If science could measure the number and depth of the wind-blown creases on Fernando’s face, we would probably discover that speed of the roller coaster at Ferrari world in Abu Dhabi can be measured in a lesser known metric unit called fuckinghells and that the skin of a Brazilian is apparently completely inelastic.
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Cue stirring music, dramatic snow-sliding shots from a chopper and a glorious V12 soundtrack. This is a video made during the Ferrari FF’s (many and varied) testing phase.
PPPPOOOOOOWWWWWEEEEERRRRRRRR.
Enjoy.
The BBC has been playing with this idea for years now. They’ve shot pilots, scrapped them, shot more pilots, scrapped those, and even flew The Stig himself over to show the lads how to drive. So here’s the first glimpse of the first broadcasted attempt to recreate the magic that is the original Top Gear. It’s the first official trailer for the show, featuring comedians/actual racing drivers Adam Ferrara, Tanner Foust and Rutledge Wood.
Fellow blogger Brendan Jack has called it Lost in Translation, which is about the best description I can think of. The thing is, with budget and the right crew, it’s not rocket science to film cars and make them look good. What is really tough is to replicate the chemistry between the personalities of Clarkson, Hammond and Captain Slow (May). Many think it can’t be done. I think I’m one of those many.
In case you haven’t seen our exclusive interview with Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond, it’s here.
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I caught this advert a little while back on the old television, something I haven’t owned for about five years now, so I was probably in a bar or at my uncle’s house. It made such an impression on me but for whatever reason I immediately forgot to Youtube it, until yesterday. It’s jaw-dropping the first time you watch it; the entire Renault range is ceremoniously crashed into itself.
It’s called the Renault Ballet, and goodness me did the French manufacturer go all out with this one. They even commissioned the Polish National Orchestra to recreate the composition for the film. Polish no less! Even better though is the fact that after a little research, I confirmed my suspicions that the advert was shot in SA. It was. More details and a hilarious “making of” video when you click “Read the rest of this entry”.
Motorsport throws up many emotions for spectators; we certainly don’t want racing drivers to roll their Ford rally cars at over 100mph, but my goodness it’s hard to not to revel in this spectacular footage. This particular piece of film is quite special in that it features frames from a spectator’s camera moments before it is annihalited by the green Ford, then in car footage of the crash, and then finally outside footage of the huge roll.
Mikko Hirvonen was leading Rally Finland when he crashed out yesterday, destroying the Abu Dhabi sponsored Ford but leaving both himself and co-driver, Jarmo Lehtinen, unharmed. In the open-chequebook days of the WRC these sorts of spills were a bit more common, one gets the sense that drivers are forced to dance a fine line between looking after the team’s budget and shaving milliseconds off the clock. This in a sport that recently saw stalwarts Subaru retire amid financial meltdown, amongst others.
Interestingly, Mini this week announced it will return to world rallying, with it’s much anticipated Countryman model. More on that later.
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By all accounts, Russian roads are a nightmare. The rich and powerful can buy flashing lights for any of their cars, meaning they have right of way at intersections. The roads frequently ice over and potholes are a nightmare, as evidenced by this hilarious video. It’s utter chaos out there. It seems like they should be playing stereotypical circus music over a loudspeaker.
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Finally, a Japanese game show that appeals to our sense of hoonage.
"Rohrling" an Audi in a parking lot nowhere near Bedfordview.
Where I’m from “Röhrl” means fight. One might “rawl” in a parking lot or near a lake for instance, occasionally risking one’s life in the process. Luckily Walter Rohrl wasn’t born in Benoni where he would have been expected to fight inside a cage at Carnival City to live up to his name. He did, however, risk his life in various other ways inside a roll cage for many years.
Robert Downey Jr reprises his role as Tony Stark, an eccentric billionaire with an incredible blah blah blah. Explosions, Scarlett Johanson, the jaw-dropping Audi R8 Spyder and a race car being cut in half by a bearded guy with lightning for fingers. We can’t wait.
OverdriveTV has just kicked off a weekly radio show on the kick-ass digital station, 2OceansVibe Radio.
Catch OverdriveLive every Tuesday between 6 and 8pm, with hosts Ciro De Siena and Gavin Williams.Tune in right here!
