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Post by jager on Apr 30, 2022 0:48:10 GMT -5
Continuing with my recent haul of 2000's Ferrari's is another of Tecnomodel's great 430's that fill the gap between the demise of Red Line and the establishment of Fujimi as suppliers of modern Ferraris. Ferrari F430 chassis number 2616 was purchased new by the BMS Scuderia Italia, the successful semi-works racing team founded by Giuseppe Lucchini. After campaigning an Aston Martin DBR9 for two years, BMS switched to the Ferrari F430 for the 2008 season. The car proved competitive straight away, and at Le Mans in 2008 Fabio Babini, Matteo Malucelli, and Paolo Ruberti achieved a 2nd in class and 22nd overall. However, the car's greatest triumph was at the 2008 24 Hours of Spa where the car was driven to outright victory by Rigon, Camathias, Malucelli, and Ruberti. Based on its strong 2008 results, the team received an automatic entry for the GT2 class at Le Mans in 2009. Porsche were quickest in qualifying and took 1st and 2nd, with the BMS Scuderia Ferrari back in 5th position of the 17 starters in the class. This put it 42nd on the grid for the start. The race started terrible for the #97 Ferrari when it suffered a right rear puncture on just the 2nd lap of the race. The slow in-lap and pitstop dropped it to the rear of the field, though it was able to retake several of positions in the first hour. From then on, the #97 Ferrari made steady progress through the field as others faltered. After six hours of racing it was running in 36th position and 5th in class, had climbed to 29th position and 3rd in class at the midpoint of the race despite some problems with a troublesome headlight and at three quarters distance was 23rd and up to 2nd in class. It went on to hold its position in class and finish 19th overall. After the 2009 season, chassis number 2616 was retired and refurbished by BMS Scuderia to as-new condition. After refurbishment, the car was put into the personal collection of one of the team’s benefactors. It was then sold by RM Sotheby's in 2017 for €459,200. Car : 2009 #97 Ferrari 430 GTC Team : BMS Scuderia Italia Drivers : Matteo Malucelli (I)/ Fabio Babini (I)/ Paolo Ruberti (I) Qualifying : 42nd Result : 19th Model : Tecnomodels (TM18)
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Post by Alfaholic on Apr 30, 2022 4:02:10 GMT -5
Another one that we share, and one of the better looking ones in my book. I'm enjoying see which ones you added as well.
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Post by JSB33 on Apr 30, 2022 6:50:18 GMT -5
I am finding that in modern cars, the less livery the better for my tastes.
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Post by LM24HRS on Apr 30, 2022 7:29:47 GMT -5
I was only thinking the same as Jeff when I looked at this one. Also like the Italian ice cream striped roof. Well I couldn't say deck chair coloured roof could I.😉
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Post by oldirish33 on Apr 30, 2022 9:33:47 GMT -5
Yes, the rather clean look makes this car. Very nice looking model!
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Post by jager on May 1, 2022 2:20:32 GMT -5
Another one that we share, and one of the better looking ones in my book. I'm enjoying see which ones you added as well. Yes, I'm happy I didn't have to fight you for this one Martin.
I am finding that in modern cars, the less livery the better for my tastes. I was only thinking the same as Jeff when I looked at this one. Also like the Italian ice cream striped roof. Well I couldn't say deck chair coloured roof could I.😉 Yes, the rather clean look makes this car. Very nice looking model! It seems like everyone is on the same page regarding the clean livery of this one, myself included. It was an easy decision to add this one.
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Post by jager on May 1, 2022 2:24:24 GMT -5
So, to my final Tecnomodel, and one that rounds out my collection of the Krohn Racing cars of Tracy Krohn and Niclas Jonsson. This car was Tracy Krohn’s 4th attempt at Le Mans in 2009. It was largely a repeat of their 2008 campaign, utilising the entry of Risi Competizione, the same chassis, and the same driver line up with the experienced Eric van de Poele, making his eleventh Le Mans start joining partners Tracy Krohn and Niclas Jönsson. The trio’s race in 2008 had come to an abrupt end after an accident on lap 12 saw them make an early exit from the race. They were therefore hoping to make amends in 2009, and qualified 13th of the 17 starters in the GT2 class, starting from 50th on the grid. As one pre-race analysis put it, if Krohn could stay out of trouble they had half a chance of a good result. Not only did they stay out of trouble, but in the first hour Jonsson was able to lift the #83 Ferrari from 50th to 38th position. Krohn’s stint saw them fall back to 44th position in the 3rd hour, but they were back to 38th again by the end of the seventh hour, running sixth in class. By the midpoint of the race, the Krohn Ferrari was up to 32nd position overall, going on to move up to 29th place by three-quarters distance despite Krohn having a spin at the Arnage corner cost them a couple of places, but thankfully nothing more serious. It was in the final six hours that the Krohn #83 Ferrari came to the fore. It rose from 30th position to 22nd position, in the processing taking 3rd place in the GT2 class. It was Krohn’s second podium in four attempts, marketing them as a serious class competitor. Car : 2009 #83 Ferrari 430 GTC Team : Risi Competizione (for Krohn Racing) Drivers : Tracy Krohn (USA)/ Niclas Jönsson (S)/ Eric van de Poele (B) Qualifying : 50th Result : 22nd (3rd in GT2) Model : Tecnomodel (TM19)
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Post by Tom on May 1, 2022 2:33:41 GMT -5
I like this more than the previous one but that might be because I like privateers like Krohn who take on the challenge year after year. Other than that, both are extremely nicely-made models.
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Post by Alfaholic on May 1, 2022 3:26:27 GMT -5
Now this is one that I would have liked, not only is it a Krohn car but it is a Risi Competizione one as well. It very much belongs in the lime green corner of your collection though.
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Post by oldirish33 on May 1, 2022 10:12:58 GMT -5
So, I took a side trip after seeing this car, wondering if Krohn Aviation's planes were the same lime green color. I was surprised to see that the aviation business has closed. I know Krohn Racing was last active in 2021 at Sebring in a car sponsored by the aviation business. I wonder if Tracy Krohn has retired (after all he is my age). 😉 Anyone know? Nice add!
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Post by Alfaholic on May 1, 2022 20:44:21 GMT -5
So, I took a side trip after seeing this car, wondering if Krohn Aviation's planes were the same lime green color. I was surprised to see that the aviation business has closed. I know Krohn Racing was last active in 2021 at Sebring in a car sponsored by the aviation business. I wonder if Tracy Krohn has retired (after all he is my age). 😉 Anyone know? Nice add! Jerry, the aviation business may have disappeared, but it looks like his main oil business is still alive and kicking. There is still a tinge of lime green as well. www.wtoffshore.com/The racing seems to have stalled however.
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Post by jager on May 2, 2022 7:23:24 GMT -5
I like this more than the previous one but that might be because I like privateers like Krohn who take on the challenge year after year. Other than that, both are extremely nicely-made models. Guy's like Tracy Krohn give the rest of us hope that a drive at Le Mans is only a lotto win away Tom! Now this is one that I would have liked, not only is it a Krohn car but it is a Risi Competizione one as well. It very much belongs in the lime green corner of your collection though. The Risi connection is a strong case case why you should have this one Martin. Unfortunately its not strong enough . So, I took a side trip after seeing this car, wondering if Krohn Aviation's planes were the same lime green color. I was surprised to see that the aviation business has closed. I know Krohn Racing was last active in 2021 at Sebring in a car sponsored by the aviation business. I wonder if Tracy Krohn has retired (after all he is my age). 😉 Anyone know? Nice add! I guess they wouldn't be the first aviation business to suffer from the effects of Covid Jerry.
When they were flying, the planes had a hint of green, but not as much as the race cars...
There's a Chris Krohn (Tracy's son?) listed as a pilot at Krohn Aviation on Linkedin, so maybe they're just waiting for business travel to pick up again.
So, I took a side trip after seeing this car, wondering if Krohn Aviation's planes were the same lime green color. I was surprised to see that the aviation business has closed. I know Krohn Racing was last active in 2021 at Sebring in a car sponsored by the aviation business. I wonder if Tracy Krohn has retired (after all he is my age). 😉 Anyone know? Nice add! Jerry, the aviation business may have disappeared, but it looks like his main oil business is still alive and kicking. There is still a tinge of lime green as well. www.wtoffshore.com/The racing seems to have stalled however. I think Tracey is done with racing. As far as I know, after crashing the Porsche 911 in practice at Le Mans in 2019 and not being able to take the start, he hasn't driven a race car since. Perhaps he realised that car speeds are much faster today than when he drove the Ferrari above in the late 2000's.
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Post by jager on May 4, 2022 10:03:00 GMT -5
All the Ferrari’s I’ve showed lately owe their origin to this car. For a long time, I’ve wanted this Red Bull sponsored Ferrari, as energy drink companies seem to have taken over from tobacco companies as major sponsors of motor sport. However, this is the only Red Bull sponsored car to run at Le Mans and it had eluded me for some time. My efforts to secure this car resulted in the other Ferrari's you've seen from both myself an Martin (Alfaholic), so its definitely been a satisfying addition. Aside from the Red Bull sponsorship, the other interesting aspect of this car was the driver who bought this sponsorship, celebrated F1 designer Adrian Newey. That’s right, when he wasn’t busy designing Red Bull’s F1 challenger, Newey used his down time to go racing. Newey graduated from the University of Southampton with a double degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics. However, after graduating during the gap between the Apollo and the Space Shuttle programs, Newey turned his attention to racing instead of conquering space. He headed to the USA, and at the age of 26 years old he designed the March 85C that Rick Mears drove to win the 1984 Indy 500. He then went on to design F1 cars for Williams and McLaren, being responsible for the design of car which took six Constructors World Championships and six Drivers World Championships between 1992 and 1999. Newey's success allowed him to collect a number of impressive sports cars. Not content to just collect museum pieces, Newey gained notoriety when he destroyed a Ford GT40 while competing at the Le Mans Classic in 2006, and later wrecked a Jaguar E-Type at the Goodwood Revival Meeting. In 2007, Newey made the move to modern racing, becoming part of the driver line-up in the #78 AF Corse Ferrari F430 for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Newey, who by that point was 49 years old, was joined by fellow Brits Ben Aucott and Joe Macari. They qualified the #78 Ferrari F430 in 53rd position, slowest of the 13 cars in the GT2 class. However, their race pace was better than their qualifying, and once the race was under way, they were able to move up to 36th position in the first six hours in tricky conditions. By the midpoint of the race, the #78 Ferrari was up to 36th position, and after 18 hours it was running 27th. A steady race eventually saw them take 22nd overall and 4th in the GT2 class, missing out on a podium position by just one lap. Car : 2007 #78 Ferrari 430 GTC Team : AF Corse Drivers : Adrian Newey (GB)/ Joe Macari (GB)/ Ben Aucott (GB)/ Qualifying : 53rd Result : 22nd Model : Red Line (RL135)
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Post by reeft1 on May 4, 2022 10:18:11 GMT -5
I like that, especially with the Adrian Newey/Red Bull connection
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Post by oldirish33 on May 4, 2022 10:50:13 GMT -5
I like the Adrian Newey connection and early Ferrari GTC connection, but can't say from a livery stand point I care for this Ferrari compared to some of the others you posted recently. Nice add though!
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