Thanks to JON for sharing this video in the comments of the last “Diablo in Snow” post!
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video of the day. S1.
all types of 5-cylinder wonderful. Audi S1, 2011 Rechberg Hill Climb.
(via Audi Sport)
video of the day. Giulia.
While i’m not a fan of ‘store the car away from the Winter’….i suppose I can understand the sentiment for cars which are (A) are proned to rust or (B) don’t get used in the winter.
Either way this is a great video with multiple views of an owner spending time with his Alfa Romeo Giulia before putting it away for the winter. A simple, but charming video.
1974 Don Capasco Rally
Is there anything cooler than vintage Super8 rally footage? I doubt it!
Here’s the description of this video provided:
“In 1974 Australia’s first European-style special-stage rally was won rather fittingly by a 1973 Group 4 Alpine Renault A110, the first marque to win the World Rally Championship. The Alpine, Bernard Darniche’s Morocco-winning car, was driven to victory by 1970 Australian Rally Champion Bob Watson. This amateur movie, shot on Super-8 film and with the sound recorded on cassette tapes, has survived transfer to VHS tape, and now to a digital format. There are voice-over interviews with Bob Watson, Geoff Ross, the late Peter Brock, and Gerry Ball. The quality may not be the best, but this is an important part of the history of rallying in Australia.”
Japanese A110 video.
The japanese…….they’re always trying to drift everything! This video is from 1990.
video of the day. Fulvia orgy.
I have tried for many years to shake my desires to want a Lancia Fulvia—-but nothing works. It still creeps up in my head all of the time.
This video doesn’t help my lust for one. Wow.
Audi @ Spa.
i’m loving these videos. beautifully made and a nice tribute to their first win there with the R8 LMS.
got these videos from the great Colla Verglas!
Ford’s freaky visions of the future.
I don’t think it is exclusively Ford who is imagining this “cloud” of information, however they seem to be one of the first to actually make a short video explaining what they mean. Ford’s new Evos concept (pictured above) is a pretty good looking el-cheapo-Aston-Martin clone, however it’s the conceptual stuff they are really excited about.
My reaction? errr…..i’m not sure what I think. As someone who has recently updated myself with a ‘technologically updated” automobile—-I do respect and love some of the things that make our life easier; like bluetooth connections, navigation, digital media, etc.
That being said, I *think* I still want to make some decisions myself, which is why the “cloud” confuses me. Watch the video for yourself, and lemme know what you think.
video of the day. A310.
an Alpine Renault A310 1800, to be specific, soldiering through the twisties! lovely!
video of the day. C111
i find the Mercedes C111 to be one of the more fascinating lost concept cars which never made it to production, mainly because MB evolved this car constantly, and used it to test their new technologies—-and then aborted the car completely after several years of evolution.
video of the day. The Supercharger.
fascinating 25 minute video from a show called “Coltrane’s Planes & Automobiles”
5 seconds of pleasure.
It is amazing how a 5 second clip can make me fantasize for 20 minutes about the Alpine A110.
recap of R18 Le Mans victory.
This is such a well-made and put together video by Audi Sport about the remarkable 2011 win at Le Mans. Worth watching, even if you are not an Audiphile like me.
video of the day. can am 1967 (repost)
i will contend that the greatest sounding cars in the history of motor racing were can am cars. if you would like to debate me about this, then you have never witnessed them in person!
I had posted these videos about a year and half ago—but just saw them again today and had to repost them.
race footage from 1967 Road America.
video of the day. Widebody S4.
The B5 Audi S4 has really joined the ranks of ‘legendary’ modern euro cars—-it wasn’t just the sportier version of the car that financially rescued Audi in the mid-late 1990s (the B5 A4), but its interesting twin-turbo narrow angle V6 made tuneability of this car as easy as falling down. The S4 has always been the Audiphile staple, with the right combination of practicality, size, price, and tuneability—-all mated to an all-important quattro. 2nd hand prices for stock/lightly modded cars are stable now in the $10-15k range, and demand is high these days, especially amongst its rabidly enthusiastic following. The cars that have been converted to ‘Stage 3’ are selling between $15-25k and packing at least 400hp, if not much more…
This, though…is a stunning video outlining the appeal of this modern classic. Check out the backseats! Those might be the greatest rear seats i’ve ever seen.
Countach road trip.
Harry Metcalfe (Evo Mag) & his Lamborghini Countach embark in this video on a 900+ road trip from Monte Carlo to the UK after an Evo Magazine feature about all the various ‘versions’ of the Countach released over the years. Harry Metcalfe, the gentleman in the video—is one of the founding editors of Evo Magazine from the UK—–amongst other things, he owns the red Countach in the video.
Evo/Chris Harris; reviewing the BMW 1M & Porsche Cayman R
I 100% agree with Chris about the 911R and the ‘R’ badge on Porsches—-it is a bit of novelty, but offensive to put an “R” badge on this Cayman. Either way—-both cars are great, however i’m not really someone who cares about drifting, per se…..so much of the video where Chris is drifting isn’t my cup of tea. I am however a fan of both of these cars; although I lust like a barbiturate loaded idiot after the 1M. Holy grail stuff, for me at least.
either way…cool video.
Audi wins again at Le Mans!!
VIDEO of the FINAL LAP!
Audi WINS 2011 @ Le Mans! What an exciting, inspiring, and fantastic race. Definitely one of the finest Le Mans races i’ve ever seen…….beating the Peugeot 908 by 13 seconds, and despite the horrible crashes of the #1 and #3 R18 TDIs…….the #2 car prevailed!
Audi now has 10 wins at Le Mans, Porsche is still ahead with 16.
The #2 R18 TDI was driven by the youngest team in the Audi arsenal—piloted by Fassler, Lotterer, and Treluyer.
(fantastic photos via JoshD @ Quattroworld.com —-click link for more great victory pics)
Corvette C6R @ Le Mans
I’ve always conceded that Chevrolet have had amazing success in the GT/GTE class at Le Mans—–but the SOUND of the Corvette C6R is a GLORIOUS noise. Here is an onboard lap of Le Mans with a C6R from a warm up lap in 2008. I love hearing that lazy V8 rumbling…..today’s race is no different!
Chris Harris on the Noble M600, Porsche GT2 RS, and others…
The Noble M600 is by far and away my favourite ‘supercar’ around at the moment—-it looks amazing, and it is just epic cool from its engineering to its raw turbo madness. Oh and there’s a F40 and an XJ220 in the video too…
Great video again, by probably the best in the business—Chris Harris.
“Dreamer” & “A Master and a Legend”
2 great videos, posted by a member of the Audi community. EXCELLENT!
I especially love the “plot” in “Dreamer” where the quattro is remembering the glory days…
Le Mans week is here!
Rejoice! The finest week in motorsports has arrived—–the race of all races, the 24 Hours Of Le Mans is upon us. For many people this signals the proper start to ‘summer’, including myself. Of course it is no secret that I am an Audiphile through and through—-it is also no secret that Audi and Peugeot have had some fierce battles in the past several years, culminating in one of the great rivalries in motorsports history. Motorsports have these days become numb and unexciting; however Le Mans has retained most of its charm. I still get a buzz every time i see the start of the race, even though it is not nearly as dramatic as the old days when people ran into their cockpits.
So will the new Audi R18 TDI be able to surmount the fierce Peugeot 918 HDi reign? I would like to hope so, but we’ll just have to follow along the best we can!
I know that the entire 24 hours will be broadcasted with continuity in Europe on Eurosport TV, however we are not so lucky in the US. That being said, we live in the age of bootlegged online TV—-and i’m quite sure many many feeds from Europe will surface that day. If they don’t, Audi have set up a fantastic minisite which will go live the day of the race. They will have 24 hour live on-board coverage of the three R18 TDIs which are racing—–accompanied by live telemetry and race data. Fantastic.
http://www.audi-microsites.com/lemans/
I will add some more links and information to other feeds as the race gets closer—–obviously I cannot watch all 24 hours—-but I always watch as many hours of coverage as I possibly can.
Another great source of race day coverage is of course the fantastic Radio Le Mans<
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