Comments on: Virgin Racing launch VR-01 (Pictures)

By: Scorpio

Scorpio — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:56:54 +0000

So THIS is where Virgin customers money went! And I thought it was to improve their B/Band Service.
Well, as long as the SPEED stays constant and they dont get 15% of the speed they should they should (hopefully) do well for their first season. Especially with a good old Ford ‘Cossy’ lump in it.

The Livery looks awesome. Thankfully, like someone else commented on they didn’t go for the good old White n Red.

By: Jay Menon

Jay Menon — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:05:06 +0000

This car look brilliant!

In fact, I dont think we’ve seem a fugly car yet this season!

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:48:24 +0000

Some pictures from the car’s first test: Virgin VR-01�s track debut (Pictures)

By: Chaz

Chaz — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:59:39 +0000

No wind tunnel tests means they probably saved a small fortune. Now I want to see how it all translates to the track…

By: BasCB

BasCB — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:38:34 +0000

I just named the cars by e-mail (to the adress mentioned on the website – namethecar@virginracing.com)

Glock: Dark ICE (ICE as for the german high speed trains)
Di Grassi: New Dawn – not very original, but hwo nows, he might like it.

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:35:43 +0000

Here’s the car getting ready for its first test run: http://twitpic.com/11cdp8

By: mike

mike — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:41:46 +0000

does anyone know where i can find testing times for silverstone today?

By: Damon

Damon — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:17:48 +0000

“Like a Virgin
Driven for the very first time!”

By: Woffin

Woffin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:24:19 +0000

I was going to name them ‘Silverton’ and ‘Bruce’ after the BBC newsreaders but couldn’t be bothered making a twitter account lol.

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:05:17 +0000

Is that meant to be a crack at the expense of Virgin Trains, or is there some hidden meaning I�m missing?

Yes – Virgin’s high speed service launched a couple of years ago is called Pendolino, possibly the same model you’re referring to.