Getting all the vehicles ready for the Car Show and Track takes a lot of work. Luckily we have the support of Al Falah Car Wash, so we take over their lot, detail all the vehicles and get them ready for branding. Originally when this started it took about an hour and 30 minutes to get each car ready but as we had a few practice days we got it down to 15 to 20 minutes per vehicle to have it fully branded with all the different logos from Wataniya Telecom, Agility, Consolidated Contractors Company, Dent Xpress, Wataniya Airways, Al Sawan Travel, Credit One, and Slider Station. This time around we went the more difficult route with the branding and did a great job, some of those machines looked really good. Credit for this very good video goes to NegativEffects for the video.
Written by elwehbi@brakebanzeen on January 25th, 2010
Between 1982 and 1986, a rally competition classified as Group B took the world by storm. It was a mix of insane horsepower figures, relaxed rules and sheer driver madness which captivated every motorsport fan’s heart. Unfortunately, when you mix all of what I just mentioned together, you end up with a formula which results in disaster. I prefer to call it “fatal passion”. I know the video clip is long (11 running minutes), but this video has fantastic highlights of a short-lived sport where men truly pushed their cars and lives to the limit during every second when competing.
Stay tuned! Pun intended.
elwehbi@brakebanzeen
This post was written by guest blogger El Wehbi, from the automotive blog Brake Banzeen! To read more of his work, visit brakebanzeen.com.
This year there is a wide variety of machines, I’m curious as to the performance of some of these machines on the track, and this has a lot to do with the drivers and I know there will be a lot of surprises.
Written by elwehbi@brakebanzeen on January 18th, 2010
Did your parents ever tell you to stop playing video games? To go study instead? For most of us, it was probably the right advice. For some… well… it wasn’t.
The GT Academy 2010 is a virtual racing competition started by the Sony racing simulation game, Gran Turismo, and Nissan available to 15 European countries, as well as Australia and New Zealand. How does it work? Each user downloads a “time trial demo” onto their Playstation 3 and tries to post his/her best lap times. The fastest 20 virtual drivers will then go to a “boot camp” racing school at Silverstone. The top driver who comes out on top will be awarded with a full season race drive in a Nissan 370Z race car in the European GT4 Cup!
How successful has it been so far? 3 weeks after the demo was made available on the 17th of December in 2009, over 1 million users have downloaded it. The competition ends at midnight, GMT, on the 24th of January.
Stay tuned! Pun intended.
elwehbi@brakebanzeen
This post was written by guest blogger El Wehbi, from the automotive blog Brake Banzeen! To read more of his work, visit brakebanzeen.com.
Written by elwehbi@brakebanzeen on January 11th, 2010
So we all know how male racecar drivers get angry when another bumps the other off the track, or when one dangerously cuts off the other. But what about women racecar drivers? How would they react if one angered the other? Hmm… I bet you’re curious.
Thank you Danica Patrick and Milka Duno for the cat fight.
Stay tuned! Pun intended.
elwehbi@brakebanzeen
This post was written by guest blogger El Wehbi, from the automotive blog Brake Banzeen! To read more of his work, visit brakebanzeen.com.
Written by elwehbi@brakebanzeen on January 4th, 2010
This is probably one of the most celebrated moments in F1 racing history. In 1979, during the French Grand Prix, Renault driver René Arnoux and Ferrari driver Gilles Villeneuve battled wheel-to-wheel (touching numerous times actually) giving racing fans something to cherish in their hearts (and Youtube) forever! Believe it or not, what you are about to witness is a fight for 2nd place. 2nd place!!!! That was the time when F1 racing was an epic battle.
Stay tuned! Pun intended.
elwehbi@brakebanzeen
This post was written by guest blogger El Wehbi, from the automotive blog Brake Banzeen! To read more of his work, visit brakebanzeen.com.
Written by elwehbi@brakebanzeen on December 29th, 2009
If you see a Radical creeping up behind you on the track, get out of the way! These little track cars are fast and I don’t mean on the straights, as you will find out in this video, but on the twisty stuff. Michael Vergers, driving a Radical SR8LM, shattered the production car track record by 8 seconds securing a time of 6:48! To really get a better understanding of how fast that is, check out the following lap times:
Ferrari Enzo – 7:25.3
Maserati MC12 – 7:24.3
Porsche 911 GT2 – 7:32.02
So how does the Radical pull this off? A lightweight body, fantastic aerodynamics, and a Suzuki Hyabusa modified engine putting out 455 hp. And great driving of course.
Stay tuned! Pun intended.
elwehbi@brakebanzeen
This post was written by guest blogger, El Wehbi, from the automotive blog Brake Banzeen! To read more of his work, visit brakebanzeen.com.
