Webclips

Here's the weblips links from last months magazine...

...John Castle has been scouring the interwebs and sent me this link to an old Wheeler Dealer’s video from 2000, hope it works OK on your computer, the sound is OK on mine but the video is a little jumpy: http://bit.ly/st0wmm

Here are a couple of non-car links, you may have noticed by now that I am a bit of a fan of “Parkour”, this is what is also known as Free Running, the chap (Damian Walters) in this next video is a bit of an expert, you may have seen a video of him that I have posted before:  http://bit.ly/tjEuQk

How about some very high speed downhill (well, luge actually) skateboarding? Sounds like a great use of the facilities when there’s no ice about! http://bit.ly/tfPeMl

OK, back to car stuff, who can remember the terrible accident that happened to Alex Zanardi in 2001, I have to admit that I remembered the name but not the accident, anyway, he’s never given up competing but he has changed four wheels for three, here’s a very motivating story: http://jalo.ps/vWT5WD

Another thing I like to watch is drifting, some people think it’s all out of control, and simply ruins tyres, well yes, it does ruin tyres but the drivers are very skilled, here’s a video that includes an unusual Mercedes wagon doing a spot of drifting: http://bit.ly/tZsLou

Q cars, you have to love them, what looks like an ordinary everyday car turns out to be a bit of a “sleeper”, how about a MK2 Golf with 900hp? Read the story and watch the video on PistonHeads here: http://bit.ly/s2zkin

How long do you keep your “ordinary” cars, I mean the ones that you use to get you to work every day, the “shopping” cars, not the ones that get polished to within an inch of their lives? How about this guy in the states who has done over 1,000,000 miles in his…..wait for it….Honda Accord! To reward him Honda gave him a new one, and held a massive celebration in his home town, well done Honda, and man have you got patience Joe! http://jalo.ps/sjux1X

One last non car related one, one for the tech geeks out there, this is the “OmniTouch”, a “wearable depth-sensing and projection system that enables interactive multitouch applications on everyday surfaces”, watch the video, it’s cool. http://bit.ly/u2Kp5B

That’s it for this month, don’t forget to send me your links.

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://tiny.cc/j7tde , 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!

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NEC Classic Car show Meguiars video

This short video (SOUL OF A CLASSIC) was shot at the NEC Classic Car Show by  stephenbrooksfilms.com & Scene Media and features the Meguiar's Club Showcase at The Classic Motor Show as well as other cars from around the show. Look out for the M1, M635 and M3 that were on our stand.

SOUL OF A CLASSIC from Stephen Brooks on Vimeo.

Pulled by the boys in blue

Just a quick blog to pass on a heart stopping moment that happened to me today. I was taking my M3 to Eclectic Cars for an MOT and oil change this morning (sorry Barney but it really is too far to travel to Classic Heroes just for an oil change!) and as I approached the Tingewick bypass I spotted a Police car behind me, now I wouldn't have been "going for it" anyway as it was damp, the car was clean and I know that there are regularly speed cameras up on this bypass so I stuck to 70....


I got to the end of the bypass and the Police car was right behind me with the blue lights flashing! I quickly pulled over whilst wondering what on earth I might have done, the officer got out and approached me with a stern look on his face only to offer his hand to shake mine after which he congratulated me on the work I do for the club magazine, he said "keep up the good work", I was very relieved, and I will do just that!

Eclectic's courtesy car

Cars and Girls

This may prove to be controversial, but since nobody reads my blog I don't see that it's likely to upset many people! 

I like cars, I like pretty women (picking my words carefully here), regarding the latter I am talking about pretty women generally, I have been known to take a second glance whilst out in town and a pretty woman walks by, I do not think this is wrong, in fact, I believe it is actually a subconscious thing in that men are programmed by evolution to think about mating opportunities.Woahh! I know what you are thinking but it's not true, just by looking at a pretty woman you do not have to thinking about, well, sex!

I love cars, as you now know I like looking at pretty women and I am also an amateur photographer, hang on, there you go again, you're now thinking that I take photos of cars and pretty women....well yes, yes I do when I get the chance.

The only reason I am writing this is because I was recently at the NEC at the Classic Car Show and as it was getting a little slow late on Sunday afternoon I went and asked some of the models that were on a stand nearby if they would mind coming over to our stand and "brightening things up", I had in mind exactly what you will see on the clubs flickr pages, nothing rude or crude in my opinion, just pretty models posing with our BMW's.....however, someone in the club has asked if the club is going downhill as a result of me posting the pictures, I'd just like to get some feedback from other people to so see what you all (?) think...

Here's a Wiki entry on attractiveness that might prove interesting, the photos can be found on flickr here