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Dog Days Of COVID Summer: Five Entertaining Automotive YouTube Channels Worth Subscribing To
During this dog-days-filled COVID Summer, a good amount of us are probably still in a place of having a tad more time on our hands than usual. Luckily, it seems like there are more YouTube channels than ever that focus on entertaining automotive content, which can help keep us occupied.
Attention Team Winding Road Racing Members: We Want Your Racing Videos!
One of Winding Road Racing’s core objectives is to support amateur road racing in the United States. But more than that, we also want to publicize your achievements. Send us your racing videos and we’ll feature it on the Winding Road Racing YouTube channel.
Winding Road’s Guide to Automotive Video Recording
Over at the Winding Road YouTube channel viewers often ask us about how we capture the footage of the cars we review, both in terms of the equipment we use and how we use it. Recording footage of your car may seem like a pretty straightforward proposition, but getting great footage of your car requires some forethought and the right tools for the job. In this article we’ll cover both, as well as how to handle situations that might necessitate changing your recording style due to outside factors.
Winding Road Video: 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab 4WD
Earlier this week, Multimedia Editor Chris Amos got some seat time with Chevrolet’s latest four door hauler. Accordingly, we bring you a pair of videos that give you an idea of what it’s like to drive and live with the Chevy fullsize in the real world.
Winding Road Video: 2014 Ford Fiesta ST
When Ford released the new Focus ST, we found it to be a seriously entertaining ride with the sporty credibility to back up the ST badge. Now, Multimedia Editor Chris Amos has gotten time behind the wheel of its little brother, the 2014 Ford Fiesta ST.
Winding Road Video: 2005 Ford GT
Multimedia Editor Chris Amos gets in some pretty freakin’ amazing cars. This time, it’s a 2005 Ford GT. Kindly, he brings his video equipment along for the ride to share the experience with the rest of the world.
Winding Road Video: 1985 Audi Ur-Quattro
The Quattro that started it all is a beauty to behold, and thanks to the Paul Eddleston at Braid Wheels USA (remember that superb Subaru “Rally Wagon” we featured a while back?) Multimedia Editor Chris Amos got to experience one firsthand. And, of course, he brought along the video equipment to take us all along for the ride.
Speed Secrets: The Big 2 Questions
In my opinion, the race engineer’s primary job is to get the car to do exactly what the driver wants it to do. Some good engineers disagree with me; they only focus on the simulations and what the fastest set up is from a theory standpoint, then expect the driver to get the most from it. I figure if the car is to the driver’s liking, he can show me what he has… he has no excuses.
Winding Road Video: 1997 Subaru Outback H-6 Swapped “Rally Wagon”
A few weeks ago Paul Eddleston of Braid Wheels USA, let us have a go in his 1997 EG33 Swapped Subaru Outback Rallycross wagon. Multimedia Editor Chris Amos brought along the video equipment so we could share this bad boy with the world.
Race Video Camera Comparison Review: Part 1 – The Problem With GoPro
Lots of racers use video cameras to capture action at the track. Some of this is for fun, because it is enjoyable to review an exciting day’s activity. Some video is for sharing, because if you make an epic start or pass, you want your buddies to see it. Some of this use of video is to gather evidence; if you protest or someone protests against you, you’d like to have an objective record of what happened. And our favorite reason for racing videos is learning, because sometimes you or another driver can see what went wrong or what went right and you can do better next time. So, video is good. Not only that, it is relatively cheap and has the appearance of being easy.
Winding Road Video: 2013 BMW M5
This video from Mulitmedia Editor Chris Amos stars the crowd-pleasing BMW M5 equipped with a six-speed manual transmission. This video gives an up-close look at the car from all angles, then takes us behind the wheel for a point-of-view test drive.
Winding Road Video: 2005 Ferrari F430
A helpful owner was kind enough to allow Multimedia Editor Chris Amos access to this menacing 2005 Ferrari F430 to make these video.
Video: Pikes Peak In A Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
The 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has come and gone already, but amazing videos from the event are still finding their way online. In this one, Jeff Zwart tackles the mountain in his Porsche 911 GT3 Cup.
Video: 2014 Porsche 911 Targa Spied
It looks as though the Targa is next Porsche 911 to join the lineup, and these videos allow us a good look at it with little to disguise it.
Video: SRI EV1 Off-Road In Mexican 1000
The SRI EV1 recently became the first all-electric off-road racecar to enter a sanctioned off-road event when it raced in the Mexican 1000 race in the Baja peninsula.
Gran Turismo 6 Box Art, Release Date Leaked
Gran Turismo 5 had what felt like a ten-year gestation. In reality, it was only about half that long, arriving in 2010, five years after GT4. It appears, if information from Italian retailer Multiplayer.com is correct, that we won’t need to wait nearly as long for Gran Turismo 6.
Video: Lotus Exige S Roadster Coming This Summer
Lotus has published this fairly simple video to announce that it will be releasing a topless version of the Exige S in the summer of 2013. According to Lotus, the Exige S Roadster is in its final phases of testing, meaning it will be available in time for customers to enjoy some open-air motoring in some great weather.
Winding Road Video: 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible TDI
The newest-generation of the Volkswagen Beetle is quite fun on its own, we found to our amusement. Being able to drop the top and hear the chug of the grease-burning TDI engine only adds to the fun.
Video: McLaren Demonstrates How To Drive A P1 In The Snow
Yes, it may look like mindless drifting and messing about in the new, 903-horserpower, $1.3-million McLaren P1, but we’re sure there’s some kind of work going on here.
Bentley Contemplating Four-Door Continental Coupe
The CLS, Gran Coupe, and A7 run the gamut, with base models retailing for well under six figures, while the AMG, M, and RS versions easily creep past $100,000. If the rumors from British rag Auto Express are any indication, Germany’s entries could see some serious, high-end competition from none other than Bentley.
Video: Modded RX-7 Spits Flames At The Dragon
Ask the Winding Road staff what their favorite places in the world are, and it’s only a matter of time before someone mentions The Tail Of The Dragon. Officially called US Route 129 or Deals Gap, the Dragon is a viciously winding ribbon of tarmac, made up of 318 curves spread across 11 miles. That’s about 29 curves for every mile of road. Making things more difficult are the precipitous drop-offs and trees that sandwich the road. This is not a route for the faint of heart.
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