Thursday, 21 January 2021, 7:41 am
In their heyday in the 1970s the 5.0 litre stock block
V8-powered Formula 5000 single-seater racing cars which
contest New Zealand’s annual SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000
Tasman Cup Revival Series were as quick as F1 cars.
So
most in the large crowd expected to descend on Taupō’s
Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park this weekend for the
Taupō Historic Grand Prix celebrating Ford meeting
will know exactly what to expect, says NZ F5000 Association
organising committee member Glenn Richards.
“Speed,
colour, excitement and action…..plus – of course –
that unforgettable ‘rolling thunder’ sound as 15 (at
last count) of these incredible cars accelerate away from
First principles first: This car is exceptionally, fundamentally, absolutely beautiful.
That was, naturally, the whole idea. The W198 300SL came into being in 1953, when Max Hoffman, Austrian-American maverick auto importer and bon vivant, declared that Mercedes needed a marquee car, based in racing yet drivable on the road, to compete in the cosmopolitan American market.
This is an excerpt from our recent article, The Search For the Greatest Sports Car of All Time, where we rounded up eight of the most important enthusiast cars ever made, track-tested them at Lime Rock Park, and declared one ultimate winner. Enjoy this chapter on the Mercedes-Benz 300SL, but be sure to read the entire eight-part story here.
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foundation. their mission is to advance the frontiers of research in basic sciences and mathematics. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. rose: tonight, we. our exploration into our magnificent brain with a look at disorders of movement. they re associated with changes in the brain cells that help us move. these changes can affect the speed, quality, and ease of movement. the two disorders we will focus on are parkinson s disease, and huntington s disease. parkinson s disease was first described in 1817 by the british physician, james parkinson. approximately one million people in the united states alone are afflicted. parkinson s onset is typically subtle and commonly developed between 55 and 85. its features include tremors, difficulty moving, slowness of moving and muscular stiffness. it results when cells in the part of the brain that produce dopamine fail and deteriorate. there is currently no cure for pa
foundation. their mission is to advance the frontiers of research in basic sciences and mathematics. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. rose: tonight, we. our exploration into our magnificent brain with a look at disorders of movement. they re associated with changes in the brain cells that help us move. these changes can affect the speed, quality, and ease of movement. the two disorders we will focus on are parkinson s disease, and huntington s disease. parkinson s disease was first described in 1817 by the british physician, james parkinson. approximately one million people in the united states alone are afflicted. parkinson s onset is typically subtle and commonly developed between 55 and 85. its features include tremors, difficulty moving, slowness of moving and muscular stiffness. it results when cells in the part of the brain that produce dopamine fail and deteriorate. there is currently no cure for pa