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1. Rugby As The Eleven O'Clock Show once put it: rugby - either you like it, or you think it's a bit shit. Either way, it's a bit shit. Rugby is not only a phenomenally dull spectators sport, but also almost wholly devoid of skill. As the useless wimp who was always picked last for games at school (Ok, that might have been me) will tell you, if you don't fall into a certain catagory, you cannot play...
Jamie Whincup had the chance to travel to Beijing to take on such luminaries as seven-time formula one world champion Michael Schumacher and Jenson Button.
Two Things: 1. Jill Sixpack does some math: The Hammes Co. has scaled back its plan for the Edgewater redevelopment, from $109 million to $90 million. However, they are still asking for the full $16 in TIF funding that Mayor Dave Cieslewicz included in his capital budget. ...Going from 15% taxpayer funding to 18% taxpayer funding... Huh, funny how that works. If they are scaling back the plan...maybe...
So says China Daily A Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano China Limited Edition was sold on Wednesday night for nearly $2 million to an anonymous bidder from Shanghai at an auction in Beijing. The auction took place at a gala dinner held to celebrate Ferrari’s fifth anniversary in China and proceeds from the sale will fund engineering students and teachers from Tsinghua University to study in Milan and at...
Yesterday Luca di Montezemolo received the "Golden Steering Wheel”, one of the most prestigious acknowledgements in the world of automobile. The prize, founded by Axel Springer in 1976, founder also of the editorial group with the same name, has been awarded to men like Henry Ford II, Ferry Porsche and Lee Iacocca as well as two men especially dear to the Ferrari Chairman: Giovanni Agnelli...
Audi's two-time DTM Champion Mattias Ekstrm has become a three-time Race of Champions winner, in defeating new F1 king Jenson Button and Michael Schumacher in Beijing.
Filed under: Coupe , Auctions , China , Ferrari Ferrari 599 China special in cracked porcelain by Lu Hao - Click above for high-res image gallery A Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is an exceptional piece of automotive art. Even more exceptional is the latest model equipped with the Handling GT Evoluzione package . More exceptional still is the limited-edition 599 HGTE made exclusively for the Chinese market...
Double DTM champion Mattias Ekstrom has taken his third Race of Champions title - by winning every single race he competed in then beating Michael Schumacher in the event's final.
Ferraris are particularly enticing purchases for the wealthy, but special Ferraris have proven themselves even more attractive to those with the means. Case in point this one-of-a-kind 599 GTB Fiorano which was hand-painted by Chinese artist Lu Hao on the pattern of the sought-after Ge Liln porcelain from the Song Dynasty. This unique example on which we reported last month is based on the limited-edition...
Here's the plan: paint Song Dynasty Ge Kiln pottery patterns on a Ferrari 599 , call it the "China" then auction it off for a cool $1.8 million at a Beijing gala event of Ferrari owners swooning over Michael Schumacher . The event was held at the Red Gate Gallery in Beijing and was attended by Ferrari owners and collectors (already sounds pretty obnoxious). The 599 China , which was created...
Swede Mattias Ekstrom completed a remarkable hat-trick of Race of Champions titles today, beating F1 legend, Michael Schumacher, in the final. Double DTM champion Ekstrom beat newly-crowned F1 World Champion, Jenson Button, in the semi-finals and eight time Le Mans 24 Hour winner, Tom Kristensen, in the quarter finals, having already won his group.
Michael Schumacher and his buddy Sebastian Vettel picked up another Race of Champions Nations Cup victory for Team Germany after besting China, Finland and England. The Americans nearly won, but Vettel put the hurt on both Foust and Pastrana. [ RallyBuzz ]
Formula One's Sebastian Vettel and seven-time champion Michael Schumacher helped Germany to a third straight win in the "Nations Cup", edging the British team of newly crowned F1 champion Jenson Button on a chilly night at the Bird's Nest in Beijing.
British sports car company Ultima claims to have a Top Gear lap record of 1 min 9.9sec., which beats Michael Schumacher’s 1 min. 10.7sec. lap in a Ferrari FXX. However, Ultima’s attempt was unofficial. Reportedly, Ultima had booked out the test track and completed a circuit in a GTR720 road car with that speed.
While Felipe Massa has basically recovered from his crash several months ago, he is still unable to return to avoid the risk of a secondary head trauma. Massa reveals however that the reason Michael Schumacher, his supposed replacement, called off his comeback was because of a vision problem.
Ferrari is increasing its efforts for teams to be permitted to run three cars in Formula One next year. Although Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo was “very disappointed” that Michael Schumacher won’t be able to race this year, he said that he’s anticipating that Schumacher will be able to do so next year. Di Montezemolo said in La Stampa,
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