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09/03/10 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: Ford F-150 SVT Raptor // SuperCrew
Ford F-150 SVT Raptor // SuperCrew   The biggest and baddest off-road beast available on the market is more than likely the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor. Any people against that claim? The crazy, dune jumping, street legal Trophy truck has only [...]
09/03/10 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: Aston Martin Lagonda // The Big Ugly thing - Shelved
Aston Martin Lagonda // The Big Ugly thing - Shelved   This is probably not the most important news of the day but certainly a piece that has generated a fair amount of relief in the office. Ever since the top brass at the Aston Martin HQ in Gaydon [...]
09/03/10 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: MONSTER DRIFT // After Dark in the Desert
MONSTER DRIFT // After Dark in the Desert   We are hoping that if we keep banging on about the drifting scene someone in the Middle East might step up and pull off a proper drift event. Mind you, we could pull our fingers out ourselves and stop [...]
09/02/10 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: C&P shot of the day // Art in the making // FibraFoil
C&P shot of the day // Art in the making // FibraFoil   The car is amazing, the design completely bonkers and the execution will be undoubtedly superb. Stand by for the next epic car to rumble out of the FibraFoil workshop. Phil [...]
09/02/10 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: McLaren // The Master Plan
McLaren // The Master Plan   It's fair to say that we are all big and I mean BIG fans of the baby "Macca" here at Crank&Piston HQ. Ever since it popped it's head over the gossip parapet and into the main stream, we have been [...]
09/01/10 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: Pokerface 1 // UAE GT Racing Season 2009 - 2010 // A Look Back
Pokerface 1 // UAE GT Racing Season 2009 - 2010 // A Look Back   It's summer right now in the Middle East and while racetracks around the rest of the world are packed with action we are deep in the hibernation of the off season. Beneath the calm surface there's a [...]
08/31/10 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: Brabus iBusiness // The mobile Mac store
Brabus iBusiness // The mobile Mac store   I think I'm happy to admit this - I'm an Apple hussy. Not only am I, but the rest of the growing team here at Ranch Crank&Piston are too. We have iMacs, Macbook Pro's, pods, touches, phones etc [...]
08/31/10 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: C&P shot of the day // Big Bad Pink Lambo SV
C&P shot of the day // Big Bad Pink Lambo SV   Well the summer vacations have come to an end and the Middle Eastern heavy metal will mostly all have returned to their respective countries. I would hazard a guess that the wealthy central London [...]
08/29/10 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: FIA GT1 // Nurburgring // The Race
FIA GT1 // Nurburgring // The Race   It's been a weekend full of motorsport action at the Nurburgring. Alongside following the exploits of the Lotus Sport Middle East boys in a pair of 2-Elevens and keeping an eye on Ollie Hancock as he [...]
08/29/10 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: Camouflage Ferrari 458 Italia // Nurburgring
Camouflage Ferrari 458 Italia // Nurburgring   The Ferrari 458 Italia is certainly one of the hottest supercars on the block - though some have been a little hotter than others if the reports of a dozen or so 458s catching fire recently are to be [...]
08/28/10 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: FIA GT4 // Lotus Evora Cup / GT4
FIA GT4 // Lotus Evora Cup / GT4   There's no shortage of fast and horny machinery out on track during this weekend's festival of fast at the Nurburgring in the beautiful - but blooming wet and windy at times - Eiffel mountains. With [...]
08/28/10 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: Insane x 2 // a TWIN VR6 VW Lupo
Insane x 2 // a TWIN VR6 VW Lupo   One last little interruption before we head back to Phil's amazing coverage from the 'Ring...if only because this is just too insane not to post up. A VR6 Lupo would be insane. But how about a Lupo [...]
08/28/10 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: Quick Pic // Too Unique to Die // Low Low Rat
Quick Pic // Too Unique to Die // Low Low Rat   Haven't seen much new FUEL mag goodness from Luke Ray lately so I went out looking for my Rat Rod fix and here it is. This one's full of tasty ingredients: the oh-so-low street stance, the [...]
08/28/10 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: Lotus Sport Middle East // FIA GT4 // Quick Update
Lotus Sport Middle East // FIA GT4 // Quick Update   'The dream is to come out here, have a go and be somewhere near the front...' Those were the words of Julian Griffin a few minutes before him and Big Fred set out to qualify for the first GT4 race of [...]
08/27/10 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: FIA GT1 // Nurburgring // Preview
FIA GT1 // Nurburgring // Preview   Well, it's been a super long day! My feet hurt, I'm soaked through, yet the cars and the track have been superb as always. With changeable weather that only the Eiffel region and the Nurburgring can [...]
08/27/10 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: Lotus Sport Middle East // FIA GT4 // Nurburgring
Lotus Sport Middle East // FIA GT4 // Nurburgring   Welcome to a rather wet and blustery Nurburgring where the CRANK&PISTON crew is holed up this weekend as we follow the plights of the NFS/Lotus Sport Middle East boys. Fred and Julian are taking [...]
08/25/10 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: Nissan GTR // The Nip and Tuck
Nissan GTR // The Nip and Tuck   The Midlife refresh! To be honest this is always going to be a toughie even for a company like Nissan and a product like the GTR. You see, the GTR is the leading car in the Nissan line up...the halo [...]
08/24/10 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: European LMS // Hungaroring // Through the eyes of Eric Fabre
European LMS // Hungaroring // Through the eyes of Eric Fabre   The twists and turns of the Hungaroring test cars and drivers to the absolute limit. With a high level of down force, exceptionally low grip and high track temperatures, the 1,000Km of Hungaroring [...]
08/23/10 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: FibraFoil // A quick visit // The Surgery
FibraFoil // A quick visit // The Surgery   There's an old saying I used to get (verbally) beaten into me as a kid, 'cleanliness is next to godliness'. Now having spent a lot of time in Europe and having a fascination for all things automotive, [...]
08/23/10 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: Mercedes CLS // 2012 Model revealed
Mercedes CLS // 2012 Model revealed   In a world of SUV's and what Marketeers and Brand Directors like to call cross overs, it is so refreshing to see that people are still kicking out saloons. Good old fashioned and beautiful saloon [...]
08/22/10 - Crank and Piston
Crank and Piston: Renault Sport Clio 200 // A hot hatch with a new face
Renault Sport Clio 200 // A hot hatch with a new face   There's a reason why hot hatches have always been big sellers in Europe and haven't really caught the imagination of the mass Middle East crowd (with, perhaps, the exception of the Golf GTI). Low [...]
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