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Mar 11 2010, 12:38 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 8 comment(s)
We just got sent the link to this cool video showcasing ABT's tuned up machines from the Geneva show floor... boy I'd love to unleash these cars onto the German Autobahn!
:R
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Feb 04 2010, 10:30 AM
by
Andy Blackmore
with 2 comment(s)
On the same day the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours entry list was released, I was sent a link to this great video from Audi.tv, a cool site full of Audi PR films, TV spots and advertisements. The video captures the atmosphere and drama of the 2009 Le Mans from Audi Sport’s perspective, complete with commentary from Radio Le Mans’s John Hindhaugh, the voice of Sports cars. Good on Audi for making this, given Peugeot beat them with a 1-2. They could have easily kept quiet about being beaten by the...
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Posted
Jan 13 2010, 05:00 AM
by
Andy Blackmore
with 28 comment(s)
The 2010 Motor Show season starts this week with the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Previously a show, full of announcements, the economic downturn and the state of the local car industry has pushed this show to an also-ran in the Motor Show season. The biggest news is the worldwide debut of the new all-world Ford Focus. Previously, North America has been laden with a reshelled version of the original Ford Focus which debuted back in 1998, while the rest of the World has a class...
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Posted
Dec 18 2009, 11:00 AM
by
Jonathan Moore
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It was three championships in a row for Audi in 2009 as Timo Scheider in an A4 carried a narrow mid-season lead through to the title, using consistency over outright speed to clinch the prize at the last race. He narrowly beat a charging Gary Paffett in a 2009 C-Class Mercedes, who took four wins to Scheider's two but just couldn't match his results mid-season. Scheider hit a rich vein of form at the fifth round, with a 6th place at Brands Hatch the only result lower than first or second...
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Posted
Nov 13 2009, 11:40 AM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 23 comment(s)
Last year, together with Rod, John Brooks and Antonio, I visited the Spa 24 hour race in Belgium and saw the Donkervoort D8 GT for the first time. I'd heard about it on the internet previously, but when confronted with the real deal, I was amazed how good it looked. The car screamed for a closer look, and I knew I had to visit the company someday -fast forward to last Tuesday. After some email contact with Donkervoort , they invited me to come over and take some pictures of the new factory and...
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Posted
Oct 12 2009, 10:43 AM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 16 comment(s)
Another awesome video by the guys behind Wagenwerks, they used their editing tools to good use. It really shows that practice makes perfect. The AWOL theme stands for Air & Water On Land, that's some creative thinking.
-Jeroen Willemsen
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Posted
Sep 29 2009, 12:40 PM
by
John Brooks
with 7 comment(s)
"Blow,Winds and crack your cheeks! Rage! Blow! You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout til you have drenched our steeples, drown'd the cocks!" I did not actually see King Lear out in the storms that hit Road Atlanta during the middle of the Petit Le Mans last Saturday but I saw plenty of candidates for the role of the Fool, me for one. Sitting in the warm, dry media centre contemplating a two hour session in the pit lane, I looked at the weather radar on John Dagys' computer and could...
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Posted
Sep 26 2009, 04:00 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 9 comment(s)
Amongst the Speedhunters on site at the Petit Le Mans, I've been designated the press room worker. So while John Brooks and Linhbergh were off shooting the race, I've been sitting here watching the Speed TV feed and listening to Radio Le Mans. Out the window I can see one corner of the track, but I might as well be in my living room as I'm mostly getting a sense of the race through media, rather than direct experience. Not that I'm complaining! The weather has been pretty rubbish...
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Posted
Sep 23 2009, 04:37 PM
by
Carl Jarrett
with 32 comment(s)
I thought this was pretty funny. Enjoy! -Carl Jarrett
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Posted
Sep 08 2009, 03:51 AM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 15 comment(s)
Besides all the BMWs present during the RSG Racing Days , there were also a whole bunch of other cool machines at the event. The car above is a genuine Opel Ascona 400 of which only 268 were produced. It was cool to see the owner Robert Keil using the car for what is was intended for. This car was immaculate inside and out, as proven by this engine bay. I quickly snapped this picture when one of the mechanics popped the hood. The engine capacity is 2.4 liter and the driver has 230bhp on tap. After...
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Posted
Aug 28 2009, 04:00 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 24 comment(s)
Speed Month on Speedhunters just wouldn't be complete without a look at the one and only German race track built for the purpose of all-out top speed: Avus. This is a temple of speed which will forever be linked with the pre-WWII era Auto Union and Mercedes Silver Arrows streamline Grand Prix cars and even the creation of the Autobahn itself. Although planned out as early as 1909, Avus opened in 1927, just on the outskirts of Berlin, as a 12.160 Miles or 19.569 km two-way blast through the Grunewald...
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Posted
Jul 31 2009, 03:31 AM
by
Andy Blackmore
with 21 comment(s)
We round off this AWD month on Speedhunters with a look back to the golden age of Rallying, Group B. A time when rally cars were true supercars. Four wheel drive, over 500bhp, mid-engine layouts, space-frame chassis and massive budgets. It is remembered as the golden era of Rallying, but it would only last a few years. Rallying in the 1970’s was all about the domination of Ford Escort. One of the most successful rally cars of all time. It won multiple national and international championships...
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Posted
Jul 27 2009, 11:30 AM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 14 comment(s)
It has taken one week of driving and a few days of reflection, but I have come to the conclusion that the Audi RS6 may well be the best all-rounder money can buy. The first day I picked the car up from Audi Japan I headed straight down to the Hakone Turnpike for a day of hard driving. One quick blast to the top of the summit revealed an immensely powerful car, one that was maybe trying to play supercar too hard, given its obvious limitations in other areas. Based on the A6 the RS6 (RS stands for...
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Posted
Jul 25 2009, 09:53 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 6 comment(s)
Since we all have now looked at the Rallycross Ford Fiesta vid, let's compare to the first of the overblown rally cars to blast up Pikes Peak: The Audi Quattro as piloted by Walter Rohrl in 1987. Enjoy!
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Posted
Jul 13 2009, 06:23 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 4 comment(s)
It seems like, for any random snap post we put up on the site, there is a Speedhunters' reader who can share some insight and knowledge with the rest of us. Such is the case of my "AWD DRIFT" post a few stories down.... Thanks to our readers we now know, the Audi A4 featured in the post was built by KA-Tuning in Norway and is a regular fixture of the Gatebil track events. Check the videos to see how it looks moving!
Thanks to itsmehc and TheNorwegianKid!
:R
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Posted
Jul 12 2009, 07:51 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 7 comment(s)
We've seen a lot of videos recently, with a certain DC Shoes rally driver going sideways making smoke in his AWD Subaru... perhaps it's time to make some kind of on track competition for this past time? Or would the smoke from all four tires spinning make actual AWD tandem battles completely impossible for spectators to watch? Just a thought.... :R
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Posted
Jul 10 2009, 08:20 AM
by
Kevve
with 45 comment(s)
Unfortunately all my AWD features got used up during VAG month, so I'm going to show a couple FF cars in the coming weeks, just to break things up a bit. This TT isn't AWD as Rod originally thought, but it's still worth a look, as it sports a unique one-off body kit. The body kit is made in full carbonfiber and is original from Audi. Wesley, 23 year old owner of this car, is the first and only person in the world with this OEM certificated kit. The carbon kit was painted in white and...
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Posted
Jul 03 2009, 09:35 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 11 comment(s)
As the British DTM driver, Jamie Green sat on the grid at last weekend's Norisring race, he probably didn't fancy his chance of winning the race. He had only qualified in 7th position and surrounded by so many similar cars, victory wasn't exactly within his grasp... But win the race he did!...
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Posted
Jul 03 2009, 02:29 PM
by
Andy Blackmore
with 10 comment(s)
Other than family, the biggest thing I miss about the UK is Goodwood Festival of Speed. I went to every one until 2005 and it was always a highlight in my Motor Racing year. I would see few cars run up the hill climbs. I would spend most of the time in the paddocks or on the front lawn where a stunning display was always to be had. The very wet 1997 FoS was the second date with my future wife, Joanne! Must be a petrol head. Anyway, I digress. Gerry Judah always creates a fantastic sculpture each...
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Posted
Jun 19 2009, 04:59 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 3 comment(s)
A purely breathtaking image... get it now for your desktop! :R
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