Filmed at Fonna Glacier Ski Resort.
Archive for the ‘Sports Car’ Category
Matt Hummel’s love for vintage automobiles has led him to many interesting places, but no car has captured his imagination quite like his 1956 Porsche 356.
After having the dilapidated Porsche for over a year, he decided to get it running in its current condition and hit the road. Since then, he hasn’t looked back.
Much of California has been tamed by this NorCal barn-find, but one of the places he has yet to conquer is the 4×4 OHV trail from Yucca Valley to Big Bear, Burns Canyon Trail (2N02). That’s all about to change as he attempts to complete the 20+mile off-road trail in his 60-year-old vintage sports car from Stuttgart.
Things go sideways during a development test when the rear wheels of this Camaro lock up and the car hits the safety barrier. The driver appears to be unharmed. As the saying goes, sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear eats you.
With hands and feet, courage, experience and instinct the drivers control the Porsche 919 Hybrid in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).
Underneath the feet play heel-and-toe. Some of the Porsche works drivers use their left foot for braking, others prefer to switch with the right one between throttle and brake. But what they do with their hands is a lot more complicated, as the drivers operate a computer.
Pointing the car in the right direction is the most trivial task the steering wheel does. The drivers operate 24 buttons and switches on the front as well as six paddles on the reverse side to control the most complex racing car. For the 2016 season, the buttons and switches on the steering wheel were … More