| Salem business puts clients in seats of exotic rental cars | | Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 6:46:48 PM by Blog57 Team | | On the outside, Keith Wolters' business doesn't look like much. It doesn't even look like it's occupied. Inside, it's more like a hang-out spot than an office: There's comfy furniture, a flat-panel television and even a pinball machine. And then there's the massive garage that houses a Lamborghini, a Viper, a Hummer and other pricey automobiles. Wolters doesn't mind that he has no flashy storefront or that his business isn't on a main drag because he's not looking to mass market it. His clients are a fairly small group of people willing and able to shell out thousands of dollars to get in the driver's seat of the world's most prestigious vehicles. Wolters, a lifetime car enthusiast, is the founder of Premier Car Club, which is near the Methuen, Mass., line.... | |
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| | | Bio-diesel supercar: green, mean, speed machine | | Posted Thursday, October 26, 2006 12:46:03 PM by Blog57 Team | | London, England - Supercars are all about statistics, from the obscene asking price through to the terrifying top speed and the untenable fuel consumption. They give the greenies and the pinko car-hating lobby loads of reasons to be even less cheerful than normal. In theory, then, they should really hate the Trident Iceni R. It has a 6.6-litre, twin-turbo V8 engine capable of producing 338kW. It will do 370km/h and get to 100km/h in less than four seconds but, and this is the kicker, it runs on locally produced bio-diesel and at a constant 100km/h the Iceni will return a Smart car-beating four litres/100km .... | |
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| | | China fail to overtake US | | Posted Wednesday, October 18, 2006 10:45:50 AM by Blog57 Team | | AARHUS, Denmark: China's hopes of showcasing a spectacular array of skills were dashed by numerous spills yesterday as they failed to overtake the United States in women's qualifying at the World Gymnastics Championships. The Chinese women had promised much this week, including performing innovative manoeuvres on the asymmetric bars. Falls from every apparatus, however, kept their points total down to 239.525, trailing the Americans by 3.800. "The Chinese team did okay. We are not disappointed," team coach Lu Shanzhen said. Ukraine sneaked into third place with 235.025 after Russia also put in a scrappy display to finish fourth. Olympic champions Romania, Australia, Brazil and Spain complete the field for tonight's team finale.... | |
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| | | duPont Registry Awards Top Exotic Cars in Special Issue | | Posted Monday, September 25, 2006 10:45:54 AM by Blog57 Team | | St. Petersburg, Fla. - The duPont REGISTRY's Exotic Car Buyers Guide, the annual special issue solely focused on exotic vehicles from the top manufacturers in the world introduces eight "Best" Awards for 2007. This special issue features the best and newest in the market based on top speed, performance, head-turning body styling and value for the price chosen by the duPont REGISTRY(tm) editors, the leading experts on the luxury market. The experts also include their pros and cons for each vehicle. This exclusive list was developed in effort to assist buyers in their luxury purchasing as the shipments of new models arrive. The issue is available on newsstands September 26th featuring the 2007 Saleen S7 Twin Turbo on its cover. "2007 is set to be a banner year for the exotic car marketplace, and these nine new models exemplify the highest standards in power, luxury, style, and overall performance," says Tom duPont, Publisher of the duPont REGISTRY.... | |
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| | | Test Drive Unlimited development complete, new demo on Xbox Live | | Posted Friday, August 25, 2006 8:45:58 PM by Blog57 Team | | Development is complete on Test Drive Unlimited for the Xbox 360 and the title is on schedule for launch from September 28th. Gamers can sample the game for themselves by downloading the playable demo available from today via Xbox Live. Developed by Eden Games, Test Drive Unlimited has an array of single player challenges and diverse online multiplayer options. The new demo features new vehicles, new challenges, longer play time and other enhancements. The first Test Drive Unlimited playable demo, released during E3 2006 as part of Microsoft's initiative to bring gamers closer to the event, was downloaded close to 200,000 times from Xbox Live Marketplace in one short week, bringing the demo in third place overall amongst all downloads during the period. Publisher Atari says feedback from the global gaming community proved vital in giving Eden Games a "clear direction" to improve the quality of the final game and deliver the experience Test Drive Unlimited now offers.... | |
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| | | Alcoa Sponsors Ferrari Panamerican 20,000; The 84-Day Test Drive of the 599 GTB Fiorano Travels 16 Countries in South, | | Posted Thursday, August 24, 2006 2:45:54 PM by Blog57 Team | | NEW YORK--Aug. 23, 2006--Alcoa announced today that it will be a sponsor of Ferrari's upcoming Panamerican 20,000, an 84-day test drive featuring their new, 12-cylinder 599 GTB Fiorano. The Panamerican 20,000 will cover 16 countries in South, Central and North America. It is designed to show the toughness and reliability, as well as the performance of the 620 horsepower, two-seat Fiorano, which features an aluminum space frame manufactured by Alcoa. Alcoa will host the Panamerican 20,000 team at three stops along their 15-stage tour, which begins August 24, 2006 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The first will be in Sao Paulo, Brazil, headquarters for Alcoa of Brazil. The second will be at the company's largest U.S. smelter located in Rockdale, Texas. And the third will be at Alcoa's plant in Cleveland, Ohio, which makes forged and cast products for the automotive and aerospace industries.... | |
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| | | First races for Ferrari Challenge and Historic Challenge at Le ... | | Posted Thursday, August 03, 2006 12:45:57 AM by Blog57 Team | | The Ferrari Racing Days event got into its stride today at the Paul Ricard HTTT circuit at Le Castellet (France) with the fourth and fifth rounds respectively of the European Shell Ferrari Historic Challenge and the Ferrari Challenge Pirelli Trophy.source: paddocktalk.comCompetitors in the one-make series, this year marking the debut of the new F430, alongside some 360 Modenas still eligible to race for this year only, had their first races of the weekend today.In the main Pirelli Trophy category, victory went to Ross Kaiser (Ferrari GB Dealer Team) with the Englishman crossing the line ahead of France's Gilles Vannelet (Auto Palace / Star Rent Competition) and Dutchman John Bosch (Barron Racing / Kroymans.) As for the gentlemen drivers in the Shell Cup, Switzerland's Lloyd La Marca (Modena Cars Racing) who took the win ahead of Germany's Dennis Huebner (Baron Service) and the Monegasque driver Philippe Prette (Auto Palace / Star Rent Competition.) In the separate classification for the 360 Modena, coming home first was the German Bjorn Grossmann (Autohaus Gohm / G2 Racing.)Also racing today, the cars in the Shell Ferrari Historic Challenge, which since 1999 has also been open to Maserati cars.Victory among the single-seaters, sports-prototypes and GT cars fitted with drum brakes for Grids A and B went to the 1937 Maserati 6CM of Germany's Stefan Schollwck, while the Ferrari 512 BB LM (1980) of France's Jean Guikas took race-1 in group C (cars with disc brakes.)Tomorrow is the main day of the event and the action gets underway at 11.25 with the second race in the Ferrari Challenge Pirelli Trophy, for drivers in the Shell Cup.... | |
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| | | Ferrari Sets Out To Cross The Americas | | Posted Tuesday, August 01, 2006 10:46:39 AM by Blog57 Team | | On 24 August, two Ferrari 599 GTB Fioranos, will begin a long journey from Brazil that will take them through 16 countries and across 32,000 km to New York where they are scheduled to arrive on 17 November. A total of 50 different international journalists, each one representing the most important publications from all over the world, will take turns behind the wheels of the two sports cars, during the 15-stage, 84-day tour. Every Ferrari naturally conjures up images of the track and motor racing at its finest. As the most powerful production model ever to be built at Maranello, it is easy to imagine the 599 GTB Fiorano going through its paces on the world's circuits. Uniquely, however, not one but two of this stunning new model are about to embark on an adventure that will take them to the precarious mountain roads of the Andes and the dirt tracks of Central America, along a route so tough that they really will experience the same conditions as the very earliest racing cars.... | |
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| | | This wheel's on hire | | Posted Tuesday, July 11, 2006 12:46:04 AM by Blog57 Team | | When Greg Burlow takes clients on day trips to the Mornington Peninsula, the only decision they make is which sports car they want to drive next. Usually it comes down to Porsches, Maseratis, Ferraris, or a $350,000 Lamborghini Diablo Roadster. "Drive days" are a way for car lovers to get behind the wheel of a car they would love to own but cannot afford. Exotic Car Rentals in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond has Victoria's largest fleet of luxury cars for hire. "The drive days are popular with corporate groups, especially if they have an interest or work in the automotive industry," says Burlow, a manager at Exotic Car Rentals. At $545 a person a day, the enthusiasts are paired off as navigators and drivers and given maps of different routes around southern Victoria.... | |
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| | | SA s largest Ferrari gathering | | Posted Sunday, July 09, 2006 6:45:50 PM by Blog57 Team | | On Saturday July 8, the largest collection of Ferraris South Africa has seen will be gathering for the annual Southern Equatorial Ferrari day at the Kyalami racetrack in Midrand. There will be a collection of over a 150 Ferraris on display, as well as SA's first ever demonstration of Ferrari Challenge Cup racing in South Africa. This demo will see between six and 10 modified 360 Modenas and F355 going around the track at top speed. Entrance is free with the public being able to stroll amongst an array of Ferraris ranging from brand new models, like the F430 Spiders and 612 Scaglietti, to mature cars like the Dino and 250GTE. Also on display will be one of Michael Schumacher's previous racing cars and the Ferrari Enzo, worth R4-million. Engines start revving at 9am. For more information contact Alison Fritz on 011 483 0007.... | |
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