F1 Quiz Chain

[matt21]

What was this used for?

[antiuser]

Isn't that Brabham's old dyno? Made by Heenan and Froude out of Worcester?

[matt21]

Correct!
Your turn

[antiuser]

What connection does this car have to F1?

[TheFastCastor]

What connection does this car have to F1?

http://i.imgur.com/QdVWvOS.jpg

The 12 cylinder boxer engine constructed by the legendary engineer Carlo Chiti, was designed to be used in Formula 1 racing, a super lightweight, horsepower monster, that aim to push the Koenigsegg CC beyond the 400 Km/h limit.

[xpensive]

In reality, the atmospheric Motori Moderni flat-12 was only for the prototype, and perhaps a few more, not to be used again.

[antiuser]

Correct. The Koenigsegg CC prototype used the Motori Moderni flat-12, a direct descendent of the (Subaru-badged) unit that Coloni ran for part of the 1990 season.

[xpensive]

My go?

In the very early 70s, cars were entered by "CMG&D", or just "CMG", what was the abbreivation and who were they really?

[antiuser]

Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie or Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie & Durlacher. They were the financiers of Mike Beuttler's racing effort. He started out in a March 711 then went on to a 721.

[xpensive]

Absolutely, but what were they all about at the time, not xactly cigarette salesmen, were they?

[antiuser]

Stockbrokers, was it?

[xpensive]

Lawyers I believe, but close enough, your go anti!

[antiuser]

According to http://8w.forix.com/beuttler.html at least Clarke and Mordaunt were stockbrokers. I'll see what I can come up with

[xpensive]

Potato - potatoe, but I stand corrected, please hit us with your best shot antiuser!

[antiuser]

Probably another easy one, but I don't like to let the thread stagnate

Who is this driver and why isn't he wearing his own helmet?