Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus P 33 announced, to have 500 HP and 725 kg

Arriving at 2015 Geneva Motor Show

Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (SCG) has announced plans to develop a new road car which will be unveiled in March 2015 at the Geneva Motor Show.

After the P4/5 Competizione, SCG is working a new model called P 33 which will be considerably smaller than the P4/5 by Pininfarina. Their plans are to make the chassis and body from carbon fiber to achieve a curb weight of only 725 kg (1,600 lbs). Power is expected to come from a twin-turbo V6 engine producing approximately 500 HP (368 kW).

The P 33 will feature a "three wing" design as three wings will be integrated into the car's shape; while the door's operation and cockpit will be inspired from the Ferrari 512 S Modulo concept (see attached photos).

Although they received several potential orders, for the moment this will remain strictly as a one-off.

Note: Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina pictured above

Source: ferrarichat.com via autoblog.nl and Worlcarfans

Toni Elias fastest on day of Moto2 testing at Jerez

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While everyone was expecting to see Pol Espargaro lead the way on Day 1 of Moto2 testing at Jerez, this year’s title favourite got a little surprise from Toni Elias who posted the best time of the day.

The former Moto2 World champion and Blusens Avintia rider was able to lap in 1:43.365 with his Kalex and he proceeded Tuenti HP 40 duo Esteve Rabat (who led session 1) and Pol Espargaró by 0.059s and 0.286s respectively, in what turned out to be a very tight second session as there were 14 riders in less than a second.

Italtrans duo Takaaki Nakagami and Julián Simón were fourth and fifth fastest while Mika Kallio finished in sixth, making it six riders on Kalex’s in the top six.

Breaking the Kalex hegemony was Alex de Angelis on the NGM Forward branded Speed Up and he was followed by two Suter riders Nico Terol (Aspar Team) and Johann Zarco (Iodaracing Project), while Xavier Simeon closed out the top ten.

All the teams have finally received their spec 2013 Honda race engines that have been prepared and are supplied by Fundación Moto Engineering.

Jerez testing continues on Tuesday, but heavy rains are expected to hamper tomorrow’s full day of testing.

Moto2 Test Jerez - Day 1 results:

1 24 Toni ELIAS KALEX 1:43.365
2 80 Esteve RABAT PONS KALEX 1:43.424 0.059
3 40 Pol ESPARGARO PONS KALEX 1:43.651 0.286
4 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI KALEX 1:43.664 0.299
5 60 Julian SIMON KALEX 1:43.747 0.382
6 36 Mika KALLIO KALEX 1:43.774 0.409
7 15 Alex DE ANGELIS SPEED UP 1:43.925 0.560
8 18 Nicolas TEROL SUTER 1:43.931 0.566
9 5 Johann ZARCO SUTER 1:43.996 0.631
10 19 Xavier SIMEON KALEX 1:44.029 0.664

Rickman Métisse: Mongrel on a diet

Brothers Derek and Don Rickman rose to fame in British motorbike racing circles during the 50s, and later applied their knowledge to custom-built motorcycles. One highlight was the ‘Métisse’, which saw a variety of engines used in a bespoke, lightweight frame.

From their racing experience, the brothers recognised that heavy stock frames were often the biggest hindrance in the quest for better performance. They began crafting their own bespoke frames with a two-goal focus: losing weight and increasing rigidity. Using engines from a variety of manufacturers (including Matchless, BSA and Triumph, as seen in this example), these early creations were humorously dubbed ‘Métisse’: French slang for ‘Mongrel’.



Word spread over time, and the brothers’ company began selling the nickel-plated frames and associated parts as kits, ready to accept a wide variety of engines. One of many innovations was getting rid of the oil tank; the oil was instead held within the frame itself, in a similar manner to some of the ‘liquid-in-chassis’ sports-racing prototypes of the 1970s. One devotee of this principle – and the Métisse as a whole – was Steve McQueen, who owned one with a 650cc Triumph engine installed. “The oil circulates through the tubes of the frame, which keeps it cool. That's especially important when you're racing or driving under hard conditions. It helps to avoid breakdowns and should make piston seizures quite rare,” he once remarked.



The example shown here was found in the Classic Driver Marketplace, being offered by English dealer Godin Banks. The 1965-built frame has a freshly rebuilt 500cc Triumph engine mounted within it.

Related Links Further information on the Métisse Triumph can be found in the original advert

Text: J. Philip Rathgen(ClassicDriver)
Fotos: Godin Banks

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