Crashes Before Seatbelts – Old Racing Video
March 2, 2011 by pikesan · 2 Comments
Gave Their Lives for Racing
This video’s a compilation arranged by Ryan over at Jalopy Journal. This is vintage racing video, and Ryan warns that in some cases, the drivers lost their lives.
Here’s the original story called, “Killed Myself When I was Young”
Check out more videos from days gone by here: Jalopy Journal Motion Pictures
Thanks to my old buddy Swanee for the lead…
Bonneville Speed Week 2010 The Salt “It Sings” Video
August 29, 2010 by pikesan · 2 Comments
Bonneville Salt Flats Video
Video by Josh Clason (a Bonneville rookie… that’s now hooked!)
“I was going for a laid back feel which is why I chose the music that I did. I went there expecting the event to be formal and rigid. What I came to find was the complete opposite. The people and camaraderie really blew me away. The love that everyone shared from the spectators to the racers left a deep impression. ”The salt, it sings,” as written by Pablo Naruda, aptly describes the feelings I left with from Bonneville. I cannot wait to get back there again.”
For all the Bonneville Speed Week Records, Pictures and Coverage click this link.
Formula Drift – Right to go Left in Long Beach
I don’t expect anyone to look at MyRideisMe.com only. I don’t! There’s too many GREAT websites out there covering all the motorsports, import and tuner shows we’re missing here. One of those is Motormavens.com.
Antonio and his crew at Motor Mavens cover the Formula Drift series to the max. The picture above shows that Formula D’s not limited to 370Z’s and RX-8′s either. New generation Camaro’s and Challengers are on the track putting their rear-wheel-drive butts into competition. What’s not to like?
Find all of Motor Maven’s Formula Drift Coverage HERE. While you’re there, check out this great video from Justin Shreeve Films. It’s a well produced, clear video showing the speed and precision (or non-precision!) of Formula Drift. Video HERE.
Hope you like it!
Welding With DW: steady that rod
March 3, 2010 by WelderSeries · Leave a Comment
This is a short little video on keeping things steady when you’re tig welding… specifically the filler rod. A new rod is 3′ long and quite floppy when you’re holding it at one end, so I thought this little tip may help at least someone keep that filler rod steady.
Hilarious Penalties for 24 Hours Racing
February 21, 2010 by pikesan · Leave a Comment
It was my first time to a 24 Hours of LeMons race. As soon as I could see the track, I knew I wanted to do this. How else can you race all day for so little money? With a set of not-so-serious sounding racing rules we told you about in a another post, there were some very serious safety rules in place at the track. Off-track excursions or spins were subject to penalties and that’s where the 24 Hours of LeMons style fun started. (click the picture to read)
The penalties for a track infraction are wide reaching. For the worst kinds of repeated offenses, including total disdain for judges, there were simple time penalties, but with a bribe here or there (of course bribes are legal!) you could get off with a written penalties like the ones above. I won’t guess the political affiliation of “Chief Perpetrator” Jay Lamm.
So what other kinds of penalties did I see? The top photo shows the tires of one team in the stands so they could, “watch and learn how to race.” Too funny! The car was on jack stands not far away.
For the rest of the penalties, I grabbed some video. First up is the “Ride the Whip” penalty.
Team Mohawk and their Dodge Neon enjoyed this ride. The lady drivers got into it! Here’s how it started:
Next is the “Cultural Revolution” penalty imposed by one of the judges and Jalopnik writer/editor Phil Greden. Phil explains how Mao thought his people were “insufficiently revolutionary” and needed a cultural revolution. “All hail the great helmsman!”
Finally, you’re treated to the Marcel Marceau (yea the French mime) penalty. Here you’ll see Jay explaining why it’s not OK to spin on the track or to drive in a race with one arm out the window. This is the “B Team” BMW we mentioned in the 24 Hours of LeMons driver’s story.
It was fantastic to see all the drivers and judges having a great time. There was no ill tempers and no excessive pride getting in the way. Maybe it’s cause there’s only $1500 at stake or maybe as one racer told me, “This is our time to not think about our real lives.”
Everyone needs that.
What car are you driving in the next 24 Hours of LeMons? I can’t wait to see it!
