Watch a Helicopter Deliver an Aston Martin on Top of Dubai's Famous Burj Al Arab Hotel

Transferring vehicles in the air by helicopter for promotional purposes is nothing new in the world of exotic luxury and sports car brands, as we've seen it being done many times in the past (see how Lamborghini, Ferrari and Bentley did it by clicking the respective links). Nevertheless, Aston Martin can lay claim to
being the first to place a car onto the helipad of the world famous 'Burj Al Arab' hotel in Dubai, which sits 1,000ft above the ground at the top of the sail-shaped building, as part of its ongoing celebrations for its 100th birthday. The car Aston Martin landed on the helipad is the brand's current flagship coupe, the new

2013 Vanquish. Speaking from the top of the hotel, Aston Martin CEO Dr Ulrich Bez said: “It is with great pride that we continue our centenary celebrations in such unique manner in the city of Dubai. Today we are achieving another world first – one of many for Aston Martin over the years. This is a true feat for Aston 

Martin and a fantastic way to begin a new century of global success for our iconic brand.” Head past the 

break to watch the video and if you wish, take a look at two lists released by Aston Martin, one informing us about 10 things we may or may not about the company, and the other highlighting some of its historic moments in the last 100 years. Source:  Carscoop

Read More........ → January 25, 2013

At Last! Awesome Flying DeLorean is here to Take Us Back to the Future

When Marty McFly and "Doc" Brown took us for a second cinematic trip back and forth into time with their late 1980s flick "Back to the FuturePart II", many of us who were youngsters then,  dreamed that by 2015,
cars would indeed fly. We may have grown up, but the kid that lives deep down inside us would still like to believe. Evidently, we're not alone, which brings us to Matthew Riese from San Francisco, who wanted to
build the next best thing, a DeLorean-themed hovercraft. The 26-year-old began working on the idea in 2008, but after two years, he ran out of money and decided to fund the project on Kickstarter, a popular
site that invites the masses to invest in creative ideas, with the goal to raise $5,500, which he succeeding in doing. Here's what Riese wrote on Kickstarter back in 2010: "I started building two years ago and
finished what I be am calling a "rough draft" version just 4 months later. As you can see from my video, it looked like a Delorean and it did hover, but it was actually quite rickety and unsafe. So for the past 20
months I've been re-building it A from the ground up. It is coming along nicely and should be sturdy, safe, and professional looking when finished. But now I'm totally out of money with about 3 months of work left to
do, and I'm hoping you would generous enough to help me finish it! My goal is to raise $5,500 for construction materials and labor costs." flux capacitor and 88mph later, Riese came back from the future with a new video of his airborne DeLorean having some wicked fun on the beach, which you can check out along with some older clips filmed during testing for yourself right after you hover over the virtual break. Photo Credits: Matthew Riese, Source: Carscoop

Read More........ → January 25, 2013

How Red Bull Racing Bought Ford's F1 Failure for $1 and went on to Win 6 Titles

The late legendary NASCAR racer and team owner Dale Earnhardt Sr. had famously said, “Second place is just the first place loser”. Sebastian Vettel, who on November 26 won his third consecutive Formula 1 world championshipwith Red Bull Racing (RBR), thinks along the same lines: “When you win, everything is crazy. When you lose, you have time for yourself, no one is interested”, he says. Everyone is certainly interested in Vettel and Red Bull Racing, which also won its third constructors’ title in a row this season. What makes their accomplishments even more astonishing is the fact that the RBR team was formed in 2005 and its first win came in the 2009 Chinese Grand Prix. So how do you build a winning Formula 1 team? RBR’s principal Christian Horner has joined the ranks of Williams’ Sir Frank Williams, McLaren’s Ron Dennis and Ferrari’s Luca di Montezemolo in the select few who have managed to do it. Success didn’t come overnight and it sure wasn’t easy; in fact, Red Bull Racing’s achievements were born out of the ashes of two failures. In January 1996, triple F1 world champion Sir Jackie Stewart decided to make the move into F1 as
a team  owner – but only after sealing a five-year deal with Ford for Stewart Grand Prix to be its factory team. The deal was cut two years short in 1999, when Ford decided to buy the team and rename itJaguar Racing. Ironically, this was also the best season for Stewart GP, with Johnny Herbert winning the European Grand Prix and the team finishing fourth in the constructors’ championship. Ford’s plan was to promote Jaguar, which it then owned, starting from the 2000 season. After four years, many changes in management and team personnel and many millions, Jaguar hadn’t even come close to emulating Stewart’s 1999 success. By September 2004, Ford had had enough and put a symbolic US$1 price on the team, provided the new owner would invest US$400 million in the next three seasons. Austrian energy-drink maker Red Bull, owned by Dietrich Mateschitz, acquired the team and renamed it Red Bull Racing. In Dearborn, Michigan, they must have watched in awe as RBR, in its first season, secured sixth place in the 2005 championship – much better than Jaguar ever did. The rest, as they say, is history; and you can watch Horner, chief designer Adrian Newey, Vettel and his team-mate, Mark Webber, recount Red Bull Racing's way to glory and all the highs and lows that this entailed, in the video that follows right after the jump. Source: Carscoop

Read More........ → December 28, 2012