Revealed today. Absolutely gorgeous….probably the most stunning modern race car i’ve seen since the glory days of Le Mans in the 60s and 70s……right fookin on! Peugeot RIP!
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James Hunt…my new all-time favourite F1 driver.
Check out the punch, yo! HA!
thanks to: Motorsport Retro for showing me the video!
art of the day. streamliner.
The superb work of Rob Ijbema, as shown on IEDEI before…..
http://car-a-day.blogspot.com/2010/09/auto-union-streamliner.html
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foto of the day. fulvia.
1972 Lancia Fulvia 1.6 HF. driven by Harry Kallstrom during the 1972 rally season.
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Carrera Panamericana
La Carrera Panamericana 2010 was held October 22-28 over 3,200 kilometers and seven stages through 10 states in Mexico, with former World Rally Championship driver Harri Rovanpera taking overall honors in a Studebaker.
100s of more pics and writing about the event here:
http://www.sportscardigest.com/la-carrera-panamericana-2010-results-and-photo-gallery/
S1 quattro.
not much compares to this…….what a beast.
drive, Mini, drive!
This sort of reminds of WHY i wanted a Mini Cooper so badly during my teenage trips to London….cos they looked so tossable, and they ARE so tossable!
thanks to: Axis Of Oversteer
Lancia Delta S4 Hill climb.
Gotta love the Delta S4! check out that dashboard….and that technological sound!
9 minutes of Alpine A110
I understand about 7.3% of the french vocabulary….not that it really matters when the video shows so much great footage of the greatest car ever! The Alpine A110!
GT5 details for Japan.
i’m not a big video game buff, but damn i gotta say i’ve HUGELY enjoyed the Gran Turismo series over the years. So many classic cars, new cars, supercars, regular cars, modifying, some of the world’s greatest tracks, places i don’t think i’ll ever go to…..it’s like being able to enact a dream garage as realistically as possible……..
I haven’t bought a PS3, but i’m definitely ready to buy one when GT5 (Gran Turismo 5) comes out. And now, FINALLY, after what seems like several years of rumours and gossip; it seems there are some concrete details!
November 3rd is the day it goes on sale in Japan. What does that mean for us? I have no idea—they’ll probably try to create some cheesy holiday chaos for it, so that none of us will be able to find it…bastards. But in Japan, they will get a special GT5 Edition PS3 bundled package. This is the package I would buy, if they make it available here—here’s to hoping they do. Check out the photo below for what it’ll look like.
link for more info: http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/08/18/sony.japan.to.bring.uniqeu.gt5.game.ps3.bundle
foto of the day. 504.
I love this photo. it’s so authentic, with such beautiful colours. i love the car too, a rare Peugeot 504 Coupe in rare rally-spec.
from the Ivory Coast Rally, 1979
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Audi conquers Le Mans 2010. 1-2-3.
Monsieur Peugeot must be pissed! Audi delivered their TDI power reliably, taking on an defeating Peugeot on their home turf. Audi is now tied with Ferrari for all time wins there, with Porsche leading everybody.
Audi USA have a flickr photostream going on with 100s of photos of the Le Mans weekend. Here are some of my favourites of the R15 TDI. See the rest at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/audiusa
a proud day to be an Audiphile as I am.
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foto of the day. Delage.
1947 British Trophy, @ the ISLE OF MAN
Dave Hampshire driving a Delage!
Ron Dennis is a moron.
Ron Dennis has always been a whining dork, from the days of the McLaren F1 team and his constant denial and complaining about rules, races, and results. Alright, so i don’t care if Ron Dennis doesn’t like the Bugatti Veyron, knowing he has such close ties to McLaren and the McLaren F1, however to call one of the greatest pieces of automotive engineering a “piece of junk” is a bit of a jealous rant, innit? I don’t think anyone can deny the abillity of the Veyron, no matter how much one doesn’t like it or doesn’t think it’s all it’s cracked up to be. However, the sort of comment Dennis gave is one that shows me he is simply frustrated and isn’t really thinking clearly when it comes to making a comment about the Bugatti. Nice one Ron, you sound like a 15 year-old kid at the parking lot with a rusty civic, who calls an M3 or an S4 “junk” because it’s not theirs….
IEDEI VERDICT? I think the Veyron would handily out-accelerate the McLaren F1 after speeds of 120 MPH…..whether the Top Gear test was ‘staged’ or not doesn’t affect my opinion….but the Veyron clearly has MUCH more power, great aerodynamics, and a proven top speed greater than the F1. NOBODY is going to deny that the Macca F1 was a great car, but it is not invincible. He also mentions the Veyron would get ‘bogged’ for launch after the clutch was dropped—-BUT THE VEYRON HAS NO CLUTCH! Fail. End of story.
STORY: http://www.wheels24.co.za/News/General_News/Veyron-Top-Gear-race-faked-20100412
BMW enters Le Mans GT2 class
BMW hasn’t raced in Le Mans for over 11 years, since they ran the V10 Prototype in 1999. As the cars on the lineup for the 2010 Le Mans were revealed, it appears 2 BMW E92 M3s are registered in the GT2 class!
Seeing as BMW has pulled out of Formula One, it appears they are redistributing some of their racing technology, staff, and resources into various ‘other’ forms of motorsports. Should be interesting to see how they do in the competitive GT2 class against C6 Corvettes, Porsches, and Ferraris.
Thanks to Jalopnik for the tip!
http://jalopnik.com/5467950/bmw-registers-for-le-mans-for-the-first-time-in-eleven-years
Complete list of entrants into 2010 Le Mans:
Renault revives vintage livery colours for F1.
Reviving the yellow livery from the 70s Elf F1 cars….Renault today introduced promo shots for the 2010-2011 Formula One season. Check it out!
ORIGINAL (1977)
NEW (2010)
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