Category Archives: Information

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Gumball 3000 - Arrested at 170mph

May 7, 2009 – 9:58 am

Some Gumballers were stopped by the law at an estimated 170mph, resulting in their cars being impounded and being sent to jail. It will be interesting to see if more information surfaces about this in the next few days, but for now here is a video showing a Veyron being loaded onto a flatbed.

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Japanese Start Them Young - Racing Cartoon!

April 28, 2009 – 9:57 am

I came across this and think it’s absolutely amazing that they are incorporating cars, and to a certain extent racing, with a kids costumed characters T.V. show! I know it’s a 6 minute video but it is worth watching, with a big fury character driving an s2000 (showing drifting and gymkhana work) and an Integra [...]

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Speed Bump Destroys Gallardo!

April 27, 2009 – 3:39 pm

A post dedicated to bitching about speed bumps!
Whilst having a drink with Fly we somehow got onto the conversation of speed bumps, both expressing our absolute hatred for them and how we would love to go back in time to rid the guy who invented them.It got me thinking and reminded me of a video [...]

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Battle Of The Hatches Winner - Your Vote!

March 23, 2009 – 12:34 pm

Since Dylan and I were unable to come to an agreement as to the winner of our ‘Battle of the Hatches’ contest we decided to open it up to the public to see what the readers truly believe to be the winner. This will be a useful process for us as it will allow us [...]

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hvtm.hu - Virtual Tuning English Release

February 26, 2009 – 3:43 pm

Six months ago BosStylists agreed a deal with hvtm.hu to offer prizes for their virtual tuning competitions. I was given the opportunity to judge the competitions from a ‘real’ perspective, judging how the changes to the car would fair in the real word, whilst the rest of the competition was judged on the quality of [...]

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Audi: Magnetic Ride System

February 19, 2009 – 8:41 pm

So I’ve been asked a couple questions about the Magnetic Ride System. If you have read my blog on the Audi R8 you will notice that the V10 version comes standard with the Magnetic Ride System while the V8 version it’s an option.
Well here’s the explanation of the Magnetic Ride System:
The [...]

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Sebastian Vettel: New F1 Rules Explained

February 17, 2009 – 8:23 pm

This is a great video explaining the rule changes for the 09/10 F1 season. I was not too convinced when I heard of all the rule changes but having seen this video this may be the most exciting F1 season to date.
You just have to love the ‘boost’ button!

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Suspension: Camber, Caster, Toe

January 19, 2009 – 2:37 am

The three major alignment parameters; Camber, Caster, and Toe. Any car/track enthusiast should know these three terms and know them well as they play a major role in your handling characteristics.
CAMBER
Camber is the angle of the wheel relative to vertical as viewed from the front or rear of the car. If the wheel [...]

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Building A Project Car & Getting Sponsored

October 23, 2008 – 6:46 pm

I have commonly been asked for information on building a large project and how to get sponsorship for your build, so much so that I decided to do a blog post on the subject - its a long post but well worth the read if you are considering it.

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