Bobby Rahal doesn't really own that FINA GTR - it belongs to BMW USA and has been a part of their Motorsports Heritage collection here in the US, appearing at events around the country since the late 1990s. All of those cars are stored and prepped by Rahal/Letterman/Lannigan Racing in Hilliard, OH - that part is…

I thought I was pretty clear - sorry.

Only the F1s with 17" wheels where the Pilot Sport SX FZ you have located my photo of.

The white F1 in this video is fitted with the 18" wheels and because of that it wears the Pilot Sport SX.

Thanks! Everyone should pursue their passions to see where it takes them in life. :-)

Covered in the reply to an earlier comment but Kinja makes it tough to see them all.

Anyway, there are paddles behind the wheel of every F1 road car variant - the one on the left side operates the flash-to-pass on the high beams and the one on the right sounds the horn. You can reach both quite conveniently without…

Yes, despite the huge tires a 2,500 lb car with 627 HP has some serious low speed traction issues which you can exploit quite easily if you keep your foot in it. The throttle pedal travel is 4" long, so it is easy to modulate but that wasn't the intent here, for the sake of some excitement.

It's a traction issue - it is spinning the tires as it bounces off the rev limiter. He can definitely drive but he was trying to put some excitement in this video. Don't be so quick to judge.

Yes, it was there in 2012. They also intended to bring it in 2013 as well but it had a technical issue not far from where they started their Western states journey and had to be transported to the West coast service center for F1s instead.

Well, a bit more than a dozen years of dedication to the cause has certainly helped with the knowledge gathering. I also moderate a forum dedicated to these amazing cars and am fortunate to have made friends with several like-minded individuals around the world who share my passion for the F1. Together we have made…

Tires for the F1 are only available direct through McLaren Special Operations in Woking.

There are two wheel diameters fitted to the cars - the standard 17" and an optional 18" which were borrowed from the GTR/LM models. The 18's are a standard upgrade whenever the optional 'High Downforce Kit' is fitted as this car…

Not knowing these people at all, your comment is highly misguided. Good family and they enjoy the car's together. Mike had a lot of influence on the purchase of this McLaren F1 beginning the search over 10 years ago with his dad. I've been told he made most of the decisions on how the factory would rebuild it for them…

He already has two sons - not sure there's room in the house for any more... ;-)

Also been know to park them just about anywhere - even an F50 with the roof off for several hours in downtown Carmel. Photo by me, surprisingly. :D

I have four of the retail copies of "Driving Ambition" which has 272 pages and one copy of the Nubuck leather-bound "Limited Edition" version with 408 pages which comes inside a special box and includes a pair of white gloves for turning the pages.

In addition to having more content, the paper and print process is of…

The McLaren F1 is like a beacon of light in the world and I am but a moth. ;-)

Good to see you.

Thanks - I skipped the bagel today. All those empty calories. ;-)

014 was Gary's first which he sold in the previously mentioned story to SVAG. Prior to selling it he had also acquired 045 in Dark Silver/Black in late 2003/early 2004 through Motorcars Intl from a California Venture Cap guy. Then very shortly before parting with 014, he purchased 024 in Silver/Burgundy through…

Chassis 014 - originally part of the collection of the Brunei Royal Family. Was for sale in the UK in 2002 and came to the USA, landing in New York once Federalized. It stayed there until December 2005 when it was sold to the Silicon Valley Auto Group in Los Gatos, CA. They had it on their showroom floor for the next…

See my comment to the original poster.

The paddles behind the F1 steering wheel appear in every road car regardless of whether the steering wheel is removable or not. The paddle on the left operates the flash-to-pass high beams, while the one on the right operates the horn.

There is a secondary collar on the cars with the option of removing the steering…

You could pay to have them translated if it means that much.

I watched these Best Motoring episodes on VHS tape rented from a store in Little Tokyo when they were fresh in the mid-1990s and despite only knowing the most basic Japanese my friends and I still thought they were EXCELLENT.