Dubai nowadays is commonly associated with Sheikhs with unlimited wealth, making a lifetime fortune from Middle East’s seemingly never-ending oil supply. And of course with money being not a problem in the area, hyper-exotic cars become the choice for these Mid-Easterners to roam around the desert country, but not all of them will be willingly obey the speed limit; not with cars from Bugatti, Koenigsegg or Pagani.
For the thirty lucky customers who attended the Shell V-Power “Mixology Masterclass”, this was undoubtedly the highlight of their life when they were greeted by one of the Scuderia Ferrari official Formula One driver; Felipe Massa at an exclusive event in Kuala Lumpur’s Ritz Carlton Hotel.
Like usual, Sepang throws in the best of both worlds onto the 5.543km circuit. The day will start with a scorching heat wave all the way to the noon, where torrential thunderstorms will then take over. Even so, the rain does not seem to be able to stop Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel as he takes the pole position during the soaking wet qualifying session for the 15th Malaysian Grand Prix.
Soon after Ferrari launched their limited-run Enzo back in 2002, it did not take long for Maserati to show interest towards the massive V12 monster and use it as a base to develop their own MC12. With the aim of entering a racing version of the MC12 in the FIA GT competition, only 55 of them were made; making it far more exclusive than the 400-unit Enzo.
While Formula 1 is both a serious business and a sport, it’s often times quite hard for F1 drivers to catch themselves a little time to have some fun in a road car – specifically a Ferrari 458 Italia out on Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya with a pair of Scuderia Ferrari F1 drives of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa showing us how to manhandle the 458 as it should be while showing us their ‘molto grande’ smiles.
Pininfarina is widely known as an Italian car design firm that had came out with countless of wonderful designs for manufacturers all over the world. If it was not for them, we would not have cars like the Alfa Romeo Spider Duetto, Ferrari Testarrosa, the legendary F40 or even the Enzo to decorate the streets. With such great achievements, Pininfarina decided to honor their former Honorary Chairman, Sergio Pininfarina, with this stunning concept car called the ‘Sergio’.
The wait is now finally over as of yesterday on 7pm Malaysian time, the piece of cloth covering the Enzo successor was finally removed, revealing Ferrari’s new four-wheeled masterpiece in combining both raw power and fancy aerodynamic. However for this highly-anticipated car, something tells us that Ferrari did not really have any fancy names to put on this new model, and simply called it the “LaFerrari”.
Have you watched the new episode of Top Gear UK? We thought that they had made a grand return not only with the awesome spectacle of the Huayra topping the Power Lap Board by setting a 1:13.8, but the sight of the new Bentley Continental GT Speed being driven hard on the Welsh Rally stage is just amazing. But if you think that is the most unfitting treatment given to a car with such stature, then surely you have not seen this video.
When Ferrari first announced the 612 Scaglietti’s replacement, I must admit I was a little miffed. The 612 Scaglietti wasn’t the slinkiest of cars, but when I saw press images of the FF (Ferrari Four – four seats, four wheel drive), I was taken aback by the successor’s shooting brake concept. While its looks will no doubt divide opinion, you’ve got to admit that Ferrari has discovered a niche within a niche – just have a look at Mercedes and Jaguar who’ve both come up with their respective shooting brakes variants.
It’s been a while since we last saw a Scud at the TIMETOATTACK, and this Sunday’s Season Finale will see an old boy with a new toy attacking the circuit! He’s always been tearing the circuit with 2 versions of his homemade force-fed 997 C2, how will he do in his new Scuderia from Scuderia? Make a date with us this Sunday at Sepang!
You’ve seen the Orange Mac at the recent TIMETOATTACK Round 2 in July. This Sunday at the TIMETOATTACK Round 3 Season Finale, A pair of Mclaren MP4-12Cs will be attacking Sepang aiming for under 2:28 per lap! Denis Lian, former A1GP driver from Team Singapore will pilot a Black Mac. Will a factory-stock Supercar ever be TIMETOATTACK Fastest Car of the year? Only Time will tell. It’s TIMETOATTACK This Sunday!
TIMETOATTACK 2012 Final Round Details:
This Sunday: Map and Schedule for TIMETOATTACK Round 1 – May 19 2013 Sepang Circuit
Even More Updates: TIMETOATTACK May 19th 2013 This Sunday!
Porsche Driving Experience 2013
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MY13 Cayman arrives: choice of two flat-six engines, six-speed manual as standard. This Sunday: Map and Schedule for TIMETOATTACK Round 1 – May 19 2013 Sepang Circuit Even More Updates: TIMETOATTACK May 19th 2013 This Sunday!
UPDATES: 2x Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570 STS set to attack Sepang – only at TIMETOATTACK
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Happenings: Infiniti Roadshow from the 15th-19th May