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2013 Dubai 24hrs. On The Grid With…
Half an hour may seem like plenty of time, but when you’re battling through a wave of fans, mechanics, drivers and various…
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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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2013 Dubai 24hrs. Qualifying. First Strike, Black Falcons
On paper, the #1 car ending qualifying as number 1 doesn’t seem that out of kilter. Last year’s race winners Sean Edwards,…
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Ferrari F12berlinetta vs Pagani Huayra. Too Close To Call!
We do a lot of polls on crankandpiston – how we do try and entertain you! – but we think this may…
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2013 Dubai 24hrs. Live Streaming
We realise that epic shots and on the ground write-ups from crankandpiston on the eighth running of the Dubai 24hrs are only…
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2013 Dubai 24hrs. Free Practice. Postcard from the Frontline
The first Free Practice section of the 2013 Dubai 24hrs is now underway at the Dubai Autodrome. For the last few days…
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2013 Dubai 24hrs. Calm Before The Storm
There’s a marked difference between life up here in the main grandstand and life down there on pitroad at the Dubai Autodrome.…
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Dubai 24Hrs 2012 Retrospective. The Wait Is Nearly Over
Skip to the 1m 35s mark in the video below (after you’ve watched the whole thing through, of course): it’s difficult not…
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Tuned Scion FR-S. Drive. VCMC Hammer
“When building a tuner car, especially one for the track, the tendency is to go overboard with a mish-mash of aftermarket parts.”…
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The fastest driver change ever. Motorsport
Various forms of motorsport require driver changes these days. Normally it's a mad scramble to get one guy out of the driver's…
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New ProMod Middle East Record. Khalid Mohamed
Blink and you’ll miss it: at 58s, Khalid Mohamed’s 69 Camaro Pat Musi 903 Cubic Inch is waiting for the lights; at…
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Need more turbos. Drag racing on the sand. UAE
If there's one thing that the UAE is good at, it's strapping massive turbos to SUVs until they're farting out flames and…
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R32 Nissan Skyline GT-R. Bathurst. 1991 Tooheys 1000
The Gibson Motorsport prepared R32 Nissan Skyline GT-R has become the stuff of automotive legend. The car they named 'Godzilla' was a…