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Old 06-10-2004, 07:09 PM
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McLaren's Technology Centre



$300 million.
5.5 years to complete.
Large enough to house 9 Boeing 747's.
Has onsite autoclave, wind tunnel, etc.
Expected to employ 900+ personnel.
Opened May 12th, by Queen Elizabeth. With Juergen Schrempp, Mansour Ojjeh, Alain Prost, Niki Lauda, Mika Hakkinen, Kimi Raikkonen, and David Coulthard in attendance.
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http://www.mclaren.com/technologycentre/
http://www.germancarfans.com/news.cf...mclaren/1.html
http://www.motorsport.com/photos/sel...ntation&Y=2004
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Old 06-10-2004, 07:17 PM
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Not really a fan of McLaren's F1 team, but stiil id like go to that place
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Old 06-10-2004, 07:32 PM
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talk about spoiled mechanics, they get to work on McClarens all day and to top it off they're in Air conditioning and work on solid granit floors, great pics
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Old 06-10-2004, 09:11 PM
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talk about spoiled mechanics, they get to work on McClarens all day and to top it off they're in Air conditioning and work on solid granit floors, great pics
damn straight, i would almost work for free just to be there!
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look how clean the floor is on the production line, not a spec of dust there thats in Working, England.
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Old 06-11-2004, 01:33 AM
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look how clean the floor is on the production line, not a spec of dust there thats in Working, England.
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