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Ford RS200 and Audi Sport Quattro – Chris Harris

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As part of the homologation requirements for Group B rally, the manufacturers had to produce 200 road going versions of the cars they used to compete with. The rule was kind of ridiculous given how extreme the race cars were, but it does increase the chance that regular people get to experience what they were like. Chris Harris got to test the RS200 from Ford and the Audi Sport Quattro. He does his usual excellent job of describing what the nature of the cars are like and what made them historically significant.


Source: DRIVE on YouTube

Jay Leno’s 1941 Plymouth Special Deluxe Coupe

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Jay Leno bought this 1941 Plymouth Special Deluxe Coupe from the son of a man named Fred who passed away and wanted the car to go to someone who would appreciate and care for it. Jay says it represents a time when America made the best cars in the world. This particular car has been purposely left unmodified and unrestored so that it could just be an enjoyable driver.


Source: Jay Leno’s Garage on YouTube

Bigfoot Attempts the Monster Truck Long Jump Record

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I know there’s a lot of stereotypes that link Monster Trucks with a redneck “WOOOOO, Hold My Beer and Watch This!!” mentality. If you go into this video with those stereotypes in mind, you will be surprised. I was. Yes this bit is about a monster truck attempting a long jump record, but that’s just the icing on the cake. The interview with Bigfoot’s owner, Bob Chandler, and Bigfoot 18’s senior driver, Dan Runte, is the real treasure. They talk about the start of what has become a 37 year legacy of motorsports in Bigfoot. It’s an intimate look into what it takes to run the organization and a tribute to the fans that make the whole thing possible. That being said, the long jump is also absolutely incredible. I think the longer it flew through the air, the more my jaw dropped.


Source: Motor Trend on YouTube

Final Flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour

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The Space Shuttle Endeavour took it’s last flight last weekend on the back of a Boeing 747 to Los Angeles to take its place in the California Science Center. Here are a couple of videos of the last flight that I found on Gizmodo commemorating the occasion.

The first video is a time lapse of the shuttle being mounted to the transport plane:

 

The second video is high speed footage of the landing at LAX under the escort of a couple of FA-18 Hornets:


Shuttle Endeavour: A piece of space history flies by in slow motion from Vincent Laforet on Vimeo.

Sources: YouTube user DailyOnTech via Gizmodo and Vincent Laforet on Vimeo also via Gizmodo