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Video: Helmut Deimel packs 50 years of rallying into 90 beautiful minutes

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Filed under: Motorsports , Classics , Videos Evolution of the Drifting Angle (Half a Century Sideways) – Click above to watch video after the jump Helmut Deimel has been involved in the sport of rallying since the Seventies. During that time he has participated and interacted with some of the all-time greatest drivers to ever click into a racing harness. Deimel’s involvment has also allowed him to cultivate a vast archive that spans 50 years of rallying history. He’s put it all together into one amazing 90-minute video called Evolution of the Drifting Angle (Half a Century Sideways) .

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Online Find of the Day: 2000 Ferrari Enzo mule

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Filed under: Classics , Coupe , Performance , Etc. , Ferrari Ferrari Enzo mule – Click above for high-res image gallery It’s not every day that a Ferrari mule comes up for sale, but that day, ladies and gentlemen, has arrived. What you see here may look like an old 348 , maybe with some 355 components retrofitted. But what you’re actually looking at is one of the mules that gave rise to the all-conquering Enzo supercar

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Video: How to build a BMW Z4 GT3 in 600 hours

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Filed under: Motorsports , Coupe , Performance , Videos , BMW Time-lapse video of a BMW Z4 GT3 coming to life – Click above to watch the video after the jump The BMW Z4 GT3 is a fixed-roof, race-ready version of the standard Z4 . Instead of a straight six, the Z4 GT3 is powered by a 480-horsepower 4.0-liter V8 coupled to a six-speed sequential gearbox. Designed and engineered for the track, this Z4 definitely means business – just look at it . You can purchase your own version for around $400,000, and after paying that price, you can have your new track assassin shipped to you…

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Video: Ken Block’s ADAC Rally prep is no match for mechanical failure

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Filed under: Motorsports , Videos , Hatchback , Ford , Celebrities , Racing Ken Block preps for the ADAC Rally – Click above to watch video after the jump They don’t call it the World Rally Championship for nothing. The globe’s best and brightest descend on the pinnacle of the rally sport to duke it out all over the planet, and while Ken Block hasn’t fared as well as predicted this season, he’s at least made it to the point where he can step into the ring. Right before Block took to the ADAC Rally in a new Focus bruiser, he sat down to answer a few questions from the likes of the crew at 0-60 Magazine .

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Video: Pagani backgrounds its ‘Ring run in the Zonda R

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Filed under: Performance , Videos Click above to watch the video after the jump The Pagani Zonda R is one freaky-fast exotic. In fact, we found out exactly how amazing the 750 horsepower supercar was when it turned in a Ferrari 599xx -crushing lap time of 6:47.5 at the N

Video: Dragging a knee on a Honda… Gold Wing?

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Filed under: Motorsports , Videos , Honda , Motorcycle Dragging a knee on a Honda Gold Wing – Click above to watch the video after the jump It’s not at all uncommon to see Honda two-wheelers at a local track day event. After all, the Japanese company is the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles, and its VFR, CB and CBR line of sport bikes have become synonymous with reliable performance. It’s just as likely that you’ll encounter one of Honda’s motorcycles, in most cases a Gold Wing, when touring across the United States. Naturally, it’s significantly less common to see a CBR criss-crossing the country, and, perhaps even more so, a Gold Wing on the track

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