Stance Wars from Speedline Film Werks on Vimeo.
Thursday, 28 July 2011
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
Friday, 15 July 2011
Video tip: Depth of Speed - JDM Legends Restored
Only someone who has passion for what he does can create something amazing...
HBTV: Depth of Speed - JDM Legends Restored from HBTV on Vimeo.
Sunday, 10 July 2011
Visiting an old friend...
Yesterday i paid a visit to my Lantis, the first car I ever owned (had for over 10 years now) - currently hibernating due to a lack of time and funds on my end but should be back on the roads next spring. Since I wanted to go back from 17" to 16" wheels for various reasons, I got some light weight OZ Crono Evolution and sold the 7.5x17" MOMO GT2 that i used to run for 5 years or so...
Waiting for better times:
Size comparison:
I was aiming for a sort of OEM/JDM look - note that tires are the wrong size - might need spacers though.
Looks a lot less bling and showy, however it is more purposeful - reminds me of the car when i only had it a few years and brings back good memories :)
Waiting for better times:
Size comparison:
I was aiming for a sort of OEM/JDM look - note that tires are the wrong size - might need spacers though.
Looks a lot less bling and showy, however it is more purposeful - reminds me of the car when i only had it a few years and brings back good memories :)
Friday, 8 July 2011
Friday night Youtube finds
Working late I was looking for some motivational music and discovered these:
Check out the corresponding channel on youtube, they do some nice vids!
Check out the corresponding channel on youtube, they do some nice vids!
Sunday, 3 July 2011
Starmaxx review error - fixed
Unfortunately there was an error in the review of the Starmaxx rally - half of it was actually missing. Dont know why, since it was there 2 days ago. Still, i tried rewriting and it's fixed niw.
Sorry for that!
Sorry for that!
Saturday, 2 July 2011
Starmaxx 2011 Winner: Jag XK
I almost forgot to post the video i took at the start of the second section on sunday - the actual winner of the rally: Jag XK, accelerating uphill, V8 rumble :)
Friday, 1 July 2011
New pictures
After the Starmaxx i finally found some time to wash the car and take some better pictures of it with the B-Types mounted:
Still needs a proper setup of the ride height, arch rolling and alignment - first I'll have to change the tie rod ends though...
Still needs a proper setup of the ride height, arch rolling and alignment - first I'll have to change the tie rod ends though...
Moroso coolant tank
Due to the fact that the OEM coolant reservoir is know to break (and that it's horrid) I decided to take advantage of a sale at Moss Motors and ordered a Moroso cooling tank. It's really a nice piece, well made and quite light.
The before:
Comparing new and old:
Much better - even freed up some space:
Took the opportunity to fit more of the Samco hose kit and cleaned up a bit:
The before:
Comparing new and old:
Much better - even freed up some space:
Took the opportunity to fit more of the Samco hose kit and cleaned up a bit:
Starmaxx 2011 Classic Rallye
At the last weekend of june, my girlfriend and I took a journey towards southern germany, more specifically the city of Tübingen where the starting point for the 2011 Starmaxx rallye was set up. The Starmaxx is an event for car enthusiasts and drivers of current and future classics and is limited to 80 participating vehicles. The course would lead the drivers along 550km of winding roads through the blackwood forest with a number of checkpoints and prearranged tasks along the way.
Unfortunately the weather wasnt exactly brilliant at saturday and we didnt manage to take pictures of everything so this is merely a selection of impressions collected along the way - there really was a lot more to see...
Start was at 7.30 saturday morning (yay), we arrived just in time to register and check out the starting grid. There were two classes (cars older/younger than 24 years), represented by a diverse selection of Porsches, BMWs, Minis, Jags, Opels, Alfas, Mercs, Elises, i think 3 MX-5s and some exotica. Over all a loud and colorful mixture of automotive history:
The start was done with a blind folded driver and required precise timing as well as good communication...
We arrived at the first checkpoint and had a good start with a respectable score at the first task:
(That wasnt our attempt :) )
The second checkpoint was hidden behind a farm ...
On of the checkpoints turned out to be a automobile museum that actually had a nice collection with more than a few cherries:
The last checkpoint of the day took us to an airfield - the only task where the speed of the car actually mattered:
Unfortunately this was more of an acceleration test than anything else (there would be room for improvement) - still, a surprising high number of drivers missed the turning point or even the finish.
Thankfully the weather turned out to be great on sunday, the sun greeted the participants at 8 a.m with warmth and blue skies...the first parcours already awaited:
Lunch checkpoint at a beautiful "authentic Schwarzwald" mill:
Later in the afternoon the route got a bit confusing due to overlapping road diversions...
Still, everyone arrived at the finish at the "Pitstop-Museum" in Tübingen...
One day I'm gonna have to have a set of those:
The last race of the day:
After a gourmetesque dinner in Tübingen at the river Neckar, we set sails for our 300km journey home and into the sunset:
At 1.00 a.m. monday night, we arrived after a proper driving weekend and ~1300km on the roads. In the end we scored 27th place out of 80 - not too bad considering that we were listed 50th after saturday but certainly not brilliant, so there's room for improvement should we decide to take part again some time :)
Over all i think the Starmaxx is a nice event for the car enthusiast and passionate driver although the actual driving tests fell a bit short (but then, it's germany after all) - the Schwarzwald scenery and the amount of nice cars, nice people and good food made up for that.
Unfortunately the weather wasnt exactly brilliant at saturday and we didnt manage to take pictures of everything so this is merely a selection of impressions collected along the way - there really was a lot more to see...
Start was at 7.30 saturday morning (yay), we arrived just in time to register and check out the starting grid. There were two classes (cars older/younger than 24 years), represented by a diverse selection of Porsches, BMWs, Minis, Jags, Opels, Alfas, Mercs, Elises, i think 3 MX-5s and some exotica. Over all a loud and colorful mixture of automotive history:
The start was done with a blind folded driver and required precise timing as well as good communication...
We arrived at the first checkpoint and had a good start with a respectable score at the first task:
The second checkpoint was hidden behind a farm ...
On of the checkpoints turned out to be a automobile museum that actually had a nice collection with more than a few cherries:
The last checkpoint of the day took us to an airfield - the only task where the speed of the car actually mattered:
Unfortunately this was more of an acceleration test than anything else (there would be room for improvement) - still, a surprising high number of drivers missed the turning point or even the finish.
Thankfully the weather turned out to be great on sunday, the sun greeted the participants at 8 a.m with warmth and blue skies...the first parcours already awaited:
Lunch checkpoint at a beautiful "authentic Schwarzwald" mill:
Later in the afternoon the route got a bit confusing due to overlapping road diversions...
Still, everyone arrived at the finish at the "Pitstop-Museum" in Tübingen...
One day I'm gonna have to have a set of those:
The last race of the day:
After a gourmetesque dinner in Tübingen at the river Neckar, we set sails for our 300km journey home and into the sunset:
At 1.00 a.m. monday night, we arrived after a proper driving weekend and ~1300km on the roads. In the end we scored 27th place out of 80 - not too bad considering that we were listed 50th after saturday but certainly not brilliant, so there's room for improvement should we decide to take part again some time :)
Over all i think the Starmaxx is a nice event for the car enthusiast and passionate driver although the actual driving tests fell a bit short (but then, it's germany after all) - the Schwarzwald scenery and the amount of nice cars, nice people and good food made up for that.
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