Tag: mercedes

  • Mercedes Museum / Stuttgart

    Mercedes museum is just ten minute ride away from the Porsche museum that I just finished exploring. Now I was more interested in innovations than in racing spirit. This museum is big, nine storey big, but before we go up, check out the elevators that lead you there. We start with 130 year old history, when mister Karl Benz was trying to make a helicopter or a moving cupboard. And now we decent into nine rings of hell innovations. *Classical music plays* *Jimi Hendrix wrestling his stratocaster* *Autobahn is performed by Kraftwerk* *Jetsons theme song on repeat* *V8 Formula 1…

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  • Guest Post // Anton Abitaev / DTM Moscow Raceway

    Anton Abitaev is my friend and motorsport photographer from Latvia. He was kind enough to share some pictures and words in Russian from the DTM weekend at Moscow Raceway. Since he was an official photographer for the track, he got access to the pitlane. Guest Post Author: Anton Abitaev // Facebook / Instagram Человек любит придумывать себе традиции и я не стал исключением. Каждый год в конце лета я сажусь в самолёт и лечу в столицу России, после чего ещё пару часов езды на автобусе для журналистов от станции метро «Строгино» до небольшого города Волоколамск, где я провожу все выходные, с пятницы…

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  • ADAC Zurich 24h Nürburgring 2016

    I wanted to go to Nürburgring for a very long time. In 2014 I even accredited to the same 24h race, but was unable to go. This time everything went smoothly and I experienced what is the toughest 24h race in the world. It’s hard in general, so when heavy showers, hail and fog hits the track – it all ads up. I was able to make sunny pictures only during the morning training. After morning practice it was time for the WTCC. I will make a separate post about them later on. Now it was time for the main race.…

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