The Hungarian talent, who was the Rookie of the Year in 2012/2013 ready to rock at the SuperEnduro GP.
mardi 26 novembre 2013
Old Delhi Motorcycles The Film
We at "Colorblind" had been looking for a real story to tell since sometime. A story which real people could have related to, that could have touched hearts, that could have created goosebumps in a way that it did to us. We are just like you so here is a story for you. Finding story took us to many places, people, ideas and then it struck us that careers are not confined to cubicals, certificates, degrees, universities, interviews or job placements. Far away from the world of doctors, engineer, management gurus there lies a world of engine oil, brakes, gear but not into a shiny automobile showrooms but a dirty, clumsy mechanic's shop in a chaotic old delhi's narrow gali. Colorblind wants to extend a special thank to Bobbee Singh( aka Bullet Raja), who introduced us to this world. So here's presenting a tribute to these maestros whose oil coated blackend hands carved the Bullet Beauty for many of us Bullet Lovers.
Sebastien Loeb au Scorpion Masters le 30 Novembre 2013
images inédites de Sébastien Loeb en moto! Le nonuple champion du monde des rallyes automobile sera au Circuit Paul Ricard le 30 Novembre pour venir s'essayer à toutes les disciplines moto: Enduro, trial, vitesse et supermotard! Nous pouvons vous assurer une chose, c'est que le talent du champion ne se limite pas à 4 roues!!!
Neuville tries the i20 WRC / Neuville découvre l’i20 WRC
With 54 days to go until the 2014 Rallye Monte Carlo, Thierry Neuville had his first run in the Hyundai i20 WRC last weekend in France’s Vosges Mountains.
A 54 jours du départ du Rallye Monte-Carlo 2014, Thierry Neuville a effectué ses premiers tours de roue au volant de la Hyundai i20 WRC ce week-end sur les routes des Vosges.
Two weeks after the announcement of his transfer to Hyundai Motorsport, Thierry Neuville was given a chance to sample his new car on icy roads during two days in France’s Vosges Mountains. The car had been driven the previous day by Bryan Bouffier, and had covered more than 200km at a circuit the day before that.
After competing for Qatar M-Sport this season, the Belgian youngster received the authorisation to try the new car during the week after Wales Rally GB, but was not allowed to wear the colours of his new employer. The 2013 runner-up consequently sported all-white overalls when he sat in the Hyundai i20 WRC/Michelin for the first time on Saturday morning.
He completed an initial run on snow tyres but soon switched to studded rubber for the icy conditions. The two days focused on endurance work and the Hyundai i20 WRC proved reliable, with the exception of a transmission failure. The car completed more than 130km over the three days.
It was also a chance for Thierry Neuville to meet Hyundai Motorsport’s technical staff, including the team’s chief engineer Bertrand Vallat, and he seemed to settle in very quickly.
There are 54 days remaining before January’s Rallye Monte Carlo, round one of the 2014 WRC, which will be followed shortly afterwards by Rally Sweden. Hyundai Motorsport therefore has plenty of work on its plate and a visit to the Arctic Circle is planned to prepare for Sweden before Monte testing begins in December.
Deux semaines après avoir officialisé son transfert chez Hyundai Motorsport, Thierry Neuville a découvert sa nouvelle monture sur les routes verglacées des Vosges à l’occasion de deux jours d’essais. La veille, Bryan Bouffier avait également effectué une journée de roulage et l’avant-veille, plus de 200 km avaient été parcourus sur circuit.
Pilote Qatar M-Sport cette saison, le Belge a eu l’autorisation de tester sa nouvelle monture dès la semaine suivant le Wales Rally GB, dernière épreuve de la saison 2013, à condition de ne pas porter les couleurs de son nouvel employeur. C’est donc en combinaison blanche que le vice-champion du monde 2013 est arrivé près de Luxeuil-les-Bains samedi matin pour s’installer au volant de la Hyundai i20 WRC/Michelin.
Après un premier run en pneus neige, Thierry a vite fait monter les pneus cloutés tant les routes vers Faucogney et le Col de Croix était verglacées. La séance s’est poursuivie en pneus super soft. Ces deux journées d’essais étaient consacrées à l’endurance et, hormis une casse de transmission, la Hyundai i20 WRC s’est montrée très fiable. Plus de 130 km ont été parcourus quotidiennement sur ces trois jours d’essais.
Thierry Neuville a également fait connaissance avec le staff technique de Hyundai Motorsport, et notamment l’ingénieur en chef Bertrand Vallat. Le courant est semble-t-il très bien passé, le Belge paraissant à l’aise dans le team.
Il reste 54 jours avant le départ du 82e Rallye Monte-Carlo, première manche de la saison 2014 qui s’enchaînera avec le Rallye de Suède. Le travail ne va donc pas manquer pour Hyundai Motorsport. Prochaine étape : le cercle polaire arctique pour les essais « Suède » et retour en France pour les tests « Monte-Carl’ » mi-décembre.
ROYAL ENFIELD MUSKET V-TWIN
The modern-day Royal Enfield has many charms. But a rumbling exhaust note is not one of them. And nor is the ability to smoke rubber, however gently.
Ohio-based Aniket Vardhan has found a solution to this problem. There’s no substitute for cubic inches, so he’s mated two 500cc Enfield motors together to create the Musket V-Twin. It’s an extraordinary engineering achievement, and Vardhan now has a solid order book and huge backlog of email enquiries to wade through.
The story begins when Vardhan left his hometown of Delhi, India, in 1999—partly to take a Masters in Industrial Design, and partly to live closer to the sound of Harley-Davidson V-twins. As the years passed and he took up a teaching post, he developed his Enfield V-twin concept, first as a 700cc model and then as a 998.
Vardhan describes the Musket as “a slightly ridiculous venture.” But in reality, there’s nothing ridiculous about it. Vardhan is far from your typical amateur engineer—aside from designing and blueprinting the engine, he also oversees the sand-casting of the crankcases, the machining, the assembling of all the custom parts, and even the final polishing and fitting.
More importantly, he hasn’t messed with the tried-and-test Enfield internals. Even the tappets are stock, so that vintage bike nuts can adjust them at will. The 59-degree twin is as simple and strong as the Bullet 500 single built in the Chennai, India factory.
The result is well beyond a factory level of finish, as you can see from our exclusive images. Just check the copper oil lines and the beautifully assembled exhaust system. The modified frame is also in keeping with the vintage style, retaining the classic single down-tube. Stop by a Musket 998 in the street, and you’d think it was an ‘official’ model.
Vardhan tells the full story on the Musket V-twin website. It’s inspiring stuff, and well worth a read.
from BIKEEXIF
BSA Rocket 3 Racing Rob North Replica.
Une des meileures machines classiques pour participer aux évènements historiques: puissante, fiable et très attachante. Elle est disponible chez Classic Racing Motorcycles.
BUGATTI 59 GRAND PRIX
I decided to save a special car for Christmas Day, I thought about it long and hard and settled on this, the 1933 Bugatti 59 Grand Prix.
It’s a personal favourite of mine from the Frenchman’s garage and its racing pedigree has made it one of the most memorable Bugattis ever made. Looking at this automobile makes it very easy to understand why Ettore Bugatti made such a name for himself as a car designer and engineer, it was a classic the moment it rolled out of the factory and I doubt there’s a modern art gallery anywhere in the world that wouldn’t display it proudly.
The Type 59 used an enlarged, supercharged 3.3 litre DOHC version of the Type 57′s straight 8 engine and produced 250+hp at 5,500rpm. It’s piano wire wheels and external copper-tube oil coolers always catch the eye, as does the aircraft like exhaust tunnel running down the left side of the body.
Somewhere between 6 and 8 Type 59s were made in total and only 5 survive to this day, this particular example lives in the impressive and jealousy inducing collection of Ralph Lauren.
The profile images below are both 2000+ pixels wide, click to enlarge.
Read more here via The Bugatti Trust and The Guild of Automotive Restorers.
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RM sells Ferrari 250 LM for record $14.3m
It was expected to be a highlight of the RM and Sotheby’s collaborative auction in New York – and it didn’t disappoint. Lot 141, a 1964 Ferrari 250 LM, was sold for a record-breaking $14.3m…
Going under the gavel at Thursday’s ‘Art of the Automobile’ sale along with numerous other design icons, chassis number 6107 was widely expected to become the most valuable 250 LM ever to be sold at auction. After some agressive bidding, the hammer eventually dropped at $13m (14.3m including buyer’s premium) – a new record, and by some margin, too.
From Mulholland Drive to Daytona
Interestingly, this particular 250 LM was initially delivered as a road car, unlike its 31 competition-ready brethren. Apparently, the first owner would use it around town in California, and occasionally took it along the famous Mulholland Drive. After a few years of relaxed mileage, the rare Ferrari was sold on to an Ecuadorian duo that prepped the car for entry to the 1968 24 Hours of Daytona. Despite its age, the car finished 1st in class and 8th overall, ahead of numerous prototypes and Trans-Am cars.
The Japanese collector who has just sold chassis 6107 bought the car back in 1983 and had kept it in his collection ever since. According to RM, this is one of the few examples largely preserved in its original state, as many were modified as part of their racing endeavours. The telephone bidder clearly took this into account when parting with the record sum for this historic, matching-numbers Ferrari.
Photos: Michael Furman ©2013 Courtesy of RM Auctions
All the cars featured in the ‘Art of the Automobile’ sale on 21 November 2013 in New York can be found in the Classic Driver Market.
Those who missed out on the 250 LM will find a wide range of road and racing Ferraris in the Classic Driver Market.
TOP !!! 1954 AIRSTREAM FLYING CLOUD
When it comes to trailer homes, or caravans as we call them, this 1954 Airstream Flying Cloud might just be the nicest one in the world. Far from the fibreglass and asbestos trailer homes sitting on bricks behind meth labs in the deep south, this Airstream is just about perfect.
It was restored by Timeless Travel Trailers for the clothing and outdoor gear company Orvis and was auctioned off in late 2011. The trailer was found operating as a hunting and fishing lodge near Goose Lake, Oregon – The Timeless Travel Trailers Team literally stripped it back to its fundamentals and restored it to a level that’d see it warmly welcomed at Pebble Beach.
The running gear has all be replaced with new, more modern equipment, the exterior has been polished to a mirror finish and the interior has a warm, rustic feel to it that I imagine would have been popular with Hemmingway. If you’d like to read more about this Airstream or see more work from Timeless Travel Trailers, click the link here.
YAMAHA XS650 BY CLUTCH CUSTOM
It’s a long time since we’ve featured a Yamaha XS650. It’s a bike that has become ubiquitous: with so many customs built on the 45-year-old platform, it’s hard to impress any more.
This one is a cut above the rest though, mostly because it’s a subtle, well-judged enhancement that retains just enough of the classic XS650 lines. It’s the work of Clutch Custom Motorcycles, the Parisian workshop run by Willie Knoll. (You may remember him from the lovely BMW R75/7 we featured a few months ago.)
“I know that the XS650 have been done over and over again,” he says, “but this is my view of one. The lines and the detail work are what I try to make my bikes stand out with.” For this build he’s taken a mid-era XS650, a 1976-spec 1H1.
The stance is improved with a slight drop in the suspension, just over two inches at the front and a fraction less at the rear, for a more aggressive stance. The forks have been re-machined and hooked up to custom triple trees, and the swingarm has been reworked to match. The frame is heavily modified too, from top to bottom, and left with a raw finish.
The tank is hand-fabricated and topped off with one of Clutch Custom’s signature gas caps. The immaculately finished seat is a one-off too, along with the fenders, bars and aluminum pegs.
Simplicity is the key with this XS650, from the straight lines of the stainless steel exhaust system to the single analog instrument perched above the compact headlight. The bike has been completely rewired for a clean, uncluttered look—see if you can spot the custom battery box.
Those are the obvious points, but there are many more tiny details: parts that have been reworked, welded, or adjusted to fit better. As with all Clutch Custom builds, it’s a bike that rewards close inspection in the metal.
These images, unfortunately, are the closest we’ll get. If you live near Paris, head over to Willie’s workshop in the 12th arrondissement. Otherwise, take a look at the Clutch Custom website for more information and inspiration.
from BIKEEXIF
A VOLVO IS FOR LIFE MIKE BURROUGH
MIKE BURROUGHS
There's a special feeling some of us experience each year as red and orange leaves fall from the trees and clutter the black asphalt. There's no denying the absolute beauty that comes from the autumn months, but with the joy and the allure of the two weeks where the earth turns orange comes a sense of fear and distress. For those of us that own cars that are nearing a half-century in age, it means buckling down for the inevitably hard times, as these classics are bound to cause some trouble in the cold of winter.
It takes a certain guy to own an old car. We've made that point before. The luxuries of today are rarely present, and time has taken its toll on every square inch of the car. With every cold winter and every hot summer, every part and piece of a classic car wears a bit more and gains a bit more character. Squeaks, rattles, and quirks all become something you grow fond of. They're things that remind you that your car is, well, yours. Andrew Hastings of Corvallis, Oregon knows exactly what I'm talking about.
Andrew started his automotive "career" like most of us did. His interest in cars began with Japanese cars. Toyotas, to be exact, having owned a couple of old Supras, a Cressida, and a few others. It's a great and expected place to start; the aftermarket is huge, as is the community, and knowledge (and the lack thereof) is abundant. But after his tastes began to vary from the expected, he lost a bit of faith in the Supra community. He moved to the better other side of the equation and picked up an E36 M3. As all of the great love stories in history end, he found himself on StanceWorks. As his interests and tastes grew, he found himself hunting down a project; something old and unique.
Old and unique, however, did not necessarily mean a Volvo. His search was originally for a 1940s Dodge or Plymouth with the intention of bagging it. It wasn't until he listed his bike for sale that the plans changed a bit. An interested party offered this 1965 Volvo 122s Coupe in trade for the motorcycle, and since then, Andrew has been working that elbow-grease in to make his Amazon shine.
Facing the challenge of making the extremely deep steelies work, Andrew knew his original desire to bag the car just wasn't in the cards. He opted for a good ol' static setup. "I found that a standard Honda Civic adjustable coil spring set up would work perfectly. That paired with KYB AGXs and a little fab work made the car a blast to drive with a perfect stance." Andrew didn't let the obscureness of his chassis deter him from building something that worked, and worked well. After he had the car sitting the way he wanted, he began to focus on the almost 50-year-old exterior.
He wasn't concerned with doing a full-on restoration; he just wanted something he could cruise around in and truly enjoy. A lot of hard work paid off though, as even though this car is obviously not a prime example, its flaws only add a bit of grit and gut to it. "Character" doesn't quite do it justice. On the list of modifications-to-come was a VW TDi swap, and if that doesn't epitomize "cool", it's time to pack up and go home. Unfortunately, our plans as builders fall short sometimes. Andrew is moving and doesn't think he'll get to keep the car; a decision many of us are familiar with having to make, and an unfortunate one to face.
But Andrew knows he'll be back by the end of the cold season. The classic car bug has bit him, and it has bit hard. "I'll be back with another older project soon. I'm not sure what it'll be but I've been looking at a possible Corvair project." Whatever it might be, we know it'll turn heads. One of the many joys of vintage automobile ownership is the respect that comes from even those who have no interest in cars. Soccer moms and business men alike always have to comment at gas stations when something with timeless lines pulls in. They're looks that just aren't quite the same as those you get when you pull up in something a bit more... modern.
As the scene grows and we all attempt to discover where the next 12 months will take us, there's just something about the old stuff that really hits home here at StanceWorks.
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