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Jan 29, 2012, 1:31 pm
Please can we make the move to reinstate such a hilarious inter-County race championship? Preferably with similarly novelty introductions? Regardless of the surroundings, the retro BMW racing is rather immense... Comment - Like
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Jan 27, 2012, 5:07 am
It's Friday, and you know what that means... time for some extreme sports video clips. Preditable, with no cars involved and painfully 'YouTubey,' but my oh my are these ones impressive. Enjoy.
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Dec 27, 2011, 12:45 pm
Despite being well known for not liking films set in the past, future, space or fantasy lands, it was during a Christmas flick that I worked out exactly where the designers at BMW drew their inspiration for the new F30 3 Series.
That of course was the White Witch in Narnia... Comment - Like
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Dec 22, 2011, 8:49 am
Did anyone see that program about the (mainly Bristolian) folks who were a little obsessed with their Christmas lights? Well now I present to you the automotive equivalent... Comment - Like
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Dec 19, 2011, 1:44 pm
We all know how easy it is to get carried away when it comes to competitive spirit, but there is always the odd one who manages to take it too far... Comment - Like
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Dec 14, 2011, 8:45 am
Talk about snap oversteer - check out this supreme bit o'bike drifting in the wet (skip the first 20secs if you must): Comment - Like
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Dec 8, 2011, 5:48 am
In response to the Gulf chap a couple of posts below, proof that livery also makes for a good eatery.
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Nov 30, 2011, 3:10 pm
Proof that it is more than photoshop and static displays. Still madness though. Comment - Like
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Nov 15, 2011, 1:51 pm
If one feels the need to wear legendary racing colour scheme-based attire in public, then paying attention to where one is standing is rather critical at a car show.
The following chap had no connection with the display... Comment - Like
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Oct 22, 2011, 4:54 am
I can't imagine how much the contents are worth if someone can spent this much on the door to access them... Comment - Like
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Oct 18, 2011, 4:35 am
It's finally here, the one you have all been waiting for... Gymkhana 0.2. Not a turbo or a Kenneth in sight. Comment - Like
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Oct 11, 2011, 5:22 am
Have you ever seen a car crying out for an engine conversion quite as much as this one? I presume it is not deliberate either as the owners were - how shall we put it - of a stereotypical Honda Jazz owning age.
Not sad enough to understand this? See here for info on one of the most commonly mention... Comment - Like
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Oct 5, 2011, 7:04 am
Football fans jeer and fight, yet motorsport fans and competitors alike drink tea and smile. Have a watch of the following video (with sound) and I guarantee you'll be left with a warm fuzzy bear feeling your insides.
1 Day At Shelsley Walsh from Rich Danby on Vimeo. Comment - Like
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Oct 4, 2011, 7:29 am
Engineers create the most cost-effective, straightforward and efficient solution for a mechanical component, even if it looks ungainly. Designers make something look rather pleasing to the eye, and then hope someone else can make it function correctly.
So... when a new air conditioning fan and hous... Comment - Like
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Sep 29, 2011, 1:02 pm
Who was it that said that German folk have a suspect sense of humour? This is simply hilarious. Unfortunately due to laughing at it rather that 'with' it... Comment - Like
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Sep 28, 2011, 2:57 pm
Want to give away the fact you have a (second) nice car tucked up in the garage away from prying eyes? Easy, just commission a caricature of it to be painted on the door. Job done.
Is that a Roller? No, it's an up-n-over. Comment - Like
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Sep 22, 2011, 10:28 am
Since today is 'Extreme Sport Thursday' (that well known thing I've just invented), I propose the following non-car related adventures of skill and gobsmacking bravery. Enjoy. Comment - Like
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Sep 19, 2011, 5:37 pm
Y'know what's fun? Building loud things. More so when they are a little bit ridiculous and car-based. That is why I have the following for sale on eBay... It was once a supremely comfortable Lexus luxobarge, yet after a weekend of fun (and one incident of peeling off skin thinking it was actually a ... Comment - Like
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Sep 9, 2011, 4:38 am
Alfa Romeo:
'Forget employing Swiss Beatz, if we advertise these wheels then hip-hop megastars will come flocking to the new Giulietta 1.4 TB 170HP.' Comment - Like
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Sep 7, 2011, 11:49 am
Conclusive proof that the Transformers film product placement did help Chevy to sell small hatchbacks: Comment - Like
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Aug 24, 2011, 2:37 pm
I think that this really does defy belief. It is however very amusing. Comment - Like
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Aug 20, 2011, 6:28 am
It is tough to know what is the more addictive feature of this video, the driver's anger, the co-driver's fear (in her voice), or the driver's skill. Look at them go... Comment - Like
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Aug 8, 2011, 9:49 am
In an attempt to conquer the Ferrari and Porsche-buying humans of the world, Lotus finally reveal their new Elise prototype in full... Comment - Like
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Aug 4, 2011, 6:29 am
Now I don't mean to be rude, but I can't help but think that these highlights from the Women's Motocross Enduro at the X-Games are perhaps a little on the funny side, almost as if someone has edited them in such a way... Comment - Like
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Jul 25, 2011, 8:40 am
In a style that almost makes a mockery of the Mazda MX-5 clones (as pictured here), this is perhaps the most unusual Cobra 'replica' the world has ever seen. I hereby name it The Grass Snake.
Unbeliveably, the front clamshells are available for a mere £2100 direct from Germany. Comment - Like
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Jun 25, 2011, 2:37 pm
I'm not really a football fan, which is literally the only reason why I don't like what this chap has done to his car. Probably. Comment - Like
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Jun 14, 2011, 10:14 am
Remember the F1 press conference from Canada on Sunday? Well this is much more amusing. Listen carefully, and not just to Guy 'King of the Tea Drinkers' Martin... Comment - Like
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Jun 7, 2011, 6:59 am
If "everything seemed like it was in slow motion," then this little accident must have seemed like a whole lifetime. He appears completely unhurt though, luckily.
Motoneige 0 - Montagne 1
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Jun 2, 2011, 7:46 am
Since it is that time of year again where it becomes socially acceptable to attach poor stickers to expensive cars (ie. Gumball time), I thought it may be a good opportunity to bring these photos out of the tasteless closet, hidden under my proverbial purple velour hat.
Yes it is a Phantom, yes tha... Comment - Like
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May 31, 2011, 2:53 pm
The car-related follow up to the bike video below is of course this....
(Hat-tip to oversteer.org) Comment - Like
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May 31, 2011, 8:53 am
What have you been up to over the bank holiday weekend?
Some folks have been out breaking records. Not me, I hasten to add... Comment - Like
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May 25, 2011, 6:50 am
This, as keen spotters may know, is an OZ F1 wheel.
An oft-used aftermarket wheel of tasteful design that more than one car manufacturer has previously used as factory equipment. The most recent example of this is the Phase 1 RenaultSport Clio 172, you may remember such a car for being all awesome ... Comment - Like
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May 4, 2011, 10:13 am
This is making me feel dizzy. I wonder if typing 'RC F1 Car' into eBay cures dizziness. Comment - Like
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May 3, 2011, 5:40 am
Here is a pseudo-Monday morning question for you... What is missing from this photo?
The answer is not in fact a brake caliper. It is 'normality.' For that sporty looking 'brake disc' is actually just a cover for a rusty drum. Stay classy San Diago. Comment - Like
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Apr 28, 2011, 6:30 am
This is a Toyota 7. It is a jaw-dropping Japanese racer from the late 60s and early 70s, the latter with open-ended turbochargers for exhausts.
Unfortunately though, you can't really buy one or use it on the road. So this is perhaps the solution, a Five Axis Design Toyota Yaris inspired by the l... Comment - Like
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Apr 21, 2011, 2:18 pm
Caught out in the rain, this Gallardo owner has just borrowed the roof from a nearby Series 1 Lotus Elise. Comment - Like
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Apr 13, 2011, 9:38 am
Don't think cars have become that much bigger over the last decade or two?
How about this for a size comparison then, a new 'mid-size' Astra adjacent to what was considered to be a spacious family car 17 years ago. To top it off, both are from eras when white was fashionable. Comment - Like
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Mar 28, 2011, 11:21 am
First came the Shatchbacks.
Now though, I present the beginning of a new designation in unfathomably ridiculous automobiles: Flatchbacks. The word sounds almost as ugly as the vehicles it describes.
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Mar 24, 2011, 2:47 pm
Not that I am obsessing over E38 BMWs again (okay, I am), but in this action packed scene can anyone spot the glaring continuity error? Comment - Like
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Mar 21, 2011, 7:06 am
The G Wagon has often been regarded as Mercedes' most amusing product, as it is basically a Land Rover Defender with leather seats and some left over horsepowers found lying around under Herr Doppelgopper's dungarees. Personally, I'd save a few more pounds and buy a secondhand Lamborghini LM002.
Wh... Comment - Like
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Mar 15, 2011, 10:11 am
Back to two wheels for a minute - check out this helmet-cam footage from a recent freestyle mountain bike event. Highly skilled yet also mildly unhinged: Comment - Like
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Feb 19, 2011, 7:30 am
Now available for whatnow? Really, has tuning progressed into the farming industry? Excellent. Comment - Like
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