Scuderia Glickenhaus P4/5 Competizione

AJ Foyt wasn't interested in driving for him either, recalling how Ernie MaAfee was killed...Mecum introduced them, but the chemistry wasn't there......

He did end up with a 512BBi but didn't drive it much...(now floating around the market somewhere)

 

ROTFLMAO!

You gotta love an optomist dealing in the Stock Market these days........THANKS for that....

As a "price check" a Tommy Hilfiger Ferrari F1 team jacket was $1,500.00USD....IF you could somehow "find one".....

 

Unusual always, cruel never.

 

That is such total bullsh!t Ferrari is pulling on you. They're scared you'll beat the 458, and rightly so. And I know I don't have to tell you Ferrari aren't the only people who make pistons and con-rods. Heck, I think the only thing factory in the first Pro Drive 550 engine was the crank, and only because they didn't have time to build one. That is just plain chicken **** what they are doing.

 

Exactly as I would never utilize stock pistons and con-rod's during a rebuild. Personaly I went with JE pistons and Crower rods with my rebuild and the 'failure' weight was lifted off my shoulders. I would like to say I'm certain Jim will do the same.

 

Too bad about Ferrari acting like children. I admit to not understanding their logic (and I usually undertand Italian logic).

What's causing the debate on the evans? I'm thinking of using it in a Miura, so I am curious as to the doubt.

 

Thanks.

 

Can the old racing tire carcasses be retreaded? Or what ever the outer layer of a slick is called....

 

I believe that this year's Aston-Martin LeMans entry is not a diesel. It will be interesting to see if its competitive with the Audis etc.

 

They make sandals out of old tires in many parts of the world....

Recycling of vulcanized rubber has long been a challenge....IIRC they are grinding them up as a pavement additive now.

Maybe also some flooring systems, like you see in Exercise Rooms.

 

I was aquainted with a fellow a while back named Roy J Carver, who invented and patented the "BANDAG" retread process, now a Franchise for retail car and truck retread dealers, nationwide (not sure if in Europe). If anyone could retread a race tire, Bandag guys would know of practicality and high speed issues.

 

Nice.

It'll be interesting to see how it helps the coolant temp in the pits.

 

Cool stuff! Glad to hear you are exploring new and innovative technologies. The racing world needs someone like you to push the sport forward.

 

Jim,

Interesting thoughts, and yes, an inevitable future.

In highly competitive racing though, I see more chance for the use of recycable materials rather than bio-degradable, i.e., use of aluminium etc. Bio degradable and clean are separate things, because the degradation process itself may release a lot of undesirable waste.

Is the use of LPG legally possible in racing?

KERS is of course a logical step, but heavy as a stand-alone installation; to me it makes more sense on a fully electrical vehicle, possibly with an IC engine to drive an alternator/dynamo. An electro-motor also has the advantage of full torque @ 0 RPM.

Just some random thoughts.

 

Interesting thoughts but personally I dont believe diesel is the way forward, purely because its virtually impossible to make a diesel engine feel "racey", red lines of 5000 rpm dont make for exciting motoring and for that reason I think its application in road going supercars will be non existant.

KERS on the other hand presents great apportunities but I have to wonder whether we havent got to the stage where the manufacturers are so keen to wheel out this new technology that durability testing will be sacrificed as a result.

Lastly one does need to wonder on a political level the motivation behind this green crusade, the interests involved and why the internal combustion engine is being singled out in this crusade.

Apologies for going off topic!