Archive for the ‘Videos’ Category
Behind the Scenes of Lelouch’s Rendezvous
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
French film director Claude Lelouch’s nine-minute film Rendezvous is a legend among car enthusiasts. The legend has it that one very early morning in August of 1976, he affixed a then new gyroscopically stabilized 8mm camera to the front of his Ferrari 275 and tore through Paris at high speed without stopping, running several red lights in the process. He was reportedly arrested when it was first publicly shown, and rumours were rampant about who had been driving (including the possibility of Formula 1 drivers). (more…)
Video: More Impressive Rally Driving with a Surprising End
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
This is an extremely impressive bit of tarmac stage rally driving in a Porsche Turbo. Lots of great in-car footage, and notice how short the gearing is, with the car topping out in top gear several times. The ending is a bit of a shock too.
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Video: 4,720 Vertical Feet in 12.4 miles: Impressive trip up Pikes Peak
Monday, May 11th, 2009
This is another very impressive rally drive, this time up Pikes Peak by Ari Vatanen in a Peugeot 205. There aren’t really any words that will suffice…just watch!
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Video: Terrific Porsche 917K Driving at Brands Hatch in the Rain
Thursday, May 7th, 2009
This vintage footage is from the BOAC 1000km race at Brands Hatch in April of 1970. It incorporates an interview with Pedro Rodriguez and some very cool footage of him handling a 600hp car with no electronic aids in the rain. He is an extremely impressive driver.
Video: Ride in a Lamborghini Miura P400 S
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
This video is excellent inspiration for those who are in the midst of a Lamborghini Miura restoration and are thus suffering from withdrawal (ahem, a condition about which we know absolutely nothing, certainly not personal experience such as this). The video contains some wonderful noises and is a product of the website In Rodaggio, a German website dedicated to early Lamborghinis.
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video: entirely impressive e30 m3 rally driving
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
This is an entirely impressive bit of driving from the Isle of Man Rally (AKA Manx Rally) that reaffirms the idea that rally driving is some of the most demanding and impressive driving there is. Driver Patrick Snyers threads the car with consummate precision, even pulling on a young Collin McRae (RIP). Check out how the rear bias on the brakes (used to induce slides) gets the car so squirrely under braking in a straight line. The fast and narrow tarmac stages leave little margin for error and the level of vehicle control is accordingly high.
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