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    • Forums Gents, Local engagement in the forum spaces is very low. I might try to incorporate some areas into posts or pages as I refocus but if there is anything of particular value to you in a forum please save it for yourself. Cheers!

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    • Toschi Ferrari 500 F2 Replica From regisbaron4446 shared on Instagram: [Roughly Translated] Aligned the axles which was tricky. I will make the aluminium wheels with wire spokes and knockoffs next.   Despite my research, I still do not know who made in France this aluminum copy of the famous promotional toy made for the ltalian distillery Toschi. In 1954, the great drivers, Juan-Manuel Fangio, Nino Farina, Aberto Ascari, Piero Taruffi and Maurice Trintignant received a copy filled with these 3 bottles of liqueur.

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    • Can Am!! Must see video, chronicling history of the series. Not sure if I posted on prior iteration of the site, but here it is for your enjoyment! 1st race shown is Players 200 at Mosport, just prior to the creation of the Group 7 Can Am class, and then off to St.Jovite, which hosted the inaugural CanAm. Enjoy!   https://youtu.be/jQA9eZ5GCF8    

      Started by: Avatar photoPorsche911

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    • 1986 Benetton B186 My favourite F1 livery... The BMW Benetton B186 from the 1986 Hungarian GP piloted by Austrian Gerhard Berger. Rumoured to have had the highest HP engine in F1 history and if memory serves I believe set the fastest top speed ever recorded by an F1 car.

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    • ‘Mini’ Bugatti Type 35 [Translated] From Instagram: In 1927, Ettore Bugatti made for his youngest son Roland, a mini Type 35, which was very successful. A small series of less than 500 copies will eventually be produced, all numbered and reserved in priority for the brand's loyal customer. (Young Prince - the future king of Morocco, Hassan I, is offered a Bugatti Baby, accompanied by his father, on the occasion of their visit to the Molsheim factories. The future king of Belgium, Baudouin, child, was also offered a copy) They are powered by a Paris Rhône electric motor powered by a 12-volt battery and linked by a crown sprocket to the rear axle. The aluminum sheet metal is mounted on a chassis, top speed of 18km/h. The front hood is held up by two leather straps, and the steering wheel is marked inside one of the "Baby 34" branches. The vehicle has a front blade suspension on a rigid axle. The rear has a fixed rigid axle. Front pivots and rear axle are now greasers. Direction, visually, is transmitted by kneepads and bars. The dashboard is equipped with a load control amp and a contactor/inverter (reversing/stop/forward step). Acceleration is ensured by a pedal that acts on a rheostat at 6 positions. The workout is done on the right rear wheel (creating a sort of differential), via a multiplier. And drum brake, on all 4 wheels, is cable controlled using a hand lever located on the right side, outside of the vehicle.  

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    • The Gary Klutt Podcast For those of you who would like to know the background and inside info on some famous Canadians involved in Racing (Paul Cooke of Comstock Racing fame, Scott Goodyear, Paul Tracy etc), check out The Gary Klutt Podcast on Youtube.   There are some fascinating stories from everyone.

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    • Need a Trike!! OK, perhaps a little late for this Christmas, but maybe next year... This is CRAZY AMAZING!!!   Brought a lot of smiles/laughter to me, hopefully same to you!!   WHo knew a Big Wheel could be sooo much fun!!     https://youtu.be/gz_271z1A2U

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      Avatar photoKen

    • New classic Mustangs anyone? Need a place to spend your retirement money? This will do it in one swift shot. Make sure you grab your heart, and sit down before you check the prices. They are scary. https://revologycars.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIse3Py6yr8AIVPMP2Ah0scAQhEAEYASAAEgJj5_D_BwE

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    • 2 years ago

      Avatar photoKen

    • And now for something completely different F1 Racing Sim Hey guys I've been gathering up a lot of stuff over the last couple years to put this together but never had time to get it all going properly. Well due to the covid lock down I took a couple days to see if this would actually work and finally after many hours of farting around with various monitor/cable/graphics card configurations and giving up many times in frustration it actually works!! I conveniently happen to have a curved octagonal wall at the end of my basement where I have 3 cheapy projectors hooked up to an older render farm computer I picked up reasonably cheap. 3.2 GHz processor with dual Nvidia Quadro 4800 graphics cards, 8 gigs of ram. Not super powerful by today's standards but still no slouch. I'm running a copy of F1 2011 as that is the most recent sim I've got. I actually bought it in 2012 and never had a system good enough to run it until now. The effect is pretty cool as you can look to the side and see stuff flashing by. Picture isn't as crisp as on led monitors but it is usable. Total viewing area is about 5 ft by about 25 ft or 5760 by 1080 pixels I've also got a small surround audio system with sub I plan to hook up to get the full effect. Anyway thought you might like to see my little side project even though it isn't slot related it is racing after all. Now to build the cockpit and detail the driver ;^)

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    • $100000+ VW… Well not really, it's a "Frankfurt FLyer", and a Beauty!!!   If only I'd married rich! Hmmm, I think my wife says the same thing!! :heart:   https://bringatrailer.com/listing/runge-frankfurt-flyer-008/    

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    • Fantastic Artwork Some beautiful creations, with detail of the event. https://unique-limited.com/gallery And more...Lovely posters, fantastic images! https://automobilist.com/   Enjoy :yahoo:  

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