If you've been following along lately, you've noticed that Porsche is quite excited to tell you all about its new limited-edition car. The 911 Turbo S is being offered in a small batch called the Exclusive Series, and it's serving as a 607-horsepower welcome mat for the Exclusive Manufaktur program. The latest fascinating tidbit about the car? You can fit carbon fiber wheels at all four corners.
Porsche is making these wheels in house, and it's using a rather large radial loom wheel to do so. The loom turns 18 kilometers of material into the base of a rim. More carbon fiber is applied to that base and more than 200 parts come together to create a wheel. It's then cooked up.


Using brutal machines, the wheels are tested over the course of 2,000,000 kilometers so Porsche knows they will hold up. Porsche has also put more than 4,500 test laps on these wheels on the racetrack. That's how you wind up with a wheel that you know is incredibly strong and durable, yet also lighter than aluminum wheels.
In fact, they''re both 20 percent lighter and 20 percent stronger than the standard forged alloy wheels fitted to a Porsche 911 Turbo S. They also cost about $18,000 for the 9x20 front and 11.5x20 rear wheels, and right now they're just an option for the $257,000 Exclusive Series Turbo S. We would be shocked, however, if carbon fiber wheels don't wind up on the options list for more Porsche vehicles down the road.
Heck, in five years you'll probably be able to spec out a Macan into the stratosphere and slap some 22-inch carbon fiber rollers on there.

tags: carbon fiber wheels , porsche carbon , breed of speed , nathan finneman , carbon wheels , amazing , drifto

Fishermen battling a massive black marlin off the coast of Panama took a turn for the worse when the fighting fish appeared to sink their boat.
Seen in a shocking sequence of photos capturing the event on Thursday, the boat teeters toward the hooked marlin splashing above the waves before gradually capsizing and vanishing in the deep.
As both astonishing and affirming as the pictures appear, that this single marlin surely out took an entire boat and its crew, the boat’s alleged manufacturer close to those involved explains otherwise.
It was allegedly a captain's error that submerged the ship following a rogue wave that knocked him off balance, the source wrote with Marlin Magazine's photo of the incident on their Facebook wall.
The manufacturer was quick to defend the ship's strength and performance writing that the boat has previously captured 'hundreds of Marlin without issue or concern.'

'Direct from Panama I was told that the sea conditions were not as calm as they seem to be in the pictures and the Captain was an experienced Captain,' they wrote.
The captain is said to have slipped while putting the boat in reverse or, backing down on the fish, to help reel it in.
That mistake by the ship's turbulence caused him to allegedly hit the throttle into full reverse causing the boat to abruptly lurch backwards and take on water.
'You can see how this might happen as you know when fighting a fish the Captain is facing aft with his hand on the throttles and when slipped the last thing your hand is holding onto is the throttle controls,' they wrote.
No one was said to have been hurt and all were rescued by the boat photographing the incident.
Sadly for the boat, it's said to have sunk to the bottom and the fish - who made a visible skip across the waves long after the boat was gone – may forever be known simply as 'the one that got away.'

tags: marlin , marlin sinks boat , boat sinks fishing , breed of speed , nathan finneman , giant marlin

A couple have blown up their SUV in the middle of the road by lighting a cigarette while transporting a propane grill that was switched on.
Nobody was killed in the incident, which occurred at about 3.30pm on Sunday in Orlando, Florida, and left a red Kia Sorento on the side of the road with its roof blown partially off. 
Police say a husband and wife were driving the Kia, which had a propane grill inside that had the gas valve switched on.


The wife lit a cigarette as the car was driving near the entrance to the Central Florida Fairgrounds.
The resulting explosion blew out the windows of the car and peeled open the roof of the car.
The car traveled off the road and crashed into a pole, police said.
The man and woman suffered burns that were not life-threatening, and were transported to a hospital.
No further information about the couple was immediately available. 

Thanks to miracles of modern science, the invisibility cloak from Harry Potter has become a reality, and some genius YouTuber has decided—for whatever reason—to use it to tear down a 1.6-liter B6ZE Miata engine. Either that, or this amazing video is just stop-motion—it’s not entirely clear.
Few things in this word are as pleasing to the human eye as forged, cast and machined engine internals, but rarely do we get to see them without sweaty, hairy human appendages obstructing the view. Every now and then, though, we come across a stop-motion film (like this one of a Triumph rebuilding itself), and the world becomes a significantly better place.

tags: breed of speed , miata engine , engine tear down , nathan finneman , beautiful engine , motor , stop motion 

The Nürburgring is arguably the toughest race track in the world, right?
And the Radical is one of the fastest things on 4 wheels, right?
Well sit back and strap in, while this talented Supra driver take's you on a wild ride in this high powered 2JZ weapon.. in an impressive display of driving he weaves through traffic to not only keep up with, but overtake (twice no less) a Radical to eventually beat him in a lap around the most infamous track in the world.

tags: breed of speed , supra vs radical , nurburgring supra , ring , nathan finneman , amazing nurburgring

Facebook live; it’s good for personal announcements, publicity stunts, or telling the world how gosh darn excited you are about your new talking Chewbacca mask. It’s not as great for capturing super dangerous stunts that put your life and others at risk. But that’s precisely what Onasi Olio-Rojas, the 20-year-old Rhode Island man in the above video did while joyriding yesterday morning on a Providence highway, hitting speeds of up to 115 miles per hour.
In the three minute long video, Olio-Rojas can be seen swerving in and out of traffic, sometimes using the shoulder to breeze past cars while topping out at 100 on at least two or more occasions. Thankfully the video cuts off right before the moment of impact, when he lost control of the vehicle and rear ended a dump truck.
Witnesses told police he was driving erratically when he lost control of his car, which spun sideways and then hit the truck. The car then shot across the road and crashed into the Jersey barrier.
Rescue crews had to extricate Olio-Rojas from the vehicle, but the driver of the truck was not injured.
As of 9:20 p.m. Wednesday night, Olio-Roja was listed in critical condition but is expected to survive his injuries. It’s unknown what reckless driving charges he may face if and when he comes to, but he is just damn lucky no one else was injured in his little stunt, because he’d likely be looking at manslaughter or murder charges, as well.

Visitors to the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance typically spend an abundance of their time at the event wistfully observing that "The don't build 'em like that anymore." 
But with the Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet, Mercedes has built one like the timeless beauties exhibited on the lawn, a devastatingly gorgeous instant classic ready to take its place alongside existing members of the vintage car pantheon.
"The Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet takes modern luxury into the realms of the ultimate in luxury, and is the perfect embodiment of our design strategy," explains Gorden Wagener, chief design officer of Daimler AG. "Breathtaking proportions combined with a luxurious "haute couture" interior help to create the ultimate experience," he continued.

While the Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet's sheetmetal offers a nod to the past of hand-crafted boattails, its powertrain looks only forward, with an all-electric drive system producing 750 horsepower that boosts the car to 60 mph is less than 4.0 seconds.
Top speed is electronically limited to 155 mph and the battery's driving range is 200 miles. A monstrous 350 kilowatt charging system will give the Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet enough extra juice for 60 miles of driving in just five minutes. Notably, this particular show car does not have the word "Vision" in its name, as have other concept cars that were not built with production in mind, so we can hope maybe that is hint that Mercedes will actually build a run of these incredible machines for future Pebble Beach shows.

tags: mercedes , maybach , breed of speed , nathan finneman , maybach 6 , super cabriolet 

Those who thought they would beat the eclipse viewing traffic by soaring over it are getting a nasty reality check at little Madras Airport in central Oregon. The video below, shot by Portland NBC affiliate KGW's helicopter, shows an almost comically huge line of aircraft waiting to take the airport's main runway for departure. The planes in line for departure range from home-built kit planes to small corporate jets. 
The town of Madras, which has a population of roughly 7,000 people on a normal day, saw hoards of people flood into the area to watch the once in a lifetime celestial event. The city sits perfectly on the "line of totality" and the area's weather this time of year is predictably ideal for viewing. 


Making things more precarious, Madras has no air traffic control tower. So deconfliction and coordination of takeoffs and departures is done via open frequency, aircraft-to-aircraft communications. It is unclear if a temporary tower was setup for the eclipse rush or not. But regardless, with one 5,089 foot runway and one 2,701 foot runway available, and many dissimilar aircraft trying to use those runways, things can go wrong real fast. One airplane already crashed on Saturday while approaching the airport, with the pilot dying in the crash. 
Hopefully everyone's trip home is safe and predictable

tags: madras airport , madras traffic jam , eclipse traffic , breed of speed , nathan finneman , amazing traffic

“The mid engine was signed off on last week, a 2019 with 3 or 4 models, top of the line being the “Zora” and I swear rumor has it 900 HP. They will try to compete with the Ferrari and Lambo (an probably at their prices) ……anyway it will be debuted at the Detroit Auto Show in Jan 18.”
 
“They will also definitely run the C7 thru 2019, simultaneously.”
They go on to say that the unveiling of the mid-engine was for engineers only and it was very well received.
 
If any of this is true, what we heard and posted a year ago looks like it may become reality with the C7 and mid-engine being built at the same time for a short period of time.
 
While it may be unrealistic that the top-of-the-line Zora will come out with 1000 HP, it is possible that the engine may be engineered to handle up to 1200 HP.
 
Hang on tight folks.  The Corvette world is about to get a whole lot more interesting!
 

tags: breed of speed , mid engine corvette , corvette , nathan finneman , colorado , mid engine chevy , 1500hp corvetee

​I recently had the opportunity of spending some quality time with the new Vanderhall Motor Works Venice roadster. I was quite intrigued mainly due to the fact that it had classy lines that were far more attractive than your typical 3 wheel roadster. As luck would have it the company was en route back to their Utah headquarters and were passing through Denver. Daniel Boyer of Vanderhall was gracious enough to hand me the keys and let me put this beauty through its paces.
 
At first glance, most ask what is it? It looks part hot rod, part sports car, part motorcycle. I guess that is the beauty of this machine. It’s not a car, yet it drives like one. One aspect I always look for the older I get, is attention to detail. I was once only based on what was under the hood, but now the little things such as the button layout in the cockpit, how body lines flow, etc matter more. This roadster hit the stimulation buttons on all those points for me.
I fell in love with this machine, and I’m not event talking about the driving aspect. Just how it looks, the vibe it gives off. If it was a drink it would be three parts classy, two parts hot rod.
This is something you can drive to work for that business meeting, take your wife out for a classy dinner that night, and head to Sturgis the following week with your bandito bandanna on. This machine doesn’t have a specific crowd or place, it fits in where and when it wants to.
 

Forget my feelings on how it looks, lets talk about how it drives, that’s what we're here for right? Well if I was to say in five words what the Vanderhall is like to drive, “hello turbo, goodbye drivers license”. Simply put, the car is a rocket, sitting in at 1475lbs with 200hp turbo charged GM 4 cylinder, the power to weight ratio is fantastic. Lighter vehicles always appeal more to me, and when you combine forced induction with a lightweight chassis, its a recipe for perfection. One would ask what is the handling characteristics of a three wheel vehicle. Usually I would say sh*tty, for many reasons, weight transfer, power transfer. All around handling is rarely the goal of a three wheeled machine. However, Vanderhall has successfully destroyed my opinion on three wheel handling characteristics. This thing handles like a go kart on steroids, it was an absolute blast and I had full confidence in its corning abilities. I would say the suspension could be a tad softer for those in the mindset of touring, but i'm not one of those types. The closest thing I would compare this too, is a open cockpit version of a Lotus Elise with more ponies on the pedal. Driving this car at high speed was addictive, I constantly found myself under boost, and the wonderful thing was there’s no turbo lag! The power is immediate and pulls through the entire RPM band.

Aeesthetically speaking this car is a perfect fit for both short people and tall people, the steering wheel height, pedal spacing, the seat adjustment, was all suited to pretty much anyone. I mean your buddy Tom who’s 7 feet tall probably has a guarantee of getting more bugs in his hair than my 5’9” oddball self, but are you really buying a machine like this to keep that comb over in check?
Now obviously people ask, what didn’t you like about the Vanderhall Venice? Of course there are some details points that I think could be changed or improved. Cup holders? Yeah cupholders would be pretty awesome. I’m pretty sure they have an option for that, the one I drove didn’t, and my coffee kept my crotch too warm. Obviously this is a fair weather car, at a certain speed the rain will go past you with little effect on your moisture absorption, but you will get wet if you're caught in a storm. The brakes faded faster than I expected, then again I was doing 100mph and heating them up faster than most would. To be honest, there really isn’t anything negative about this machine. I absolutely fell in love with it, everything. How it looked, how people reacted to it, and how it drove. In my opinion it hit the kudos button on all those points. I admire a machine that everyone respects, and frankly that's quite hard of a task to complete. The Vanderhall Venice however got respect from every individual it had contact with, and that really made me appreciate the design of this beauty. My final verdict on this badboy? Hell yes, beyond approved in my opinion. Frankly I didn’t want to give it back to Daniel, but telling by the oddly high number of missed calls from him, and the time frame I had exhausted, I had no choice.
Well done Vanderhall,
​you have yourself a hell of a machine.. 

Here's a wonderful short film we shot with the Vanderhall that gives you a feeling what its like in the driver seat, ​A Motion Portrait by Tage Plantell of silverhalidepictures.com
Michael J. Mikelson - Executive Producer
Cam Blazek Production Assistant 

tags: breed of speed , vanderhall motorworks , vanderhall venice , nathan finneman , 3 wheel roadster , open wheel vanderhall , cool , motorcycle