Jumeirah Cruisin. The first tester. Dubai. UAE

Last night witnessed the first tester event for what will undoubtedly become the go to car event in the UAE Friday 24th May witnessed what has been in the works for months and months. It all started over a coffee with Khalid Bin Hadher,...
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Lamborghini Egoista. The Latest Dubai Police Supercar

The Lamborghini Egoista makes a surprise appearance as the latest addition to the Dubai police supercar fleet. Many have been left wondering what the next high-performance, highly-exclusive and incredibly high-priced supercar would be the next to join the Dubai police force. Bookies odds looked...
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MB&F HM4 Thunderbolt. The Most Epic Watch Ever?

Is the MB&F HM4 Thunderbolt the coolest watch we’ve ever featured on crankandpiston? We pride ourselves at crankandpiston in bringing you the best, the brightest and the downright wackiest the fashion and accessory world has to offer. With an automotive flavour, naturally. This though...
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Driving a Monster Truck. Abu Dhabi. Taming Blue Thunder

The enormity of what I’m about to do has just hit me. A shade over nine feet below me lies the same dirt track, complete with ramps, on which the first ever Monster Jam competition will take place in the Middle East. Under my...
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RWB Dog Fight. Porsche 993 vs Porsche 997. Tsukuba

To think, there are people out there that think Porsche RWB (RAUH-Welt Begriff) is all about stance. A simple video for you to enjoy care of Maiham Media, in Japan. Nakai-San (the curator of RAUH-Welt) is in the hunt and is all systems go....
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2013 Mille Miglia. Round-Up. Jaguar Heritage Racing

Jaguar posts a quick recap of the 2013 Mille Miglia, an event that saw the British company remind all concerned of their endurance racing heritage. We’ve tried to keep a lid on this, by not being overly showy or reporting as we go along,...
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2013 Nurburgring 24 Hours. On-Board. Full Throttle In E...

On-board footage from Leh Keen’s Fambacher Racing Porsche 997 GT3 R shows the moment the rain that halted this year’s Nurburgring 24 Hours began to fall. This year’s Nurburgring 24 Hours will likely be remembered for three things: the first event victory for Mercedes-Benz;...
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2014 Chevrolet Impala. Dubai, UAE. Leap of Faith

crankandpiston drives the new-for-2014 Chevrolet Impala in Dubai, UAE, and puts the aggressively designed brute through its paces. Judging by its pre-event press drivel, Chevrolet is taking no prisoners with its latest launch, and with good reason. Its newest front-wheel drive mid-size saloon will...
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Jaguar Form Study. Clerkenwell, UK. One For The Collect...

The new Jaguar form study at Clerkenwell Design Week in the UK has one of the crankandpiston team thinking about some other models close to his heart. Since I was eight years old, my automotive 1/18 diecast collection has been getting steadily bigger year-on-year...
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2013 Nurburgring 24 Hours. Black Falcons Washout

Sean Edwards, Jeroen Bleekemolen and Bernd Schneider are getting rather good at taking home the endurance racing silverware. Schneider in particular is on a roll, first securing his maiden endurance victory in Dubai with Edwards and Bleekemolen during January’s 24 Hours race before securing...
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Volkswagen Golf vs Alfa Romeo Giulietta. Dubai, UAE. To...

crankandpiston takes a closer look at two of the region’s newest debutants: the seventh generation Volkswagen Golf and the Alfa Romeo Giulietta. In the early 1980s, the Volkswagen Golf and the Alfa Romeo Giulietta didn’t have a huge amount in common. One had a...
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wetheterrors. World Rally T-Shirts. Tribute To Group B

wetheterrors, with nearly ten years of experience shooting on the World Rally Championship stage, has a brand new t-shirt range for the true rally fans. Though you may not think it, the World Rally Championship losing its promoter in 2012 was actually a blessing...
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Subaru BRZ. Drag Racing. 1400hp

A Subaru BRZ with 1400hp. The last thing you’d expect to see at a drag strip. Didn’t stop Al Afshar though. The first thing that springs to mind when you say Subaru BRZ and/or Toyota 86, is not drag racing. Circuit racing yes, Drift...
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2013 Mille Miglia. Day Three. The Final Leg.

The competitors make their way out of Rome and back to Brescia on the final day of the 2013 Mille Miglia. The final day of the Mille Miglia saw an early morning mad dash out of Rome under Polizia escort for the competitors. Drivers...
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The Management Fleet. Bentley Continental Flying Spur. ...

We’ve come to the end of our time with the Bentley Continental Flying Spur, and I will be sad when it goes. Still, I’ve done pretty well out of it. My other half has gotten very used to being chauffeured around in style and...
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2013 Nurburgring 24 Hours. LIVE STREAMING

Live streaming for the 2013 Nurburgring 24 Hours includes direct coverage from Radio Le Mans. Excitement is brewing ahead of the 41st running of the Nurburgring 24 Hours, and with good reason. Fresh off its inaugural win on the event last year – a...
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A day with some Morgans. 3 Wheeler and Plus 8.

Having just finished a tour of the Morgan factory in the UK, we’re invited to take the company’s legendary 3 Wheeler for a spin. We don’t need to be asked twice. After a couple of hours enjoying the rustic charm of the Morgan factory,...
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The DeLorean Story. Nick Sutton. Debt, Drugs and the DM...

‘The DeLorean Story’, newly published by Haynes, tells the company’s controversial story from the perspective of Nick Sutton, a former DeLorean employee who claims to have seen it all. Amazing to think that, given the embezzlement, sectarian violence, and FBI drugs sting involved, that...
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Red Bull Car Park Drift. Saudi Arabia 2013. NEW VIDEO

Red Bull Car Park Drift hits Saudi Arabia, and sees Amir Mansour and Saeed Al Mouri top the table in Jeddah. Getting Saudi Arabia enthusiastic about drifting has never been much of an issue, and yet Red Bull managed to raise the roof even...
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Race2Recovery. Dakar Rally. The Full Story

Race2Recovery: Beyond Injury, Achieving the Extraordinary recounts the incredible story of the injured servicemen who set out to compete in the 2013 Dakar Rally in a quartet of Bowler Wildcats. Anybody who has competed on the Dakar Rally will tell you that competing, let...
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Road

The Management Fleet. Volkswagen Golf Mk VII. T...

Road Friday, May 24th, 2013

Phill finds out that life has a way of teaching us little lessons, using the Management Fleet Volkswagen Golf and the rear bumper of an Audi A8. Life has a tendency to teach important...

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Race

1981 Dubai Grand Prix. World Champions Hit The ...

Race Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

The 1981 Dubai Grand Prix, billed ‘the biggest motor racing event ever to hit the Arabian Gulf’, saw four former Formula 1 World Champions, two future Champions, four 24 Hours of Le Mans winners...

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Lifestyle

J&L Fabricating. eGarage. An Old Fashioned...

Lifestyle Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

eGarage takes a stroll around J&L Fabricating, and finds out just what goes into restoring a historic racing car. “It’s one thing to put a car together. It’s another to make it work” Sound...