While taking photos of Marcus Glarner’s BMW M1 twins, I decided to take a quick video to see what the new camera is capable of. This is my first attempt at making a video with the new camera. I was very happy with the result, the sound is killer and the picture is crystal clear. Until that it it is uploaded to youtube and the compression messed up the images a bit. Apparently I have some learning to do! Maybe we’ll ship this off to Editblog for some fixing.
It seems we’ve hit a popular topic with the combination of Manfred Winklehock and the BMW M1. West Coast contributor, Gary Faules spent some time poking around Youtube last night and came up with a few choice vids of the man and one of his steeds in action.
First up, we have the super scary crash where Manfred’s Formula 2 car takes flight off a rise at the old Nurburgring. Remember that once the car begins to roll, it’s going through fencing. To give you an idea of how close this could have been, watch the visor on his helmet as he exits the car. He obviously caught the fence in his face.
For me, the car above has some special significance. Way back in 1984, at the ripe old age of 17 I went to the World Sports Car 24 hour race at Mosport. For some reason, of all the incredible cars there that weekend this black BMW M1 stuck with me more than any other. Maybe it was the fact that it was a locally owned car, or maybe it was the high pitched wail the car made at speed. Either way, I never forgot it. Marcus Glarner never forgot it either. Continue reading →
