Selasa, 29 September 2009

555 Subaru

555

Solberg Mills Subaru,acrylic on canvas 30x40"!

post nr 555
what else but a Subaru in those famous 555 colors...

Jumat, 18 September 2009

554
acrylic on paper 7x10" sold

Sir Stirling Moss is 80!
happy birthday
and have fun at Goodwood.
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Kamis, 17 September 2009

Monza GP 09

553
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acrylic on paper 8x12"
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brilliant Brawn Boys got it in the bag,
it's between Button and Barichello now...
Isn't Monza amazing?
it makes me paint just that bit faster...
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ciao flabbio

Senin, 14 September 2009

Salut Gilles

552



acrylic on paper 8x12" sold
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Gilles Villeneuve,Ferrari 312t4.Monza 1979

Kamis, 10 September 2009

Hybrid Cars, The Cars Of The Future

Hybrid Cars, The Cars Of The Future
by Kath Mathews

If you are thinking about purchasing a new car, it may be the right time for you to consider getting rid of the idea of purchasing another kind of gas-guzzling conventional car and start thinking about the future. Not just your financial future, but also the future of the environment.
If you noticed that there is another increase in the already expensive gasoline prices, you couldn’t help but think that you need a car that conserves fuel efficiently. Also, if you are concerned about the increasing air pollution in the planet today, you can’t help but think that you should stop using a regular car and start using alternative modes of transportation.
However today, you don’t need to worry about either the constant oil price hikes or the environment with the latest technology being integrated today by car manufacturers in their new car models. Today, car manufacturers are now designing hybrid cars. Some even added a new line in their factories devoted to producing hybrid cars.
Car manufacturers, such as Toyota and Honda, are now considered to be one of the leading companies to produce one of the best hybrid cars available in the market today. Because hybrid cars are both fuel efficient and emits far lower levels of pollutants, this car is definitely the car of the future.
Hybrid cars work by combining the gasoline engine and electric motor to run the car. With this kind of innovation, it will enable you to cut fuel consumption in half. With this kind of benefit, you will definitely want to have a hybrid car of your own. However, you first need to fully understand how hybrid cars work or at least have an idea on how it works.
First of all, hybrid cars have two engines. The first is the electric motor and the second is the conventional gasoline engine. When your car is running idle, or it is not in motion but is turned on, the gasoline engine automatically switches off and will purely run on electricity. When you step on the accelerator pedal, the gasoline engine will automatically switch on again and use the fuel to propel the car. This means that when you are stuck in gridlock traffic, you will not waste precious and expensive gasoline when the car isn’t even running at all. It will purely run on electricity.
Also, when the car is running, the electric motor and the gasoline engine will share the task of propelling the car. This is the reason why hybrid cars emit far lower pollutants than conventional cars that only has gasoline engines.
This is also the reason why hybrid cars are so quiet when running.
Today, other car manufacturers are now following to develop their version of their hybrid cars. In fact, some car manufacturers have now shown the public their concept hybrid cars and are now planning to include a hybrid car line in their production. The hybrid car is indeed the car of the future.
Not only will a hybrid car enable you to save a lot of money from the rising cost of gasoline, but it will also allow you to help reduce the pollution in the environment. In the near future, most people will be driving hybrid cars. With this car, you can help in reducing the consumption of expensive and finite fuel supply, and you will also help in creating a healthier environment.

Rabu, 09 September 2009

Monza 82

551


acrylic on paper 8x12" sold

a beautiful spring day in Italy 1982
two Lancia LC1's are leading the bunch at the start
and life is bellissimo!

Senin, 07 September 2009

Dirty Stratos

550


acrylic on paper 10x14"

even dirty,it's beautiful
Lancia Stratos

Jumat, 04 September 2009

Gunnar Nilsson

549

acrylic on paper 7x10"

...this had to be painted...Belgium 1977
and Gunnar Nilsson,JPS Lotus 78,
wins his first and only Grand Prix at Zolder,
about the only positive thing to have ever come from this gloomy place...
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Rabu, 02 September 2009

GP SPA Francorchamps 09

548


acrylic on paper 7x10"sold


in the end
it was Forza Ferrari
instead of Force India...
Kimi was mega fast again#
with a little help from his kers
can't wait for Monza!

Selasa, 01 September 2009

Force India - Fisichella

547



acrylic on paper 10x7"

Fantastico!
Forza India
pole and second place for
Fisichella and Force India in Spa
where did that come from!?

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