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What did we learn from the Abu Dhabi GP?
Friday, 18 November 2011 Issue Vol. XIX No. 46 By Dr. Iain Corness
Well, we learned that for the first time Lady Luck deserted Sebastian Vettel. Has his charmed life in F1 come to an end? Has Red Bull run out of red…
Tyre manufacturer Falken has announced it will return to the ALMS (American Le Mans Series) next year with a 2012 specification Porsche GT3 RSR run by Derrick Walker. 2011 drivers…
Autotrivia Quiz - Friday November 18 - November 24, 2011
Friday, 18 November 2011 Issue Vol. XIX No. 46 By Dr. Iain Corness
Last week I mentioned that we are all familiar with traffic lights (even though largely ignored in Thailand). The world’s first traffic light was installed in Detroit in 1919, and…
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend
Friday, 11 November 2011 Issue Vol. XIX No. 45 By Dr. Iain Corness
The Abu Dhabi Yas Marina grand prix circuit hosts the second last GP of 2011 this weekend. Abu Dhabi is the most oil-rich in the region and ‘home’ to some…
Ferrari betting on its reliability
Friday, 11 November 2011 Issue Vol. XIX No. 45 By Dr. Iain Corness
Ferrari is touting a seven year free servicing offer in Australia, following on six months after it became available in Europe. However, before you rush to the local Ferrari agent…
Remember the DeLorean, the gull-winged star of the Back to the Future movie series? Well, if the reports out of the US are to believed, the DeLorean is back, and…
If you’ve got a $10 head, wear a $10 helmet
Friday, 11 November 2011 Issue Vol. XIX No. 45 By Dr. Iain Corness
“If you’ve got a $10 head, wear a $10 helmet” was a very famous advertising catch phrase put forward by Bell Helmets in the 1960’s. It really did get the…
The next car club meeting will be at Jameson’s Irish Pub on Soi AR next to the Nova Park development. The monthly meetings are on the second Monday of the…
Autotrivia Quiz - Friday 11 - 17 November,2011
Friday, 11 November 2011 Issue Vol. XIX No. 45 By Dr. Iain Corness
Last week I asked what car did ‘Mr Bean’ drive up the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2007? It was John Cobb’s aero-engined Railton, a regular record…
Nitto 3K race meeting at Bira this weekend
Friday, 04 November 2011 Issue Vol. XIX No. 44 By Dr. Iain Corness
The ‘club-style’ atmosphere of the Nitto 3K meetings returns to Bira this weekend. Many of the races are in categories loosely described as “Run wot you brung”, and there is…
The rumors are flying about the new BMW M3, the performance version of the new 3 Series. The engine for the new car is most likely a six cylinder and…
What did we learn from the Indian Grand Prix?
Friday, 04 November 2011 Issue Vol. XIX No. 44 By Dr. Iain Corness
Well we learned that Vettel in his Red Bull truly is a prodigious talent, and currently there is no-one to touch him. Another pole position, another led all the way…
I came across an interesting article the other day which had been printed in the British Times newspaper. There were around 10 suggestions to make F1 less processional, and I…
The VW battalions marching onwards
Friday, 04 November 2011 Issue Vol. XIX No. 44 By Dr. Iain Corness
Far from being a conglomerate that Porsche had its eyes on taking over, before itself was swallowed by it, VW is coming out as the strongest brand saleswise in the…
Autotrivia Quiz - Friday November 4 - November 10, 2011
Friday, 04 November 2011 Issue Vol. XIX No. 44 By Dr. Iain Corness
Last week I asked you to look at this picture. What is the car? No clues, sorry, as this is too easy. It was a Horsch, a rival to Mercedes…
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