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DRIFT AllStars. Champions vs. Champions
With just three days until the season opener in Birmingham, UK, the 2012 Drift Allstars European series is getting the ball rolling in…
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The Middle East region is home to a number of world-class motorsport facilities. crankandpiston.com endeavours to cover the very best and brightest from both national and international racing series, from the hugely popular underground drifting events to star-studded global meetings that attract the creme-de-la-creme of the motorsport scene.
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Ayrton Senna. Monaco 1988. “Close to perfection”
Hard to believe where the time goes, but this weekend marks 15 years since the 1988 Monaco Grand Prix: a race etched…
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Audi R8 LMS on historic banking. Terramar Circuit. Red Bull
There's something incredibly evocative about old racing circuits. In Europe, there are tracks that were laid and raced on almost a century…
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The most epic karting save ever. Club 100. Beastie Boys
As we've recently mentioned, karting is awesome. Particularly when you get in-kart footage of maybe the greatest save in racing history. During…
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The Morning Coffee Run. Patrick Long. Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0
Hey, Patrick Long. I don't care that you're Porsche's only American factory race driver - go bring me a coffee. Take the…
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Aston Martin V12 Zagato. Nurburgring 24Hrs. Ready For The Challenge
You may remember crankandpiston’s attendance at the Aston Martin V12 Zagato launch last November. Woops and “whoa!”s were only outdone by the…
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ALMS 2012. Round 3, Laguna Seca. Preview
Laguna Seca is one of those circuits every driver wants to get right. Forget the heritage, the great names to have turned…
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WEC 2012. Round 2, Spa-Francorchamps. Tick Tick And Tick
Certain things seemed inevitable as the World Endurance Championship circus descended on Spa-Francorchamps. First, given that Toyota had binned their latest hybrid…
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F1 Preview. Spanish Grand Prix. 2001 – Hakkinen’s Last Lap Drama
The Spanish Grand Prix is oft-maligned for producing processional Formula One races. And yet somehow the Circuito de Catalunya in Barcelona has…
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Dubai Kartdrome Endurance Championship 12 Hrs. Motorsport on the cheap
Love motorsport? Always wanted to give it a go, but never had the dollar? Then you, my friend, need to look into…
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Ferrari 312 T4. Jacques and Gilles Villeneuve. In Dad’s Footsteps
30 years ago this month, motorsport lost one of its most exciting drivers. Gilles Villeneuve had never won a Formula 1 world…
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Alessandro Zanardi. A Paralympic Bid
September 15 2001. By this time Alessandro Zanardi was already a two-time CART Champion, emulating series legends like Al Unser, A. J.…