The famous "Dear God" Ari Vatanen Manx rally video in HD for your viewing pleasure. I think you really have to be at least slightly unhinged to be a rally driver. Incredible driving skills not to mention huge balls.
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Video: Ari Vatanen "Dear God" Isle Of Man Manx Rally
The famous "Dear God" Ari Vatanen Manx rally video in HD for your viewing pleasure. I think you really have to be at least slightly unhinged to be a rally driver. Incredible driving skills not to mention huge balls.
6 Clearly Insane Street Racing Videos From Around The World
People love to know about the insane actions of others, in our prehistoric past we would have sat around the fire and listened intently to stories of the local madman wrestling a sabre tooth to death with only his bare hands and a rope made from back hair. Thousands of years later thanks to the marvels of modern technology we can now witness the acts of madmen from around the planet...in HD.
I’d imagine street racing has existed in some form since young men had transportation, probably even before that, although racing on foot is pretty lame. You just know Lord Jenkins used to burn it up against the other kids in his horse drawn wagon.
Videos were chosen for how they scored on two simple credentials:
#6 - 1000bhp+ Lambo showdown
As if Lamborghini’s weren’t fast enough already, these guys have spent thousands tuning them up.1000bhp+ supercars and 300bhp bikes going at it on the highway with pure engine sounds. What is there not to like? Skip to 2.00mins if you get bored quickly
#5 - Angry, Angry VTEC
Ah, so this is what an army of angry wasps sound like. Just another standard night out on the mountain roads of Japan by the looks of things. Driver testicle size 9/10 - noise 6/10.
#4 - British road racing
Apparently this was filmed in England but i’m dubious of this personally as it’s not raining. This might have made it into the top three if it didn’t have stupid music all the way through.
#3 - These guys are probably dead by now
These guys are literally deranged. BMW M5 vs Audi RS4 on the highway. The noise in this one isn’t that great so it didn’t make it into the top two. The Audi indicates when changing lane a few times, presumably for comic effect.
#2 - Aural pleasure
This is 26 minutes of pure savagery. I don’t even know where to start, the flaming exhausts, twitchy rear ends, tyre squeal, epic engine noise. Watch and enjoy.
#1 - Need For Speed happened in real life
I’d imagine street racing has existed in some form since young men had transportation, probably even before that, although racing on foot is pretty lame. You just know Lord Jenkins used to burn it up against the other kids in his horse drawn wagon.
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| "Race for slips, lord?" |
- Balls - Did the gravitational effect of the drivers testes mess up CERN experiments? If so then we like it.
- Noise - No petrolhead wants to hear your Adele drum and bass remixes, turn off the music and let the engine sounds assault our ears.
#6 - 1000bhp+ Lambo showdown
As if Lamborghini’s weren’t fast enough already, these guys have spent thousands tuning them up.1000bhp+ supercars and 300bhp bikes going at it on the highway with pure engine sounds. What is there not to like? Skip to 2.00mins if you get bored quickly
#5 - Angry, Angry VTEC
Ah, so this is what an army of angry wasps sound like. Just another standard night out on the mountain roads of Japan by the looks of things. Driver testicle size 9/10 - noise 6/10.
#4 - British road racing
Apparently this was filmed in England but i’m dubious of this personally as it’s not raining. This might have made it into the top three if it didn’t have stupid music all the way through.
#3 - These guys are probably dead by now
#2 - Aural pleasure
#1 - Need For Speed happened in real life
Huge cojones - check. Epic noise - check. These guys have basically recreated a cut scene from an arcade racing game. Vtec has never sounded so good (apart from maybe this one).
So there we go, six street racing videos from around the world.
Important note: Street racing is dangerous and stupid. It may seem like we are promoting these videos in a positive way but remember the title of the article includes ‘clearly insane’. These people are idiots and they are lucky to have not killed themselves or anyone else.
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Video of the Week: 26th March
Nice little video feature of Andy Burton and his mentally awesome 306 Cosworth rally car. Turn up the volume and enjoy.
More videos next week!
More videos next week!
Video of the Week 19th March
EPIC on board video from Ari Vatanen on the 1983 Manx Rally. I believe he is driving an Opel Manta 400. It's videos like these which further support how awesome Group B rallying was.
Usual rules apply, turn up the volume and enjoy.
Usual rules apply, turn up the volume and enjoy.
Peugeot Video of the Week 27th Feb 2012
Great video of a BMW Z3M Coupe Vs. Peugeot 306 GTi-6 round the Nurburgring. Just to show what these cars are capable of with the right suspension modifications and an experienced driver at the wheel.
Just for comparison this particular 306 GTi-6 has 175bhp and weighs 1020kg giving it 171.5bhp/tonne. Assuming the Z3M Coupe was standard it has 321bhp and weighs 1392kg giving it 230bhp/tonne. You can clearly see this power difference on the straights but in the corners the 306 is all over it.
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Just for comparison this particular 306 GTi-6 has 175bhp and weighs 1020kg giving it 171.5bhp/tonne. Assuming the Z3M Coupe was standard it has 321bhp and weighs 1392kg giving it 230bhp/tonne. You can clearly see this power difference on the straights but in the corners the 306 is all over it.
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Peugeot Video of the Week 20th Feb 2012
Each week I will be posting an awesome Peugeot video for your enjoyment. Rally videos, BTCC footage, in-car track videos etc.
Kicking things off with an epic 306 Maxi video compilation with pure engine sounds driven by Gilles Panizzi. Giles Panizzi won the French Championship title in a Peugeot funded 306 kit car in 1996 and 1997. He also raced in a Peugeot 306 at WRC level from 1995 to 1998 apart from a brief break in the 1998 WRC Rally of Finland where he used a 106 1.3 Rallye instead. He went on to have several World Rally Championship event victories in the Peugeot 206 WRC.
Anyway, turn up the sound and enjoy...
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Kicking things off with an epic 306 Maxi video compilation with pure engine sounds driven by Gilles Panizzi. Giles Panizzi won the French Championship title in a Peugeot funded 306 kit car in 1996 and 1997. He also raced in a Peugeot 306 at WRC level from 1995 to 1998 apart from a brief break in the 1998 WRC Rally of Finland where he used a 106 1.3 Rallye instead. He went on to have several World Rally Championship event victories in the Peugeot 206 WRC.
Anyway, turn up the sound and enjoy...
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Peugeot 306 Video Review Collection
Here is a collection of Peugeot 306 video reviews which are floating around on YouTube, useful for prospective buyers and it's also interesting to see how the car was received by the press at the time (awesomely of course!).
Jeremy Clarkson reviews the Peugeot 306 on Top Gear in 1993
Feature by Tiff Needell on the Peugeot 306 GTI6
Vicki Butler-Hendersen drives the Peugeot 306 Rallye
Peugeot 306 GTI6 trounces the hot-hatch competition on Top Gear
10.00min 306 review by Dream Car Garage
So there it is, a useful collection of 306 review videos I hope, if anyone has any thoughts please feel free to comment below.
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