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AC Cobra in 130mph Crash
Posted by: | CommentsI often wonder that as time goes on and car manufacturers make the cars heavier and introduce many safety systems, it tends to remove a lot of character from the car but results car insurance UK to be cheaper.
One of my favorite examples is the AC Cobra which is unlikely to ever be matched in style due to lack of safety systems, the fact that the roll bar behind the driver is leaving any passenger at risk from a severe perhaps fatal gravel rash.
However, the AC Cobra replica at a speed of more than 130mph suffered mechanical failure or an incorrectly fitted part caused an horrific crash.
The car skidded on track for more than 20 meters and then hooked itself in to a multiple flip as the 3 point harness and the roll bar saved the drivers life.
Luckily the driver walked away from the crash with light bruising and a sore knee but unfortunately the car was a Wreck.
The History of the Lexus LFA From Prototype to Production
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This video shows the life story of the critically acclaimed LFA which took its toll with the tragic loss of Chief Test Driver Hiromu Naruse.
Ironically is death was at the hands of the Nurburgring Edition LFA.
Also shown is the short lived lap record 7:14 which was a tribute to the personally witnessed testing strategy at the Nurburgring.
powered by a sophisticated new high-revving 4.8-liter V10 engine that generates 552 hp (412kW/560DIN hp) and 354 lb-ft (480Nm) of torque for adrenaline-fuelled 202 mph (325km/h) performance. This specially-developed powerplant is hooked up to a unique six-speed Automated Sequential Gearbox (ASG) with paddle shifters for ultimate driver control. Linked by a rigid torque tube for excellent drivetrain integrity, the ASG is located in a transaxle layout over the rear axle for an optimal 48:52 front-to-rear weight distribution.
Marco Simoncelli – Horrific Accident MotoGp Malaysia 2011
Posted by: | CommentsThe Moto-GP race at Malaysia today was cancelled due to a horrific accident, resulting in the death of Marco Simoncelli.
His death comes a week after those of Baja Racer Rick Husemen and fellow Brit Dan Wheldon at Indy 500.
The horrific accident happened on the second lap of the Malaysian GP Circuit where his bike lost control of the Honda and catapulted on to oncoming riders Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi.
Condolences go out to the family of Marco Simoncelli and friends and colleagues.
I am not going to show you the video as I feel personally its bad taste to publish the death of anyone including Gaddafi.
Formula 1 Nürburgring Nordschleife 1975 Video
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I am always on the look out for good historic video clips at the Nürburgring, this was the same year that Niki Lauda would set the lap record of 6:58.6 over the 14 mile track.
The race was a year before Lauda’s infamous crash on the northloop, he had been trying to get the other drivers to boycott the nordschleife due to safety concerns and lack of run off.
He suffered serious burns and amazed the motorsport fraternity by returning back behind the wheel some 6 weeks later.
The 1975 Formula 1 was won by Carlos Reutemann after Nicki Lauda lost pole with a puncture and ended third.
James Hunt Retired from the race to a wheel Hub Failure.
Mclaren 1975 F1 James Hunt
Girls of the 2011 Frankfurt IAA
Posted by: | CommentsThere is nothing more interesting than Girls at the motor show and sometime as a photographer we are alway allured by shiny pretty objects.
So lets just say most of the official unveiling of the cars have always been leaked prior to the press or spied in test around the EU.
So decided to go hunting and take a look round and take some pictures of some very tidy looking examples, including some damn fine coachwork.
Any way Enjoy! Click The Picture for all the Pics.
Want Girl Pictures of the Frankfurt IAA 2011
“GEMBALLA racing” to enter two McLaren MP4-12C GT3s in the 2012 motorsport season
Posted by: | CommentsFrankfurt, 22/08/2011. Setting yet another milestone in the year of its 30th Anniversary, GEMBALLA is proud to announce the debut of GEMBALLA racing. The new team will enter two McLaren MP4-12C GT3 cars in the 2012 motorsport season.
Team owner and GEMBALLA investor, Steffen Korbach, has hired Sascha Bert to manage his new motorsport venture. A well-known racing driver and instructor, Bert is a former German kart champion, Formula 3 and FIA GT driver, and has stood on the winners’ podium at the Nürburgring VLN 24-hour race amongst others. As Korbach said in Frankfurt today, “Sascha Bert is an absolute pro, and is ideally qualified to manage our new racing team.”
“We chose the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 because we think this car has the potential to be one of the season’s leaders,” Korbach explained. “We have also put together a team of drivers and mechanics who are proven winners. Racing is in our blood! We want to win!”
The GEMBALLA name has been synonymous with high performance, reliability and extraordinary qualities for 30 years. Now, 17 years after the McLaren F1 GTR won the gruelling 24-hours of Le Mans on its debut outing, GEMBALLA racing will capitalise on McLaren’s competition pedigree to mount its own challenge.
Race bred by a marque that has always been a front-runner in Formula 1, the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 incorporates world-class technology. Based on the recently launched MP4-12C supercar, the GT3 racecar features a 3.8-litre, twin-turbo V8 engine, bespoke racing gearbox, carbon safety cell, race front splitter, large fixed rear wing, optimised air vents at the front and a racing diffuser at the rear. The steering wheel with integrated display is an ode to Formula 1.
Allan McNish Huge Accident at 2011 Le Mans
Posted by: | CommentsLess than 60 minutes in to the endurance race, the Audi R18 TDI driven by Allan McNish, the R18 came in to fast on slower traffic at the Dunlop curve. Allan was at this point too late to break and made contact with the Ferrari sending Both cars in to the barrier.
Due to the speed of the impact the R18 hit the wall and flung it in to the air spraying the Photographers with a cocktail of carbon fibre and debris, as one Photographer runs away from a rogue wheel.
A tribute to the Monocoque construction from audi led to Allan walking away from the incident.
He either fetched too much speed in to the Dunlop curve or had a breaking failure.
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