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TWOC MEMBERSHIP 2023 AMG PETRONAS F1 W13 E – Tarmacworks FEATURETTE
A touch of red on the silver arrow… The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team celebrated its 55th anniversary together with AMG more than a year ago at the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix with a series of special activities. Founded in 1967 by engineers Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher, AMG has continued to build on its position as one of the leading performance and sports car brands through numerous motorsport successes and the development of unique road cars. By the way, we reflected on the history surrounding AMG in another post, which you can read here: READ NOW Started at the 24h of SPA in 1971: The red pig, the 300…
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PORSCHE – Racing legends for eternity -Tarmacworks, Schuco, Spark, Kyosho FEATURETTE
The living legend, built for eternity Three out of every four Porsches ever built are still on the road. Or are somewhere in the air-conditioned halls of collectors. This fact not only emphasises the outstanding production quality of the Swabian sports car manufacturer – it also shows how much enthusiasm there is for the brand. The amount of love and care with which the vehicles from Zuffenhausen have been preserved over the decades is probably unparalleled – and in most cases a worthwhile investment. An endless winning streak Porsche has celebrated over 30,000 race victories since it was founded. Among them: Eight world championships in endurance racing, several world championship…
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The RISE AND FALL of the DTM – MiniGT, Tarmacworks, Hot Wheels FEATURETTE
How it all began The DTM was already known as the DRM, the German Racing Championship, in 1972 and enjoyed enormous popularity. Originally, production-based Group 2 touring cars competed in the racing series before the FIA adapted the regulations in 1982 and paved the way for Group C sports cars. The BMW 3.5 CSL and the M1, which was used in the Pro Car Series as well as in rallying, were famous names at the time, especially from BMW’s point of view. Hot Wheels provided us with numerous colour variants of the 3.0 CSL from 1973 and the M1 Pro Car. This concept of the DRM was associated with enormous…
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Modelcars featuring Exposed Carbon Fibre? – NEXT LEVEL FEATURETTE
What’s the matter about carbon fiber? Carbon is considered one of the materials in automotive construction whose importance will increase in the future. Designers love it in all its variations: Real carbon, partial carbon, carbon foil, in the interior or as add-on parts – the dark material looks noble and sporty at the same time. Engineers are at least as enthusiastic about carbon: it guarantees high strength and rigidity with a low specific weight. For this, however, it has to be produced at great expense. So it is beautiful and valuable – and that makes carbon the black gold among high-tech materials. In motor sports in particular, every kilogram saved…
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The Story of AMG – FEATURETTE
Two men, three letters… 50 years ago, a unique company was born out of an overwhelming passion for motorsport. A for Aufrecht, M for Melcher and G for GroΓaspach – the names behind these three letters are the starting point of a rapid development from a two-man business to a global brand. The story begins in the 1960s: The two engineers Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher worked on the 300 SE racing engine in the Daimler-Benz development department. until the company discontinued all motorsport activities. But Aufrecht and Melcher’s hearts continue to beat for racing. In Aufrecht’s house, they continued to fine-tune the engine’s performance in their spare time.…
