Since we’re all getting excited with the build-up towards Round 1 of MegaLAP Time Attack, how about this particular car: a Mercedes 190E ex-DTM racecar now fitted with an ex-F1 Judd V8 engine. We’re talking about 11,000 rpm and in excess of 800hp here people! But oh, the sound. It screams like a banshees as [...]
Most people only know Formula One, Super GT, DTM, WTCC, FIA GT as racing because that what is mostly shown on TV. But many don’t take notice of Club Level racing that are more accessible to us mere mortals. And they contain real close racing with real overtaking, not DRS assisted or pitstop overtaking. Well [...]
I was trawling YouTube and came across an event called Gatebil, which is held annually in Norway at the circuit of Rudskogen. It’s just one big nutty event where fellas come down in hoards both to spectate and to blast their incredibly modified cars around the circuit. Honestly, in South East Asia with it’s track [...]
Pro-Dubs are custom rim protectors made in the USA, and offer the easiest and most convenient form of wheel protection in the market today. Designed and manufactured in the United States, Pro-Dubs prevent the outermost edge of the wheel from impacting the curb by absorbing the damage. So, ‘custom wheel loving’ Malaysians have to worry [...]
A 10 part series on how to improve your skills at the wheel by AMG Driving Academy. It shows what it takes to stay in control of your car at any given time. A must watch for every driver, especially the Saturday Night racers.
Think you know Formula 1? So you have watched it all and know how to appreciate the beauty that is Formula 1. Well here’s a video for you then. Shot in ultra-slow motion, the video features Toro Rosso going around the Misano track in Italy. Showcasing every detail, the two videos below highlight the flexibility [...]
All of us here at Ignition.my love a good race, what more a good race in the wet. So when we saw this video of a wet race at the American Le Mans Series, we had to share it. Simply put, it’s a wash out.
A cool hillclimb video with the Subaru Rally Team USA up Mt. Washington. Driver David Higgins laid down a time of 6:11.54 that basically annihilated Travis Pastrana’s record breaking time of 6:20.47 set last year. Watch the 8 minute video to see just how hardcore a hillclimb can be and how a team prepares for [...]
How does a £150,000 (yup, that’s British pounds) Honda CRZ sound to you? Insane ain’t it? Well how about if we told you that it’s also probably one of the most fiercest and noisiest hybrid? Still doesn’t change a thing does it? Well thank god then that this Mugen CRZ is just a prototype, built [...]
Lewis Hamilton swaps seats with legendary NASCAR champion Tony Stewart. Its a pretty interesting watch as the two champions swap seats, Lewis having no problem with the NASCAR racer but Tony obviously taking some time to get used to the massive downforce and braking capabilities. Here’s the six part episode to kill your boredom.
Nobuhiro ‘Monster’Tajima is a legend at the Pikes Peak Hillclimb event. Almost unbeatable. And this year he proved why again after he won the event for the sixth consecutive time, making it eleven times in total since 1988. The 60 year old Japanese pilots a specially adapted Suzuki SX4 with a twin turbo 3.1liter V6 [...]
The Nurburgring is legendary for snuffing out amateurs from the pro’s. It’s also the ideal place for manufacturers to prove their products worth, the GTR leading the way with that. It may not be the fastest, but its definately one of the most affordable fast-around-the-Ring sports car available today. The ‘Ring is also famous for [...]
The Nissan GTR is fast. No doubt about that. It’s faster than most other supercars on the road today. No doubt about that either. It’s also much cheaper than the competition. Because it’s fast, Japanese and cheap, it’s easily available to some that are looking to bust the guts of some egotistic supercar drivers out [...]
It’s a question that has hounded humans since the very first day we set out racing motorcars. Handling or speed? Even modern video games make you choose which you prefer, and in video games its easy to have both. But in real life having both is either going to be very expensive, or non existent. [...]
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