Posts Tagged ‘race’

4 September

Director Of Aston Martin To Race

The Aston Martin GT4 race will be taking part in Cheshire’s Oulton Park’s circuit. On the 21st August the race takes place. And the news is that the design director of Aston Martin will be participating in this race. There will be stunning some Aston Martin cars to view on the show including a fantastic race in place. So if you have money to buy a car as luxurious, powerful, expensive as Aston Martin then this Saturday you should be in Oulton Park.

 

After joining Aston Martin in May 2005, this is Marek Reichman’s chance to show the team how good he is behind the wheels. He will get behind the wheels of Vantage GT4 along with colleague Chris Porritt this Saturday. The race will be upto 150 minutes long. The practice, qualifying and main race will be all done on the same day. The owners of a Vantage GT4 and Vantage N24 are looking forward to this race to see how fast their car actually goes. The fastest car I have driven is VW GT and to be honest compare to Aston Martin Volkswagen cars are nothing. Some people might question me on that but that’s how I feel.

 

Speaking about the race Marek said the design team has been closely involved in the design of all the cars. I have always wanted to get involved pretty closely and this is my chance to get involved, by actually racing. This is a great introduction for me.

 

This is a perfect chance for Aston Martin fans to see the super cars race against each other. The GT4 has already won a lot of races which took place in Dubai, Nurburgring and Spa 24 Hours. Me and my brother will be getting there in his Audi r8.

23 August

Director Of Aston Martin To Race

The Aston Martin GT4 race will be taking part in Cheshire’s Oulton Park’s circuit. On the 21st August the race takes place. And the news is that the design director of Aston Martin will be participating in this race. There will be stunning some Aston Martin cars to view on the show including a fantastic race in place. So if you have money to buy a car as luxurious, powerful, expensive as Aston Martin then this Saturday you should be in Oulton Park.

 

After joining Aston Martin in May 2005, this is Marek Reichman’s chance to show the team how good he is behind the wheels. He will get behind the wheels of Vantage GT4 along with colleague Chris Porritt this Saturday. The race will be upto 150 minutes long. The practice, qualifying and main race will be all done on the same day. The owners of a Vantage GT4 and Vantage N24 are looking forward to this race to see how fast their car actually goes. The fastest car I have driven is VW GT and to be honest compare to Aston Martin Volkswagen cars are nothing. Some people might question me on that but that’s how I feel.

 

Speaking about the race Marek said the design team has been closely involved in the design of all the cars. I have always wanted to get involved pretty closely and this is my chance to get involved, by actually racing. This is a great introduction for me.

 

This is a perfect chance for Aston Martin fans to see the super cars race against each other. The GT4 has already won a lot of races which took place in Dubai, Nurburgring and Spa 24 Hours. Me and my brother will be getting there in his Audi r8.

2 August

F1 Safety Car Driver Bernd Mayländer Speaks Of His Usual Race Day

Bernd Mayländer gives us an insight into the preparation and responsibility of his role driving the SLS AMG Formula One safety car ahead of this weekends Grand Prix in Hungary.

Sunday was an early start for them all at the track. One of the greatest parts of the whole weekend seeing how the circuit and the people slowly awoke and embraced the exciting day ahead. After the second GP2 race the Porsche Supercup took place and the Formula 1 race begun.

Charlie Whiting brought the official Formula 1 Safety Car to the starting grid meaning it was then all relying on Bernd Mayländer. He checked once more to see that the radio and camera worked properly and got the most recent weather update which is a very important part of his race preparation.

Mayländer then leaves the starting grid at 155pm. As soon as all of the drivers have passed the first curve he moves the Safety Car to the parking position for the rest of the race. He then observes the race on the TV monitor and communicates with Race Control throughout to monitor the frequencies making sure they are functioning properly.

Of strong preference to Mayländer if the race was finished without a Safety Car phase he would wait for the last race car and follow it. Mayländer would communicate with Race Control if an accident occurred or the weather worsened to give them his opinion of the situation. Race Control where the deciding factor as to whether he would be deployed or not.

The commands he gets from Race Control can include Safety Car stand by in which he prepares for deployment Safety Car stand-down meaning the dangerous situation no longer exists or Safety Car GO which informs Mayländer that he must immediately drive onto the track and quickly get in front of the leading car. During a Safety Car phase safety is the most important element but Mayländer must maintain a certain level of speed also. This is so the race cars do not overheat from the lack of cooling air and to prevent their tyre pressure from decreasing.

Mayländer then drives around the circuit until the hazardous situation has been overcome. Before taking the next possible exit Mayländer turns into the pit lane and the grid is released.If a support race is not necessary his day usually ends there. When his work is done he likes to spend his Sunday evenings at home.

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