‘The Mountain’ at Cadwell Park, as it is known, is like the British version of the Corkscrew at Laguna Seca: another one of those special points on a race track, that would not exist on the computer-generated courses we see today.

Famous for lofting bikes into the air, The Mountain makes for spectacular photographs, and should be on every rider’s track day bucket list. Finding the fastest racing line over ‘The Mountain’ can be difficult though, as riders have to contend with keeping the front of their motorcycles down, but such is not the case for HM Plant Honda’s Josh Brookes!

Asked why he takes ‘The Mountain’ in such a spectacular fashion, Brookes replied:

“Simple, I do it because its the fastest way I know how to get over there. I go as fast as I can and as a result I get air borne. As a bonus its fun and the crowd loves it. I can see why people are scared to jump, it can go bad really easily. I know the years of motocross are an advantage. I know how to jump and not get to out of shape. I go through the turns before the jump just like any other. On the up ramp to the jump I use a lot of throttle but more importantly I keep a lot of lean angle even though its going to be leaving the ground. I stay sat down until the take off point where I stand up as the bike takes off. I get over the front a little because the acceleration makes the front comes up a bit. If the bike stays to level I may give it a rev in the air to get the front up. I like to land rear wheel first.”

Via: BSN

This driving move is more ballsy then a basketball game. No place to overtake left or right, that only leave one option, pin it over the jump and use the car in front of you as a landing ramp. YEE HAWWW!

This is LMR’s Outlaw Drag Radial Race Car. The video below is of its very first past, testing the car. Everything about the cars looks immaculate, except for one tiny thing, the steering wheel is kind of loose. I could only imagine what came to mind in the drivers head when it happened. Lucky the thing stayed straight!

SA studios have produced the first of a series of promo videos for Robert Rodriguez’s upcoming film Machete. The film stars L.A. native, and Mexican cult hero Danny Trejo. Check the video below featuring Danny along with another L.A. and Mexico representative, Mister Cartoon as they cruise through East LA in lowriders. The video is directed by Estevan Oriol. Look out for the film in theaters September.

The long awaited countdown to rally superstar Ken Block’s Gymkhana 3 video has ended, and what was revealed today is a music video featuring rap group The Cool Kids, with a little bit of Ken Block and his rally Fiesta sprinkled in.

Unlike the last two Gymkhana videos, which became instant YouTube sensations thanks to non-stop footage of Block doing amazing stunts behind the wheel of his rally Subaru Impreza WRX STI hatchback, Gymkhana 3: Part 1 is a straight up music video infomercial that shows off Block’s DC apparel and products more than his driving skill. When we do see the rally Fiesta in its Gymkhana debut, Block is either doing donuts or driving it directly into things like paint cans and fluorescent bulbs.

The plan is to separate the marketing from what the kids really want, which is footage of Block doing things with a car that prove he’s superhuman behind the wheel. So Part 1 of Gymkhana 3 is the one with the marketing message, while Part 2 will be much more like Gymkhana 1 with just the driving footage. So when can we can expect Gymkhana 3: Part 2 drops early-to-mid September.

Via: Autoblog

Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino take it to the tarmac in preparation for the 2010 ADAC Rally Deutschland. Plus Mr 43 answers questions about his first ever WRC tarmac test and expectations for WRC Germany.