Tuesday, December 27, 2011

The African Bull Dog ( KENYA )





Sustainable by all means.

Mombasa (Kenya) is the location where this unique prototype was conceived. Details are outlined from their Facebook page.

Completed

30th January 2011

The vehicle

The african bull dog is a Kenyan Built Off Road 4X4 Vehicle and MPV; This car is built for every day use, it can be used in farms as a produce cart, or even as an ambulance at Marsabit desert to provide emergency care to the forgotten communities and as a truck to ferry drugs to those remote places that you have never heard of!; With ample backing, the African Bulldog can do for Kenya what the Citroen 2CV did for France and the V.W Beetle for Germany!

Company Overview

Heino Autoworx is a Leading 4x4 vehicle workshop based in Mombasa at the Mtwapa Creek, Kenya. We have been involved in the maintenance of 4x4 vehicles and S.U.Vs for years and we decided to push the boundaries.

Description


The African Bull Dog is the brain child of Engineer Heino, he has a vast experience in the automotive and boat industry. The crew has been working tirelessly to ensure that we meet our target and we build a vehicle that meets the standards of the 4X4s we work on on a daily basis.

Mission


4X4 Extreme Efficient Performance!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/African-Bull-Dog/160682840649799?sk=wall

BAILEY LMP2 ( SOUTH AFRICA )





This is an African Phenomenon for 2011. Below are the stats straight from the makers mouth describing this awesome beast.

"Bailey Cars took the Bold and Brave step of building a current day Prototype car in 2009. Its taken 2 years of intense design and manufacture to produce this master piece of south African engineering.

The car has had many firsts for South Africa such as full carbon Tub, full CFD body design and building a car to the A.C.O Le Mans 24 hours regulations

The car is available to customers who would like to compete in sports car racing throughout the world in events such as ALMS, Le Mans series, Asian Le Mans Series and even the South African Le Mans Series and RSA GT challenge.

Chassis

· Carbon composite monocoque chassis

· Monocoque certified to all ACO and FIA structural and crash standards

· Adjustable pedal box and steering column

· Safety equipment includes 6-point lightweight seat belt harness

· Plumbed in fire extinguisher system

Engine

· 460hp maximum as regulated by ACO
· The engine must be made in a minimum of 1000 units in 12 consecutive months and must come, either from a grand touring car, Or from a large production car.
· Choice of homologated BMW, Lexus, Toyota or Nissan 5000 cm3 8 cylinders maximum. maximum
· Or 3200 cm3 forced induction engine with max 6 cylinders
· Diesel not allowed in LMP


Suspension

· Double wishbone layout all round

· Pushrod rocker type with damper and coil over spring all round

· Third-spring option for front and rear suspension

· Frictionless bearing seals all round

· Same upright all round

· Angular-contact wheel bearings all round

· Chromoly steel-fabricated TIG-welded wishbones

· Quick adjustable ride height, camber, and toe

· electrically power assisted rack-and-pinion



Fuel System



· 90-litre bladder type fuel cell

· Dual Low-pressure fuel lifts pump plus dual high-pressure pumps




Transmission



· Ricardo sequential-shift gearbox

· Six forward speeds plus reverse with torque input capacity in excess of 500 Nm

· Adjustable gear ratios

· Paddle shift as standard

· Gear oil cooling system



Bodywork


· All body panels of lightweight infused epoxy glass composite construction

Brake System

· AP Racing six-piston aluminum calipers all round

· 380 mm diameter ventilated discs front and rear

· Full carbon brake set up as option



Wheels and Tyres


· Wheel dimensions 11”wide x 18” diameter front

· 13” wide x 18” diameter rear

· 3 piece wheels

· Centre lock and anti loosen to FIA standards


Cooling System


· 1 water radiators

· 8-litre dry sump oil tank

· Twin engine all cooler

· Twin Electric oil scavenge pump

· 1 intercooler

· Driver air-conditioning system



Electrical System



· Military-spec chassis wiring loom

· FIA-regulation emergency power cut-off switch

· External start jump plug

· Digital dash display and with full data logging

· Xenon headlamps



WEIGHT

· Minimum weight as specified by ACO 900kg excluding driver and fuel


Bailey - Beautifully Engineered Cars

http://www.baileyedwardscars.co.za

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Marcel Renault

795


   acrylic on canvas 24x36"
.
Marcel Renault
winning Paris-Vienna 1902



Thursday, December 8, 2011

Peter Gethin 1940-2011

794

 acrylic on paper 8x12"

winning the closest GP ever
at Monza 1971
Peter Gethin r.i.p


Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Stohr WF1 Suzuki

793


acrylic on canvas 16x20" sold
Tom winning the 
Sports Car Club of America
tNational Championship Runoffs at Road America
in his Stohr WF1 Suzuki


Friday, December 2, 2011

Audi S5 by JMS


JMS has introduced a styling package for the Audi S5. Described as a real "eye catcher," the car has a front lip spoiler (€269), a rear diffuser (€259) and H&R lowering springs which reduce the ride height by 40mm. Customers can also order a four-tailpipe exhaust system (€1,725) and 20-inch wheels (€4,500).

Press release:


Racelook - JMS shows tuning with diffrent styling parts for the AUDI A5 B8 S5 with work varianza wheels
Bodykit from JMS for the Audi A5 B8 S5
With this JMS stylingkit the Audi A5 s5 changes from a sporty design to a eyecatcher.
The complete Racelook bodykit consists of a new frontlip(Euro 269) (suitable for the a5 s-line bumpers convertible, fastback and sportback), fitted easy with glue and screws onto the series front bumper.
On the rear jms fits the racelook rear diffusor for fastback and convertible (259 euros).Easy fiiting, replace ment with the original rear insert. Not only for an impressed sound performance a eisenmann stainless steel duplex exhaust with oval tips (euro 1725 Euro) fits on the car now, it also gives the perfection of a sportlook cars rear end and a real motorsport sound.
For better driving performance jms recommend a jms/H&R lowering spring kit which lowers the car 40mm on both axeles (1750 Euro). At last JMS Tuning perfect the Audi A5 look with work varianza TS1 wheels 9,5x20 & 10x20 with 255/30-20 tyres front and rear(setprice euro 4500,00 Euros). All parts are tüv approved.