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    jeudi 7 août 2014

    Le saviez-vous ? Indianapolis 2014 / Did you Know? Indianapolis 2014



    Did you Know? Indianapolis 2014
    Indianapolis accueille ce week-end la 10e des 18 manches de la saison MotoGP™ 2014 et motogp.com vous propose une sélection de statistiques sur le mythique circuit américain.
    - Indianapolis accueille cette année son septième Grand Prix consécutif suite à la première venue du Championnat du Monde à l’IMS en 2008.
    - Il s’agit du 26e Grand Prix organisé aux Etats-Unis. Les deux premiers eurent lieu à Daytona en 1964 et 1965. 15 Grands Prix ont plus tard eu lieu à Laguna Seca, 6 autres à Indianapolis et enfin 2 au Circuit of the Americas.
    - Les pilotes Yamaha avaient remporté les deux premières courses MotoGP™ à Indianapolis avant que les pilotes de Honda ne s’imposent ces quatre dernières années.
    - La troisième place de Nicky Hayden en 2009 est le meilleur résultat de Ducati en MotoGP™ à l’IMS.
    - Les quatre premières courses du MotoGP™ à Indy ont toutes eu un Américain sur le podium, avec Nicky Hayden à la deuxième puis la troisième places en 2008 et 2009 puis avec Ben Spies à la deuxième puis la troisième places en 2010 et 2011. En 2012, le premier Américain à l’arrivée était Colin Edwards, treizième, tandis que c’était Nicky Hayden, neuvième, en 2013. 
    - Dani Pedrosa est le seul pilote à s’être imposé plus d’une fois à Indy en MotoGP™, en 2010 et 2012.
    - Jorge Lorenzo est le pilote qui est le plus souvent monté sur le podium MotoGP™ à Indianapolis, avec un total de 5.
    - Cinq pilotes de la grille MotoGP™ 2014 ont participé aux six dernières courses MotoGP™ à Indianapolis : Jorge Lorenzo, Andrea Dovizioso, Colin Edwards, Valentino Rossi et Dani Pedrosa.

    Indianapolis will host the tenth of 18 Grands Prix in the 2014 MotoGP™ season, with Marc Marquez having won last year’s premier class race on his first attempt. However, there are numerous facts and figures available when it comes to MotoGP™ and the Motor Speedway…
    - This year’s race at Indianapolis will be the seventh consecutive Grand Prix at the venue, with the first having taken place in 2008
    - This will be the 26th occasion on which there has been a motorcycle Grand Prix held in the USA. The first two events in 1964 and 1965 were held at the famous Daytona circuit. 15 GP events have taken place at the Laguna Seca circuit, there have been six held previously at Indianapolis and two at Circuit of the Americas
    - Yamaha riders won the MotoGP races on the first two visits to Indianapolis, whereas Honda riders have won for the last four years
    - Nicky Hayden’s third place finish in 2009 is the only MotoGP podium by a Ducati rider at the Indianapolis circuit
    - In the first four appearances of MotoGP in Indianapolis, one American rider finished on the podium each year: Nicky Hayden was second in 2008 and third in 2009, whereas and Ben Spies was second in 2010 and third in 2011. In the 2012 MotoGP race at Indianapolis, the first American rider across the line was Colin Edwards in 13th place and last year it was Nicky Hayden, in ninth
    - Dani Pedrosa is the only rider to have had more than a single victory in the MotoGP class at the Indianapolis circuit: in 2010 and 2012
    - Jorge Lorenzo’s five MotoGP podium finishes at the Indianapolis circuit is more than any other rider
    - Five of the riders who will be competing this year have taken part in all six previous MotoGP races that have been staged at the Indianapolis circuit: Jorge Lorenzo, Andrea Dovizioso, Colin Edwards, Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa

    9 dinky ways to get from berth to beach


    After a long day at the beach, the last car you want to return to your yacht in is a dark-coloured luxury saloon, neatly doubling as a mobile sauna. Why not blow off the sand with these fun and dinky door-less classics?

    Fiat Topolino 'Mare'

    Could this Fiat Topolino ‘Mare’ be where the beach car began? Certainly in 1954 a vehicle as casual and superfluous as this would only have been commissioned by the most wealthy of customers. Cutaway doors, a fabric awning and wicker seats – it’s an enduring recipe, as you’ll see below. 

    Isetta 600 Moretti

    With its fashionable blue and white canopy, the Turinese coachbuilder Moretti’s elegant beach conversion of BMW’s Isetta 600 is the ideal summer shore shuttle. What’s more, four beachgoers (complete with picnic hamper) can easily enjoy the smile-per-mile motoring thanks to the removal of the original car’s cumbersome front door. After all, no one wants to go to the beach alone. 

    Fiat 500 Jolly

    The Jolly was born of Fiat Boss Agnelli’s desire for a fun and practical land-based tender to accompany his yacht along the Med. Little did he realise that the miniature classic would come to symbolise the dolce vita era, becoming the token vehicle for the rich and famous and inspiring a smorgasbord of spin-offs. 

    Fiat Michelotti Shellette beach car

    Bearing almost no resemblance to the Fiat 850 on which it is based, Michelotti’s Shellette, designed in collaboration with yacht designer Phillip Schnell, perfectly reflects the design trends of the late 1960s. Both quicker and more comfortable than the Jolly cars, why restrict yourself to the beach with this charismatic classic?

    Mini Beach Car

    Built by British Leyland’s Experimental Department (don’t laugh), the Mini Beach Car, aka the ‘Riviera Buggy’, was Austin’s answer to the Jolly Fiats. Although only around 15 were built, they proved a momentary sensation – even the Queen was lent a car in which to zip around Windsor Castle. More fun than the Rolls, we reckon…

    Renault 4 Plein Air

    There aren’t many Plein Airs around today, thanks in part to the fact that not many were produced in the first place, but also because lots of the rich kids who bought them took the ‘beach car’ idea too seriously, the salt water claiming a great number of victims as a result. Still, it must have been fun while it lasted.

    Citroën Méhari

    In comparison to the Plein Air, the Citroën Méhari was a snip. And we can’t think of a better way to transport several friends and their surfboards to the beach. The unpretentious styling and unrivalled practicality was a real hit, and almost 150,000 were produced. Interestingly, the car was so light that the French army used to parachute them behind enemy lines. The dunes shouldn’t be a problem, then. 

    Fiat 600 Multipla 'Eden Roc'

    Why catch the bus to the beach when you and eight others can squeeze into this chic creation?Pininfarina’s 1956 Fiat Multipla ‘Eden Roc’ was designed for use at the Villa Leopolda in Villefranche-sur-Mer, the Agnelli’s personal home. Allegedly, Henry Ford bought one the day it went on sale. We can’t say we’re surprised – the Eden Roc is about as close to a land-based Riva as you’d ever find. 

    DAF Kini

    When Prince Willem-Alexander (the current king of Holland) was born, the former Dutch auto manufacturer DAF presented the royal family with a bespoke creation, the Michelotti-designed Kini (Bavarian for King). The quirky styling isn’t to everyone’s tastes but, as a beach car, you couldn’t go far wrong. 
    Photos: Artcurial, Bonhams, Citroën, Renault

    HARLEY CAFE RACER BY DP CUSTOMS


    Harley Cafe Racer Harley Cafe Racer by DP Customs
    We’ve featured the inspired work of DP Customs in the past, their motorcycles always pull in a huge amount of attention, largely because they produce motorcycles that (I think) are the true descendants of the early American custom motorcycle scene.
    Long before glitzy metallic paint jobs, nose to tail chrome and ridiculous 300mm rear tires the Americans used to take WWII era Harley-Davidsons, Indians and Triumphs and turn them into stripped back customs capable of drag racing all night and then riding home in the early hours. This is the kind of bike that DP Customs builds, and we love them for it.
    This is one of the newer customs from DP, it’s based on a Harley-Davidson 1200 Sportster but looks like a totally new animal. The front end has been lowered then topped with RSD clip-on handlebars, that front cowling was made in house from a single piece of steel with the rear cowling and seat both being handmade shortly thereafter.
    The rear shock absorbers are Progressive 970s, the rear-sets by Chainsikle and that interesting chambered exhaust was made specifically for this bike. The finished product looks for all the world like the Sportster that Harley shouldbe making, if they wanted to make the bikes appealing to people under 50.
    Check out more from DP Customs here.
    Harley Cafe Racer 4 Harley Cafe Racer by DP Customs
    Harley Cafe Racer 1 Harley Cafe Racer by DP Customs
    Harley Cafe Racer 3 Harley Cafe Racer by DP Customs
    Harley Cafe Racer 2 Harley Cafe Racer by DP Customs
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    10 summer essentials from the Classic Driver Market


    Summer Essentials: 1964 Lambretta GT/TV 200
    It’s summer time. The days are at their longest (and dare we say it, warmest?) and it’s time to start making the most of them before the autumn arrives. Here are 10 essentials that no classic driver’s summer should be without…