ATV Subaru Impreza STI
So. You have a spare STi motor laying around. Let's say you also have a quad frame you found in the back of your workshop. Add in a healthy dose of skill and ingenuity. And oh yeah, plenty of spare time.
What do you get? If your lucky, you'll get a ridiculously useless vehicle that will bring a smile to your face every time you take it for a ride.
Top Movie Car Chases - Cobra 1986
That bad-ass Merc. What a horrible demise to such a cool car. No CGI, all real. Ok so maybe the Merc should have disintegrated after launching from that second story parking deck. Still a great chase, and always will be a classic in my book. Throw on some 80's sunglasses, breakout your tight acid washed jeans and turn the volume up...
DTM - Cottonballs of tire smoke...
It doesn't matter if you're a DTM guy or a NASCAR fan; at a D1 drift event or your local dragstrip. In the heart of Germany or in the Taco Bell parking lot. Young or old, everyone loves burnouts and donuts.
Here's to the things that bind us, motorsport maniacs of the world unite!
Blend on!
Shiny side up, please...
I'm not really into crash videos. But in this case, it shows the structural rigidity built into rally cars. On it's lid, and I didn't notice any glass broken! Granted, as far as rollovers go, this one was gentle. But the point is still made: A properly executed cage can save your life.
It just does NOTHING for egos...
Audi S1 crash by Michelle Mouton @ Race of Champions 2010
NYC Gumballin'
Movies that stir my motorsports soul are getting harder and harder to come by. I often return to old favorites rather than new releases to truly capture the visceral joy of an exciting car chase thru city streets. No fancy CGI, or unbelievable cars-twisting-in-air acrobatics.
Just pure sound and natural settings.
Just pure sound and natural settings.
They sure don't make them like they used to...
FIA GT1 World 2011 Zolder Qualifying Onboard Shots
I'm really starting to enjoy FIA GT-1. Watching (somewhat) production cars going at it door to door is so much more appealing to me than Formula 1, at least lately.
Cockpit Kamera Audi Quattro S1
What is it that makes the sound of that 5 cylinder turbo so sexy. Here's some more pure sound for your listening pleasure... Exhaust note so sweet, makes the awful video quality worth it...
Audi Sport Quattro by Dahlbäck
Even an occaisional visitor to BlendLines can tell that we're big fans of the UR Quattro. The sound of that turbocharged 5 cylinder, the flared fenders, the manual lockable diffs. What's not to love? Sure they were slightly electrically challenged, but was there anything in the 80's that wasn't?
The Uber-UR (is that even allowed?) is of course the Sport Quattro. Clad in Kevlar composite body panels, the chassis was also shortened and more power was made standard. In the hands of tuners like Dahlback, the car was capable of truly monstrous performance.
Enjoy the clip, and turn it way up!
Village of the Prancing Horse
No, it's not a development that requires you to own a Ferrari. No, it's not corporate housing at Maranello. It's simply a Ferrari club renting out some villas.
What happens when you forget high school physics...
Ok guys, remember that 2 objects can't occupy the same place at the same time. Unless of course you intend on mashing up a few million dollars. It does make for good TV though...
What are your thoughts on double-file restarts?
Nice move, wrong series! *** VIDEO REMOVED ***
Yeah, I know Vitaly. Marcus is doing RallyCross. Kimi is driving a NASCAR truck. Block is trying to make it in WRC.
Vitaly, wait your turn. I'm sure your shot a Dakar will come soon enough. No need to show us you can in your Lotus.
Vitaly, wait your turn. I'm sure your shot a Dakar will come soon enough. No need to show us you can in your Lotus.
It was a cool jump though! Pastrana would be proud!
Blend-on!
PURE SOUNDS of ALMS
Yeah, a picture is worth a thousand words. So how many words are replaced with sick sounds courtesy of Ferrari, Porsche and the like? Turn it up!!!
Rental-Car Olympics!
In case you've never been told; or if there was ever any doubt; don't EVER, EVER, EVER buy an ex-rental car.
It ain't all glamour...
Nothing compares to the carnage at a drift event. I can't think of a more punishing event for any vehicle. The net is full of videos that show the full-lock sideways action, tire smoke billowing like cotton balls behind the rear wheels. Girls in go-go boots at the starting line, strobe lights and neons flashing in the background. All glamour, right? Not exactly. Sometimes things go wrong. Sometimes you need to get your ride back into shape to make the next run. Here's the other side of a drift weekend...
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