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Did you have a double take at our cover car? Isn’t it gorgeous? You can read all about it on page 9. Our Rojales Oldtimers, oops I mean Sandstormers (hee hee! Only joking guys!) have completed their epic rally through Morocco and never want to see sand again! They had a memorable time and raised far more money for children than they had set out to. We celebrate their achievement with a double page spread on pages 12 and 13. Tim Surman braved the snow and freezing temperatures to bring us a report and stunning photos from the first-ever Thruston Revival in the UK and we thank him for his dedication! Jill Carter stayed warm, but braved the traffic as she photographed some local roundabouts and has a light-hearted look at the Spanish love affair with them. El Guiri takes us to a magical place I never knew was so near - I shall be heading there myself this month (on four wheels though!). With supercars (the one and only Veyron) and superstars; we see what some F1 drivers drive on their time off between their two hour races...Also, we show the driver standings for the BTCC and WTCC, keeping a close eye on Mr Nash in the WTCC. Happy motoring! Professor
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Over the Easter weekend, Thruxton race circuit in Hampshire UK, held the inaugural Thruxton Easter Revival. It`s always special to be at the first of any event, it would be almost a badge of honour to say that you were at the first Goodwood Festival of Speed, or in this case the first Easter Revival. The highlight of the event, thanks to the Historic Sports Car Club, was the return of the F2 cars. They raced and roared around the Hampshire based circuit once again, like they originally did in 1968, in only the circuits second meeting. That was a European Championship event and back then F2 attracted large crowds and top drivers, including many F1 drivers. Jochen Rindt was the winner in `68, `69 and `70. Tiff Needell was re-united with his Lotus 69 Formula Ford, the car he won in an Autosport competition when he was just 19 and sold after 90 races in 1973. 40 years later he was back in the driving seat in the Historic Formula Ford race and finished 3rd. A full grid for the tin tops, with a 40 minute race, full of MGB`s, TR4`s, TVR`s and more in the Guards Trophy, continuing with the Super Touring Car races and Honda Accord`s, Alfa Romeo 156, Ford Sierra RS500 and a very sideways single Ford Mustang. The final winner of this weekends fourteen races, Martin O’Connell was presented with the Jochen Rindt Memorial Trophy, a trophy orginally commissioned by the BARC after Jochen`s death in 1970.
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Bill Coombs, MD of Thruxton, has been wanting to hold an historic meeting at Thruxton for a while and combined with the history of the Easter F2 meeting, this first event was a great success. We can all enjoy another great annual historic meet and I`m already looking forward to next year.
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The motor industry didn’t let us down this year with their annual April Fool wind ups. Here are 3 of the best ones we heard about.
With a Royal baby due this summer BMW are proud to announce the launch of their limited edition BMW P.R.A.M. (Postnatal Royal Auto Mobile). Available in Princess Pink or Royal Blue, the soft top convertible has been designed using their EfficientDynamics technology. Available in two or four wheel drive and comes with air conditioning as standard. If you’re ‘too posh to push’ it can come fitted with N.A.P.P.I.E. (Nanny Assisting Petrol Powered Injection Engine).
The Mini Dating app will analyse the way Mini owners drive and then hook them up for a date with other drivers of the same driving style. The idea is that if you’re a bit of a Jenson Button behind the wheel, you’ll be connected to someone of Vicki ButlerHenderson driving style. Nissan posted images onto their facebook page of a new GT-R logo’d sandwich toaster. According to the them it “blasts sandwiches from 0 to grilled in 2.9 seconds� “lunchtime just got a whole lot faster�. The reaction was apparently overwhelming so they may have hit on kitchen-based Nissan branded appliances.
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LÍNEA DIRECTA REPORTS ON NEW LEGISLATION FOR PAYING FINES On March 4th this year, new legislation governing the payment of fines for traffic offences was introduced in Spain. According to the new law, drafted and passed by the Spanish Directorate-General of Traffic (Dirección General de Tráfico) and the Ministry of the Interior, the payment of traffic fines in cash will no longer be accepted, and only payment by debit or credit card will be allowed. The authorities have cited security and economic efficiency as the reasons behind their decision due to the fact that once this new measure has been introduced, the risks and expenses involved with transporting money, will no longer exist. According to the DGT, the measure will only apply to the payment of fines. All the other administrative operations carried out at Provincial Traffic Headquarters, such as processing or renewing a driving licence, can still be paid for in cash. In order to make the payment, drivers must access the DGT webpage, www.dgt.es, or call the number 060. Although Provincial Headquarters will no longer accept payments in cash, drivers can still pay their fines in cash at any post office or Banco Santander branch. In this case, drivers will still be required to provide and attach the fine reference number.
For further information: 902 123 104 The Love Hate Relationship with Spanish Roundabouts by Jill Carter
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their roundabout design and many examples are negotiated when travelling arises when using the roundabout as the legal way to negotiate them is to drive in the nearside lane, which ever exit you are taking. (Laws change so check for the latest, this is not designed to be a guide!). If you obey the law and work on the principle that every vehicle is out to get you, you should survive the experience. Do not expect the other vehicles to indicate the exit they are taking and be prepared for pedestrians crossing the road almost at the roundabout via a speed bump or black and white zone similar to the old Zebra crossings.
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We have so many laws imposed by the I started 'collecting' roundabouts by EU that a fundamental agreement on photographing them when I bought a the Highway Code seems as though it house on the Costa Blanca in 1999. So diverse yet so many with a story to tell! Unfortunately to see them at their best I would need a double decker bus to accidents on the UK roads involving achieve a good shot. My friends thought long vehicles designed to drive on the I was rather sad and looked upon my right which have many blind spots. I was vindicated when I spied a book of EU countries so it is wise to read up on photographs of UK roundabouts which are somewhat boring compared with the the laws before driving abroad. diversity of the Spanish ones. You will have to make up your minds which camp you are in or just enjoy as you pass seen throughout the Peninsula but I have chosen three at random in the Southern most part of the Costa Blanca as examples.
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Empiria Classic Futurism Pegaso Homage When I first saw this car, it took my breath away and I had to find out more. I contacted the Spanish designer, Hector Alvarez Sanchez, who has recently completed a Masters in Automotive Design. One of his ambitions was to design a modern day successor to the sports cars produced by Pegaso in Barcelona between 1951 and 1957, and this is it.
From every angle this car is stunning, even the wheels are different on each side This one-off car has two completely different and opposite personalities, the best from the future and past; the proportions and soul of the cars from the 50`s and 60's with the design and technology of the future. The black areas signify the shapely organic styling of the old, while the white areas have sharper lines more akin with modern day sports cars. He also highlights the sometimes craziness of modern day design with the fragmented rear break lights running along the middle where black meets white.
Hector says "I wanted to create a WOW! effect on people, not only to design a beautiful car but a sculpture with a strong meaning. Because I am a believer of the theory 'Form follows Function', every line of the car has to mean something and this has that. We have some superb examples of supercars today, but I think none of them can be compared with the amount of sex appeal that you can find in a Ford GT40, Lamborghini Miura or Jaguar XKSS, when cars were made with real passion�.
Hector's next goal is to present his car at the Concours d'Elegance of Villa d'Este in Italy, so he is looking for an investor to make this dream a reality. He is not looking to make money from this venture, he "just wants to contribute with passion to the automotive world". We wish him good luck and we will be back to visit him when he makes it to Italy. Thank you Hector, for sharing your gorgeous design with our readers!
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You can see the influential themes: Long bonnet with short nose Elongated rear end Partially covered wheels Two tone colour scheme
What a cheeky smile!
"This car will be both beautiful and uncomfortable, because a supercar shouldn't be comfortable, like a couture dress or shoes for a woman are made to be look wonderful, not for comfort. In a 300.000â‚Ź car it shouldn't be important if you take 3 or 7 seconds to get inside. I think we are losing the point of what a supercar should be". Hector Alvarez
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Audi TT Ultra Quattro Concept. At the start of May every year, the Wörthersee (in Kärnten, Austria) is the place to be for every car and Audi enthusiast. Audi will be showcasing the Audi TT ultra quattro concept, which combines minimal weight and maximum sportiness. The showcar combines a lean 1,111 kilograms (2,449.34 lb) total weight with a 2.0 TFSI engine, whose 228 kW (310 hp) and 400 Nm effortlessly propel the coupé. From a standstill the TT ultra quattro concept is catapulted in 4.2 seconds to 100 km/h (62.14 mph). Its power-to-weight ratio of 3.6 kg/hp is on a par with thoroughbred super sports cars. Also on show will be the legendary Sport quattro S1, the very latest RS models and thoroughbred race cars including the Audi R18 e-tron quattro, which was the first hybrid car to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2012, will also be part of the action at the lakeside. What we want to know is will Iron Man's Audi R8 e-tron be there?
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This month we take a look at what our favourite F1 drivers (old and present) fool around in when off the track. We’ll have another 5 for you next month.
Four time Formula One world champion Alain Prost is here with his Porsche 928 pictured in 1997. The V8 928 was intended as a replacement for the 911, but we all know what happened there...
If you're sponsored by Mercedes then, of course, you're going to drive a Merc. Nico's ride of choice is a C63 AMG saloon, while ex-team mate Schumacher chose a S65 AMG, we wonder if he’s given it back!
Jenson Button arrives in style with a McLaren 12C Spider, and why not?
David Coulthard makes sure his gorgeous 1967 Mercedes Benz 280SL always looks its best whilst driving around his home town of Monaco.
Mark Webber is usually seen at wheel of his Infiniti M37S, pictured here fooling around on a track. Mark also owns a 911 Turbo and a 911 GT2, BMW X5, Renaultsport Mégane 250 and a Nissan Navara 'ute'.
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Gerry Graves and Richard Colborne are the Rojales Sandstormers and they recently completed the Maroc Challenge,a rally across Morocco.We met up with them one last time to find out,in their own words,how it went,what they enjoyed and what they didn’t and how much money they raised for children here in Spain and Morocco.
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“The camaraderie was fantastic, it brought back a lot of fond memories.The spirit of the event was just as when we used to rally back in the 60s and 70s” Gerry
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“It was just like old times - the first three days were like going back in time.Then we got into the deep sand and neither of us had experienced this before” Richard
MIDELT - ERFO UD 380kms 7 h High mountain ours s with sheer dro p s. This stage wa the nearest th s ing to forest stage rallying, without the tr ju st ees! Again we had no penalt which left us on ie s top with three others.
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“Our servo went at the end of day 3, meaning we had no servo brakes for the last 2 stages”Richard
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“On one of the days we crossed a river bed twice to get around an enormous rock.As we came up from the river bed,we crossed paths with another rally, narrowly missing another car! ”Richard
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Navigation: Times have changed and we had to quickly learn how to use the GPS navigation system. We were given a list of co-ordinates, which we programmed in and then followed the route. At the end of the each day, we handed in the unit to check the route and speed. We were very disappointed that on day 3 the route wasn’t recorded and we lost 500 points. We were joint leaders up until that point!
Sand: Fez Fez sand is a very fine sand that gets in everywhere, even after showering - within half an hour we Our Finishing Position: were covered again! It’s also very easy to get the car stuck in it as we found 12th in class out. We are now in no doubt where 24th overall the red sand we get in our rain on the Costa Blanca comes from! No. of teams: 101 No. who finished: 91
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2013 14th April Shanghai, China Lewis Hamilton continued his good form by qualifying on pole. Fernando Alonso was in third and jumped Kimi Raikkonen at the start then took the lead from Lewis on lap five. The Ferrari driver looked strong as he made his first stop for tyres two laps later. Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg led the race for a while before Fernando reclaimed it and opened up a 10 second gap on Lewis. At his final pit stop, the Ferrari driver emerged from the pit lane so close to the rear of temporary race leader Sebastian Vettel that it only took two laps for him to complete a DRS move on the Red Bull into turn 1 to snatch the top spot back again. He went onto to take a well deserved victory as he made all the right decisions and choices on the day. Kimi took second and Lewis held on to take the last place on the podium, despite a late charge from Sebastian who pitted with five laps to go and emerged 13 seconds behind Lewis. In the final lap he just couldn’t pass the Brit and had to settle for 4th. Jenson Button had a two stop strategy and took 5th place despite being in an uncompetitive car.
21st April Sakhir, Bahrain Nico Rosberg was on pole and despite making a good start, was passed by Sebastian Vettel in the opening lap. Fernando Alonso had also made a good start, initially passing Sebastian, but wasn’t able to make the move stick. The Red Bull pulled away and once again the German was in his comfort zone and had soon opened up a gap and his win was really never in doubt. Kimi Raikkonen was on a two-stop strategy and moved up from eighth on the grid to take second place. Paul Di Resta rode a terrific race, also on a two-stop plan, he was in third place, but was passed by Romain Grosjean with 6 laps to go, denying him his first podium. Fernando had problems with his DRS causing him to pit on both lap 7 and 8 and he was involved in the race-long fight involving Mark Webber, Lewis Hamilton, Sergio Perez, Nico Rosberg and Jenson Button, as their strategies brought various combinations of drivers together on track at various points of the race.
Driver Standings 1. Sebastian Vettel 77 2. Kimi Räikkönen 67 3. Lewis Hamilton 50 May Dates: 12th Catalunya, Spain 26th Monte Carlo, Monaco Watch live on Sky Sports F1 ™ and some live races on BBC1.
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Roger Taylor brought along his beautiful 1986 BMW M635 CSi, which is finally finished!
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www.modcruiserz.com Mod Cruiserz is for all "special" cars, being American muscle cars, Oldtimers, Japanese super engines or modified/tuned cars. So anyone who's got something to show, come along! Also, anyone interested in cars is also welcome to come and enjoy all the different motors! We meet every second Saturday of the month at 3pm and have a coffee at the Chicken Shack in Urb. San Luís. At 4pm we then leave for our cruise. Our next trip is on the 11th May 2013 through Guardamar and La Marina and our destination will be the Route 66 Restaurant, Benimar.
The JEC in Spain is organised by Eric Arnold who can be contacted by email at jaguarspain@outlook.com or by phone on 609931647 or alternatively check out the JEC web site www.jec.org.uk
The American Car Club Costa Blanca meet every month on the second Sunday of the month at 11am at the Daya Nueva Kiosko Bar. Contact Kristóf on 672 287 040. www.amcccb.com Club Torrevieja meet on the first Wednesday of the month at 19:30 in the Cafeteria Marina Club in the International Marina. 966 791 212.
www.aiaweb.net/27Alcoy 27th Alcoy Rally on 11th May 2013 See website for more information.
Club Torrevieja Clásicos Red The Club Torrevieja Clasicos was formed to help English speaking owners of all types of Classics or with an interest in the Classics to get information about the Spanish scene and advice on the laws and driving in Spain plus online help with problems and to encourage owners to explore this huge and wonderful country. David has updated his info sheet on Driving Safely in Spain, which has advice and differences in the law. To receive a free copy email David at davidclubtorre@terra.es
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Ride 3: Mazarron and Bolnuevo I'm sure lots of you know about the "Enchanted City" (Ciudad Encantada) that lies just outside of Cuenca, but did you know there is another? Much closer to home too!! Rob led us down the AP7 as far as exit 794 (Why is the next exit 797? Where did 795 and 796 go? Honest, check it out!), where we joined the N332. The air was thick with orange blossom and it was amusing to watch Rob (a hayfever sufferer) as every time he sneezed he pulled on the throttle and his bike would shoot off before slowing down again! He he he... (small things amuse small minds. Ahem!!). Into Cartagena and out the back over the mountain on the RM E 22. This is a great little piece of tarmac, brilliant for looking at the breathtaking views. Take the time to pull into the view point on the way down as the spectacular views/photos will be well worth it. We stopped in Isla Plana for refreshments (having to avoid 'paperrazzi'!) before following the road round the bay to Bolnuevo and our very own local(ish) "Enchanted City". The coast along this stretch is beautiful with some sea views that could have come straight from a James Bond movie. Everyone arrived OK, even the Colonel who had Gill, his carer, with him (who he insisted on calling his 'wife'). An attractive, tattooed young lady wanted her photo taken with a bike and a biker! When the fighting had stopped, Rob kindly, but reluctantly agreed (yeah right! You're not sneezin' now are you? EH?! EH?!!). From Bolnuevo we took the road for the RM-3 autovia, then the MU 603 before heading off the beaten track onto the E19 to La Pinilla. This small back road had been recently resurfaced and a good deal of 'loose chippings' were still present on the riding line in many places. Despite this, the road proved interesting with plenty of curves/bends and sheer drops with no verge/run off area. Following a fuel stop in Fuente Alamo (tut tut, Sparky!?) the roads were smoother, faster sweeping bends (E-12) Balsapintada, Roldan and Balsicas; picking up the RM 19 autovia for a last blast down to San Javier. Stay safe, El Guiri
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7th April Qatar, Losail The new season saw the current World Champion, Jorge Lorenzo start on pole and take the lead ahead of Dani Pedrosa. Pedrosa’s new teammate, 20-year-old Spaniard Marc Márquez fought his way from 8th up the field to overtake Pedrosa on lap 17th. Valentino Rossi in his first race back for Yamaha made a charge on Pedrosa and Márquez on Laps 19 and 20 respectively, only for the debutant to fight back as the pair went head-to-head. Rossi came out on top by just two tenths of a second, with Márquez becoming the first MotoGP rookie to seal a rostrum result in his first race since Lorenzo finished in second position at Losail five years ago. Lorenzo took the win with Rossi happy back on the podium after a long absence. 21st April Americas, Austin A brave and daring inch-perfect performance from Marc Márquez saw him record an astonishing maiden MotoGP victory in only his second start around the new Circuit of the Americas, ahead of team-mate Dani Pedrosa. Pedrosa led the race until Márquez overtook him and fought off attempts by his teammate to take back the lead. By the end of the race, the rookie crossed the line a winner by almost two seconds. He breaks Freddie Spencer's three-decadeold record to become the premier class' youngest ever winner at 20 year and 63 days. The new guy is level with Lorenzo in the standings, who took third place behind Pedrosa.
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