Who says racing bikes aren’t beasts?!?! This rider, who I believe is Ian Wilcox – a rookie in the UAE Sportbikes Championship – would beg to differ. One thing’s for sure, he’s definitely got the skills to keep the wild bull tamed. Watch how he saves face in the video after the jump.
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The rodeo comes to the Dubai Autodrome. Err, not quite…
February 5, 2012Woman in Abu Dhabi finds out why seat belts are important in an F1 car… the hard way
February 4, 2012At the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, they have 2-seater F1 cars on hand for people to experience the sheer insanity of their V10-powered, 700bhp open-wheel race cars. The cars are capable of hitting 5G of G-force, so being tightly secured in the cockpit is a serious requirement. Unfortunately for this passenger, the belts weren’t [...]
Video: Nissan’s Juke-R terrorizes supercars in Dubai
February 1, 2012When the Nissan Juke-R first surfaced, some labeled it as a publicity stunt. “Why squeeze the Skyline GT-R’s 480hp engine into a Juke” was what they probably said to themselves. Nissan’s answer to the doubters: show that their Godzilla crossover could take on the likes of Lamborghini and Ferrari. Since the Juke-R debuted in Dubai [...]
Changing tires on your exotic supercar? Don’t do what someone did in Dubai!
January 8, 2012This is pretty ridiculous if you ask me. This Gemballa Mirage GT – a tuned, twin-turbocharged Porsche Carrera GT – is worth a hefty sack of change, especially considering it’s one of nineteen examples out there. So what makes it okay to change its tires in this manner?!?!
Video: UAE gets an “Xtreme” Toyota Land Cruiser
December 16, 2011Highly regarded in the GCC, the Toyota Land Cruiser is the go-anywhere option for any off-road junkie. And because of this, Al Futtaim Motors (UAE) have joined forces with Arctic Trucks, the same guys that built Top Gear’s Toyota Hilux pickup for the polar exploration episode, to build the Land Cruiser Xtreme. Powered by a 5.7-liter [...]
2011 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Abu Dhabi Sport Timings
November 10, 2011F1 is back in the region and as always, Abu Dhabi is expected to host another great event! F1′s Middle Eastern coverage of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will be broadcast November 11th – 13th on Abu Dhabi Sport 2 for free (HD is a paid service; race w/ English commentary may be viewed on [...]
Dubai ad firm re-sparks the Audi vs BMW rivalry
October 6, 2011BMW and Audi have never kept their rivalry a secret. If anything, the friendly competition has probably done both their brands some good. Taking it to the next level, a Dubai-based advertising agency called Tonic International has taken a direct stab at
How to get people to pay traffic fines
September 10, 2011One characteristic which the Emirate of Dubai never seems to lack is creativity. And I think its newest move could be somewhat of a masterstroke. It’s known that people slack when it comes to paying their traffic fines, so how to get them paid?
6-door Ford SVT Raptor in the UAE… of course! (w/video)
September 3, 2011The Ford SVT Raptor is no slouch. Its got a 6.2-liter engine with 411hp and 434lb-ft of torque, more than enough power for a pick-up truck. But is it enough power for a 6-door version of the car? As of now, we don’t know much about this custom-built Raptor… all we do know is it’s supposedly [...]
Dubai cracking down on naughty VIPs
August 7, 2011We all know that VIPs get away with a lot when it comes to traffic violations, unpaid tickets and things of the sort. I was actually quite surprised (and proud) to read that in Dubai, they are cracking down on this very thing. According to police reports, over 7,000 traffic violations were committed by Dubai [...]
Brabus finds a new home in Dubai
June 8, 2011No one has created more insane Mercedes-based machines than Brabus. The German tuner has been working on expanding its portfolio by taking the brand into new markets, leading to the launch of a new center in Dubai. Brabus Middle East is located on Sheikh Zayed Road in a building with more than 3,000 m² of [...]
Seriously? A “superbus”? (w/videos)
May 10, 2011Fresh from a trip in Dubai, there was a bit of buzz making the rounds about a “superbus” which was currently in the works. How super exactly? This “superbus” will carry 23 passengers while traveling at a speed of 250km/h on a dedicated “speed track” (concrete track running parallel to the existing motorway). The “superbus” [...]
Camel milk to power the region’s first supercar???
April 4, 2011Yes, you read the title correctly. CAMEL MILK! This environmentally-friendly supercar is being developed as an engineering exercise in the UAE by a team of pan-Arab engineers. Named after a famous racing camel (Lamborghini names its cars after famous bulls… why not camels for us?), the Dhabyan supercar concept utilizes a super-light carbon fiber tub [...]
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