the last race (finished version)

a cult street racing film made in film school in association with autocannon.

group b documentary

enjoy!

big three upgrade

big three upgrade means:

1. lowering the resistance of a cars electrical system
2. stabilizing voltage which will reduce dimming and lessen voltage drops
3. less stress to your charging system

the big three got it's name from the three wires that needs to be upgraded, which are(in no particular order):

1. alternator to battery positive
2. battery negative to chassis
3. chassis to engine

now, visit big3 upgrade thread on sounddomain.com forums for more read. try visiting this page back for updates

wangan midnight movie

"many kind of people gather here at wangan. some come to yell out. some come to forget. you'll do fine as long as you don't lose sight of yourself

wangan midnight movie"

ae86 coilover conversion

part1



part2



part3

slex cruise at 160kph

test drive of BM(86 gt lancer) after installing a cam6 and cleaning intake manifold and a stock carburetor.

rally pace notes for noobs

ever wonder how rally drivers and navigators talk? here's a simplified tutorial video for newbies from rallynotes.com

wikipedia also has an entry about pace notes.

crash.net also gave a translation of petter solberg's co-driver phil mills pace-notes from 2004 acropolis rally:

It's well known that top WRC drivers need accurate pace-notes in order to win - but it's not just as simple as telling them which way to go. Look at a co-driver's notes on paper and they look like hieroglyphics. Hear them read out and instructions like 'left tightens', 'right plus' and 'over crest into short' don't make much sense either. So here Petter Solberg's co-driver Phil Mills translates a bit of the language that's used by professional rally drivers and co-drivers...

Pace notes from Acropolis Rally 2004: SS4 / SS7 Pavliani:

1. Start, 30, Keep left over a crest into short 4 right plus opens, 60, crest and 6 right plus and don't cut short 6 left minus.

2. 60, line into 2 right minus over a bump tightens to a hairpin over a ditch.

3. Into 6 left long opens over a crest, 30, 6 right into 3 left plus long don't cut tightens to 1, into a short 1 right plus and short 2 left minus tightens at junction (junction 2 at 0.6kms) 20.

Translation:

1. Start, drive 30 metres then keep left over a crest into a fast fourth gear right-hand corner, accelerate for 60 metres to a crest, then stay in the middle of the road for a sixth gear left hand corner in half throttle.

2. Drive 60 metres, keep to the left hand side of the road for a second-gear right-hand corner, which tightens very badly over a bump, at the same time brake hard for a hairpin over a drainage ditch.

3. Accelerate flat out into a sixth-gear long, left-hand corner over a crest, drive 30 metres then into a sixth gear right-hand corner, brake hard for a third gear left-hand corner in half throttle. Stay in the middle of the road for their are some bad rocks on the inside, and then brake as it tightens to first-gear, immediately changing direction into a fast, first-gear right-hand corner. Then accelerate into a second-gear left-corner past a junction (junction No 2 in the road book at 0.6 Kms), carry on for 20 metres.

article source: team talk: pace notes explained

rauno aaltonen talks about mini

pic from wikipedia

"the rally professor" rauno aaltonen, the inventor of left-foot braking, talks about good'ol mini:

part 1 of 3


part 2 of 3


part 3 of 3


and here's a bonus on basic stuff on rallying by rauno himself

tube frame car build

from: lotustalk.com - visit the page My Tube Frame Car build for other pics

i can only say this is a great inspiration for me. and now the video:

Subaru Time Lapse Rally Car Assembly

just amazing! a very good inspiration in building cars

mighty car mods.com

checking out a video from youtube.com about rolling fenders led me to mightycarmods.com's own video on rolling guards.

also, check out their forums. there might be something interesting there for you.