Showing posts with label neo-motorsport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label neo-motorsport. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Enthusiast Topic Feature: BONUS EPISODE: McLaren F1, Porsche 911 GT1, Mercedes CLK GTR Group Test (Carfection)

Heres's an add-on bonus episode to the series covering the GT1 homologation cars that Henry covered on our channel a few weeks back. James of DK Engineering helps us geek out over the nuances of all three of these supercars. Grab a snack.

Video courtesy of Carfection.

Monday, June 7, 2021

Car Pron Feature: Mercedes CLK GTR: The ULTIMATE Group Test Part 3 (Carfection)

Henry brings us part three of this series, showcasing homologation specials. This episode highlights the ever dominant Mercedes CLK GTR. There's always that one friend that ruins it for everybody.

Video courtesy of Carfection

Monday, May 31, 2021

Car Pron Feature: Porsche 911 GT1: The ULTIMATE Group Test Part 2 (Carfection)

Henry brings us part two of this series, showcasing homologation specials. This episode highlights the Porsche 911 GT1; part 993, part 962, part 996.  vvb

Video courtesy of Carfection.

Monday, May 24, 2021

Car Pron Feature: McLaren F1, Porsche 911 GT1, Mercedes CLK GTR: The ULTIMATE Group Test, Part 1 (Carfection)

Henry and Carfection bring us one of the great comparison series due primarily to the participants; three all-time homologation greats derived by championship winning/competing race cars; the McLaren F1, the Porsche 911 GT1 and the Mercedes CLK GTR. What more could you ask for? This ep. showcases the McLaren.

Video courtesy of Carfection.

Monday, May 3, 2021

Neo-Vintage Motorsport Feature: The History of the Mazda 787B - Japan's First Le Mans Winner (GarageDreams)

The gang from Garage Dreams brings us the history of the 1991 24 Hours of  Le Mans winning Mazda 787B. What a car, what a victory, what a driver line up and what a way for the rotary engine to go out.

Video courtesy of GarageDreams.

Monday, March 29, 2021

Automotive Workshop: Walkaround my GT1 inspired Murcielago at the studio (Driftworks)

For those how haven't been following this build, this has been the culmination of a few years of extreme labor, engineering ingenuity and expense for Phil. All after he got his dream car, a RHD Lamborghini Mucielago and wanted to make it more than it already was. This vid covers all the major stuff done to get the project to this point, but if you want to see any of the parts of the build just check out those vlogs here.

Video courtesy of Driftworks.

Thursday, September 17, 2020

What to watch this 24Hrs of Le Mans Weekend (Sept 19th - Sept 23nd)

  • 24 Hours of Le Mans - 88th running of the legendary race for the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. Live from Le Mans, France. Saturday @ 7:30am - Sunday 9am (MotorTrend) live 
  • Garage Squad. Mon/Tues/Wed @ 4pm - 5pm (MotorTrend) replay
  • Bitchin Rides. Mon/Tues/Wed @ 5pm - 6pm (MotorTrend) replay
  • Auto Mundial. Tuesday @ 7pm - 7:30pm (MotorTrend) new
  • Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (MotorTrend) 
  • Geared up.  Tuesday @ 9pm - 10pm (MotorTrend) new
  • Wheeler Dealers. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10pm (MotorTrend) new
After a three month delay, endurance racings' crown event is back. Tune in to MotorTrend Saturday to see the live feed of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Enjoy your endurance motorsport weekends.

Video courtesy of Lovecars.

Thursday, July 30, 2020

What to watch this F1 Weekend (July 31th - Aug 5th)

  • Formula 1 - British Grand Prix; from Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. Practice 1. Friday @ 5:55am - 7:30am (ESPN2) live
  • Formula 1 - British Grand Prix; from Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. Practice 2. Friday @ 9:55am - 11:30am (ESPN2) live
  • Formula 1 - British Grand Prix; from Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. Practice 3. Saturday @ 6:55am - 7am (ESPN2) live
  • Formula 1 - British Grand Prix; from Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. Qualifying. Saturday @ 8:55am - 10am (ESPN) live 
  • Formula 1 - British Grand Prix; from Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. Race. Sunday @ 9:05am - 11:30am (ESPN) live
  • Bitchin Rides. Mon/Wed @ 7pm - 8pm (MotorTrend) replay
  • Overhaulin. Monday @ 9pm - 12am (MotorTrend) replay
  • Hot Rod Garage. Tuesday @ 7pm - 7:30pm (MotorTrend) replay
  • Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (MotorTrend) replay
  • Geared up. Porsche 911SC. Tuesday @ 9pm - 10pm (MotorTrend) new
  • Wheeler Dealers: Dream Cars. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10pm (MotorTrend)
The Hungarian Grand Prix was a relatively uneventful race at the top, with Lewis taking another pole and his 8th win in Hungary, his 86th overall GP victory, but with plenty of interesting details elsewhere. Bottas had a close call with a false start that didn't count against him due to his movement falling within the error threshold and the constraints of his grid box -- lights on his steering wheel almost goaded him into a major error. The weather was mixed through out the weekend and while it didn't create the drama of the previous week's Q3, it did lead to Verstappen breaking a tie rod about 25mins before race start; his mechanics did a hell of job replacing everything with about 20 seconds to spare before they would've taken a grid penalty. Ferrari looked a little bit better out there, both cars finishing the race, but Racing Point showed speed once again producing one of the most notable events of the weekend, which was Lance Stroll taking 3rd in qualy and 4th in the actual race. The legend of the 'pink Mercedes' is growing so plenty in the paddock will be interested in what comes of Renault's protest of Racing Point's brake ducts and their legality. Vettel had a pretty good run in the race, making up some spots after the chaos of the first lap, taking some good points for Ferrari. He even out qualified Leclerc, taking 5th to lead the all-Ferrari third row. Leclerc had challenges with the car and tires throughout the race and was beat out late for the last points paying spot, by his future teammate, Sainz and Haas' Magnussen, respectively. The order was pretty jumbled up as the race began with rain and everyone starting on inters, then the gambling began with folks jumping on to slicks and for a while there the two HAAS cars were in the top five. Both HAAS F1 drivers were unfortunately penalized for their gamble as it took place during the formation lap as result of communications with the pit wall, but Magnussen was still able to snag one point taking tenth after his 10 second penalty was imposed. As pit stops rattled in as teams were waiting for rainfall that never materialized, the strategy evolved from there. Hamilton was the fastest by far and Bottas' clunky start put him on the back foot early, recovering to nearly chase down Verstappen late in the race. Albon had another strong showing, despite some controversy with the stewards over RBR members drying his grid box before the race, and finished three spots behind Vertstappen in fifth. With the checkered flag dropped, the Driver's Championship standings are as follows: Hamilton, Bottas (-5), Verstappen (-30), Norris (-37),  Albon (-41), Perez (-41). Merc also has a 66 point lead in the Constructor's over Red Bull, with McLaren and Racing Point following, ahead of Ferrari in fifth. We're headed to Silverstone for another back to back, a la Red Bull Ring Rounds 1 & 2, so we'll see if McLaren and Renault can fight their way back up to the mid-field lead after a tough race in Hungary for both teams.

Enjoy your motorsport weekends.


Video courtesy of carwow.

Monday, July 6, 2020

For the love of McLaren: F1 GTR Longtail | The Greatest of all cars - Tom Hartley Junior (TheSupercarDriver)

The Supercar Driver brings us Tom Hartly Jr. to talk about his very special McLaren F1 GTR Longtail, chassis 19R -- one converted to a road car by Lanzante and Gordon Murray's design studio.


Video courtesy of TheSupercarDriver.