In the latest marketing stunt by Vodafone (AKA Verizon here in the US) they have decided to put their mobile broadband network against the youngest champion in F1. The way it will work is that a 2.7km course will be set up for the young driver to navigate and at the same time a Vodafone mobile device will attempt to download a 288MB file of Facebook pictures. The test will be if the device can finish downloading all the pictures before Hamilton completes the course hence the cool looking CGI F1 car in the promo video. This race is slated to go down on September 13th so if you want your Facebook picture added to the 288MB file that Hamilton will race against head over to facebookvshamilton.nl to be a part of the race.
I know this isn’t directly car related but it is pretty F’ing awesome nonetheless. Recently lowrider builder and automotive artist Mr. Cartoon teamed up with artist David to create a set of movie poster style art works in tribute to Danny Trejo star of Machete. Check out the videos below for all the info on the collaboration and the inspiration behind the posters.
The 2010 Indy Car season is starting to wind down and the points race is starting to get closer and more dicey than it has been all season. On Saturday the Indy Car grid lined up at Chicagoland speedway for an oval battle royal (there are no more road courses for the rest of the season). This race was Will Power’s chance to increase his points lead and give himself a cushion going into the last few races of 2010 but his plans for that were totally dashed when Power was forced to give up fighting at the front to come into the pits for a splash and go since a malfunction in a previous pit stop prevented him from getting the fuel he needed.
It was none other than Dario Franchitti who took advantage of Will Power’s misfortune to take the lead and eventually the win. With Dario’s win and Power finishing 16th Dario was able to shorten his gap to Power by a scant 22 points. This is a dangerous position for Will Power since there are only two races left (Twin Ring Motegi, Japan and Homestead Speedway, Florida). It looks like things have gotten interesting again folks..
Ladies and gentlemen I give you video proof courtesy of EAT SLEEP RACE that the spirit of import drag racing isn’t dead! Scroll down for the fresh edit by the ESR guys.
The first part of Gymkhana 3 is here! In an unexpected move the first installment of what many are expecting to be an epic trilogy of hoonage is a music video featuring “The Cool Kids“. Just like part 2 they’re coming at us again from the “infomerical” angle but somehow the way they do it just works! Check out the music video below!
Check out this new gameplay video from F1 2010 by Codemasters. The new video reveals what “race day” will be like in game at tracks like Suzuka, Melborne, and Eau Rouge at Spa. The best part is the game is officially available for pre-order now!
Ok, so the Mazda Furai concept has been around for a while now (it made its debut at the Detroit Auto Show in 2008) but I don’t think it is in the realm of possibility to ever get tired of this thing. Mazda’s Furai is easily one of the greatest concept cars ever created and I never get sick of looking at it or watching it in action. Below is one of my favorite videos of the Furai putting a thrill into some journalists and other VIPs at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Turn up your speakers and check it out.
Here is an awesome video creation by our buddy Ross Fairfield of Dead Pirate Productions. This is a great overview edit of Formula Drift Seattle, but honestly my favorite part about this is the soundtrack. Turn up your speakers, scroll down below, hit play, and you’ll see what I mean!
Ken Block needs to invite this guy to his Gymkhana Grid event! Sure he doesn’t slide under an exploding shipping container or do 360s around a dude riding a segway but what this guy does in a Caterham within a minute is just as exciting as one of Ken Block’s 5 minute hoonage extravaganzas!
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