Automotive Workshop: The finest Honda engine tuner in Japan who build engines using F1 technology, we meet K-Tech/JDM (JDM Masters)

JDM Masters brings us K-Tech's founder, owner and lead engineer Makoto Kawashima. They talk engines, engineering and the custom engine parts he designs and produces to insert motorsport performance and street reliability in road cars. Grab a snack.

Video courtesy of JDMMasters.

Enthusiast Topic: An AE86 For the Haters: 700hp ASCAR Swapped Drift Corolla! (HooniganAutoFocus)

Larry hangs out with Phil and checks out his ASCAR V8 swapped AE86 drift car.


Video courtesy of HooniganAutoFocus.

Automotive Workshop: Developing a full Supersprint Exhaust for our F90 M5 (EvolveAutomotive)

Imran visits Supersprint to prototype the future exhaust system options for the BMW F90 M5.


Video courtesy of EvolveAutomotive.

What to watch this Weekend (Mar 9th - Mar 13th)

• The Grand Tour. Season 3 Episode 9. Friday (Amazon Prime) new
• Formula E. Hong Kong. Race. 3:30am - 6:30am (FS1(HD)) 
• Chasing Classic Cars. Tuesday @ 7pm - 7:30pm (MotorTrendHD) replay
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (MotorTrendHD) replay
• Bitchin Rides. Tuesday @ 8pm - 9pm (MotorTrendHD) replay
• Restoration Garage. Tuesday @ 10pm - 11pm (MotorTrendHD) new

Enjoy your weekends.

Video courtesy of PCAHQ.

What to Watch this Weekend (Jan 12th - Jan 16th)

• Formula E. 2019 action from Marrakesh. Saturday @ 9:30am - 11am (FS1(HD)) replay
• Barrett-Jackson Live. 2019 Auto Auction from Scottsdale, AZ. Tuesday @ 6pm - 11pm (MotorTrendHD) live
• Barrett-Jackson Live. 2019 Auto Auction from Scottsdale, AZ. Wednesday @ 6pm - 11pm (MotorTrendHD) live

Enjoy your weekends.

Video courtesy of EngineeringExplained.

Automotive Workshop: Hear The Future Of The Supercar At 11,000rpm: The Aston Martin Valkyrie's V12 (Carfection)

Henry talks Aston Martin Valkyrie V12 powerplant design and execution with Cosworth Managing Director, Bruce Wood.


Video courtesy of Carfection.

What to watch this Weekend (Sept 28th - Oct 3rd)

• Formula 1 - Russian Grand Prix; from the Sochi Autodrom in Sochi, Russia. Practice 1. Friday @ 3:55am - 6am (ESPNU(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Russian Grand Prix; from the Sochi Autodrom in Sochi, Russia. Practice 2. Friday @ 7:55am - 10am (ESPNU(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Russian Grand Prix; from the Sochi Autodrom in Sochi, Russia. Practice 3. Saturday @ 4:55am - 6:30am (ESPN2(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Russian Grand Prix; from the Sochi Autodrom in Sochi, Russia. Qualifying. Saturday @ 7:55am - 9:30am (ESPN2(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Russian Grand Prix; from the Sochi Autodrom in Sochi, Russia. Race. Sunday @ 7am - 10:30am (ESPN2(HD)) live
• Chasing Classic Cars. Tuesday @ 7pm - 7:30pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Bitchin' Rides. Tuesday @ 8pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) replays
• Garage Squad. Season 5 Ep6. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) new
• Wheeler Dealers. Wednesday @ 10pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) new

Singapore was another important and exciting race. I think the most significant thing that came out of Singapore was that Red Bull was really fast, but Mercedes via Hamilton proved much faster than anyone expected and Ferrari couldn't match it despite their best efforts. Qualy was the same story as the actual race. You would assume Ferrari would show race pace and chase Hamilton down, but that's not what really happened. Whatever Merc is doing to improve show corner pace seems to be working, and it's lead to some larger gaps between Hams and Vettel, along with Merc and Ferrari as constructors. Verstappen was quick and was faster than even Vettel with his Renault powertrain around the streets of Singapore. Ricciardo was also quick and thankfully his car didn't let him down so he finished 6th -- Fernando was in a similar boat, where his car didn't fail him; he finished 7th.

The biggest talking point from this race was Sergio Perez. He was involved with two major incidents in this race, the first being putting Ocon in the wall on lap one (which looked like more of a racing incident and an optimistic outside line attempt by Ocon, but the cynical among us have doubts) and later a high-speed incident with Sirotkin -- the latter seeming to be clearly the result of him being frustrated and complaining that the Williams wasn't getting out of the way after his poorly timed pit stop put him behind him after running in the top ten. The Williams Merc power kept Sirotkin ahead of Perez everywhere it mattered and it eventually boiled over. This resulted in Perez ramming his car into him during an attempted pass on lap 33 that looked like it wouldn't stick; for this second incident he was penalized 5 seconds. However, he had to pit as well due to a puncture that resulted. These two incidents lead to the team potentially getting a double points finish to snake eyes, plus a damaged car. Plenty of F1 talking heads and fans were calling for a race ban given the seeming deliberate dangerous action at very high speed. Point Force India is trying to get as many points as they can after the re-entry into the F1 field a couple races ago, but this is quite the setback which will make the new ownership think much harder about keeping Perez in the lineup for 2019.

With the checkered flag dropped, the Driver's Championship standings are as follows: Hamilton, Vettel (-40), Raikkonen (-107), Bottas (-110), Verstappen (-133), Ricciardo (-155). The other notable is that Alonso is in 8th spot and Merc has a 37pt lead over Ferrari. Sochi Autodrom is another technical track that typically favors Red Bull and Ferrari, but Merc has had a strong run since this track was added to the calendar. This weekend will be absolutely critical for Ferrari to make a run at both Chips.

Enjoy your weekends.

Video courtesy of Autosport.

What to watch this 24hrs of Le Mans Weekend (June 15th - June 21st)

• Isle of Man TT. Insane action from the infamous Isle. Thursday @ 11pm - 12pm (VelocityHD) new
• Isle of Man TT. Insane action from the infamous Isle. Friday @ 11pm - 12am (VelocityHD) new  
• 24 Hours of Le Mans - 85th running of the legendary race for the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. Live from Le Mans, France. Saturday @ 8:30am - 10am (FS1(HD)), 1pm - 12am (FS2(HD)), 12am - 1am (FS2(HD)), 1am - 9:30am {Race Finish} (FS1(HD)) live - streaming on FoxSportsGo App
• DTM. Budapest. Sunday @ 12pm - 2pm (CBSSN(HD))
  
• Chasing Classic Cars. Tuesday @ 7pm - 7:30pm (VelocityHD) 
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (VelocityHD)
• Speed is the new Black. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) new

Enjoy your weekends.

Video courtesy of Drive.