Webclips

Hello,
Welcome to webclips, let’s start with a BMW Motorsport video of Augustus Farfus (DTM driver) giving his wife Liri Farus a ride around the Nurburgring in an M3, clearly Liri isn’t a good passenger! http://bit.ly/Q1zAH4

This one is interesting, a Smoking Tyre car comparison/review, this time they compare the Porsche Caymen R with the BMW 1M with some interesting results: http://bit.ly/PLFVHg and whilst we are on the subject of comparisons here’s one of the 3013 M5 and a 2013 Porsche Panamera GTS in what is tagged as an “epic super sedan showdown”… http://bit.ly/U7Q8nH

The nest one is topical (well it was when I found it), it’s actually an advert by Samsung as a sponsor of the London 2012 Paralympics, it’s titled “Sport doesn’t care who you are – Everyone can take part” and it’s quite thought provoking http://bit.ly/SuUul2

Here’s a BMW UK film about David Weir “Man and Machine”, BMW have attempted to show the connection between driver and car in the way that David has a connection with his wheelchair, I’m not sure that they have hit the spot but the insight into David’s training is well worth a look: http://bit.ly/VpQUua

Now for some fun, if you have ever seen anything that Alex Roy is involved in then you will realise that driving, speed and fun and games are usually involved, however, in this case the speed element is missing…. http://bit.ly/SYb2UH

Here are a couple from Chris Tranter, the first is a little weird (it’s all in Swedish) but a great bit of insight into Alpina from a 1992 TV Program: http://bit.ly/U7Sov9 (the wheels on the B12 could do with a refurb!) and the second, also Alpina, is much more up to date and is of a B6 GT3 car (driver Dominik Schwager) at the Nurburgring, I love those machine gun style gear-changes: http://bit.ly/SAC3sg

How about some fun? A self-styled super hero with “silly string” and generally having fun in a Spiderman kid of way, you must watch this! http://bit.ly/O93OKB

If any of you are familiar with Evo magazine or Pistonheads then you will have heard of Chris Harris, Chris is quite an opinionated chap but he’s a good driver and puts together a great video, here he is invited to go on a tyre launch which involves a Lancia Delta S4, Lancia 037, Stratos (amongst others) and also Markku Alen and Juha Kankkunen ….quite a line up! http://bit.ly/KS3uhi

And finally a bit of E21 action in the form of a hillclimb car, it’s a 2 litre car with about 220 BHP, looks and sounds fantastic http://bit.ly/gGRG4h

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!

Have fun and be safe on the interwebs!

Hello,
Welcome to webclips, let’s start with some history this month, and it’s also topical given that it is BMW “M”s 40^th anniversary, this is an official BMW film and well worth a watch http://bit.ly/NIsO7t

Next is a follow up to an article that has been kicking around on Jalopnik for a while now about a Ferrari that was buried in a backyard in Los Angeles in 1978, it’s very interesting and there is also a video from its current owner: http://bit.ly/Rx8WoM  video here: http://bit.ly/NDo5tH

The next video is a review by Car and Driver magazine comparing a 1967 Lotus Elan and a modern day Mazda MX5 (Super 20 concept), for me the best parts are the reviews of the Lotus: http://bit.ly/PTNkGM

Way off topic next (do I have a topic?), how about the fantastic achievement of getting a vehicle to Mars, and what’s more amazing is the quality of the pictures that it is sending back, let’s hope that it doesn’t need the AA or RAC out here! Here’s a brilliant panorama sent back soon after Curiosity landed http://bit.ly/T6doix

Back on topic, and a familiar one for me, another great article about the E30 M3 and Mercedes 190E by Automobile Magazine (USA), http://bit.ly/QO1tGO has a bit of history into both models introduction as well as a comparison.

Some gratuitous E30 M3 rally car action next…. http://bit.ly/QanUnQ brilliant!

This next one is very interesting, it’s about the Classic Car Club (http://www.classiccarclub.com) In 2004 Jalopnik asked its readers what cool cars they would buy if they had $1M to spend, the Classic Car club was formed in Manhattan New York in 2005 and the founders told Jalopnik that they were going to do just that: http://bit.ly/PLamBj These guys have to keep this cars running so that any member can borrow them and drive them all the time!

OK, so this is also a bit off track but on topic (for me), it’s a drifting video but it’s all done in a front wheel drive Toyota Avensis Diesel…… http://bit.ly/NDpIHR makes no sense to me at all….but the video is great.

A bit of fun next with the Slo Mo Guys, tennis, with a difference http://bit.ly/PLbGnE

Heard about the Ascari Resort but by Klaus Zwaart who owns Ascari?  Well this is a similar idea that was inspired by that very resort but in America by a banker called Alan Wilzig. Not as extensive or spectacular in my view but I wouldn’t say no if the opportunity to drive there came up http://bit.ly/Ry212N

And finally, do you think your reactions are good? How about the reactions of this 19 year old Formula 2 racing driver Dino Zamparelli, I think I would have crashed: http://bit.ly/R6bYjg

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!

Drifting a FWD Toyota Avensis Diesel....now I have seen it all!

Straight Six WebClips

Hello,
Welcome to webclips, let’s start with something a little different, you all know that I am a keen photographer so how about “camera wars”….it’s just a bit of fun! http://bit.ly/RmCDtf

And now for an all-electric E36 Pikes Peak race car…and it sounds awesome, well, it actually doesn’t sound much at all but Bill Caswell was making quite a lot of noise whilst test driving it! http://bit.ly/OLOGDR 

I am a big fan of slow motion and HD video, this next clip is right on topic for that subject and it’s about racing so I think you’ll like it, http://bit.ly/MncJcA , some of the clips in there you may have seen before but overall it’s a great video.

Chris Tranter sent me the next two, the first is of Sean Treacy in his BMW 2002: http://bit.ly/MCvTXv and the second if from the 1979 M1 Procar series at Hockenheim, http://bit.ly/T5WT5k Many thanks to Chris for sending through the clips.

The next clip is absolutely awesome (and I do mean that!), it’s from the USA and it’s all about the Henessey Venom GT, this is essentially a Lotus Exige, but there is little of the original left. It has 1200+ BHP and a theoretical top speed of 272 MPH…be amazed….. http://bit.ly/NeihBc

Something a little slower now, ever heard of “hydro graphics”? I hadn’t until I watched this video, it’s brilliant the way they apply the graphics by floating the film on water, yes, you heard me correctly…now watch the video and see the results: http://bit.ly/OuNxws

By now you have probably all seen Ken Block’s latest “Gymkhana” but just in case…have a look at this WRC driver cum stunt man and see how many sets of tyres he can get through to create a 10 minute video http://bit.ly/QzfB7U

Slowing down the pace a little, here’s something called a time lapse video, 3000 photos were used to create this video of an engine for a Triumph Spitfire, lots of patience was also needed by the sounds of it http://bit.ly/Qm5YH6 

And finally, a non-car related link, this is stunning, using remote controlled aeroplanes with DragonLink fitted which allows them to fly further away (higher and lower also), add to that the use of GoPro HD cameras and you have a great sequence of videos http://bit.ly/Qm6GnX

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!

Straight Six Webclips

Hello,
Welcome to webclips, let’s start this month with a link that a club member sent me, it’s a video from one of the “M” Driving Experiences at the Nurburgring in an E92 M3, it’s by no means flat out but it’s interesting since there is telemetry on board and it’s an “official” BMW video: http://bit.ly/M1BMxy

I guess you must all be familiar with Pistonheads, if not, you should be! Chris Harris was seen recently on a Road Testament video asking whether technology was spoiler cars “Is technology making cars worse?” http://bit.ly/LLygoD in which he also talks about how good the E46 M3 is in terms of its completeness, low and behold a few days later a buying guide appears on Pistonheads for the E46 M3: http://bit.ly/Oe6JkI

Here’s one that will no doubt make James Sohl cringe, it’s the Wheeler Dealers doing a buying guide on the 635CDSi, James hasn’t changed that much! http://bit.ly/P1lQk5

This next one is in Russion (bear with me), and it’s only 27 seconds long, I know that modern car Hi Fi can be very loud, but I had no idea that it could move this much air: http://bit.ly/Nf5Cyg

Make sure you have some spare time before you click this next link, it’s Jason Statham narrating the Story of Audi’s recent LeMans activities, it lasts about an hour and a half but is well worth watching http://bit.ly/M1HS1a and if that is not enough there is a part II, another hour and 22 minutes… http://bit.ly/M1IyU6

If you think it’s dangerous on the roads over here, take a look at Russia (that’s the second time in one webclips…) http://bit.ly/LsO2q8

I love this next one, it’s Magnus Walker, the so-called “Urban Outlaw”, a British guy who made his money in the fashion business but loves his Porsche’s, sounds like a really nice guy too! http://bit.ly/NXl95c (it’s also a really high quality video too so watch it full screen if you can).

I thought I was going to get through without any non-car videos but then spotted this: http://bit.ly/N4I3tv all it shows is a trail ploughing through deep snow but it’s somehow satisfting to watch.

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!

Straight Six webclips article from last month

Hello,
Welcome to webclips, let’s start with something that I thought wasn’t real!, This (very large) aeroplane is being lifted up by the wind. Now I know that this is exactly what makes them take off and stay in the air but this looks wrong: http://bit.ly/N6fBcj Bear in mind that this is a 747!!!

How good are you are you at parallel parking? Do you think you could do this? http://bit.ly/JXhs3D I doubt it, the world record is now less than 9 inches (22cm), that’s a gap that is just 22cm longer than the car you are parking in it, go on, you know you want to…

This next one is great, how many of us have fancied having a go at tailing a car and wondering if you have been spotted? It is said that these videos were produced by MI5 for the CIA back in the early 70’s, there’s quite a bit of extra explanation below the videos, video 1 is here: http://bit.ly/Lim3ZO and second one here: http://bit.ly/KlrwDl

OK, so who wants one of these? It’s got just under 840 bhp at the wheels and runs on normal petrol, it’s a Hennessey Venom GT Spyder, with a quick run on the dyno spitting flames. http://bit.ly/MjL6Re

How about one man’s journal of modifications to his Z4 M Coupe? It’s a great read and lots of tasty modifications: http://bit.ly/LVPRdk

Here’s a quick BMW video with that very dry commentary, I can’t understand why they use this guy, he should show some excitement when talking about the 3 series! http://bit.ly/JXkPrj

I haven’t found too many non-car videos this month so here’s an epic one, brilliant quality and fantastic flying from Kirby Chambliss, you will love this video! http://bit.ly/LVRc3E

If you ever need a fork list driver then look out for this guy, he either has a natural talent or has been practicing for weeks to be able to do this http://bit.ly/JXmfC2 and that’s not a small fork lift truck.

I love a bit of super slow motion, here are some stuff being smashed….doesn’t sound interesting? Watch the video, I think you’ll like it http://bit.ly/L8mjrW

And finally here’s one that Michael Johnson sent to me, it’s about the VW Phaeton factory in Germany, all looks very modern http://bit.ly/LbbZoT

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!