The Official McLaren F1 Thread
May 25, 2011 | 05:55 AM
#591
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From: California, USA
Sorry - I can't be any more specific unfortunately.
You might ring up Maranello Motorsports and see if they can assist you as they were the ones who purchased the car from its original owner and then sold it on to its current owner. Tony Raftis or Mark Coffey are the names I knew from there. I doubt they will put you directly in contact with the owner, but perhaps they could arrange to find out the next event the car will be shown at.
Best of luck - seeing an F1 is a very special treat.
>8^)
ER
You might ring up Maranello Motorsports and see if they can assist you as they were the ones who purchased the car from its original owner and then sold it on to its current owner. Tony Raftis or Mark Coffey are the names I knew from there. I doubt they will put you directly in contact with the owner, but perhaps they could arrange to find out the next event the car will be shown at.
Best of luck - seeing an F1 is a very special treat.
>8^)
ER
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May 25, 2011 | 06:34 PM
#593
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From: California, USA
The black F1 is chassis #007 and the silver one is #046.
They made a great little video on their way to Italy too.
Untitled on Vimeo
Simon emailed me a shot of the speedo at 330 kph that I can share later.
>8^)
ER
They made a great little video on their way to Italy too.
Untitled on Vimeo
Simon emailed me a shot of the speedo at 330 kph that I can share later.
>8^)
ER
May 25, 2011 | 07:17 PM
#595
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From: The Library, NY
What do you say Kev- I take silver you take black?
May 25, 2011 | 07:50 PM
#597
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From: California, USA
I was told that the new owner of the silver car is eager to be the first F1 owner to reach 100,000 miles. The car was nearing 30,000 miles already when he picked it up last year so he has a pretty good head start on his goal compared to most other F1s.
Interesting fact - his car originally belonged to Gulf F1 GTR pilot, Ray Bellm. There have been a couple of owners since including Barazi-Epsilon team owner, Juan Barazi, who also drove the car quite consistently.
>8^)
ER
Interesting fact - his car originally belonged to Gulf F1 GTR pilot, Ray Bellm. There have been a couple of owners since including Barazi-Epsilon team owner, Juan Barazi, who also drove the car quite consistently.
>8^)
ER
Last edited by Peloton25; May 25, 2011 at 08:01 PM.
