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Puma + Subaru join forces for the Global Rallycross Championship [vid]

russ — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:48:07 +0000

It really doesn’t take much to get me excited about Rallycross: Fast cars driven at top speed over rough terrain with a good chance of glorious crashes? You had me at “Fast”; not to mention how big of a Subaru nerd I am. So naturally Puma sponsoring Subaru’s 2012 Global Rallycross team got me more than a little interested.

Their team lineup choices are pretty interesting: Dave Mirra: BMX legend, Bucky Lasek: vert skateboard pro and Sverre Isachsen: Rallycross Veteran from Europe. Mirra can hold his own, but I’m glad they reeled in Isachsen because they are up against some stiff competition and need all the experience they can find. The Ford team has Ken Freaking Block on their team, not to mention Tanner Foust from the American Top Gear. Check out the video for some monster Subarus, roaring engines and blatant Puma product placements. And Make sure to check out the Rallycross circuit which starts on May 26th. Probably on ESPN 12 or something, but its better than nothing.

Mountain biking with an IMAX point of view [vid]

russ — Tue, 24 May 2011 22:25:21 +0000

I finally dragged my butt of the couch and got my first mountain bike ride of the year in. It always takes the first ride to get the single track fever back and now it’s hit me in full force. Between scouring Google maps for trails and pondering which bike parts I need to upgrade, there’s a whole slew of videos to I need to watch. Framed is a short but gorgeous video showcasing just how awe-inspiring mountain biking can be. Some scenes were filmed with the Red One; one of the highest quality digital video cameras out there.

Forget Branson; see space on the cheap

russ — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:23:49 +0000

I’d like to say I’ve grown wiser and more mature in recent years, but lets be honest: I still hate those kids that went to Space Camp. And with Sir Richard Branson taking his sweet time getting the commercial space tourism industry launched, options are dwindling for chumps like me to see the global horizon. That’s why this experiment done by a father and son in Upstate New York seems so awesome. Using little more than a weather balloon, GPS tracker and an HD helmet cam – the so very awesome GoPro HD – they got legit HD quality footage from space. Seriously badass.

Gettin’ our shoot on

russ — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:35:10 +0000

Arguably it was the hottest spring day in L.A. Melissa’s car was dead so our friend was bringing it back to life on the East-side of downtown. Far East side; borderline industrial hood. To make matters worse, she was moving back to Texas in two weeks and we were both bummed. Even marathon PCH drives up the PCH didn’t help. There was only one cure: killing some paper people with heavy firepower. A quick iphone search found the L.A. Gun Club relatively close by, so we decided to hit that up. Peep the vid below to see the aftermath.