Webclips 28

You get two doses of Webclips this month as I have decided to publish them here ahead of them being published in the magazine in order to help me stay sane!

Hello,
Welcome to webclips, lets start how we mean to go on! I’m kicking off this month with some fantastic sounds of an E30 M3 with a sequential gearbox: http://bit.ly/VCL7Vi It’s a 1991 Bigazzi car raced by Steve Soper, the main modification being the gearbox, awesome!

Next up is Rhys Millen in his Hyundai Genesis with around 750hp and 750lbs torque running up Pikes Peak, he sets a new record…. http://bit.ly/Y2zZMc it’s all filmed on GoPro cameras which seem to have taken over the world for action video, here’s another filmed with GoPro at Petit LeMans: http://bit.ly/Wn7uN4 The quality of the video is amazing for such a small camera.

Here’s something a bit different, chasing some downhill skateboarders, it’s surprising how fast they can go: http://bit.ly/12k0yn5 The car it’s being filmed from is a Volvo C30 Polestar….

This next one is a bit of fun (for us watching anyway!), the guys over at Roadkill decided to buy a car on route to a drag race, fix it up and then drag it! These guys have so much fun… http://bit.ly/VH1ZH5

Let it never be said we don’t have variety on Webclips, here’s a review of the new Audi RS5 by The Smoking Tyre, it’s always interesting to see these reviews especially when they refer to other cars…such as the BMW M3! http://bit.ly/WOHJo8

You are going to love this next video, especially if you like Alpina’s, Petrolicious have put together this video of a pair of E24 Alpina’s, looking around their workshop it looks like they could do a few more interesting videos. http://vimeo.com/57421694  It’s worth heading over to the Petrolicious web site for some other great videos http://vimeo.com/petroli one I especially like is this one of Jack Olsen’s 911, but not just that, it’s also the coverage of his brilliantly put together garage http://vimeo.com/57909173

Please don’t drive like this guy does in Georgia, the guy is a lunatic and it’s a wonder he  hasn’t killed someone yet, if he were a stuntman or drifter you’d say he was very good at what he does, however, on the streets it’s just crazy http://bit.ly/X5RIUh

How about some National Geographic? Probably not what you would expect though, they have a channel dedicated to supercars! This one covers the Pagani Huayra, fascinating stuff: http://bit.ly/YtSSd7

And finally, a quick video compilation of a few Hoon-I-Gan’s having fun…. http://bit.ly/UOJmBG

To see all the webclips links on-line please visit the blog http://bmwccgb.blogspot.com/ if you go top the clubs main web page and click on the orange “B” you should find the webclips.

I could really do with some help in finding interesting stuff on the internet so please do email me with your ideas for links I can include in future editions of WebClips.  We also have our own video channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/BMWCCGB and our photos on flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/bmwccgb/. Also, don’t forget that we now have a Facebook page here: http://on.fb.me/xIqqnq , Twitter account (@BMWCCGB) and a blog www.bmwccgb.blogspot.com please take a look and get involved!

Please send me links to any interesting items you find on your travels around the interwebs and I'll see if we can get it mentioned here in a future edition of the magazine.

Have fun and be safe on the interwebs!

Webclips 27

Hello,
Welcome to webclips, first off this month a look at the work of Bodie Stroud, an American custom hot rod builder and he “re-imagining” of a classic Mustang, it’s great viewing: http://bit.ly/UaTrp2

I have paint protection film on the front of my car and I have seen many cars with coloured “wraps” but I have never seen a car that has been sprayed with plastic, I think this is a relatively new thing from the USA, the company is called “Dip Your Car” and it seems that they have some very interesting paint products http://bit.ly/Ykm3hl

This next item is courtesy of Michelin; it’s a series of videos about people with a driving passion, there’s items about the Porsche 918 Spyder, Georges Blanc, Olaf Manthey anf Goodwood: http://bit.ly/V6IWnO

Can you imagine driving into the car park of something like Demon Tweeks and attempting to do an engine swap right there? To top it off the store that these guys chose also stayed open late in order to help them out! http://bit.ly/UvolfH

This next one is a bit of a favourite of mine, it’s Bugatti’s head of designs personal Porsche 911 and all of the mods that he has done to personalise and improve the car, very interesting to watch: http://bit.ly/Ykr6OL

You know I like burn outs, well this really is the last work in burnouts, the power this beast has is immense, they even set fire to the scenery… http://bit.ly/YQ0zxI

For this next one you need to be both an M3 nut and have plenty of time spare (an hour and a half actually) as it’s various E30 M3’s tearing up the rally stages….I enjoyed the bits I watched http://bit.ly/TrzFHt

This next one is almost the exact opposite of that M3 one, very quiet, refined and thoughtful…..it’s Andy Green in a Bentley…maxing it out on the Bonneville Salt Flats: http://bit.ly/TleI2g

These next few were sent to me by Chris Tranter, a V12 Le Mans engine X5: http://bit.ly/YQ6H99 A 1987 AMSCAR Amaroo race: http://bit.ly/UvsLDj  and an E9 CSL at Road Atlanta  http://bit.ly/12IdMsv Chris is a regular contributor to this column and I’d like to thank him for his support.

And finally, here’s a nice bit of history from BMW, various pages with cars and history and also videos on design, characteristics, inspiration etc, all very interesting: http://bit.ly/VgQfZk

 To see all the webclips links on-line please visit the blog http://bmwccgb.blogspot.com/

I could really do with some help in finding interesting stuff on the internet so please do email me with your ideas for links I can include in future editions of WebClips.  We also have our own video channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/BMWCCGB and our photos on flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/bmwccgb/. Also, don’t forget that we now have a Facebook page here: http://on.fb.me/xIqqnq , Twitter account (@BMWCCGB) and a blog www.bmwccgb.blogspot.com please take a look and get involved!

Please send me links to any interesting items you find on your travels around the interwebs and I'll see if we can get it mentioned here in a future edition of the magazine.

Have fun and be safe on the interwebs!