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!

WebClips - links to items on the interwebs

Welcome to webclips, let’s start with a few “blasts from the past”, here’s a Pistonheads thread with scans of a load of old 70’s and 80’s car brochures, how many do you remember, better still, how many did you own! http://bit.ly/J1KCcj

Here’s a build in photographs of a 1986 E38 with an S38B engine and gearbox plus uprated brakes etc, very nice build: http://bit.ly/Kn77b1

How about a glider that you can launch “on foot”? Must be the closest thing to flying naturally that there is, it’s amazing! http://bit.ly/JE5CG8

Back to motorised stuff now…a go kart that has a Yamaha R1 motorcycle engine in a Beisse Shifter chassis sporting around 180BHP!  It weighs in at about 220lbs, apparently the previous owner had it up to 181 mph before a tire blew out. http://bit.ly/IlnoAp

Here’s a great video for all you budding car photographers, Blair Bunting photographs and then Photoshop’s a Lamborghini Aventador, it’s very interesting http://bit.ly/JJHs0C

Great spin recovery from Jamie Whincup in an Australian race http://bit.ly/Kk09D4

OK, we’ve had the glider, now a Personal Air and Land Vehicle (PAL-V), it’s a car and a plane type thing (gyrocopter), and apparently it’s legal in the air and on the road http://bit.ly/IlsGhi

By now you know that I am a fan of drifting (when done well!), here are three motorcycle riders doing a great job of it on two wheels: http://bit.ly/IA2gpb

Here’s an interesting article on the BBC web site about “halo” cars, according to BMW (and others) they are very important to the brand: “It is very, very important for us," says BMW's Mr Cox. "It's seen as a brand shaper. People want to be part of that club." Which is great news for fans of high performance variants of what are otherwise normal everyday cars: http://bbc.in/IifKoS

Like thrills? Want to be scared? How about a very fast downhill ride on a bike? This is really scary stuff: http://bit.ly/Kk0PZc

This next one is titled “People ARE Amazing 2012” and I have to agree, what it is that drives some people to do some of this stuff bewilders me, but I applaud their efforts and long may they continue….otherwise we’d have nothing to put in this column! http://bit.ly/JSzUH9

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!

BMW has worlds most valuable car brand

BMW has usurped Toyota as the world's most valuable car brand, according to an annual survey commissioned by communications services group WPP.

The BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands survey, which is conducted by research company Millward Brown Optimor and is now in its seventh year, identifies and ranks the world's most valuable brands by their dollar value, an analysis based on financial data, market intelligence and consumer measures of brand equity.

Toyota topped the car sector of the survey in 2011, but its brand value has fallen by ten per cent in the past 12 months, whereas BMW's has risen by the same amount.

The Bavarian manufacturer's rise was aided by record sales growth around the globe, as was fellow German marque Volkswagen, which enjoyed a 15 per cent increase in its brand value and moved into the overall Top 100 of BrandZ's Most Valuable Global Brands.

Hyundai continued its global rise by breaking into the top ten of the survey's car brand sector for the first time.

The report noted that luxury cars may have experienced a negative impact from the rise in car quality overall. Because of generally improved performance, attention to design and the availability of sophisticated technology, factors that usually define luxury were available more broadly and less expensively.

All of the car brands were dwarfed by technology firm Apple, which topped the survey for the second year in succession. Apple's worth was valued at $182.9 billion and technology and communications firms dominate the upper echelons of the list, whereas BMW came in at number 23.

BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Car Brands 2012

1 BMW $24,623m (brand value)

2 Toyota $21,779m

3 Mercedes-Benz $16,111m

4 Honda $12,647m

5 Nissan $9853m

6 Volkswagen $8519m

7 Ford $7025m

8 Audi $4703m

9 Hyundai $3598m

10 Lexus $3392m