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    vendredi 26 juin 2015

    Les héros Français du WTCC prêts à briller à domicile / Home WTCC heroes ready to take centre stage


    Cinq pilotes français partent en quête du succès ce week-end alors que le Championnat du Monde FIA des Voitures de Tourisme fait escale au Castellet.
    Emmenée par le quadruple champion WTCC Yvan Muller et par Sébastien Loeb, qui poursuit sa carrière dans le championnat après avoir décroché neuf titres dans le championnat du monde des Rallyes, la délégation tricolore est également composée de Grégoire Demoustier, John Filippi et Hugo Valente.
    Muller l’Alsacien est l’homme fort du moment après avoir enregistré sa quatrième victoire dans la première des deux manches slovaques le week-end. Cette performance lui permet de ne compter désormais plus que 30 points de retard sur le leader, son équipier José María López. Les prévisions annonçant des températures pouvant atteindre jusqu’à 35°C sur le plateau varois, la lutte promet d’être intense sur cette piste qui accueillit le Grand Prix de France jusqu’en 1990. »C’est sûr qu’il va faire chaud, mais c’est aussi une certitude que ce sera un bel évènement, promet Muller. C’est un beau circuit, court, mais qui offre plusieurs opportunités de dépasser. L’an passé les courses avaient été excitantes et je m’attends à ce que celles-ci soient encore plus disputées. C’est toujours une bonne chose de gagner, et quand c’est à domicile le sentiment est encore meilleur. En tout cas nous ferons tout notre possible. »
    L’autre alsacien de la grille, Loeb, également victorieux sur le Slovakia Ring, mit fin à une série frustrante de résultats ne correspondant pas à ses attentes. Il est d’autant plus motivé qu’il retrouve le Paul Ricard, piste sur laquelle il disputa sa toute première course en peloton en 1997. Il a acquis une énorme expérience des lieux, depuis, ayant notamment testé F1, protos et motos, et se dit en pleine confiance.
    « S’imposer de nouveau fut une très bonne chose, témoigne « seb ».  Je n’avais pas un bon feeling avec la voiture lors des précédentes épreuves et mes équipiers étaient très rapides. A voiture égale, difficile de dépasser. Je n’ai pas vraiment modifié mon style de pilotage, mais je me sens mieux au volant. La Slovaquie fut un meeting parfait. »
    Valente, lui, évolue au volant d’une Chevrolet privée dans le Trophée Yokohama, mais donna du fil à retordre aux meilleurs. Il débute ainsi sa « home race » dans la foulée d’un double succès  et surtout d’une constance qui lui avait jusqu’alors fait défaut.
    « J’étais assez rapide au Castellet l’année dernière et nous n’embarquerons que 20 kilos de poids de compensation, confie le pilote Campos de 23 ans. Je suis à domicile, mais c’est aussi le cas pour mes compatriotes et ils seront tout aussi soutenus que moi. J’espère pouvoir me mesurer à Loeb et Muller et monter sur le podium en course 1 avant de marquer de nouveau de gros points dans la suivante. »
    Samedi, les qualifications débuteront à 15h00. Les deux courses de 16 tours, 13e et 14e manches de la saison, débuteront elles à 12h45 et 14h00, dimanche.


    Five French drivers will be in the thick of the battle when the FIA World Touring Car Championship stops off at Le Castellet in France this weekend.

    Home WTCC heroes ready to take centre stage

    Led by four-time WTCC champion Yvan Muller and Sébastien Loeb, who switched to the WTCC after landing his ninth World Rally Championship crown, the quintet of home racers also includes emerging stars Grégoire Demoustier, John Filippi and Hugo Valente.
    Muller, from Alsace, is the man of the moment after he notched up his fourth win of the campaign in the first of two races in Slovakia last weekend to close to within 30 points of championship leader and Citroën team-mate José María López. With ambient temperatures expected to top 35 degrees centigrade, the battle for top spot at Circuit Paul Ricard, the home of the French Grand Prix until 1990, will be extremely intense.
    “For sure it will be warm and for sure it will be a good event,” said Muller, 45. “It’s a good circuit, quite short but with some overtaking possibility. We had some exciting races last year but this year I expect the battle to be even tighter. To win is always a very good thing and when it’s at home it’s even better. We will do our best.”
    Fellow Alsatian Loeb was also victorious in Slovakia, claiming the second race laurels to end a frustrating run of results. Paul Ricard was the scene of Loeb’s first car race in 1997. He has accumulated considerable knowledge of the track since then in various test sessions in Formula One, sportscars and motorbikes and is full of confidence following his second WTCC win of the 2015.
    “To win again was really, really nice,” said Loeb. “I did not have such a good feeling with the car in the last few races and my team-mates are in the same car as me and are very strong so it makes it difficult to overtake. I have not changed so much my driving but I just feel better in the car. Slovakia was the perfect race for me.”
    Valente drives a privately-entered Chevrolet in the Yokohama Drivers’ Trophy but has spent much of 2015 punching above his weight by outpacing better funded and more established rivals. He starts his home round of the WTCC on the back of his most consistent performance of the season where he finished fifth in both races and was a double class winner.
    “I was quite fast in Le Castellet last year and we will carry only 20 kilograms of weight penalty,” said the 23-year-old. “For sure it’s my home race but it’s also the home race for the others and they will have support just like me. In the south of France on the last weekend of June is a good place to be. I’m hoping to catch Loeb and Muller and score a podium in race one if possible and hopefully get a good result as well in race two.”
    Qualifying for Sunday’s races begins at 15h00 on Saturday. The two 16-laps races, which count as rounds 13 and 14 of the 2015 WTCC season, are scheduled for 12h45 and 14h00.

    How To Build An Everyday Outlaw



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    The last time I wrote a feature about a Porsche 911, I waxed lyrical about the things that make air-cooled 911s so great. To sum it up, my thoughts were that these iconic Porsches are great in stock form, but not so great, or so exotic, that you are afraid to tinker with one, or make it you own. You could once have considered them to be the working man’s dream car, but unfortunately the rising popularity and prices of older 911s have put them out of the reach of many.

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    It turns out, however, that the words ‘Porsche 911′ and ‘affordable’ don’t have to be mutually exclusive. And as evidence we present this 1978 911 SC built by none other than the Urban Outlaw himself, Mr. Magnus Walker.

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    Now, I know what you’re thinking. Magnus has an incredible garage full of badass Porsches, which is not something many of us can realistically aspire to. So, what does this guy know about doing a 911 on a budget? As it turns out, quite a lot.

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    At first glance, the 911s that make up Magnus’s collection might look fairly similar to each other. But as you talk to him, you begin to learn that each car has a different story, a different vibe and a different purpose. The purpose of this particular car is to show that you can have a very rewarding Porsche ownership experience, without breaking the bank.

    Zarco s’assure une nouvelle pole à Assen : Dominant Zarco claims 3rd pole of the season in Moto2™


    Le leader de la catégorie Moto2™ a été le plus rapide en qualifications aux Pays-Bas.
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    Devancé par Tito Rabat (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) vendredi matin à Assen, Johann Zarco (Ajo Motorsport) a repris l’avantage en qualifications pour s’assurer la pole position, la deuxième d’affilée et sa troisième cette saison, en battant le Champion en titre de près de trois dixièmes de seconde.
    Sam Lowes (Speed Up Racing) complètera la première ligne après avoir fini devant Simone Corsi (Athinà Forward Racing), Jonas Folger (AGR Team) et Xavier Siméon (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2).
    Álex Rins (EG 0,0 Marc VDS), Tom Lüthi (Derendinger Racing Interwetten) et Lorenzo Baldassarri (Athinà Forward Racing) seront pour leur part en troisième ligne.
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     Dominant Zarco claims 3rd pole of the season in Moto2™
    Johann Zarco took his third pole position of the season after annihilating the Moto2™ lap record at the TT circuit Assen.
    The Moto2™ paddock enjoyed ideal conditions with track temperatures reaching 36 °C as the sun came out for Qualifying. Current championship leader Zarco smashed Marc Marquez’s 2012 pole record (1’37.133) on the way to claiming his fourth career Moto2™ pole position, setting the fastest ever lap by a Moto2™ bike around the 4.5km TT Circuit Assen in the process.
    EG 0,0 Marc VDS’s Tito Rabat (+0.287s), the reigning Moto2™ World Champion, will start from second with Sam Lowes (+0.532s) on the Speed Up Racing bike completing the front row.
    Athina Forward Racing’s Simone Corsi (+1.047s) recovered from an early crash to start from the front of the second row, ahead of Jonas Folger (+1.088s) on the AGR Team Kalex in fifth and Federal Oil Gresini Racing Moto2’s Xavier Simeon (+1.163s) in sixth.
    Alex Rins (Paginas Amarillas HP40), Thomas Luthi (Derendinger Racing Interwetten), Lorenzo Baldassari (Athina Forward Racing) and Takaaki Nakagami (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) complete the top ten.
    There were crashes for EG 0,0 Marc VDS’s Alex Marquez (13th) and Ratthapark Wilairot (27th) also crashed during the session, with both riders unhurt.
    Check out the full Moto2™ Qualifying results; the 24-lap race starts on Saturday at 12:20 local time.



    MotoGP : Rossi en pole position à Assen / Rossi on pole at Assen


    Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP), leader du classement général, a signé le meilleur temps des essais qualificatifs du Grand Prix des Pays-Bas à Assen, huitième épreuve de la saison. Aleix Espargaro (Team Suzuki Ecstar) et Marc Marquez (Honda Repsol) complètent la première ligne. Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP), vainqueur des quatre dernières courses, s’élancera de la huitième place.
    Valentino Rossi décroche sa première pole de la saison en établissant un nouveau record de la piste en 1.32.627. L’Italien ne s’était pas élancé de la position de pointe depuis le Grand Prix de Valence en novembre 2014. Il signe ainsi la 61ème pole de sa carrière, la 51ème en catégorie reine.
    Il devance de 0.231 seconde Aleix Espargaro, meilleur temps de la première session qualificative, qui a été le premier à franchir la barre des 1.33. Marc Marquez est troisième en 1.32.886.
    Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda), Pol Espargaró (Monster Yamaha Tech3) et Andrea Iannone (Ducati) ont assuré leurs places en deuxième ligne.
    Position décevante pour Jorge Lorenzo qui reste sur quatre victoires consécutives. Le Majorquin doit se contenter de la huitième place (1.33.042), intercalé entre Cal Crutchlow (CWM LCR Honda) et Maverick Viñales (Team Suzuki Ecstar).
    Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati), Danilo Petrucci (Octo Pramac Racing), également repêché en Q1 et Bradley Smith (Monster Yamaha Tech3) occuperont la quatrième.
    Si les pilotes ont bénéficié de conditions optimales en début d’après-midi avec une piste sèche et une température de 23°C, la pluie est attendue pour demain.
    The 2015 championship leader Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) was fastest in qualifying today for the Netherlands Grand Prix at Assen, round eight of the season. Aleix Espargaro (Team Suzuki Ecstar) and Marc Marquez (Honda Repsol) will join him on Saturday’s front row. Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP), winner of the last four races, will start from eighth on the grid.
    Rossi picked up his first pole position of 2015 with a new track lap record of 1m32.627s. it’s the Italian’s first qualifying win since Valencia in November 2014. It’s also the 61st pole of his career, and his 51st at the highest level.
    His lap was 0.231s quicker than that of Espargaro who was the first to squeeze beneath the 1m33s threshold in Q1. Marquez ensured third place with a 1m32.886s.
    Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda), Pol Espargaró (Monster Yamaha Tech3) and Andrea Iannone (Ducati) will all start from Row 2.
    It was a disappointing day for Lorenzo who is hunting a fifth straight victory tomorrow. The Majorcan (1m33.042s) had to settle for eighth on the grid, tucked between Cal Crutchlow (CWM LCR Honda) and Maverick Viñales (Team Suzuki Ecstar).
    Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati), Q1-escapee Danilo Petrucci (Octo Pramac Racing) and Bradley Smith (Monster Yamaha Tech3) will line up on the fourth row.
    The riders benefited from dry conditions and a temperature of 23°C but rain is predicted for tomorrow.

    The Race of Gentlemen - Malle London

    Malle London went down to the "Wildwood" for The Race of Gentleman (2014). Two days of vintage racing on the beach, with racers trying to avoid the ever increasing tide. The only rule of the race; the older the machine the better. 



    Founded by the Oilers Car Club (Est. 1947), to learn more about the race: www.theraceofgentlemen.com 

    Bonhams to sell James May's Porsche 911 Carrera at Goodwood


    At its Goodwood Festival of Speed sale later this month, Bonhams will offer this 1984 Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera, formerly owned by the ex-Top Gear presenter James May…
    This isn’t the first vehicle belonging to a Top Gear presenter we’ve seen for sale in the wake of the Clarkson fracas-gate – Richard Hammond had a similar idea, selling his ‘Big Foot’ Land Rover Defender a while back. 

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    A well-known advocate of the Porsche 911, May is said to have bought the ‘Guards Red’ 3.2 Carreraon the spot, after borrowing it for the Radio 4 documentary ‘Speed, Greed and the M25’. Used sparingly over the last eight years, it shows 55,000 miles on the odometer and is reportedly in excellent condition. Considering he paid a mere £15,250 for the car back in 2007, we can’t imagine he’ll be too disappointed with its pre-sale estimate of £28,000-34,000. And we’re not, either – for an air-cooled 911, we don’t think that’s at all unreasonable… 
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    Bonhams' Goodwood Festival of Speed sale will take place on 26 June 2015 near Chichester. You can find the full catalogue listed in the Classic Driver Market. 

    Goodwood Festival Of Speed 2015 : c’est parti!

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    par Claude Foubert (Endurance-Info.com)
    Le Festival Of Speed 2015 a ouvert ses portes jeudi à Goodwood. C’est Lord March, le maître de céans, qui a ouvert les festivités hier jeudi avec le Moving Motor Show. Le Comte a ouvert le meeting 2015 au volant de la toute nouvelle Mazda MX-5
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    Le Festival Of Speed va offrir  jusqu’à dimanche soir un programme exceptionnel, avec pour point d’orgue la fameuse Hillclimb, la course de côte tracée dans les allées de Goodwood Park.
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    Cette année, c’est Mazda qui occupe la place centrale, devant Goodwood House, avec une structure impressionnante,  la traditionnelle Central Feature. Cette sculpture, haute de 37 mètres et représentant deux des figures emblématiques de la marque dont la légendaire Mazda 787B victorieuse des 24 Heures du Mans 1991, a été dévoilée au public jeudi soir.
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    Le Festival Of Speed est aussi l’occasion pour les constructeurs de révéler de nouveaux modèles, comme la Mazda MX-5. 
    On peut citer :
    La présentation mondiale de l’Aston Martin DB9 GT et les débuts au Royaume-Uni de la Vantage V12
    La première apparition au Royaume-Uni des nouvelles Ford Focus RS et Honda Civic Type-R
    La première mondiale de la nouvelle Peugeot 308 GTI. Peugeot amènera  également son concept car, la Vision Granturismo.
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    Les premières outre-Manche pour les Porsche 911 GTE RS, Cayman GT4 et Boxter, de la nouvelle SEAT Ibiza, de la Clio RenaultSport Trophy, de la nouvelle MINI John Cooper Works
    Les débuts européens de la Lexus GS F
    Goodwood est de plus en plus « the place to be » et les constructeurs s’y bousculent : Aston Martin, BMW, Citroen, Dacia, Ferrari, Ford, Honda, Infiniti, Lexus, Maserati, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Peugeot, Porsche, Renault, Renault Sport, Toyota.
    Mercedes-Benz va présenter neuf survivantes des légendaires W196, six d’entre elles participant à la Hillclimb !  
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    Entre autres possibilités, les visiteurs auront accès, outre la Hillclimb, au paddock de Formule 1, au Concours d’Elégance Cartier, au paddock Michelin Supercar et à toute une série d’exhibitions, sans oublier les multiples showrooms des constructeurs… 
    Last, but not least, Porsche va présenter au public de Goodwood la Porsche 919 Hybrid n°19 victorieuse des dernières 24 Heures du Mans et qui sera sans conteste une des vedettes de ce meeting prestigieux.
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    ‘01 Harley XL1200S – Rock Solid Motorcycles



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    Written by Martin Hodgson.
    The custom bikes builders of Portugal are on fire of late and with the stakes constantly being raised, Rock Solid Motorcycles have shown up to the gun fight with a hand crafted weapon with its heart from the mean men of Milwaukee motorcycles, Harley Davidson! It’s an XL1200S Sportster but it could all have been very different; the customer initially arrived at the shop with a Yamaha Vmax asking what could be done to it. The Vmax never returned, but 2 months later the customer did with the only XL1200S on the market in Portugal at the time. Rock Solid could have turned out a nice tracker, scrambler or custom with the usual Harley bolt ons but this is a workshop of craftsman and only a total rebuild into a custom HD Racer would do.
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    The most important part of the donor bike to the guys was that it came with a healthy engine as this was largely the only aspect of the bike that would remain untouched. The air-cooled, four-stroke, 45° V-Twin measuring 1199cc is not a horsepower monster and some would dismiss it by only reading the spec sheet. Around 60hp from an engine running 9.0:1 compression seems more like a commuter engine than one you’d want in a racer.
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    But when you consider it produces the same torque as a fellow twin of the era, the top end Ducati’s and does it at half the RPM you’ve got an engine that is like a freight train out of the turns. To boost the horsepower figure a Mikuni HSR carburettor was fitted that also improves the throttle response. While the exhaust adds even more ponies with a beautiful custom fabricated set of headers that flow into a Supertrapp muffler.
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    You might be looking at the frame and starting to think it’s been heavily modified as it bears little resemblance to the stock Sportster item and the swingarm appears to be Japanese. Well you’re almost right, the reason the frame and swingarm are so different is they are completely fabricated in-house and built entirely from scratch by the Rock Solid team. This further exemplifies why horsepower is not everything and quality craftsmanship should be far more highly valued.
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    The standard front shocks remain, although lowered, and while small in diameter for a racer they were Showa items fitted by the factory. The rear end benefits from a twin shock setup like standard but with progressive rate springs mounted inside remote reservoir shocks.
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    The custom frame opened up an array of options when it came to working out the right bodywork and fairings for the bike. Harley hasn’t built a faired factory racer for a long time and while dust bin fairings are cool and a great nod to the past they aren’t at all practical. So to give a racer look the guys fitted up one of the great front fairings of all time, a 1970’s Ducati SS replica item with an offset front headlight.
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    Both the tank and the seat started life as Yamaha items but have been heavily hand sculpted to achieve the desired look and work with the custom frame. The whole lot is then beautifully painted in the classic Harley Davidson racing colours, with orange down the right side, black on the left and white that runs down the middle. The HD racer sports the number 35 in all the right places and an homage to the famous Isle of Man TT with the “Ny tree cassyn”, the Three legs of Man, emblem cleverly laid out on the tail.
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    Along with the headlight there are some other touches that make this racer a practical bike to ride. Harley switch blocks remain in place to avoid the need for small switches dotted all over the place and the Sportster factory speedo not only provides info for the track but keeps away the speeding fines on the road.
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    The seat is beautifully covered, slim enough for the racer look without being like a plank of wood and a small tail light hangs off the rear with a smoked lens to further hide its appearance. The rolling stock is a mixture of practical and cool, the spoked wheels were custom-made by performance legends Hagon in the UK. While the rubber comes from Guy Martin’s friends at Metzeler that combine both great handling with the right look and the ability to work well in all conditions.
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    If one make of motorcycle suffers from being over modified by throwing an entire catalogue of aftermarket parts at their models it’s Harley Davidson. But everything on this Sportster was built for a purpose and what wasn’t needed was thrown away. The beautifully machined and handcrafted rearsets might be just a small part on the bike but they show exactly what Rock Solid Motorcycles is all about. A design rooted in authenticity and truth and a level of workmanship that refuses to compromise, this is truly a Harley Davidson you can say is one of a kind.
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    MOTORIEEP HP2


    Motorjeep 7Having recently acquired a late seventies BMW R100 in a bid to understand the global penchant for the venerable R-series I came away from the first ride thinking that brakes and suspension that actually work are something of a necessity rather than a wistful daydream post country lane near-miss. One thing that did rekindle a flame was the engine, that deep, grunty torquemeister reminded me of a 1200 GS I had nearly a decade ago. Of course, nearly all R-series Beemers featured on these pages have had a host of upgrades and a degree of performance dialled in, and comparing a near 40 year old machine to the final stages of development for this air cooled engineering milestone is more than a tad unfair, so forgive me speaking slightly out of turn.
    Pierre from Motoieep morphs classic desires with modern greed for power and precision. His Paris workshop is turning out some fantastic builds where Paralevers and 4 valve heads are lavished over, rather than lambasted. They also transform air heads with big front ends and fat tyres, we like that. In fact we’ll be bringing more from Motoieep very soon. In the meantime, this HP2 Enduro has been the subject of makeover, and from here it looks like a real B-road weapon.
    Motorjeep 6BMW’s HP2 was essentially a re-framed R1200GS with more conventional forks and as a result, 20-odd kilos missing in the process, never a bad thing. Pierre weighed the bike in at 180kg, wet, properly wet with a full tank of fuel rather than the marginally moist that manufacturers figures often reflect. The HP2 motor has a bit more poke on offer and is also without a heavy balance shaft, so with a vibey 120hp on tap performance should be spirited to say the least. An in-house stainless exhaust deals with the unwanted hydrocarbons and a Tamburini end can converts raspy bark to a sweet bellow.
    Motorjeep 5The rear subframe has been modified and now supports a a subtly café-esque saddle, upholstered by Pierre’s buddy Stéphane from Cognacaise. Pillion pegs now feature as the original frame made no provision for those wanting to share the fun. An Öhlins shock keeps the rear-end planted and hopefully plays a part in transmitting all that torque to the road.
    Motorjeep 4The lofty upside-down forks are by WP but heavily modified. Once the forks had been shortened by 50mm, the caliper mount was machined to accept a single radial Brembo set-up, the lugs on the other leg have been removed. The result is further weight saving, a visually improved stance and a wheelbase 40mm shorter than stock. Did someone say wheelie challenge?
    Motorjeep 3Just the basics for the cockpit, a good sized rev counter and token gesture GPS speedo; customised of course. A Ballistic battery and the rest of the wiring gubbins have been buried and hidden where possible.
    Motorjeep 2Stock hubs have been retained as BMW made perfectly good ones to start with. Spanish Morad alloy rims are an easy weight saving and at 17″ front and rear allow for a wide range of rubber options, including full-on supermoto. In this case the increasingly popular Dunlops Mutants do the job, 120 up from and 160 out back.
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    Anyone who knows the original HP2 will attest, it is quite the capable off-road tool but certainly here in the U.K. there are fewer and fewer places to enjoy muddy hooliganism, so why not take to the streets. We look forward to seeing what Pierre has in store later this year, for now keep an eye on Facebook and check out the Motorieep website in a few weeks when it’s back online.

    This Chevrolet Corvette is an American lost in London


    It’s remarkable how the environment in which a car is situated can affect the way we feel about it. Take this 1964 Chevrolet Corvette in London, for example…

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    These striking photos were shot by Gus Nwanya-Aliyu, who deliberately sought out locations (the business district around the Royal Exchange and Brick Lane, in case you were wondering) to contrast with the car’s lairy red paint and angular curves. It certainly ‘pops’ in front of the muted stone and steel buildings, yet looks suitably at home in the graffiti-strewn streets around Brick Lane. A hipster Corvette – who knew?
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    You can find classic Chevrolet Corvettes for sale in the Classic Driver Market.