or each year, it's a solid piece of work.STUART CODLING, Motorbooks, £45,ISBN 978 0 7603 8512 8PHOTO (COLOR)Reviewed by Mark Dixon [Extracted from the article]

Scalextric has released new slot car models, including F1 cars, historic racers, modern-day race winners, road cars, and film favorites. The Simoniz Snow Foam is a car cleaning product that aims to stand out with its Juicy Watermelon fragrance. It can be diluted at different ratios depending on the level of soiling, but the cleaning power is better at a stronger dilution rate. However, there are other car cleaning products that are more effective and cheaper. [Extracted from the article]

Simoniz has released a new Snow Foam product for cleaning cars that has a Juicy Watermelon fragrance. The foam can be diluted at different ratios depending on the level of dirt, with a stronger dilution being more effective. However, the foam's cleaning power is not as strong when heavily diluted. The Simoniz Snow Foam is priced at £13.16 for 2.5 liters, but a cheaper and more effective alternative is available from Halfords' Advanced HP range. In addition to the Snow Foam, Scalextric has released new slot car models, including F1 cars, historic racers, modern-day race winners, road cars, and film favorites. [Extracted from the article]