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A few pics from a walk on pitlane

BMW 4 in line (2006 car)
[IMG:152:130]http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/3401 ... 1kw.th.jpg[/img]

BMW 6 in line (2005 car)
[IMG:152:130]http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/1299 ... 6ki.th.jpg[/img]

Alfa
[IMG:152:130]http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/7896/a ... 9ka.th.jpg[/img]

Seat
[IMG:152:130]http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/996/ ... 4mg.th.jpg[/img]

Chevrolet
[IMG:152:130]http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/9465 ... 0nq.th.jpg[/img]
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Scuderia_Russ
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Great shots, that Alfa's a piece of work!
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m3_lover
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I see the chevrolet, I didn't think Chevy was that popular in Europe, what type of Chevy is it?
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Scuderia_Russ
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Lacetti. Basically they have rebranded the Daewoo and are trying to hoodwink Europe into thinking that they are getting fantastic, American motoring history and muscle for their money. :roll:
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Chevy are pretty dire in Europe. There are jokes about American cars having breeze blocks for suspension and going 1mile to the gallon.

Completly unfounded, I hope.
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Scuderia_Russ wrote: Great shots, that Alfa's a piece of work!
Thank you. About the Alfa engine, yes it’s amazing, but I’ve to say I was more impressed about the new BMW 4, the old 6 looks like a dinosaur in comparison. Tomorrow if I manage to find a bit of spare time I’ll upload a few more pics I took.
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Are those fuel injectors or spark plugs that are so openly exposed in the engine bay on the 4 cylinders?
Simon: Nils? You can close in now. Nils?
John McClane: [on the guard's phone] Attention! Attention! Nils is dead! I repeat, Nils is dead, ----head. So's his pal, and those four guys from the East German All-Stars, your boys at the bank? They're gonna be a little late.
Simon: [on the phone] John... in the back of the truck you're driving, there's $13 billon dollars worth in gold bullion. I wonder would a deal be out of the question?
John McClane: [on the phone] Yeah, I got a deal for you. Come out from that rock you're hiding under, and I'll drive this truck up your ass.
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Scuderia_Russ
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Looks like part of the fuel rail.
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A few pics more

Seat worked a lot on Leon aero, look at the many differences between old and new car in the front bumper.
Old :
[IMG:152:130]http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/9953 ... 1eg.th.jpg[/img]

New :
[IMG:152:130]http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/1127 ... 9fi.th.jpg[/img]

Suspensions :
Leon (notice the shape of the “skirts”)
[IMG:115:167]http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/4238 ... 3tr.th.jpg[/img]

Alfa with apparently same brake discs as Leon, different caliper and additional duct to cool pads/caliper.
[IMG:152:130]http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/849/ ... 2fi.th.jpg[/img]

Chevy with the additional duct too but different, drilled discs.
[IMG:152:130]http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/1082 ... 9bg.th.jpg[/img]

BMW with drilled discs too.
[IMG:115:167]http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/6650 ... 2yv.th.jpg[/img]

A further pic of the Alfa engine with fuel rail and injectors in evidence.
[IMG:152:130]http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/9489 ... 7qz.th.jpg[/img]

At the end a couple of non technical images

Zanardi with a little problem...
[IMG:152:130]http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/1396 ... 8ta.th.jpg[/img]

Priaulx shows how Bangle design could be “improved”
[IMG:152:130]http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/3747 ... 5dp.th.jpg[/img]
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The Seat Leon has just won the first three B.T.C.C. races at Brands Hatch today in the hands of James Thompson and Jason Plato.
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Tom wrote:Chevy are pretty dire in Europe. There are jokes about American cars having breeze blocks for suspension and going 1mile to the gallon.

Completly unfounded, I hope.
The "chevy" is actually a Daewoo Lacetti if im not mistaken, over here in Aus they are now badged as Holden Viva's.
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Yes it is a Daewoo Lacetti.
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