Dang! Great new sportscar

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I saw that system at the Geneva Motor Show at the Pagani stand earlier this year. They were also exposing a VERY limited edition of the Zonda (only 5 are/will be made).
Don't find the system good looking at all... The car however, is a different matter

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I saw that system at the Geneva Motor Show at the Pagani stand earlier this year. They were also exposing a VERY limited edition of the Zonda (only 5 are/will be made).
Don't find the system good looking at all... The car however, is a different matter

I happened to be browsing the pictures I took at the show, and realised the Pagani audio system was also in the picture with the Zonda.
The picture was taken with my 3 year old Sony Ericsson K800i phone.


I also got to have a go on a Formula 1 simulator, which was pretty sweet

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I happened to be browsing the pictures I took at the show, and realised the Pagani audio system was also in the picture with the Zonda.

Lots of carbon fiber I see!

I also got to have a go on a Formula 1 simulator, which was pretty sweet.

Cool. I understand that you get in first, then put on the steering wheel! I really enjoyed watching (and hearing) two of the F1 races at Indy back in 2001 and 2003. Their sound is very different from the seven liter motors at Can-Am races I used to watch at Road Atlanta.

rw

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Lots of carbon fiber I see!

Carbon fiber seems to be the norm in modern day supercars. It proves to be long lasting and lightweight.

Cool. I understand that you get in first, then put on the steering wheel! I really enjoyed watching (and hearing) two of the F1 races at Indy back in 2001 and 2003. Their sound is very different from the seven liter motors at Can-Am races I used to watch at Road Atlanta.

rw

In a real F1 yes you would enter with the steering wheel off, but not in this simulator.
F1s have very high revving engines. In 2005 their V10s were putting out in excess of 900 horses at 18000 rpm. Imagine this with no silencer... They are incredibly fast cars. In fact they have been detuned since, to about 700 BHP with V8s instead of V10s, stating that the V10s were simply too powerful.
Anyway back in summer '06, I heard on the radio about a Ferrari get together on a Sunday after church. This had been taking place for a couple days already, in the town of Montreux (Montreux jazz festival anyone?), which is the other side of the lake from Geneva. So I rang my best buddy who happens to be a car nut just as I am. So we rolled down there (about 45 min drive) and lived one of the best car moments of our lives, despite not being at the wheel.
There were Ferrari of all types, from the classic 288 GTO to the Enzo FXX (which is not even road legal by the way.) A circuit had been traced on the town center roads, with barriers to keep people off the 'track'. They had a couple Ferrari F1s unleashed. It was my first contact with a fired up F1. The first time it passed (I was about 3 meters from it), it downshifted, then miss-fired a few times which took me by surprise and scared me by how ridiculously loud it was. After that they had myriads of Ferraris with their owners driving around, it was amazing.
I would add a couple pictures but the stupid attachement link isn't loading...
In the mean time here is an incredible video that really shows off an F1 car. It's part of Fifth Gear an English car review program which stars Tiff Needell, a driver who had a short spell in Formula 1 racing back in the early '90s. It is part 2 of the video, there is also a part 1 if you want to see it. I was in awe the first time I watched it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkC70iFcJ04&NR=1

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This had been taking place for a couple days already, in the town of Montreux (Montreux jazz festival anyone?)

I can hear "Deep Purple's" Smoke on the Water right now.

It was my first contact with a fired up F1. The first time it passed (I was about 3 meters from it), it downshifted, then miss-fired a few times which took me by surprise and scared me by how ridiculously loud it was.

Yeah, earplugs are really a necessity for watching an entire race. Especially when there are five cars in close proximity all accelerating at the same time. The sound is seductive, but I treasure my HF response.

rw