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Really I did not know.200 kmh :surprise:
F1drivers always talk about safety IMO they dont give a damn about it.
Yet in last Canada GP he collided into Räikkönen's car rear end when it was standing at a pit lane red light stop. Crazy pack, it is unbelievable they can survive their accidents
True F1 cars are built for these crashes remember Kubica crash last year in Canadian gp went to the hospital this year to the 1st position podium.
I was NOT surprised Raikkonen did not say anything after the crash he is such a cool guy never gets mad :confuse:
I bet the British media would make a BIG deal if Raikkonen did this to Hamilton.
Wonder what was going on with Heikki in Canadian gp. :confuse:
Doesn't surprise me at all. Most auto forums are predominantly populated by Califronians. Even within this forum a Pennsylvanian (Lexusguy) and a Kansas fellow (Houdini) have Califronia roots.
Anyways I am booking out of Hotel California today and booking into a rustic lodge cabin in the wilderness of Yellowstone Park this week.
Take care and talk to you folks soon.
The tour started when we met at a nice upscale local hotel spa with reps from Lexus Canada for a delicious lunch. After lunch, a tour bus picked us up for a 15 min ride over to the Plant's Visitor Center where we were shown some presentations on what Lexus is up to ie. The Moment, and Hybrid marketing pushes... Then we went to the actual plant to see how the RX's were being assembled. In the Plant, we got seated on open air trams and given headsets to listen to the tour guide. The tram starts from where the finished RX's coming off the assembly lines. I find it's amazing that with the pending arrival of the all new 2010 RX, Lexus is still making one RX every 160 seconds at this location, that is a rate of over 300 a day, six days a week until the production of the new model starts. Speaking of the new model, no one from Lexus/Toyota would talk about it, the only thing we were shown was a section of the assembly line being retooled for it.
We were shown basically robots assembling the RX body shells, then human doing all the parts installation and testing. We did not see the paint shop live, since we were told that this is a cleanroom environment. Quite fascinating since every operation along the assembly line looks so finely tuned. Given that the trams were coming as close as 10 feet with the lines, the place does not smell like an auto shop at all.
At the end of the tour, people wanted to know more about the new RX, but again they politely redirected the conversation to another topic.
Some interesting sales stats: Currently Lexus sells over 500K a year. US being the top market takes about 60%. Then Japan and UK are second and third respectively. Canada is the fourth biggest market.
F1 safety has come a long way. Just back in 94 we lost one of the greatest drivers ever[Senna] lost another up, and comer [Ratzengurgh], and almost lost the current Honda veteran [Barichello] all in the same weekend.
LG, I couldn't see the pic of your new S6. However, my old desk at Audi was about 20 yards from a beautiful blk/blk S6. Every time I walked by it, I felt like I had just drank a 6 pack of red bull. and dropped 2 Viagra.................
By the way, you use Club Lexus? What's your handle? Mine is ffpower.
Same week for us to take a break. We're picking up the kids from their last day of school today, and catching a plane to our usual... Hawaii... it's just too convenient from the West coast, I guess. I will stay connected, however, because I have to carry my mobile on this trip, and that means I can't resist the forums... LOL!
Anyway... HAVE A GREAT TRIP!! :shades:
TM
Happy Hawaii to you, TG! and
Happy new S6, Reality2!
This is my busiest time around the year I cannot take a leave
Regards,
Jose
I bet the British media would make a BIG deal if Raikkonen did this to Hamilton.
Sure they would do! Lewis Hamilton is an excellent pilot but still a whining boy, IMO.
Regards,
Jose
Most folks that try it seem to really like it. Smells good, too!
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
Not so sure.
How many times Alonso (or any other pilot) has officially complained against Hamilton to get him back in the starting positions or else? Hamilton & Hamilton`s dad team have done it at least half a dozen times during last season. Now that Hamilton's friend commissary is not within the punishing commission, they refrain themselves to complain. If Kimi had collided into Hamilton's back, you could still hear their whines for a long while. That said, I repeat Lewis Hamilton is an excellent pilot.
Regards,
Jose
I would venture Benman, and not the DuckWing
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TM
Threatening Mclareren with Ferrari info, that he didn't report himself. Accusing them of showing favoritism when he couldn't find the pace.
Bottom line, all these guys are pretty arrogant, Schue, and Alonso take it to a different level. Again IMO.
Is your friend's X3 an '07? The transmission in the pre '07s is supposed to be perfectly fine, and BMW has supposedly fixed the jerkiness and throttle response issues for '08. Ours has gotten a bit better, but it still isn't great. My wife felt that RX350 was too big and too boring, and with no other credible choices, we got the X3. She's since told me we should've gotten another RX.
The X3's steering is also very weird. It's annoyingly heavy at parking speeds, and seems to get too light at highway speeds. It's also dead as a doornail. Absolutely zero road feel.
Thanks!
Croatia upset Germany
I admit to occasionally watching Squawk Box in the morning, but I can't stand 99% of the talking news heads. That said, I never miss Keith Olbermann's show, the Daily Show, and of course Mr. Colbert.
No, the Autospies members would get thrown out of a gentlemen's club. I think most of them are probably teenagers who drive Mom's old Mazda 626, telling everyone that they drive a BMW M5 and that anyone who likes anything Japanese is stupid.
Nice car
The Q5 and the Volvo XC60 are at the top of the test drive list when the lease on the X3 is over. The EX35 would be on there as well if it weren't for the horrendous packaging. There are 2+2 coupes with more legroom than the EX35.
What do you guys think
Are they letting the x6 win how can the x6 v6 beat the cayenne turbo in this way?
X6 in the mud link title
Not bad.
One other item from Lexus reps I forgot to mention is that the LS460 is coming with an AWD model this fall. This is an interesting fact, since I believe a lot of Lexus fans living in snow regions have been asking for.
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/
See you there...
How good the cookies are in the dealership?
My LS460 is quieter than yours?
My Grandmothers ES350 is softer than your neighbors?
Inquiring minds want to know.
You know, there is actually a group of people called "Lexus enthusiasts" exist in this world right...
Actually, how many of you have taken your car to the race track before? At least this Lexus owner right here can proudly declare that his IS350 is no longer a track virgin. How many of you can claim that on your cars?
:shades:
Well, that makes it two of us here...
Anyone else?
Regards,
Jose
IMO, I can't accuse Alonso of being a liar to cover his unfair boss.
Accusing them of showing favoritism when he couldn't find the pace.
But Alonso was who settled the cars for every race. Hamilton just copied his settings. Alonso would had won the championship were not for his being delayed in the starting positions in Monza and other races because of Hamilton's whines.
:P But I admit all that I've written above is arguable. So, we can split differences and meet in that
Bottom line, all these guys are pretty arrogant, Schue, and Alonso take it to a different level
Regards,
Jose
Regards,
Jose
That makes it 3 of the cars are not virgin
Anyone seen the x6 vs cayenne video yet.
Would like to know what you guys think about it.
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
Regards,
OW
May be a cart track? I remember it was enjoyable when I was younger!
Regards,
Jose
Audis and Peugeots are to be watched among the Prototypes 1st. Category.
Regards,
Jose
Regards,
OW
Also, the Peugeot are in a blistering pace. It is 24 hours however and I think we'll see the Audi's where we usually find them. At the podium..
When I was younger, I went to Sears Point Raceway and drove the race cars provided by their High Performance program. It was a blast!! Back then, I didn't own any car of my own, as I had a company car, and I was not financially capable of owning a car that I could track. Anyway, the program was cool, but the original Sears Point Raceway needed some updating. Infineon purchased Sears Point and reconfigured the track, and the spectator's view of the track as well... in a massive multi-million dollar renovation project to bring Sears Point up to a world class level.
It is now Infineon Raceway... and Jim Russell Racing replaced Bob Bondurant Racing.
Later in life, I started my own business, and when I bought my first Porsche, I never wanted to bring it to the track. Since then, I've owned some nice cars, but the only one I really wanted to track was the recent Lotus Elise Sport. I had been invited to Infineon Raceway with a group of Lotus owners, but I had just suffered a serious and horrible neck injury, as some here knew about, and I had to decline the experience. In fact, I had to sell the Lotus. I traded it in on the Carrera S.
I still have no interest in tracking my Porsche or my 135i. However, I will be registering my daughter for Jim Russell's driving classes in the near future, so I might grab some track time with THEIR cars, just for fun.
Also, my Porsche and 135i, as Convertibles, wouldn't be allowed on most tracks.
So... Sorry, but you can't include me on your list for the reasons explained... I haven't driven my OWN cars on the track, and, frankly, have no intentions of doing so, unless I buy a Lotus again... which I am considering.
BTW, I am now within about two weeks of getting my 135i Convertible... It has been a torturous wait! Perhaps you would like to bet me that it can beat your Lexus in a head-to-head... easily.
I get the impression it's time for you to step up to a real performance car... I can just tell that you really want one . LOL.
TM