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Discussion in the Australian Ferrari forums.

Source: AutoExpress.

Ferrari F70 ready to blast in

Text: Jack Rix / Photos: Poblete

Sensational new Ferrari is set to blow Bugatti away with advanced chassis and powerful yet efficient twin-turbo V8…

Ferrari’s new F70 will not only be faster and more focused than the Enzo, but smaller, lighter and more fuel efficient, too.

It’s being hailed as the ultimate, most advanced road car Ferrari has ever made.
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Discussion in the Australian Ferrari forums.

Ferrari is considering using turbocharging in future engines, but it needs to improve the forced induction technology before it will make its cars available with the set-up.

Ferrari engine developer Jean-Jacques His said the biggest problem the firm faced was lag.
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Discussion in the Australian Lotus Esprit forums.

JAMES BOND’S LOTUS ESPRIT UP FOR GRABS

First-ever Esprit Turbo to be auctioned by Coys; previous owners ‘007′ and Colin Chapman

A rare double-whammy of Lotus history is being sold at the Coys Blenheim Palace auction on Saturday 18th July, as the Lotus Esprit turbo used by Roger Moore in For Your Eyes Only goes up for sale.

Roger Moore – For Your Eyes Only

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Discussion in the trackday forums.

By Shane Seczkowski from Flamestone.com.

Another fine day had by all. Ok, well most anyway… the Viper sprang a minor oil leak after my first session in it, an Aston Martin’s clutch let go, and the day ended with someone putting a car into a wall… so it probably could have been a little better from some perpectives!

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Over the weekend the lads from NSW and QLD put together some great cruises with a lot of fantastic machinery – all up nearly 30 sports cars.

Sydney details: http://aussieexotics.com/forum/events-and-racing/sydney-ae-cruise-march-1th-t3728.0.html
SE QLD details: http://aussieexotics.com/forum/events-and-racing/se-qld-run-t3729.0.html

Vehicles: Ferrari F430, Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, Dino 308GT4, Lamborghini Countach LP400, Lotus Exige, Ferrari 308 GTS, Maserati 4200, Aston Martin DB9, BMW E92 M3, Lamborghini Gallardo, Porsche 997 GT2, Porsche 997 Turbo, Ford GT, Lamborghini Diablo, DeTomaso Pantera, etc…

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Forums: http://aussieexotics.com/forum/porsche/gold-coated-porsche-t1755.0.html

These incredible pictures show a Porsche 911 Turbo with the ultimate ‘bling’ accessory – covering the entire bodywork with 18kg of gold.

Such an unbelievable smattering of precious metal has added around £270,000 to the price of the 189mph drop-top supercar.

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Discussion: http://aussieexotics.com/forum/events-and-racing/adelaide-hills-tarmac-rally-sprint-t1571.0.html

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These vehicles have been sold.

Please check out our other cars for sale in the classifieds:

http://aussieexotics.com/showroom/

Comments/Discussion here:
—> http://aussieexotics.com/forum/porsche/new-high-score-172-t644.0.html

From:
—> http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1285441,00.html

The fastest motorist ever caught speeding in Britain has been jailed for 10 weeks.

Tim Brady was clocked driving at 172mph on the A420 near Abingdon in Oxfordshire in January.

The 33-year-old was driving a £98,000 3.6-litre Porsche 911 Turbo.

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These pics taken a couple weeks ago at Winton Raceway (to be confirmed).

No further details as to the speed needed by this Porsche 996 Turbo wreck to be able to break through the barrier, nor of the driver/nav’s outcome. (if it’s morbid then this will be deleted)

Any details on the car/location/occupants, please post here:
—> http://aussieexotics.com/forum/index.php?topic=275.0

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