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Something From Nothing – TBC Hot Rods and Motorcycles

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Depth of Speed takes a look at TBC Hot Rods and Motorcycles of Fayetteville, North Carolina. The owner, Tim Bradham, talks about what it is he loves about building things for his customers. It really demonstrates the pride of a master craftsman turning raw materials into what people dream of. It’s nice to know that there are still people who will do things right no matter how long it takes in this age of mass manufacturing of products that offend the least number of people. I’m also really digging the square tube motorcycle frame they have on the stand in the background.


Depth of Speed: Something From Nothing from Josh Clason on Vimeo.

2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG – CAR and DRIVER

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Csaba Csere of CAR and DRIVER got to tag along with the CEO and Head of Development of AMG as they worked on the new 2014 E63 AMG. The E-Series is receiving a pretty extensive mid-cycle refresh next year with the E63 AMG getting the most drastic changes. Not only was this a preview of what was to come on the new car, we also get an inside look at AMG’s history and the way they work. The new car is moving to all wheel drive with a performance variant of the Mercedes-Benz 4matic system. Instead of adapting the regular 4matic E-series systems, the AMG guys specified their own 30/70 front/rear torque split and custom front suspension geometry. They have the freedom to change whatever they need to achieve a balanced performance chassis that can also be daily driven. You can see what they’re doing is working in the shots of the car hustling through the course at El Toro airfield. The new E63 AMG is definitely going to mix it up in the sport luxury category when it goes on sale late next year.


Source: CAR and DRIVER on YouTube

The Bondurant School of High Performance Driving – Hot Rod Magazine

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The staff of Hot Rod Magazine brings us the story of their adventures taking the 2-day course at the Bondurant School of High Performance Driving. The fact that the 6 staffers have varying levels of road racing experience makes for interesting stories of where each person had some breakthroughs. After a classroom session at the start, the staffers tour the course in a van and then start working on basic skills behind the wheels of C6 Corvette Grand Sports. At first, they practiced fundamental skills like high speed lane changes, heel-toe downshifting and skid control in a Cadillac CTS that had trolleys that would lift each end of the car off the ground to make the front and rear axles lose traction. The lessons then culminated with some full fledged track racing and a timed autocross to see who could set the fastest time.


Source: Motor Trend on YouTube