Hello from France and pics of #073

[cabrio92]

Hello all McLaren F1's enthusiasts and car fans in general !

I don't know if it is usual to present itself. If it is not the case, thank you not in wanting me.

I am 24, live near Paris in France and interested in cars for more than 15 years. Thanks to peloton25 to have indicate me this incredible forum !
Topics seem very interesting and I am not alone to love this car.

I will cross short. I would kike share with you some pics of McLaren F1 #073. Moreover, thanks to peloton25 to tell me that it was #073 that I have seen in Geneva on September 25th.

I have many questions for you. I already started to read this forum and I discover more than I found in 5 years !

Bye
Philippe

PS : please excuse my poor english.

[Peloton25]

Hello again Philippe!!

I'm happy to see that you found your way to this forum. I could tell by your email to me that you would enjoy reading here. We're ok with the broken English, so don't worry. Worst case, you can try typing in French and we can use a web translator to figure it out.

I can't wait to see your photos!

>8^)
ER

[cabrio92]

Hello !

Excuse me, I forgot to put pics and videos.

Pics & videos : http://www.supercarinparis.fr.fm/

A friend has more pics and I also have another video around static F1 with some details.
Please do not rename video or remove my copyright.

Ciao
Philippe

[mini magic]

awesome. thanks man. welcome to the board.

[mini magic]

i don't think i like the color. he should have kept the velvet

[jomo12345]

that car sounds badass. philippe can you describe what the car sounded like when you were there.

[Bakasan]

Welcome.
Nice pics

[jkbon]

Originally Posted by cabrio92

A friend has more pics and I also have another video around static F1 with some details.

ho oui ho oui ho oui ,
tu peux les poster ici aussi ou mettre un lien SVP ;-)

[cabrio92]

Hello !

Thank you all. It's an honor for me to be registered here.

It was a dream for me to see a McLaren F1 in real because :
1) since ten years, I waited for this.
2) I wanted to go to Geneva to see many supercars including Enzo (not present at start), Koenigsegg (already seen), EB110SS, etc... So, I was happy all day long ! I had had a pass like true photographs
There are cars which don't come like Koenigsegg (broken motor) or Laraki but in my head It was impossible to have a car not on the list. You understand ? And the miracle arrived !

Here a little story in french posted on www.s2000-french-owners-club.com:

Salut !

Quelle journée !
Commencée dans le brouillard du RER pour aller prendre le TGV de 7h.

Apres, un pote et son pere m'emmenent de Lyon vers Geneve ou nous croisons une S2000.
Puis, les autos qui arrivent. Mon pote prend le temps de soigner les clichés.
Des autos plus belles les unes que les autres, on ne peut pas se souvenir de toutes.
Ensuite, la croix et la banniere pour recuperer le telephone de Nicolas qu'il m'avait communiqué en mp puis on s'est rencontré.
On commence le tour des autos, que dis-je des joyaux, tadnis qu'une masse compacte se forme autour d'une nouvelle arrivée qui semble etre une McLaren.

Je ne voulais pas y croire et on attendait que la foule se disperse pour aller vérifier ce qui me semblait impossible puisque non-inscrite sur le programme

Alleluiah mes freres, la divine création enfantée par Gordon Murray descendait parmi ses fideles pour leur apporter la bonne parole : celle de l'auto de série la plus rapide du monde, d'une puissance par demi-douzaine de centaines de pur-sang.
Dans une couleur orange foncée, il ne s'agissait pas d'une version GT mais d'une GTR de course reconditionnée pour la route !!!!!
l'aileron carbone condamnant celui mobile de la GT qui stabilisait l'auto sur les freinages.

Lorsque l'auto s'éloignait dans la foret, il se produisit quelque chose d'unique.

Silence

Action

rupteur en 1 puis
rupteur en 2

La journée était exceptionnelle tout comme le départ des autos devant le Léman avec quelques accélérations sympathiques.

Ciao
Phil

Thanks peloton25, mini magic, Bakasan

jomo12345 > The car stayed less than one hour. I was about 50 metres when it arrived and I only saw two doors in elytre and a carbon wing. My friends said "it's a McLaren" and I wanted not to believe ! Only these elements were visibles in a crowd fo 200 people !!!!!
After, We decided walk to it and when I realized that I was looking at a McLaren F1 with doors opened and the owner whos was speaking with some people !!!!!!!!!!!!!
He said there were 3 or 4 McLaren F1 in or near Geneva but they don't go out often.
To answer to you : Now, I understand better what I heard since peloton25 indicate me it was an LM engine with 691bhp !!!!!!!!
It's hard to descrive this incredible sound. It's terrific.

jkbon > tu es francophone ? il faudrait que je demande à mon pote, ses photos sont plus nombreuses et détaillées, j'en ai pris que 4 car je ne savais pas sur quelle planete j'étais.

Ciao
Phil

[f1esp]

Salut Phil
073 n'est pas une GTR de course.
c'est une F1 "normale" avec le High Downforce Kit
f1esp

[Peloton25]

Originally Posted by cabrio92

Here a little story in french posted on www.s2000-french-owners-club.com:

I translated this to English using Babelfish - man do I love the web translators.

Hello! What a day! Started in the fog of the RER to go to take the TGV of 7h. After, a pal and his father emmenent me of Lyon towards Geneva or we cross S2000. Then, the cars which arrive. My pal takes time to look after the stereotypes. More beautiful cars the ones than the others, one cannot remember all. Then, the cross and the banner for recuperer the telephone of Nicolas that it had communicated to me in mp then one is met. One begins the turn of the cars, which I say jewels, tadnis that a mass compacts forms around a new arrival which seems to be McLaren. I did not want to believe in it and it was waited until crowd disperses to go to check what seemed to me impossible since independent on the program Alleluiah my brothers, the divine creation given birth to by Gordon Murray went down among its faithful to bring the fine words to them: that of the fastest car of the series of the world, a power per half-dozen of hundreds of thorough-bred. In a sunk orange color, it was not of a version WP but about a GTR of race reconditioned for the road!!!!! the aileron carbon condemning that mobile of the WP which stabilized the car on brakings. When the car moved away in the drill, there was something of single. Silence Action interrupter in 1 then interrupter in 2 The day was exceptional just like the departure of the cars in front of Léman with some accelerations sympathetic nerves. Ciao

f1esp - I think he realizes now that #073 is not a GTR. I set him straight on his first email to me.

>8^)
ER

[tvrfreak]

Bien venue, et merci pour l'information. Votre anglais est meilleur que nos francais...!

[cabrio92]

Hello,

yes fiesp.
Tu peux comprendre que j'etais troublé lorrsque j'ai écrit mon récit le lendemain, on pouvait logiquement penser à une GTR.

Bye
Phil

[jkbon]

Salut Cabrio92

oui, je suis francophone (belge)

Ben sur cette planète-ci, on est très friand de tout ce qui concerne les Mclaren F1.
Je pense qu'il n'y a pas de meilleur endroit pour avoir des infos et des photos de cette voiture (depuis peu il y a même des propriétaires de Mclaren qui passent ici ! )

Bienvenue à toi.

Donc si tu sais avoir d'autres images, on sera ravi de les voir, maintenant que tu nous a mis l'eau à la bouche ...

PS: next time I will use my poor english, so they can understand us ;-) (I hope)

[Peloton25]

Hi again Phil-
I'm sure you are looking through the old threads in the forum, but maybe you haven't found this one yet?

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...light=burgundy

Page 3 has some really great photos of #073 taken by someone who posts on a different forum.

>8^)
ER