Sunday, 31 March 2013

Webclips 30

Hello,
Welcome to this months Webclips, let’s start with some 320iS goodness……Patrick Orth going for a quick time….great sounds and it does look really fast! http://bit.ly/YLwUVa

Here’s a great video from Petrolicious about the Targa California, it’s all about experiencing the back roads of Central California in vintage cars (1975 and older). It’s an homage to the original Targa Florio race in Sicily, its non-competitive 3-day vintage rally. There are Porsche 356's, Alfa Romeos, BMW 2002's plus many many more: http://vimeo.com/50545152

Next a short video by BMW about the various sounds made by a car, everything from the exhaust to the “lights left on” sound…… http://bit.ly/16aVO0w

Here’s a video from The Smoking Tyre about a bunch of cars supercharged by VF Engineering, it includes an E92 M3 with 620 BHP, Matt Farrah reviews them all: http://bit.ly/14xFUAU

Here’s a series of video’s from “Live and Let Drive” part 1: When Chris Harris Meets Alex Roy, I’m sure you’ll enjoy these, once you see the first one you’ll want to see the others (links are on the page): http://bit.ly/16pJOKG

Here’s a bit more Chris Harris with his 325 on the Wye Dean Rally: http://bit.ly/123Lirn and here’s what happened on their first test day: http://bit.ly/XwbA75

If you like the sound of a six cylinder BMW the chances are you’ll love this next video, it’s a tribute to the Audi S1, you know, the one that did rather well on the Pike Peak hill climb a few years ago, fantastic sounds: http://bit.ly/YooFP3

Oh, OK then, here’s one we’ve had before, Patrick Snijers on the Isle of Man a good few years ago now: http://bit.ly/14G3PyH

Not really a “Webclips” thing but I found this survey very interesting, the SMMT have put together the 2013 Motor Industry facts book, their study records the detail of each of the 35,760,901 cars, vans, trucks, buses and coaches on the UK’s roads at this time. It’s a fascinating read, the PDF of the report can be found here: http://bit.ly/YUFZhl

OK, so this last one is a bit strange…it’s a BMW advert that was run in South Africa for the M535i, eschewing the benefits of fuel injection over carburettors, however, the way they did it is a little strange: http://bit.ly/YTBlKr

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!

Friday, 22 March 2013

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Saturday, 2 March 2013

Webclips 29

Hello,
Welcome to webclips, how about a trip down under to start, down to Bathurst 1985 to watch Roberto Ravaglia and Johnny Cecotto in the “Orange Bob Jane” car up against Kent Baigent and Neal Lowe in the white car”: http://bit.ly/15XTT2e

Next up is Ryan Tuerck drifting his Toyota 1JZ engined car up a deserted mountain road, not everyones sup of tea but I quite like it, and you have to admit it takes some skill behind the wheel… http://bit.ly/Wy5xd8

How about a motorcycle with a single wheel? I know, I thought it sounded mad too but when I watched the video I was amazed! This guy built this “contraption” based on a drawing his daughter showed him, the ingenuity is brilliant: http://bit.ly/XJ6UZZ

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Let’s get corporate for a minute or two with a video from BMW Performance, is it just me or do you also find the BMW narrator’s voice very “mechanical”? You can find out more about the parts here: http://www.bmw-mperformanceparts.com, anyway, here’s the video: http://bit.ly/YIQCi7

This one is a must see, it’s an inside view of the F30 3 series production facility, it just goes to show how few workers there are now in a production facility like this, many years ago when I worked at Jaguar cars an assembly line like the one seen in this video would be absolutely crawling with people….. http://bit.ly/XgKtf3

Another favourite of mine is Ken Block, normally he is seen on his own doing amazing things, spinning wheels and burning rubber, but how about Ken in a race? Well, this guy is committed (or should be!), just watch what he does when his car catches fire mid race… http://bit.ly/YSbEwv

Here’s a great video about a 2002, a channel called “Depth of Speed” went in search and found a beautiful Inka Orange edition, great video: http://bit.ly/VlcBxI

And finally, the crowds leaving Wembley…. http://bit.ly/YSaam1

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!

Sunday, 3 February 2013

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.

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

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