Spectacular Moments

Photo credits: Speed Hunters
First, i would like to congratulate all the professionnal and amateur photographers who immortalized these very brief moments and who have translated their passion for cars in these astonishing shots.

When cars try to defy the laws of physics and loose contact with the ground, it always gives birth to some of the most spectacular scenes in motorsport. Here are some of my favourite shots from recent motorsport events around the world..

Luke Fink, 2010 JDM AllStars Champion.
Photo credits: MotorMavens
Picture from Travis Partrana's record run on MT. Washington Auto Road Climb 2010.
Photo credits: Autoblog
The famous diesel Benz Drift Wagon from Finland.
Photo credits: Driftworks
Of course the Flugplatz section on the Nürburgring Nordschleife..
Photo credits: BMW blog

More cool jumps from the Speed Hunters..






I'll end up with some nostalgic shots:

Alain Prost, Marlboro McLaren Honda.


The Volvo 850 BTCC car.


Alfa Romeo 155 DTM.


BMW E46 M3 GTR race car.

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This is probably one of the best rallying videos that you can find on the web. You will find all your hero rally cars with pure engine sound goodness, and without any music to ruin your pleasure. This maybe some old stuff to some of you but i don't mind watching this again, do you?

(Make sure your speakers are loud enough before watching this.)

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Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

The legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is one of the major rallying events that started back in 1916. The race takes place every year in the Colorado (USA) mountains. It is to rallying, what Le Mans is to prototype racing.

The course starts at an elevation of 2 862 m (9,390 ft.) and ends up at 4 300 m (14,110 ft.). It's 19.98 Km (12.42 miles) long and is composed of 156 turns. It's also a mixture of gravel and pavement with the paved part 9.65 Km (6 miles) long.

The so called "Race to The Clouds" features numerous categories that include quads, bikes, sidecars, open wheels and even trucks! Of course the most popular category is the Unlimited, in which competitors usally bring cars exclusively built for the event, with power figures sometimes up to 1000 Hp. The Suzuki XL7 Pikes Peak competitor shown in the picture above belongs to the unlimited category, it is driven by Nobuhiro Tajima who by the way holds the absolute course record of 10:01.408. This record braking run was achieved in the 2007 edition of the race. Tagima "Monster" brought a lot of interesting Pikes Peak competitors like the so familiar to Gran Turismo players (including me), the Suzuki Escudo Pikes Peak Version or the 2009 edition winner: the Suzuki SX4 Pikes Peak Version.

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