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 2 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 3 weeks ago • 214 views • 3:54

It's a tale of Man and Machine. Watch as Max Verstappen, the RB7 and Alpine Ski Racer Aksel Lund Svindal meet up for a showdown in Kitzbühel as they take on the famous Streif. If the pinnacle of motor... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 42 views • 2:28

"Quite a sight as the paving equipment moves around the banking in turns 3 and 4. But especially neat in the 31 degrees at the middle of the turn. That paving machine weighs 80,000 pounds when it's loaded... continue reading

posted by ant 8 years 4 months ago • 204 views • 1:51

YouTube Description: This video is about some Ferrari 308 GTBs modified by Michelotto Racing in order to race in the old rally group 4 class. The car is moved by a 3 litre V8 engine which is able to... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 5 months 1 week ago • 216 views • 5:28

From YT: Vaughn Gittin Jr. heads to Niigata, Japan in his 550 HP 5.0L V-8 Mustang RTR to take on Daigo Saito’s 650 HP V-12 Drift Lamborghini. Built by Liberty Walk and Phat Five racing, Saito's AWD... continue reading

posted by blutruth 8 years 6 months 1 week ago • 20 views • 5:47

This is just glorious :) I loved watching the old F1 cars most of all, even though they weren't the fastest. Jalopnik liked the sound of the 8.5 liter V8. (via Jalopnik) YouTube Description: ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 400 views • 13:06

YouTube Description: Crash Eric Camilli - WRC Rally Portugal 2015 - SS1 Lousada Losing 2 wheels. (via Jalopnik, who assure us they were collected before they caused trouble)... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 3 weeks ago • 227 views • 37 secs

In the interests of full disclosure, it's only a world record because it's the first time they've timed it... next year they plan to go faster. Depending on whether you're used to metric or not, 1001... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 week ago • 225 views • 2:27

YouTube Description: This car belongs to the Porsche Museum. It is worth millions of dollars. And they let me spank it at their Weissach test track. Good times.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 9 months 1 week ago • 238 views • 13:48

YouTube Description: What happens with F1 race cars when they are not racing on one of the race tracks around the world? They are transported back home to the factory, disassembled (or stripped) right... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 10 months 4 weeks ago • 270 views • 3:58

Although it's a common marketing tactic to hot up a production car, install a racing driver, and turn in a supiciously hot lap of the Nordschleife, this is a more low budget exercise. Holden, the Australian... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 11 months 2 weeks ago • 130 views • 8:43

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 2 weeks ago • 318 views • 1:04

YouTube Description: Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton demonstrate the focus and concentration it takes to drive a car well, as they teach MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS F1 Team members how to move everyday items... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 year 2 months 2 weeks ago • 482 views • 2:40

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 2 weeks ago • 262 views • 2:02