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Secret F1 Work Project!

Secret squirrel. Could this be a dream coming true?

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2023 Highlights

A Morning Out With The ‘Coffee Boys’

Tamiya Wild One Max – by The Little Car Company

The highly anticipated all electric Tamiya Wild One MAX, which will be publicly unveiled this Summer, starting with a limited-run Launch Edition.

Based on the original Tamiya Wild One (58050) radio-controlled car – first released in 1985 – the Tamiya Wild One MAX will be relaunched as a full-scale vehicle which will be road legal in the UK and EU.

LAUNCH EDITION SPECIFICATIONS

  • Carbon fibre dashboard with Launch Edition plaque
  • Carbon fibre keyfob
  • Launch Edition hologram decals, and r/c replica wheel nuts
  • Specially re-introduced Tamiya Wild One 1/10th kit complete with remote control, battery and charger
  • Priority build – these will be the first Wild One MAX to be built

Following a visit to Goodwood Festival Of Speed I have ordered one through my company. It comes under the classification of four-wheeled heavy quadricycles designed to carry persons, with an unladen mass of no more than 450kg (excluding batteries).

WILD ONE MAX SPECIFICATIONS

  • Price starting from 35,000 GBP (41,000 EUR), excluding VAT and shipping
  • Power: Eight removable battery packs, total capacity 14.4kWh
  • Top Speed: 62 mph (100 km/h)
  • Maximum Est. range of 200km (on road) / 110km (off road)
  • Dimensions: 3.6m long (141.7”) and 1.9m wide (74.8”).
  • Weight: Kerb weight approximately 500kg.
  • Ground clearance 270mm, approach angle 34.1 degrees, breakover angle 28.4 degrees and departure angle 50.8 degrees.
  • Road Legality: Road legal pack in the UK and EU under L7e quadricycle regulations*.
  • Rear wheel drive
  • Tyres: Maxxis Bighorn tyres in a 29” high / 11” wide / 14” rim size at the rear, with a Maxxis 14” on the front.
  • Seating for two

Perfect Spec!

Have I ordered one? If I have I will be going for the Emira i4 with four pot turbo charged AMG engine, double clutch gear box, with touring suspension, in their Nimbus Grey with a black leather (there is talk of being able to personalize the interior: black, tan and alcantara aka Aston AMR… fingers crossed), alcantara interior with yellow stitching and yellow brake calipers.

Lotus Emira

Here comes trouble…

Jo’s Next Car

2024 Toyota Land Cruiser.

Best Christmas Present Part 1 – Playmobil Aston Martin DBS

Comes with all the gadgets: revolving number plates, bullet screen, ejection seat, headlight machine guns, and wheel blades. Also includes Bond and Oddjob.

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