Walkaround race cars vol.3: Lotus 97T - Ayrton Senna da Silva

Subject: Lotus 97T - Ayrton Senna da Silva
Location: Honolulu, Hawai, USA 2012.
Comments: This post is to celebrate the live of one of the greatest race drivers of all time, Ayrton Senna da Silva, who died in an accident exactly 20 years ago. Famous for his ability to drive fast in rainy weather and for his skills in training, being one of the top pole position winners of F1. The Lotus model 97T was a very competitive car, with 8 pole positions and three wins on the hands of Ayrton during the 1985 season. Driving the Lotus 97T, Ayrton got his first F1 win at the GP of Estoril, Portugal, in 1985 under pouring rain! Sundays were never the same since he passed away. Formula 1 became safer but lost some of it´s charm and glory. May he be always remembered!

Walkaround race cars vol.2: Ferrari F2004

Subject: Ferrari F2004
Comments: This is the Ferrari Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello used on the 2004 season of the Formula 1 championship. It was photographed in Los Angeles in 2012. This model won 15 out of 18 races in 2004, taking the manufacturers championship and giving also the drivers title to Schumaker. Barrichello won two races with this model.

Techincal data Production	2004-2005
Designer	Rory Byrne
Engine	Ferrari 055/B/C 3.0L V10
Transmission	7 speed  semi-automatic
Distance between axes	3050 mm
Lenght (mm)	4545 mm
Width(mm)	1796 mm
Height (mm)	959 mm
Weight (kg)	605 kg

If you enjoyed this post, you can also look at the walkaround of the Ferrari F2002 following the link below:

http://cyberplasticmodeler.blogspot.com/2011/09/walkaround-vol2.html

Walkaround race cars vol.1: Ferrari F2000

Subject: Ferrari F2000
Location: Milano, Italy
Comments: This is a Ferrari F2000 that is in display in downtown Milano, Italy. The vehicle is in a store and has some great details for the sport car modeler.