Checking in with the always reliable nordschleifenfan, who recently captured some historics action at the Ring. Here’s a small selection of Alfas Giulias and GTs (GTA and GTV).
Balboni
•March 8, 2010 • Comments Off on BalboniWaxing nostalgic, with the Balboni edition Gallardo providing a wonderful soundtrack.
We can dig this
•March 8, 2010 • 1 CommentIt’s true, we love previous-gen Foresters— especially ones that look (and are set up to do) like so. Badass.
Images via tcl.
Assorted grab bag of stuff we like
•March 8, 2010 • 6 Comments
The cinematic animated cars of "Ekusu doraibâ" (éX-Driver) (2000)
•March 7, 2010 • 1 CommentWe know next to nothing about Japanese anime (and this television series from 2000-1 is no exception), but from what we can gather, the list of classic sports cars that makes appearances in it (not to mention the way they’ve been lovingly recreated in animated form) is nothing short of impressive. Let’s take a look..
Lotus Europa:
Lotus Eleven:
Caterham Super 7:
Lancia Stratos:
Lamborghini Countach:
Toyota 2000GT:
Porsche 911 (964):
Here’s the opening to the series:
Here’s a random mashup, sort of amusing (great attention to detail- heel-toes, Scandinavian flicks and all that):
Another:
(more clips here)
Guest contributor: the motorsports photography of Stefan Marjoram
•March 5, 2010 • 8 Comments
I’ve always had a deep passion for cars, motorsport and car design. I often look for events with a rich history such as Goodwood or the Le Mans Classic. With my photos I hope to recapture some of the flavour of the glorious past. Often times I’ll choose events which will offer interesting photo opportunities – endurance races which will offer night-shooting and possibly dramatic weather, for example. The glamour, speed, noise, smell, the dedicated teams and breathtaking engineering – all of these things I find hugely exciting and are what I try to capture with my photographs. I’m not interested in making sure I have a picture of every car in a race – it’s all about the atmosphere.
There are a few places like Le Mans where, despite all the recent changes to the track, you can almost touch the history – and sitting under those pine trees in the dusty heat or perhaps pouring rain it’s easy to remember the classic images from past races. The Goodwood revival is special for the attention to period details and the party atmosphere. More people than ever dress up these days and even if it’s not exactly as it used to be, it does make for some interesting images that you’d never get anywhere else. Finally I’m a big fan of the VSCC hill-climbs at Prescott and Shelsley Walsh.
These and other events offer a fantastic combination of wonderful settings and some of the most amazing, sometimes bizarre machinery ever seen. 
Eye candy: AMV8
•March 5, 2010 • Comments Off on Eye candy: AMV8Part of this is the photographer’s doing (the deliberate high key treatment), but we don’t think we’ve ever seen an Aston (cup and homologation versions notwithstanding) look quite this racy and… avant-garde? Futuristic? We’re grasping for adjectives, but one thing we know is that we like it. A lot.
Image: Marcel Lech
C5 RS6 Avant on the Ring
•March 5, 2010 • 4 CommentsIf it has “RS” and “Avant” in it, it means people in the States don’t get to have it. Too bad, because we love this.
Image: nordschleifenfan
Fifth Gear's top ten Ferraris
•March 4, 2010 • Comments Off on Fifth Gear's top ten FerrarisAs voted in (questionably) by Fifth Gear viewers. Some decent stuff here, although you’ll need to sit through some typically awkward – at times dreadful – Fifth Gear presenting as well. We also seriously question England’s collective judgment when it comes to these cars (though to be fair, it’s highly doubtful America would have fared any better).
This is such a truly mixed bag that we almost hesitate to pass it on. With that caveat, proceed with caution..
Red meat for the racing fans
•March 4, 2010 • 1 CommentThese come from the 1985 1000 km of Silverstone.
Porsche 962 in all its exposed glory:
Lancia LC2 exterior bits:
Images: John Millar
Motoring Con Brio 