While researching this blog post, I didn't want to make a standard Driver Profile of Paul Vlasblom like what we've been doing with the Formula D drifters. I wanted to turn it into a Q&A type of feature with lots of pictures of his cars, build projects and driving skills instead. Paul's career got started in 1998 when he was working for
As we wrap up BMW month, there's one more big retrospective piece left to do - the M cars. For over 30 years M-badged cars have embodied BMW's motoring spirit on roads and racing circuits around the world. You've already seen lots of BMW's race cars this month, so let's take a look at the history of production M cars, dating back
One of the things that we've looked at it often on Speedhunters is the artistic aspect of car building and modification. When it comes to the relationship of artistry and the automobile, there's no better example than the BMW Art Cars. For over 30 years, famous artists from around the world have turned BMW's into their personal canvases
The long history of BMW is filled with iconic models, but none of them are as influential as the 3-series. For over 30-years the 3-series has been a favorite of everyone from executives to weekend racers to housewives, and has long stood atop the sport sedan market on all corners of the globe. As part of our special BMW features this month, a look back
Around the office at EA, the Speedhunters audience is always referred to as "the hardcore" ... That is, you guys are so much more than casual automotive fans; you eat, sleep and breath this stuff... But among automotive enthusiasts there are the hardcore and then there are the REAL hardcore . People whose automotive knowledge reaches encyclopedic
Anyone misfortunate enough to stumble into my office will find scenes of confusion. Books and magazines sit cheek by jowl, references in the process of being checked, another pile of slides awaiting scanning, jobs waiting to be despatched. There are several boxes of photo material, film, prints and slides marked "random". Actually that are
Happy new year and welcome to 2009. What better way that to look back to the 1990's with the help of BTCC.net and Peter Still Photographic archives. Many Touring Car fans would classify the ‘Super-Turing’ era as the golden era of Touring Car Championships, although the competition in recent years runs this era close. The man in the street
Following out retrospective piece last week on the BMW M1, we can bring some images of the Anniversary races which were held at the German Grand Prix this weekend. Niki Lauda won race one, after starting on the front row, along side ex-BMWMotorsport Boss, 72 year old Jochen Neerpasch in the Andy Warhol painted 'Art Car'. The small field were
It is the 30th Anniversary of the BMW M1 supercar this year and BMW are marking the occasion in a number of ways. The BMW M1 'Procar' will return to the track this weekend, when a one-off race takes place at the German Grand Prix, at Hockhenheim. It gives us a great opportunity to go back in time and look at the first M-Power car. The BMW M1