Month: May 2016
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Fastest Corvette C2 in the world
Read more: Fastest Corvette C2 in the worldI’ve photographed this 1965 Corvette few years ago on a very hot sunny day, so hot in fact that my shoes were getting glued to the tarmac. Owner (Kimmo “SIX-5” Nevalainen) bought it around 10 years ago, fully rebuilt it, repainted it, changed everything. Car is built for multi-purpose, it’s good in corners, good on drag strip and at a car show. In April Kimmo improved his World Record run (fastest C2 Corvette) for Standing Mile – 201.3 MPH (323.96 KMH) He drove it on Le Mans track, at Nordschleife, Hockenheim, etc. Engine is aV8 400cui that goes to 7000 rpm, 1000+ hp
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Crac: can he kick it?
Read more: Crac: can he kick it?Another Estonian drift season, eighth if I’m not mistaking, started recently. First round was held in Latvia and already there Team Ghost showed that they mean business this year. Jarmo Luht, team-mate to Kristjan “Crac” Klemets got to the second step of the podium and now it was Crac’s time to shine. Kristjan qualified 3rd, but Jarmo did even better and got the top place: both drivers had their aim on the target In Top 16 Klemets was driving against Rait Lember and luck turned its back on the BMW driver A tough Top 8 was expected, since Kristian would go…
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Baltic Drift Cup 2016 // Round 1 / Riga
Read more: Baltic Drift Cup 2016 // Round 1 / RigaAfter a long winter period the Baltic Drift Cup is back and it’s stronger than ever. First round was held in Riga on the famous drift “hub” – Bikernieki, but not where you think.. This time the classical high-speed course was ditched in favour of a flowing altitude-changing forest track that is called “Witch Kettle”. 39 drifters from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania tried to tame this beast of a track. Blind corners were proving bravery of each and everyone and it showed: drivers with fewer practice took a more comfortable and safe trajectory. As always, new season brought new cars,…
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Interview with Sergey / интервью с Сергеем
Read more: Interview with Sergey / интервью с СергеемСергей Беднарук хорошо известный гоночный комментатор, журналист и ведущий. Мне выдалась возможность пообщаться с ним. Мы обсудили ДТМ, споттинг самолетов и автоспорт в целом. Sergey Bednaruk is a well-known voice of motorsport for Russian viewers. He is also a journalist and a track speaker. I had the opportunity to talk with him. We discussed DTM, plane spotting and motorsport in general. – Где ты родился и живешь сейчас? – Родился, вырос и живу в Москве. – Where are you from? – Born, raised and live in Moscow. – Над чем работаешь в данный момент? – Моя ежедневная работа – это Motorsport.com, русскоязычная…
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Ford Edsel Villager ’59
Read more: Ford Edsel Villager ’59My first car photoshoot of 2016. And what a beauty it is. The only Edsel Villager that you can find in Estonia. Condition is crusty & rusty which makes it even better in some sense. Owner: Erkki Joon.