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Champ Car team co-owner Carl Haas plans to take his multiple
title-winning team to the rival IndyCar Series in 2009 if a merger between the
two championships cannot be agreed before then.
Haas, who owns Champ Car's most successful team
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing with Paul Newman an Mike Lanigan, told SpeedTV:
"It hasn't happened yet but we've certainly considered going.
"It may not happen this year, but it's highly probably that
we'll go for 2009 because there needs to be one series."
There have been several unsuccessful attempts to unify Champ
Car and IRL in the 13 years since they split, but with only Paul Tracy, Graham
Rahal and Oriol Servia confirmed so far for Champ Car this season, Indy boss
Tony George is rumoured to have proposed a new deal to Champ Car bosses.
Team PKV co-owner and 1996 Champ Car champion Jimmy Vasser is
eager for the two series to unite as soon as possible: "We've got to make a deal
with Tony George," he said.
But Conquest Racing boss Eric Bachelart believes there are
still issues that prevent a successful merger: "The problem I see is that the
IRL and Tony [George] would want control and that's tough for the Champ Car
guys," he said.
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Car Design News has announced the first edition of its all-digital
international car design contest. Open to both professional and student
designers, it will start on next 16 January and the submission deadline will be
26 March 2008.
Car Design News Contest 2008 will be judged by senior auto design directors
from major automotive manufacturers, including Martin Smith, executive vice
president of design at Ford Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa, and Shiro Nakamura,
senior vice president and head of design at Nissan (see the complete jury
panel).
This contest is unique as all designs will be created as virtual computer
models.
There are two contest categories - professional designer and student designer
- with top prizes that include a software license for Alias DesignStudio
software, $2,000 in cash and 12 months membership to Car Design News.
The contest will begin on 16 January 2008 with the announcement of the design
brief, full panel of judges and assessment criteria.
The design brief will focus on the lives of three "Millenniumites" (people
born in 2000) as they might be in 2028.
The deadline for the projects submission is 26 March 2008; finalists will
have additional eight weeks to further develop their proposals. A gallery of all
finalist and winning entries will be published 2 July 2008.
"This is a contest created by car designers for car designers, and we expect
the most skillful and creative professionals and students from around the planet
to participate," said Sam Livingstone, director, Car Design News. "The final
digital gallery of finalists and winners will showcase some of the most exciting
designs ever seen."
The contest is spoindored by SABIC Innovative Plastics and Autodesk.
Website:
www.cardesignnews.com.
For the first time in over 50 years, Bertone sadly did not have a stand at
this year's Geneva Show, largely due to the severe financial difficulties
facing the company. However, that didn't stop them making a surprise debut at
the first AutoDesignNight last night in Geneva with the amazing BAT 11
concept, commissioned by American enthusiast Gary Kaberle who owned the
original 1955 BAT 9 car. The car was exclusively unveiled before an audience
of 400 of the world's top designers at an evening reception at La Sip
nightclub in the heart of the city.
Marie-Jeanne Bertone and David Wilkie unveil the concept
Based on a modified Alfa Romeo 8C platform, the BAT 11 continues some of the
distinguishing elements of the original 'Berlinetta Aerodynamica Tecnica' cars
designed by Franco Scaglione and developed by Nuccio Bertone. These include
the tapered fins and faired wheels, all in a context where soft proportions
are combined with strong, robust lines. The monolithic form has a simple
dihedral bodyside section with fins that seem to have been designed as a shawl
that wraps around the car beginning from the front fender and extending to the
top of the side windows toward the rear.
The front end is strongly tapered
to a V-shape with a neat Alfa Romeo shield low down in the lean-forward nose.
The V-shaped form continues into the wraparound windshield and continues at
the rear, with a center fin butting up to the tapering rear window and a pair
of open air extraction slots behind the rear wheels. The vast bat wings cant
over at nearly 45 degrees towards the back, with the rear edge housing a pair
of thin LED taillamps. The 21-inch wheels feature a double layer of twisted
spokes, the outer ones made in carbon fiber that, according to designer Gwen
Pennarun, are a contemporary update of the original Borrani wire wheels.
The story behind this car is quite remarkable and CDN will be bringing you
the full account in a subsequent Design Development story in the next couple
of weeks. Watch this space...
From :
http://www.cardesignnews.com/
The VIP car style had its beginnings,
oddly enough, in the poorer sections of Japan about 15 years ago. Originally,
VIP cars were the creation of a group of enthusiasts called Black Cockroach in
Wakayama Prefecture of Japan. The Black Cockroach team consisted of a black Cima
(Infiniti Q45), Cedric (currently Infiniti M45), Celsior (Lexus LS) and Crown
(no US equivalent), which were uniquely styled and exemplified the owner's
personalities. Many of the VIP cars had deep ties to the Japanese underground
group, better known as the Yakuza, or Japanese mafia. Keeping with the mystic
and underground origins of the scene, most of the cars were colored black. In
the years afterwards, a team named VIP Company was established by Takahiro
Taketomi, the eventual owner of Junction Produce, a leader in VIP styling in
Japan.
In the early years of the VIP movement, there was a Japanese
magazine called Young Auto, which exhibited modified cars predominantly owned by
Japanese motorcycle gang members. The magazine editors selected these cars to
attract readers and exemplify this type of automotive modification. Before the
naming of VIP cars, the cars modified in this style were called a Haiso car
(high society saloon cars). As time went on, the name VIP CLUB became synonymous
with the remodeling of high end luxury cars. This was the birth of the phrase
VIP. VIP CLUB eventually became the very popular Japanese magazine, VIP Car
Magazine. VIP Car Magazine demonstrated the artistry and quality of luxury cars
modified in the VIP style and was instrumental in bringing this style of
automotive customization to the public. With the help of Young Auto magazine and
VIP Car Magazine, the popularity of VIP cars soon spread from Osaka, to Sendai
city in Miyagi prefecture, and eventually across all of Japan.
Traditional Definition:
Tradition VIP car definition is very simple. Usually
pronounced V-I-P (vee-eye-pee) and meaning Very Important Person, the true
pronunciation is VIP, or bippu, where it's pronounced like a word.
Cars that fit into the VIP category are predominantly rear
wheel drive Japanese luxury platforms such as the Celsior, CIMA, Cedric/Gloria,
and Crown, just to name a few. These cars are usually the more expensive models
and are usually purchased by the more affluent car owners. It's not a VIP Car
unless it starts with one of these platforms. Many VIP purists will not consider
any other platforms as VIP, even though other cars can take the styling cues
from the larger VIP sedans. This is commonly known as VIP Styling which will be
covered later.
VIP Characteristics:
VIP cars can loosely be translated to “Low and Wide”. Some
general characteristics of traditional VIP Style (but not limited to) are:
• Large/wide multi-piece wheels (with large lips and low
offsets) that are flush to the fender • Stretched tires in order to tuck the
wheels under the fenders • Low stance via adjustable suspension or air ride •
Substantial body kits to achieve the “Wide” look • Custom body work to
accentuate the “Wide” look • Custom video and audio components and installations
• Wood grain interiors with additional trays and extensions on the dash • Custom
seats and mats • Additional and upgraded internal and external lighting • Louder
exhausts with larger tips • Engine/performance work (though not as popular)
VIP Culture:
When VIP car enthusiasts in Japan build their car, they
immerse themselves in the culture of VIP Car. Accessories like Noburi Flags,
clothing, lighters, teddy bears, fans, and every accessory that a company makes
are purchased and proudly displayed. Some items normally only found in wealthy
homes are found, right at home, inside their cars. Many automotive events and
gatherings in Japan are steeped in the tradition of the VIP culture. Simple
gatherings of enthusiasts can turn into major events. As usual in the Japanese
culture, the cars are the stars, but socializing and even food are main
attractions. VIP Car has a sense of pride within the Japanese community on its
luxury vehicles. It all follows the fascination for those who uphold the code of
living in the lap of luxury.
VIP Styling
VIP styling is taking the aspects that was started in Japan
with the VIP Cars and merging them onto cars that aren't really considered VIP
car platforms. Some platforms that are gaining popularity are the K-cars (Vitz,
Scion, and other econo-box cars), vans (Odyssey and Previas) and many other
vehicles (G35, IS300, 300Zs) that have been heavily influenced by the VIP Style.
That also has trickled into our US domestic market with the larger cars like the
Chrysler 300C and Dodge Magnum.
Where does this all fit into the US market? If you ask a VIP
purist, it starts with the platform. A Lexus GS, LS or an Infiniti M or Q will
always be considered VIP platforms. Unfortunately, many of the VIP platforms in
Japan have not made it to the US market. Traditional VIP platforms like the
Crown, Cedric, and President, never made it to our shores. As a result, the
market has been narrowed which is why the VIP style has been applied to US spec
cars like the G35, IS3, 350Z, as well as European marques too.