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Busto Arsizio - Dicembre 2020

Scorcio Urbano (test Rolleicord VB)

 

Rolleicord Vb

Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 75mm f3.5

 

Fomapan 100

Hydrofen 1+39 x 8 min

Busto Arsizio

Settembre 2023

 

RolleiFlex 3,5F

Zeiss Planar 75mm f3,5

Rollei SuperPan 200@200

Bellini Hydrofen 1+30 x 9 min

Busto Arsizio - Marzo 2021

 

Rolleicord Vb

Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 75mm f3.5

Ilford Delta 100 ( damn defect of ilford films :( .. never again )

R09 Studio 1+30 x 12 min

Milano Bonola

2019-02-04

 

Olympus XA - F.Zuiko 35mm f2.8

Fomapan 100

Studional 1+31 x 10 min

 

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Rachel is 70 years old and I do some house repairs for her. I asked if I could photograph these boots and also am trying to develope a friendship with her. She is very religious and is uptight for now!!

 

Bit of a gathering of giraffe families beginning to develope

Baker 25-50 Tractor (c.1929)

 

Abner Baker was born in Ohio, after working in the metal industry, he opened his own engineering firm based in Swanton, Ohio in 1894 near to the Toledo Railroad Junction. In that same year he built his first steam engine equiped with his own design and patent valve gear, which by 1920 was in use on some 12,500 US steam railway engines. He moved into the manufacture of steam tractors and threshers but resisted the early wave of internal combustion power followed by some of his major competitors.

 

The first Baker petrol powered tractor was launched in 1926 powered by a Beaver four cylinder engine it was a large tractor of 3.25 tons with a twin ratio two speed transmission, effectively four speed forward and two reverse ratios

 

In 1927 the 25-50 was launched powered by a Wisconsin OHV with a bore and stroke of 5.5 and 6.5 inches, which Baker claimed could achieved 50 belt HP. This was a huge tractor of four tons. Later in 1929 the engine was updated to a LeRoi OHV unit with a 5.5 inch bore and 7 inch stroke producing 67 belt HP and 75-88bhp with a drawbar pull of 7840lbs. As a result of these test figures the Tractor was rebadged as the 43-67

 

A D Baker continued manufacturing Tractors into the late 1930s but by then despite their rugged design the Baker Tractor had become old fashioned and without capital to develope a new design sales had dropped against competitors including IH, Case, and John Deere,

 

Thanks for a stunning 59,596,833 views

 

Diolch am 59,596,833 gwych, golygfeydd, mwy na phoblogaeth y Lloegr honno yn y Gorllewin

 

Pencampwyr y Chwe Gwlad Cymru 2021

 

Shot 28.05.2017 at the Smallwood Vintage Rally, Love Lane Farm, Betchton, Sandbach REF 127-029

   

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Forty nine metres at 15:51pm on Tuesday 8th September 2020, of an immature Common darter (Sympetrum striolatum) dragonfly, off Chessington Avenue in Bexleyheath, Kent.

  

From the family Libellulidae and native to Eurasia, this is the most common dragonfly in Europe. This immature male has yet to develope it's orangey red tail colour, and currently has light black lines around the frons.

  

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Nikon D850 Hand held with Sigma OS Optical Stabilization enabled on normal setting. Focal length 600mm Shutter speed: 1/160s Aperture f/11.0 iso250 Image area FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L (8256 x 5504). NEF RAW L (14 bit uncompressed) Image size L (8256 x 5504 FX). Focus mode AF-C focus. AF-C Priority Selection: Release. Nikon Back button focusing enabled. AF-S Priority selection: Focus. 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points.AF-Area mode single point & 73 point switchable. Exposure mode: Shutter Priority mode. Matrix metering. Auto ISO sensitivity control on (Max iso 800/ Minimum shutter speed 125). White balance on: Auto1. Colour space: RGB. Active D-lighting: Normal. Vignette control: Normal. Nikon Distortion control: Enabled. Picture control: Auto (Sharpening A +1/Clarity A+1

  

Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3DG OS HSM SPORTS. Lee SW150 MKI filter holder with MK2 light shield and custom made velcro fitting for the Sigma lens. Lee SW150 circular polariser glass filter.Lee SW150 Filters field pouch.Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup.Mcoplus professional MB-D850 multi function battery grip 6960.Two Nikon EN-EL15a batteries (Priority to battery in Battery grip). Matin quick release neckstrap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag.

  

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LATITUDE: N 51d 28m 28.09s

LONGITUDE: E 0d 8m 10.74s

ALTITUDE: 49.0m

  

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 93.0MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 18.50MB

    

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HP 110-352na Desktop PC with AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. Verbatim USB 2.0 1TB desktop hard drive. WD My Passport Ultra 1tb USB3 Portable hard drive. Nikon ViewNX-1 64bit Version 1.4.1 (18/02/2020). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.13.5. Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

   

Testing out my new fuji GW690 with Kentmare and some errors on my side learning to develope

Scorci Urbani - Settembre 2020

 

Hasselblad 500 C/M + Zeiss Distagon 60mm f3,5 CT*

Fomapan 100 in Hydrofen1+39 x 8min

Rachel is 70 years old and I do some house repairs for her. I asked if I could photograph these boots and also am trying to develope a friendship with her. She is very religious and is uptight for now!!

 

Busto Arsizio

Marzo 2019

 

Minox 35 GT-E

MC Minoxar 35mm f2.8

 

Kentmere 100

Studional 1+31 x 9 min

 

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Malcesine

 

Olympus OM2n

Zuiko OM 35 f2.8

Zuiko OM 21 f3.5

 

Kodak T-max100

R09 1+50 x 12 min

 

Altre nell'album flic.kr/s/aHsmAebvta

Busto Arsizio 2019-12-31

 

Hasselblad SWC

Biogon 38mm f4,5 (21 mm equiv.)

 

Rollei SuperPan 200 @200 asa

Hydrofen 1+15 x 4 min

Monza - Scorcio urbano

Maggio 2025

 

FujiFilm GA645W

Super EBC Fujinon 45mm f4

Kentemere 100

Bellini Hydrofen 1+31 x 8 min

Milano - scorcio urbano

Marzo 2023

 

Hasselblad SWC (1968)

Zeiss Biogon 38 mm f4,5

Kodak T-max 100

R09 Studio 1+30 x 10 min

Baiedo - Val di Nava (Valsassina) - Maggio 2021

 

Leica CL

Leica Summicron-c 40mm f2

Agfa APX 100

R09 Studio 1+30 x 9 min

Samarate - Scorcio Urbano

Gennaio 2025

 

Rolleiflex 2.8 C

Schneider-Kreuznach Xenotar 80mm f2.8

FomaPan 400

R09 Studio 1+30 x 12 min

Once again, I was for two days in Munich. According to my work commitments I like to relaxe with a stroll through the city. This tour I connect, when the opportunity arises, with my/our project "The Human Family".

 

So I was on the lookout. And actually, I noticed two young ladies who strolled as well through Munich by photographing. Both made an open impression on me. So, I ventured to disturb their photo session and introduced myself and the project. It turned out that we had small language problem, because both girls came from Belarus.

 

Nevertheless, it worked somehow in English.

So I met Nastya here in Munich. Nastya is 20 years old and spends her vacation just in Munich together with Alena. I could learn that Nastya is studying International and Puplic Law. After her studies she would like to work in Germany.

 

Nastya is practical, because she answered on my Lonely-Island-Question: A lighter, a knife and a blanket.

I conducted Nastya together with Alena in front of wall of a house, so I could have my solid background for photos. We all had during this brief encounter a lot of fun and I hope Nastya and Alena will have a good time in Munich.

 

I wish Nastya good luck for her studies and for the future. Many thanks for helping me to develope my project.

 

This photo is my 11th submission to group "The Human Family".

 

Visit "The Human Family" here and have a look on the photos of the other photographers:

www.flickr.com/groups/thehumanfamily/

 

Busto Arsizio - Febbraio 2022

Scorcio Urbano

 

Olympus OM-4 + OM Zuiko 35-70mm f3.6 + yellow filter -1

Rollei Superpan 200 @200 asa

Bellini Hydrophen 1+30 x 13 min

Busto Arsizio 2018-07-22

 

Canon 7sZ

Canon 35mm f2 LTM

 

Kentmere 100

Studional 1+31 x 9min

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Ninety eight metres at 12:00pm on a beautiful morning on Monday 31st May 2021, off Hythe Avenue and Chessington Avenue in Bexleyheath, Kent.

  

Here we see a large adult Carrion crow (Corvus corone) patrolling a garden in his territory , a passerine bird of the family Corvidae and the genus Raven (Higher classification: Corvus), which is native to western Europe and eastern Asia. It can grow to twenty inches in length with a wingspan of up to thirty nine inches. This one keeps the magpie's and Jackdaw's in their place, as top of the food chain, afraid of nothing. They can reach a length of 47cm with a 104cm wingspan and a weight of up to 650g, and in the UK they are in the Green conservation list status with over one million breeding territories.

  

Regarded as one of the most intelligent birds, indeed creatures on the planet, studies suggest that Corvids cognitive abilities can rival that of primates such as chimpanzees and gorillas and even provide clues to understanding human intelligence. A corvid's pallium is packed with more neurons than a great ape's.Corvids have demonstrated the ability to use a combination of mental tools such as imagination, and anticipation of future events. They can craft tools from twigs and branches to hook grubs from deep recesses, they can solve puzzles and intricate methods of gaining access to food set by humans., and have even bent pieces of wire into hooks to obtain food. They have been proven to have a higher cognitive ability level than seven year old humans.

  

Pet crows develope a unique call for their owners, in effect actually naming them. They also know to sunbathe for a dose of vitamin D. In groups they warn of danger and communicate vocally. They store a cache of food for later if in abundance and are clever enough to move it if they feel it has been discovered. They leave markers for their cache. They have even learned to place walnuts under car tyres at traffic lights as a means of cracking them!

  

Crows regularly gather around a dead fellow corvid, almost like a funeral, and it is thought they somehow learn from each death. They can even remember human faces for decades.Crows group together to attack larger predators and even steal their food, and they have different dialects in different areas, with the ability to mimic the dialect of the alpha males when they enter their territory!

  

They have a twenty year life span, the oldest on record reaching the age of Fifty nine. Crows can leave gifts for those who feed them such as buttons or bright shiny objects as a thank you, and they even kiss and make up after an argument, having mated for life.

  

In mythology they are associated with good and bad luck, being the bringers of omens and even witchcraft and are generally reviled for their attacks on baby birds and small mammals, which is simply down to the fact that they are so highly intelligent, and also the top of the food chain. I absolutely love them, they are magnificent, bold, beautiful and incredibly interesting to watch and though at times it is hard to witness attacks made by them, I cannot help but adore them for so many other and more important reasons.

  

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Nikon D850 Focal length 600mm Shutter speed: 1/640s Aperture f/8.0 iso250 Tripod mounted with Gimbal head. Image area FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L (4128 x 2752). JPeg basic (14 bit uncompressed) AF-C Priority Selection: Release. Nikon Back button focusing enabled. AF-S Priority selection: Focus. 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual exposure mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1 (4600k) Colour space: RGB Picture control: Neutral (Sharpening +2)

  

Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3DG OS HSM SPORTS. Lee SW150 MKI filter holder with MK2 light shield and custom made velcro fitting for the Sigma lens. Lee SW150 circular polariser glass filter.Lee SW150 Filters field pouch.Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup.Manfrotto MT057C3-G Carbon fiber Geared tripod 3 sections. Neewer Carbon Fiber Gimble tripod head 10088736 with Arca Swiss standard quick release plate. Neewer 9996 Arca Swiss release plate P860 x2.Jessops Tripod bag. Mcoplus professional MB-D850 multi function battery grip 6960.Two Nikon EN-EL15a batteries (Priority to battery in Battery grip). Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag.

     

LATITUDE: N 51d 28m 28.19s

LONGITUDE: E 0d 8m 10.47s

ALTITUDE: 55.0m

  

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF FILE: 90.7MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 35.90MB

      

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Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.10 (9/05/2019) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (18/02/20) LF 1.00

  

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. Verbatim USB 2.0 1TB desktop hard drive. WD My Passport Ultra 1tb USB3 Portable hard drive. Nikon ViewNX-1 64bit Version 1.4.1 (18/02/2020). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.13.5. Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

   

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Scorcio Urbano

Busto Arsizio

Novembre 2024

 

Rolleiflex 3.5E

Schneider-Kreuznach Xenotar 75mm f3.5

Rollei Superpan 200

Bellini Hydrofen 1+30 x 10 min

Busto Arsizio

Marzo 2019

 

Minox 35 GT-E

MC Minoxar 35mm f2.8

 

Kentmere 100

Studional 1+31 x 9 min

 

Le restanti nel seguente album flic.kr/s/aHsmb4i4ZK

Busto Arsizio - Ottobre 2020

Scorcio Urbano

 

Leica M2

Leica Elmarit-m 28mm f2,8 ASPH

 

Kodak Eastman 5222 double x

Studional 1+30 x 7 min

kay so I found a roll of film in my room.

& i was stoked, and loaded it into my lomo fisheye...(chewed some gum obv.) and took it to the photo place.

I was trying on aviators when the guy processing the film called me over to look at the moniter.

apparently the film roll i found was used...in 2003. !! and i shot 2009 fisheyes on top.

He goes on to tell me "these are cool as shit. but we cant develope them here.."

so i spent the rest of the day finding a place that could

and im glad i did.

such a cool mistake.

Milano Gallaratese - Scorcio Urbano

Febbraio 2025

 

Nikon FE

Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AI-s pancake

Kentmere 100

Bellini Hydrofen 1+31 x 8 min

Maremma

Marina di Alberese

Giugno 2022

 

Olympus 35 RD

F.Zuiko 40mm f1,7

Agfa APX 100 @100 + filtro giallo -1 Stop

R09 Studio 1+30 x 9 min

Legnano - Scorcio Urbano

Aprile 2024

 

Hasselblad SWC

Zeiss Biogon 38 mm f4.5

Rollei Retro 80 S

Bellini Hydrofen 1+30 x 9 min

Marzo 2020 - Interno casalingo

 

Kodak Retina II 1949

Rodenstock Heligon 50mm f2

 

Kodak Trx400@250 asa (expired 2017)

Studional 1+15 x 5,5 min

Ford Mondeo (Mk.II Facelift) (1996-00) Engine 1988cc S416v Zetec

Registration Number Y 584 EOB

FORD (UK) SET

www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623665118181...

 

The Mark I Mondeo was introduced as a replacement for the Sierra in November 1992 officially on sale until November 2000 though the design was given a major refresh in 1996 and was known in some quarters as a Mark 2 and in others as a mk.i Facelift.

 

The original car had cost Ford a reported $6 billion dollars to develope, but faced critiscsm on three fronts, the bland styling, poor head light performance and cramped rear legroom, all of which the facelift addressed. The facelift left only the doors, the roof, and the rear quarter panels on the estate the same as the original model. The most notable change was the introduction of the grille and larger, wraparound lighting units. The saloon version featured some distinctive rear lights. that extended around the top and the side of the rear wings. The interior was also mildly revised, though the basic dashboard architecture was the same as before. Safety specification was improved, with the car gaining a full-size driver airbag in place of the smaller 'euro-bag' fitted in the Mk I Mondeo.. Along with an all-new platform, the Mondeo also used Ford's then-new Zetec engines, first seen in 1991. Three versions of the 16-valve Zetec engine were used. a 1.6, 1.8 and 2 litre and the Endura-D 1.8 L turbodiesel. a less popular engine option was the 2.5 L 24-valve V6 Duratec unit.

 

A big thanks for 21.2 million views

 

Shot 20:04:2014 at Weston Park Ref 99a-227

Aschi (Aschi Alto) frazione di Ortona dei Marsi (AQ)

19 Agosto 2020

 

Olympus OM-4

OM Zuiko 21 f3,5 - 35 f2,0 - 100 f2,8

Agfa APX 100

Studional 1+30 x 9 min

Zorki 3M

Jupiter-8

f4 / 1/25sec

Agfa APX 400@800

Caffenol RS

semistand 45min

Brook Trout about to bite another as they develope aggressive behavior during the annual spawning run in a Rocky Mountain Park stream in Colorado.

Busto Arsizio - Scorcio urbano

Aprile 2026

Canonet G-III QL17

Canon 40 mm f1,7 + yellow filter -1

Kentemere 100

Bellini Hydrofen 1+31 x 8 min

Busto Arsizio

Scorcio Urbano (test Nikomat ELW + Nikkor AI 35mm f2)

Marzo 2022

 

Nikon Nikomat ELW

Nikkor AI 35mm f/2 + yellow filter 1stop

Agfa APX100

R09 Studio 1+30 x 9 min

Morgan Plus Four SLR (1963) Engine 2138cc S4 OHV Lawrencetune Production 3 + 1

Registration Number 258 TOK

Race Number 29 Keith Ahlers

MORGAN ALBUM

www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/albums/72157623797607694

In 1964 Morgan released the Plus Four Plus a radically different looking Morgan with a glass fivre coupe body made by E.B. Plastics Ltd., of Stoke-on-Trent and a smaller grille, the first Morgan to break away from open Morgan tradition. Mechanically powered by a Triumph TR engine with twin Stromberg carburettor and a four speed gearbox. The car was not successful and during the four years that it was in production, just 26 were built.

 

In the meantime Moragan racer Chris Lawrence had been racing a Plus Four Competition, powered by the same Triumph TR engine, but prepared by Lawrences Lawrencetune and producing 115 to 120bhp. These cars regularly beat the Triumph TRs, particularly Lawrences regular mount TOK 258, even the point of being declared inelligable for the 1963 Le Mans, thought to be by pressure brought about by Standard-Triumph, but officially quoting the fact that the Morgan was essetially a Pre-War design. For 1964 Lawrence once again used the Morgan chassis to develope his new racer, this time drawing inspiration from the Plus Four Plus to produce the radically different SLR designed by Chris Lawrence and John Sprinzel the aerodynamic bodywork gave a top speed far in excess of the 130 m.p.h. achieved by the Plus Four at Le Mans on the Mulsanne Straight.

In total three of these cars were built this is the Green original car used by Lawrence and registered 258 TOK in defferance to his earlier TOK 258 and now owned and raced by Keith Ahlers.

A Silver car now owned and raced by John Embersons and a Red car now registered 491 HYO and owned and raced by Simon Orebi-Gann

 

This car raced at Donington in the Masters Gentlemen Drivers Pre-66 GT Race

 

A Big thankyou for an incredible 24.4 Million views

 

Shot 04:05:2014 at the Donington Historic Festival REF 102-315

 

Busto Arsizio - Ottobre 2019

Scorcio urbano

 

Hasselblad Super Wide C (1968)

Biogon 38mm f4.5

 

Rollei SuperPan 200

Hydrofen 1+15 x 4 min

Cascina Malpaga (Castano Primo) - Scorcio urbano

Aprile 2026

Canonet G-III QL17

Canon 40 mm f1,7 + yellow filter -1

Kentemere 100

Bellini Hydrofen 1+31 x 8 min

 

2020-01-12

Galliate - Nosate - Cascina Malpaga

 

Olympus OM4

Zuiko OM 35mm f2

 

Fomapan 200@160 asa

Studional 1+31 x 8min

 

Altre in questo album flic.kr/s/aHsmKFJ1Cj

Legnano

Novembre 2022

 

Nikon F2A

Nikkor AI 20mm f4

Nikkor AI 35mm f2

Nikkor AIS 105 f2.5

Agfa APX100 @100

Bellini Hydrofen 1+30 x 8 min

Legnano

Novembre 2022

 

Nikon F2A

Nikkor AI 20mm f4

Nikkor AI 35mm f2

Nikkor AIS 105 f2.5

Agfa APX100 @100

Bellini Hydrofen 1+30 x 8 min

Milano - Dicembre 2022

Scorcio Urbano

 

Olympus 35 SP

G.Zuiko 42mm f1,7

Rollei SuperPan200

Hydrofen 1+30 x 13 min

Castiglione Olona - Scorcio Urbano

Dicembre 2025

 

Hasselblad SWC

Zeiss Biogon 38mm f4,5 + yellow filter -1

Rollei SuperPan 200

Bellini Hydrophen 1+30 x 10 min

McLaren MP4-18A (2003) Engine 3000cc Mercedes-Benz FO110P V10

McLAREN SET

www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157624133981232...

 

In the 2002 season Mclaren had slipped to third in the Constructors Championship, leading to Ron Dennis deciding that radical changes were needed for the 2003 car. The MP4-18 was designed by Adrian Newey, Mike Coughlan, Neil Oatley leaving a shadow team under Neil Oatley to continue to develope the 2002 MP4-17A into what was to become the MP4-17D.

 

For the MP4-18 the team carried over the newly introduced concept of twin-keel suspension from the MP4-17, bringing in specialist Mike Coughlan from Arrows. The idea of twin-keel suspension was still in its infancy in Formula One, being first introduced in 2002 by Sauber designer Sergio Rinland. Other changes included positioning the exhausts within the diffuser in order to create a "blown diffuser" effect; drastically tighter rear packaging (a commonality on modern cars a longer, narrower nose that dropped down; and narrower sidepods.

 

Mercedes-Benz would design a completely new engine for the MP4-18, an evolution of the FO series, dubbed the P spec with an estimated output of 870-888 bhp

 

By the start of the 2003 season the MP4-18 was nowhere near ready and instead the team opted to run the interim MP4-17D. The cars first test reaveled overheating issues caused by the small area within the sidepods not allow for the decompression of heated gas or air. In later tests despite efforts to resolve the problem it was reported that the car was coming back from every test "on fire", requiring the constant presence of fire extinguishers in the pit box. At another test developement driver Alexander Wurz crashed due to the cars floor delaminating. Kimi Raikkonen also suffered a testing accident which wrote of that chassis. Wurz managed to complete a test in Austria only to find that by the end the gearbox internal temperature had reached 120C causing delamination. In the end it was determined that the car would never race in anger.

 

Diolch yn fawr am 68,811,347 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mwynhewch ac arhoswch yn ddiogel

  

Thank you 68,811,347 amazing views, enjoy and stay safe

 

Shot 19.10.2018 at Donington Park - the final week of the Donington Collection Ref 137-174

     

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