The M Festival

When BMW returned to the 24h race at the Nürburgring last year, competition was fierce but the BMW M3 GT2 set out to continue the legendary performance and finished first. The BMW team secured not only the overall victory but ten class wins. Out of 198 cars lining up, 63 were BMWs.

Time for us to celebrate BMW’s outstanding performance at this prestigious race!

Therefore, we would like to invite you to merge into the world of M and come and see the backyard and playground of our M engineers. Every M car is developed and tested on the Nürburgring – the “Green Hell” – to meet the requirements for a race car suitable for everyday life. 

The M Festival, http://www.m-power.com/the_m_festival . Join the BMW M community event for M drivers and M fans, 23-26 June 2011 @ 24h race Nuerburgring, Germany. Save your tickets now.

Challenge to find Driving Heaven

Hammond May and Clarkson go on a hunt to find the World's best roads in some of the world's best supercars. Lightweight cars are the winners, James May has a rough ride and Hammond finds a gem of a road in Switzerland. 

The hills are alive to the sound of horse power. Clarkson Hammond and May pack their suitcases and their Lamborghini Aston Martin and Vanquish supercars on an epic journey to find the best driving road in the world. Amazing views and fantastic driving terrain in this clip from BBC's Top Gear.

2011 Falken Porsche GT3 RSR Testing - Sebring, FL

Falken Tire tests their 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR at the 2011 American Le Mans Series Winter Test in Sebring, FL at the historic Sebring Raceway. In a few short weeks this course will host the season opener of the 2011 American Le Mans Series with a grueling 12 hour endurance race.

Team Falken Tire, along with team manager Derrick Walker and drivers Bryan Sellers and Wolf Henzler hope to improve on their performance from last year with new slick compounds and a newly managed team.

Derrick Walker's background includes open-wheel racing such as Formula One and Indy Car.

Ken Block 2009 Highlights Slo-Mo & Hi-Def

Monster Energy Presents: Ken Block 2009 Highlights Slo-Mo & Hi-Def

This exclusive high definition viral film features the very best shots of Ken Block, captured during 2009, including  the Northstar at Tahoe shoot, the Gymkhana Two photo shoot at the Salton Sea, the 2009 Rally America National Championship season, Gymkhana Two: The

Informercial, the SCORE Powerdays 300 race, Ken's appearance on Top Gear and The Nitro Circus TV Shows, Gymkhana 2.1 featuring Rob Dyrdek, and  testing his 1978 Ford MKII Escort rally car. The footage was shot by Mad Media on RED, Phantom, and HD cameras.

The film is edited to "Mad World", written by Roland Orzabal and performed by Gary Jules and Michael Andrews as featured on the "Donnie Darko" soundtrack, and appears courtesy of Everloving Records. For more amazing clips and information on Ken Block visit:
www.monsterenergy.com

Le Mans 2011 - The New GT Cars

With great fanfare, a bulk of the fan focus for this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans will zoom in on Audi’s and Peugeot’s new prototypes expected to battle for the overall victory. Since each of the two powerhouse manufacturers first launched diesel-powered cars in 2006 and 2007, respectively, they have never gone into Le Mans with new cars at the same time as they are this year.

In the class where production relevance is more evident, GTE Pro, it’s worth noting a number of cars have also gracefully ridden off into the sunset while newer, hungrier cars take their place. 

The biggest one, of course, is the new Ferrari F458 Italia, the replacement for the F430 GT. Visually stunning, the 458 in race trim features a modified nose and front hood with a trio of inlets, far curvier sides, and a fiercer rear body.