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7 Mar 2004, 22:38 (Ref:897516)
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Pace Car
I think I might of been bored at 3am this morning so started to drift into semi-mad state. Anyway I was looking at the picture of the pitlane and there was the Merc Pace car and next to it was a BMW (5 or 7) with what looked like lights on top of it was that a pace car for a different race or is it the doctors car etc... sorry this is off topic but as a Williams supported I had to take my mind of things!
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7 Mar 2004, 23:02 (Ref:897539)
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i thought it was a 6series myself.
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7 Mar 2004, 23:31 (Ref:897554)
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Nah its a 5 series and its the new medical car.Sounds like a V8 should.Back onto the pace car wait till you people in Europe hear that thing.
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7 Mar 2004, 23:40 (Ref:897560)
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That pace car is a monster. At Spa in 2002 it pulled up next to where we were at Blanchimont to pick up a small piece of debris on the track. When the guy got back in the car he roared off. The sound and sight was gogeous.
In F1, even the pace car is impressive. But then when in use the thing is almost flat out while the F1's are just trundling behind it. It hits home what monsters these F1 cars really are. Doubly amazing is how small the things are too. I've had the opportunity to be able to touch an FW24 and the whole thing is just tiny. But I digress... |
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7 Mar 2004, 23:56 (Ref:897575)
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The pace car this year is new.The same car was unveiled in Geneva the day before the AGP started.DC gave the new pace car a work out before the GP at Phillip Island on the Wednesday.Mercedes people were worried that the press in Melb would see it before its unveiling in Geneva but none of the press in Melbourne were aloud to go nere it and after DC had finished it was put into a transporter and shipped to Albert Park.
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8 Mar 2004, 00:10 (Ref:897585)
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I'll have to pay a bit more attention at the next grand prix then!
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8 Mar 2004, 11:30 (Ref:897930)
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There was a 635 (or something like that) BMW used at the AGP (the BMW supplies FIV & course cars including the Safety cars for support events at the AGP) that had a combined red/green light bar on it that was used to open & close the course for events (the Mercs are used for F1 only).
That might've been what you saw. I haven't seen any footage on TV yet so cant comment on the parking arrangements around pit exit this year. |
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9 Mar 2004, 05:21 (Ref:899017)
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care to attach some pics or links to these as i was either too engrossed or bored that i didn't even catch a glimpse of it
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9 Mar 2004, 17:47 (Ref:899693)
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Here's one link for the SLK 55 AMG Safety Car and C 55 AMG stw Medical Car.
http://www.maybach.ru/en/news_399.html |
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9 Mar 2004, 19:18 (Ref:899814)
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They should have put the pace car in the race,probably would have got a podium finish.
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9 Mar 2004, 20:45 (Ref:899935)
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I heard the pace car as it left the grid before the race.. Sounded amazing!!!!
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10 Mar 2004, 02:08 (Ref:900333)
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am drooling now....someone throw me a bucket 
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11 Mar 2004, 22:18 (Ref:902489)
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Doing my chauffeur bit to the airport on Monday for Anthony, we were passed by one of those Mercs...and he says...I forgot to tell you I drove the F1 pace car at Indy last year, it's quite something!...Well we'd all forget to mention an experience like that wouldn't we!
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