samedi 31 octobre 2015
vendredi 30 octobre 2015
WTCC Race of Thailand : cinq raisons d’être excités / WTCC Race of Thailand: five reasons to get excited
Pour la première fois depuis sa création, le Championnat du Monde FIA des Voitures de Tourisme se produira en terre Thaïlandaise. Voici cinq raisons d’être excité à l’aube de ce baptême sur le Chang International Circuit.
1 : Des équipiers chez Citroën en lice pour la place de vice-champion WTCC
Alors que José María López est quasiment assuré de remporter le titre WTCC, ses équipiers Yvan Muller et Sébastien Loeb sont engagés dans une lutte farouche pour la deuxième place du championnat, le premier possédant pour l’heure 39 points d’avance à son arrivée en Thaïlande.
Alors que José María López est quasiment assuré de remporter le titre WTCC, ses équipiers Yvan Muller et Sébastien Loeb sont engagés dans une lutte farouche pour la deuxième place du championnat, le premier possédant pour l’heure 39 points d’avance à son arrivée en Thaïlande.
2 : Le WTCC apprécie les longues lignes droitesLa plus longue ligne droite du Chang International Circuit mesure un kilomètre, offrant au virage n°3 une formidable opportunité de dépasser.
3 : Sritrai marquera l’Histoire du WTCCIl aura fallu un peu plus d’une décennie pour qu’un pilote Thaïlandais se présente sur la grilles de départ du WTCC, mais ce sera désormais chose faite pour Tin Sritrai qui représentera son pays, lors des deux courses à Buriram, au volant d’une Chevrolet du Campos Racing Chevrolet.
4 : Course au crépuscule, une première pour le WTCCLa deuxième manche, dimanche, sera la première de l’Histoire du WTCC à se dérouler au crépuscule. Le gage d’un magnifique spectacle télévisuel.
5 : LADA, délesté, veut survolerLe trio de LADA Vesta TC1 évoluera sans poids de compensation en Thaïlande. Nicky Catsburg (en photo), Rob Huff et Nicolas Lapierre peuvent donc ambitionner de solides résultats.
The FIA World Touring Car Championship heads to Thailand for the first time this week. Here are five reasons to get excited ahead of the action getting underway at the Chang International Circuit.
1: Citroën WTCC team-mates fight for the runner-up spot
While José María López is pretty much assured of his second WTCC title, team-mates Yvan Muller and Sébastien Loeb are engaged in a close battle for the coveted runner-up spot with Muller ahead of Loeb by 39 points prior to Thailand.
While José María López is pretty much assured of his second WTCC title, team-mates Yvan Muller and Sébastien Loeb are engaged in a close battle for the coveted runner-up spot with Muller ahead of Loeb by 39 points prior to Thailand.
2: The WTCC likes long straightsThe longest straight at Chang International Circuit measures 1000 metres in length, making the subsequent Turn 3 a prime spot for overtaking and plenty of action.
3: Sritrai to make WTCC historyIt’s taken more than a decade for a Thai driver to make his WTCC debut but Tin Sritrai is about to make history for his country when he contests the Buriram double-header in a Campos Racing Chevrolet.
4: Twilight will be a WTCC highlightSunday’s second race will be the first WTCC counter to be held in twilight, which should make for a stunning television spectacle.
5: Weightless LADAs aim to flyThe trio of LADA Vesta TC1s will run without any success ballast in Thailand. Based on the potential shown so far in 2015, more strong results are expected from Nicky Catsburg (pictured), Rob Huff and Nicolas Lapierre.
Un pas de plus vers la victoire pour Breen / Breen moves one step closer to ERC Rallye du Valais victory
Craig Breen se rapproche un peu plus de la victoire au Rallye International du Valais suite à sa performance durant la deuxième étape.
Accompagné par Scott Martin, le pilote de le Peugeot Rally Academy 208 T16 a dominé cinq des sept spéciales qui figuraient au programme, pour accroître son avance de 15’’4 à 55’’9. Les routes humides, fraiches et recouvertes de feuilles, ne rendaient pas la conduite évidente et pourtant Breen a montré une incroyable aisance.
« C’est vraiment bien de n’avoir aucune pression. Ca permet d’apprécier davantage les spéciales, confie Breen. Nous avons signé pas mal de temps scratch sans connaitre le moindre souci sur la voiture donc je suis content. J’essaie juste de conduire bien au milieu de la chaussée et de ne pas prendre trop de risques. Nous avons une avance assez confortable et notre objectif sera de rester concentrés demain afin de repartir avec la victoire. »
Olivier Burri pointe toujours au 2e rang sur sa Citroën DS3 RRC. L’octuple vainqueur du Rallye du Valais a dû lever le pied à cause de soucis d’interphone et d’un mauvais choix de pneus. Plutôt que de venir contester le leader Craig Breen, Burri subit surtout la pression du rookie Alexey Lukyanuk. Le Russe, qui a lui aussi rencontré des problèmes d’interphone, est 3e après cette deuxième étape, à 13’’8 de Burri. Pour sa première participation, Lukyanuk a même signé le meilleur temps de l’ultime spéciale de la journée.
François Delecour reste installé en 4e position. Le Champion FIA R-GT a calmé le jeu ce vendredi après avoir heurté une façade de maison, endommageant au passage une des suspensions arrière sur sa Tuthill Porsche 997. Les spéciales en gravier de demain devrait en revanche être moins favorable au Français.
Florian Gonon (Lugano Racing Team Peugeot 207 S2000) auteur du meilleur temps sur l’ES7 Caserne, est 5e à la nuit tombée. Comme Burri, le vainqueur de l’édition 2014 –catégorie Production Car Cup- est menacé par un rookie : Emil Bergkvist. Le Champion ERC Junior réalise de très beaux débuts en quatre roues motrices. Le pilote de l’ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team apprend au fil des spéciales tout en augmentant son rythme.
Un autre débutant s’est également montré surprenant : Nikolay Gryazin. Pour sa première participation sur une Skoda Baltic Motorsport Fabia R5, le jeune russe est 9e malgré des soucis de pneus rencontrés la veille.
Bruno Magalhaes, Jonathan Hirschi (tous deux sur 208 T16) et Miroslav Jakes (Citroën DS3 R5) ont heurté le même pont dans une section particulièrement glissante de l’ES6. Magalhaes a pu achever la spéciale avec une suspension endommagée mais le Portuguais a tout de même perdu l’équivalent de cinq minutes avant de regagner la confiance. L’addition a été moins salée pour Hirschi : seulement deux minutes suite à un changement de roue. Auteur d’un saut spectaculaire dans l’ES9, il espère que rien d’autre n’a été abîmé sur sa voiture sachant qu’il souffrait déjà de problèmes de pression d’essence. Le voici au sein du top 10. Jakes a quant à lui dû se retirer.
Raul Jeets avait déjà connu des soucis de moteur sur sa MM-Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5 ce jeudi mais au début de la deuxième étape il a cette fois rencontré des problèmes d’allumage. Sa voiture refusait de démarrer. Mais l’Estonien espère résoudre ces problèmes électriques et devrait être au départ ce samedi en vertu du Rally2.
Craig Breen has taken another big step towards winning the 2015 Rallye International du Valais, after a dominant performance on leg two of the Swiss round of the FIA European Rally Championship.
Co-driven by Scott Martin, the Peugeot Rally Academy 208 T16 driver set the fastest time on five of today’s seven stunning mountain stages, to increase his overnight lead from 15.4 seconds to 55.9 seconds. On cold north-facing roads, filled with patches of damp fallen autumn leaves, recording a perfect trouble-free day was no mean feat, although a confident Breen is making his awe-inspiring performance look easy.
“It’s nice to do a rally with no pressure and just go out and enjoy yourself,” said Breen. “We’ve had a lot of stage wins and no problems with the car, so I’m happy with that. We’re just driving in the middle of the road and not taking any risks. We have a nice cushion, so the plan is to keep our head down tomorrow and take the win.”
Olivier Burri remains second in his Citroën DS3 RRC, the eight-time Valais winner slowed slightly with more intercom problems and some tyre selection issues today. Rather than challenging Breen for victory, Burri is coming under extreme pressure from Valais rookie Alexey Lukyanuk. Despite his own intercom problems, and taking too harder compound Pirelli tyres in the morning, the Russian Performance Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5 driver is third tonight, just 13.8s behind Burri. On his first Rallye du Valais, Lukyanuk even set fastest time on the final stage today and was truly spectacular over the famous Valais jump.
The slippery and twisty mountain roads are ideal conditions for nimble four-wheel drive cars, but defying logic is the star of the alpine roads, FIA R-GT champion François Delecour. His Tuthill Porsche 997 has been sideways for much of the day, and he’s had to take a slightly more gentle approach this afternoon, after clipping a house this morning and damaging the rear suspension. Delecour remains an incredible fourth overall, and whilst the gravel sections tomorrow are likely to be a huge disadvantage, the laws of physics haven’t influenced his stunning stage times so far!
Florian Gonon set fastest time on SS7, the short Caserne stage, located next to service park in Sion. Last year’s ERC Production Car Cup winner is fifth tonight in his Lugano Racing Team Peugeot 207 S2000. Like his follow countryman Burri, Gonon is coming under pressure from a Valais newcomer, in this case Emil Bergkvist. The ERC Junior champion is enjoying a fantastic debut in a four-wheel drive car, learning on the first passes and increasing his pace in the Saintéloc Racing Peugeot 208 T16 on the repeat runs through the stages. The talented ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team driver is sixth tonight, just 5.7s behind Gonon.
Another youngster going very well is Nikolay Gryazin. On his first event in a ŠKODA Baltic Motorsport Fabia R5, the 18-year old Russian driver is ninth, after tyre problems (including a puncture) yesterday.
Bruno Magalhães, Jonathan Hirschi (both 208 T16) and Miroslav Jakeš (Citroën DS3 R5) all hit the same bridge on a particularly slippery section of SS6. Magalhães completed the stage with suspension damage, and having lost over five minutes drove to rebuild his confidence and knowledge of the Swiss stages in the afternoon. Hirschi continued after changing a broken wheel and losing two minutes. He flew high over the famous jump on SS9, and completed the day in 10th but with fuel pressure problems, and hoping the heavy landing hasn’t damaged anything. Unfortunately for Jakeš, he retired at the bridge.
Raul Jeets has struggled with engine problems in his MM-Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5 all event. Yesterday he was forced to turn the anti-lag system off and run in road mode, and today the car cut out near the start of Leg 2’s opening stage and refused to restart. With 44% of the stage distance planned tomorrow, the Estonian is hopeful that the electrical problem can be fixed and that he’ll return under Rally 2 rules.
surf and ride sri lanka
« SURF & RIDE » trip moto et surf au Sri Lanka /Mars 2016
Ce voyage original vous emmène dans le Sud du Sri Lanka au guidon des mythiques Royal Enfield pour un voyage de plus de 1000km entre plages et parcs nationaux. Empruntez les petites routes le long de l’océan indien pour un voyage authentique à la rencontre des Sri Lankais. Chaque jour, vous partez pour des sessions de surf, le matin ou l’après-midi, en fonction de l’étape d’arrivée. Du spot de surf mythique d’Arugam Bay à la région montagneuse des plantations de thé, en passant par la baie de Weligama, l’itinéraire est varié et intense. Un voyage moto différent qui s’adresse à tous les passionnés d’aventure et de glisse. Trip tranquille et complet, qui peut-être parcouru en duo-moto ou véhicule jeep d’accompagnement.
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et surf sur les spots mythiques de l’océan indien
et surf sur les spots mythiques de l’océan indien
Liberté sur l’ocean indien
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originaux…Spots de Surf, Plantations , réserves,
HEBERGEMENTS
originaux…Spots de Surf, Plantations , réserves,
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VOYAGE découverte, itinérant et sportif.
VOYAGE découverte, itinérant et sportif.
Rencontre avec les populations, la faune et des espaces magiques.
SPOTS MAGIQUES et accessibles l’océan à 28°c
SPOTS MAGIQUES et accessibles l’océan à 28°c
Les spots du Sri Lanka, sont principalement situés sur la cote sud du pays, avec une saison plus marquée pour le surf en mars sur la partie sud/ouest, les chances d’avoir du swell sur le sud/est sont plus minimes, mais la Région d’Arugam Bay fera l’objet d’un stop, plus sauvage et paisible, et une petite virée à moto dans la partie orientale de la réserve de Yalla est sublime.
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Surf&ride Sri Lanka
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This Porsche 911 T belonged to Steve McQueen’s mistress
While it might not have starred in the film itself, this 1971 Porsche 911 T was used as a production car for the racing thriller Le Mans, and was subsequently gifted to Elga Andersen – Steve McQueen’s love interest both on and off the silver screen…
Supplied through Jo Siffert’s Swiss dealership, this 911 T was one of four 911s used by the production crew for ‘Le Mans’ – Steve McQueen’s seminal racing thriller that, ultimately, became one of the most troublesome and challenging endeavours of not just his career, but his life. McQueen and Elga Andersen’s short-lived affair during the film’s production was well documented by the tabloid media. We wonder if any frolics between the two took place in this very car? The McQueen link might be a little tenuous (perhaps an attempt to cash in on the hype that so sensationally accompanies the famous actor), but the story of this Porsche 911 T is nice enough. It’s a very clean example, too, showing just 46k kilometres on the clock, and boasting its original leather interior and chromework. It will be offered by Christie’s at ‘The Exceptional Sale’ in Paris (4 November 2015), estimated at a healthy 250,000-350,000 euros.
Photos: Christie’s Images Limited 2015
Exceptional Porsche 356 exhibition to star at Prototyp Museum in Hamburg
The Porsche 356’s success justified the production of the 911. Now, the Prototyp Museum in Hamburg has chosen to celebrate the cult classic with a dedicated exhibition, featuring some very special variants…
The exhibition in Hamburg will tell the success story of the Porsche 356 from the very beginnings, from the Austrian Gmünd prototypes, through the many coupés, convertibles and Speedsters, to the end of production in 1965. Thanks to some special loans from both collectors and the Porsche Museum, the range of cars on offer will be eclectic, to say the least. Stars will include the 356 Speedster GT, the 356 America Roadster, and the sensational 356 B Carrera Abarth. With such a selection, it goes without saying that the exhibition is an absolute must for any Porsche enthusiast.
‘356 VIP – Very Important Porsches’ will run from 13 November 2015 until 27 March 2016, at the Prototyp Museum in Hamburg. You can find more information at prototyp-hamburg.de.
jeudi 29 octobre 2015
Icon 1000 Slow Burn
Built for a life outside the perimeter, Slow Burn was well versed in a hit & run lifestyle. She had been stripped of every extraneous component, every luxury deemed unnecessary in these turbulent times. Her reinforced frame, high-clearance exhaust, and firm suspension allowed operation deep into the bush. The oversized Hella rally light provided just a touch of hope in their darkest hour.
Craig Breen en tête du 56e Rallye International du Valais au terme de la première journée / Breen takes early ERC lead after clean sweep of Valais stages
Les concurrents engagés dans le 56e Rallye International du Valais affrontaient aujourd'hui trois épreuves spéciales entre le parc d'assistance de Sion et le Haut-Valais. Craig Breen et sa Peugeot 208 T16 R5 a remporté Leukerbad (Loèche-les-Bains), Crans-Montana et Anzère pour se forger une avance de 15"4 sur son plus proche rival, le Suisse Olivier Burri, l'octuple vainqueur de l'épreuve valaisanne, au volant d'une Citroën DS3 RRC. Autre protagoniste du Championnat d'Europe des Rallyes de la FIA, Alexey Lukyanuk (Ford Fiesta R5) occupe la troisième place provisoire. Le pilote russe a concédé 22"9.
Quatrième aux commandes de sa Porsche GT3, le Champion FIA RGT 2015 François Delecour pointe à 40"5 de l'homme de tête et précède la Citroën DS3 R5 du Tchèque Miroslav Jakes, la Ford Fiesta R5 du Suisse Pascal Perroud, les Peugeot 208 T16 R5 du jeune Suédois Emil Bergkvist (21 ans) et du Portugais Bruno Magalhães, la Peugeot 207 S2000 du Suisse Florian Gonon et la 208 T16 R5 d'un autre Suisse, Jonathan Hirschi. Les six derniers pilotes de ce top-10 provisoire sont séparés par moins de 12", le passif de Hirschi s'élevant à 52"2. Parmi les ténors, Bryan Bouffier manque à l'appel. Une sortie de route sans gravité dans la première épreuve spéciale a contraint le Français à un abandon définitif.
Sans surprise, le Hongrois David Botka (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX) a pris la tête du classement de l'ERC2 avec la 15e place du classement général à la clé, tandis que le Roumain Alexandru Filip (Renault Clio R3), 40e au général, mène le bal dans le cadre de l'ERC3. Quant au Suisse Michaël Burri, 27e au classement général, il s'est emparé du commandement du Clio R3T Alps Trophy avec 23"9 d'avance sur le Français Jean-Pierre Gatti. La Bulgare Ekaterina Stratieva (Citroën C2 R2) tient solidement les rênes de la Coupe des Dames en 64e position au classement général.
Craig Breen has taken an early lead on the Rallye International du Valais, after recording his first clean run through the opening leg of the Swiss round of the FIA European Rally Championship. The Peugeot Rally Academy driver set fastest time on all three opening stages, to lead overnight by 15.4 seconds.
The Irishman lost all hopes of victory last year when he picked up a puncture on the Anzère test, and despite admitting to being “paranoid” in his attempts to avoid another flat on his run through the same stage this time, three faultless stages today have given Breen and co-driver Scott Martin the advantage as they arrived back in Sion for the first overnight halt.
Despite lacking some match-practice and a mid-loop intercom problem, eight-time Valais winner Olivier Burri is second in his Citroën DS3 RRC, and poised to attack Breen’s lead on tomorrow’s seven stages.
The Swiss mountain Tarmac roads are nothing that Alexey Lukyanuk has seen before, and a cautious experience-gaining pace has paid dividends, as the Russian is third overnight in his Pirelli-equipped H-Racing prepared Russian Performance Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5.
The slippery hairpin filled Alpine roads are hardly ideal territory for a powerful rear-wheel drive car, not when pitched against nimble four-wheel drive machinery, but magic things happen when François Delecour gets behind the wheel of a Porsche 997. The new FIA R-GT champion is fourth overnight, admitting to driving “maximum everywhere”.
Jakeš recovered from gear linkage problems in Free Practice to hold fifth in his Gemini Clinic Rally Team Citroën DS3 R5.
Emil Bergkvist has made a very impressive start on his R5 debut. The 21-year old Swede is driving a Michelin-shod 208 T16 run by Saintéloc Racing as a prize-drive for winning the ERC Junior title, and is a fantastic seventh overnight – one place ahead of Bruno Magalhães in an identical car.
Others haven’t enjoyed such a good trouble-free start. Raul Jeets had an engine problem with his MM-Motorsport Ford Fiesta R5, which forced him to turn the anti-lag system off and run in road mode for virtually all three stages. Jonathan Hirschi damaged the front of his Peugeot 208 T16 after braking too late for a tight downhill corner. Nikolay Gryazin successfully completed his first ERC stage in his ŠKODA Fabia R5, but the 18-year old Russian lost a minute with a front right puncture on SS2. Antonín Tlusťák also picked up a front right puncture on his Fabia S2000 on SS3.
Having been second fastest over the Qualifying Stage, Bryan Bouffier ran wide on a fast right hand corner on the opening stage – hitting a wall and retiring his Peugeot 208 T16 with a broken left rear wheel and smashed brake disc.
Top 4 Drivers on SS2
VEHICLE BREAKDOWN: KONG
I am pretty confident in saying that at some point in every adult drivers life you have drag raced someone to some degree. Its like this, you are in a hurry, you hit a red light, you know you need to get over to the other lane and someone pulls up, you find yourself staring at the stop lights at the intersection, glancing at the lights directing the other crossing lanes and you see it turn yellow, you toss the car into first gear and begin to slowly release the clutch and bam – GREEN LIGHT – and away you go! You my friend have drag raced.
Drag racing is a part of motorsports and it has slowly transitioned into the UTV segment with more and more companies and enthusiasts building their UTVs into sand drag machines. We are entirgued by the vehicles those involved are building and it was a perfect time to get up close and feature one of our favorite drag machines built by long time UTVUnderground.com forum member Bart “GOVACHO” Chielens. Bart with help from Queen Racing and a host of other sponsors has built one of the coolest looking and fastest drag RZRs on the planet! We caught up with him earlier this year at SXS Wars in Dumont to BREAKDOWN this amazing machine he named “KONG”!
The story behind “KONG” is a cool one! CHECK IT OUT!
Queen Racing Z1 Conversion Kit Specs
• New Arctic cat crate engine
• Cp custom pistons
• Carrillo Rods
• Lightweight and balanced crank
• Custom head gasket
• CNC porting
• Titanium intake valves
• Inkonell exh valves
• Queen racing spec cams
• Queen Racing valve spring kit
• Custom intake manifold
• Wilson Billet throttle body
• Queen racing turbo kit with Garret turbo
• Link/Vipec ecu
• Custom wire harness
• STM oversize custom clutches
• Custom fuel cell
• Bosch 044 fuel pump
• Marvin Shaw shocks
• Custom dual catch can
• 13.00 plus 15 custom paddles
• Weber dry sump tank
• Billet fuel pres regulator
• 4 bosh racing fuel injectors
• Tial Wastegate
• Wheelie bar with Marvin Shaw shock
• Single seat center drive
• Electronic boost control
• AFX Wideband controller
• Fuel Customs air filter
• Custom light weigh chromolly rollcage
• 465hp at 25 psi
• New Arctic cat crate engine
• Cp custom pistons
• Carrillo Rods
• Lightweight and balanced crank
• Custom head gasket
• CNC porting
• Titanium intake valves
• Inkonell exh valves
• Queen racing spec cams
• Queen Racing valve spring kit
• Custom intake manifold
• Wilson Billet throttle body
• Queen racing turbo kit with Garret turbo
• Link/Vipec ecu
• Custom wire harness
• STM oversize custom clutches
• Custom fuel cell
• Bosch 044 fuel pump
• Marvin Shaw shocks
• Custom dual catch can
• 13.00 plus 15 custom paddles
• Weber dry sump tank
• Billet fuel pres regulator
• 4 bosh racing fuel injectors
• Tial Wastegate
• Wheelie bar with Marvin Shaw shock
• Single seat center drive
• Electronic boost control
• AFX Wideband controller
• Fuel Customs air filter
• Custom light weigh chromolly rollcage
• 465hp at 25 psi
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