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2014 Dubai 24 Hours. 80 and counting
The 2014 Dubai 24 Hours already has 80 confirmed entries, and the provisional entry list has some very familiar names attached. Any…
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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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National Freestyle Drifting Championship. Qatar Racing Club
4x4 drift action: the National Freestyle Drifting Championship returns to Qatar, just three months before the return of the Qatar Mile. Things…
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The 1955 Belgian Grand Prix. Spa-Francorchamps. Shell
A film commissioned by Shell tells the story of the 1955 Belgian Grand Prix held at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Welcome to the…
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Red Bull. Tianmenshan Mountain Drift. China
The Red Bull Tianmenshan Mountain Drift King Show featuring James Tang, Federico Sceriffo and a whole lot of sideways up a mountain.…
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F1 Preview. Belgian Grand Prix. 1981 – A Dark Weekend
Zolder 1982 is a day that changed Formula 1 forever. Ironically, at the same circuit one year earlier, the Belgian Grand Prix…
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The fastest Hillclimb. St. Ursanne 2013. Speed & Flames
St.Ursanne in Switzerland is one of the fastest Hillclimbs and is full of awesome. The European Hillclimb Championship features epic hills, epic…
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Middle East Motorsport. Is there a solution?
We’ve already heard that to pull regional motorsport from the doldrums requires a youthful local hero or two. But there’s more to…
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FIA GT Series. Round 4, Slovakia. Against the odds
HTP Gravity Charouz Racing’s Andreas Simonsen and Sergei Afanasiev take a shock Championship Race victory in the Pro-Am Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3,…
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Nissan, Lexus and Honda. 2014 Super GT Series Contenders
The unveiling at Suzuka Circuit of three of the contenders for the Japanese GT500 class of the 2014 SUPER GT Series. There…
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Honda. NSX CONCEPT-GT. Unveiled
Honda has unveiled the NSX CONCEPT-GT and the Power of Dreams returns. The video of the Acura NSX Prototype on track created…
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PPRE Six-Rotor RX4. Gone Full Rotard
PPRE Six-Rotor RX4 Track Test at the 2013 V 4 & Rotary North Island Jamboree Felix Wankel, inventor of the rotary engine,…
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Modena Trackdays 2013. Sights to behold
crankandpiston heads to Spa-Francorchamps to take in the sights and sounds of Modena Trackdays. And a boatload of Ferraris. And Jacky Ickx.…