A Top Fuel dragster is an odd beast. They cover 1000 feet (305 meters) in about 3.7 seconds, reaching 335 mph (539 km/hour)--they don't do a quarter mile anymore because: they are so fast and so out of... continue reading

posted by SFOGuy 8 years 4 weeks ago • 1,282 views • 1:22

Nice explainer from Jalopnik. I totally remember the Audi Coupe---and how it became the Audi Quattro (yes, I know they were all Nazis in the war...) When Audi developed the A6 Quattro platform for... continue reading

posted by SFOGuy 8 years 1 month ago • 214 views • 3:54

Published on May 16, 2012 We had the pleasure of meeting a truly inspirational character called Craig Parks at the weekend. Motocross is a tough sport for anyone and everyone so we were blown away when... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 22 views • 9:31

YT- Cruising along on a solo ride in the Renz area, I see this helmet in the trail...whaaa? I probably would have never seen the quad up there if I hadn’t seen the helmet. He said he was up there for... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 623 views • 5:06

This is Alexey Lukanuk with some of the best car control you're likely to see. He beat out all of the more modern R5 rally cars with his older Group N Mitsubishi Evo. He posted the fastest time for this... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 11 months ago • 238 views • 4:37

YouTube Description: Many are familiar with New Zealand's famous road, the Crown Range Pass. This public road climbs to 1,100 meters above sea level by the way of fast twisty corners and steep uphill... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 191 views • 11:15

Dutch Shell commercial featuring a wonderful range of historic Ferrari F1 cars, from the 1950s to the early 2000's. I suggest you take the advice of yt user youtubasoarus: If you don't turn your... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 8 months ago • 515 views • 1:48

YouTube Description: We take you behind the scenes at Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains in Brixworth, UK for the sign-off of the last ever Formula 1 V8 engine to leave the factory: unit FF73. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 7 months 3 weeks ago • 690 views • 5:30

YouTube Description: Here you are just a short video about the 2013 Audi R18 E-Tron Quattro, fitted with the bodywork they'll use for the next 24 hours of Le Mans ("long-tail" version), making some... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 year 1 month 4 weeks ago • 318 views • 1:04

You often hear teams and drivers talk about setup, so what options are actually available in Formula 1 cars? BBC commentator and ex F1 racer Martin Brundle explains.

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 year 2 months ago • 149 views • 1:35

BBC F1 video explaining the KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) unit used in Formula 1 since 2009 (except 2010 when, by agreement, no team ran it even though it was still legal that year). In the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 year 2 months 3 weeks ago • 262 views • 2:02

Caterham F1 Chief Technical Officer, and F1 car designer, Mike Gascoyne talks about the Duxford straightline test from 2011, and the importance of aerodynamics in F1. I really wanted to post the BBC's... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 year 7 months 2 weeks ago • 242 views • 2:43

YouTube Description: http://renn.tv After lapping the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a 7:03,28 record Toto Wolff has a big moment at Fuchsröhre, when his right rear tyre explodes. Toto escaped from his... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 year 10 months 2 weeks ago • 1,074 views • 3:06