Over Blown!

The title says it all really - just way too much forced induction here, guys. But hey, you know what they say: the bigger they are, the harder they spool! Moreeb Dune drag racing, Liwa Featival 2009, UAE - home to the biggest hairdryers on the planet...

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Rockin' F1 V8!

Let's rock! Check this Renault F1 V8 motor twitchin' to the beat of eight flying pistons. You don't usually get to get this close to an F1 car, and as you can see (and hear!) from the footage, I was right next to this 800bhp beastie when the pit boys fired it up for a quick test. They all had their fingers in their ears, but I was holding the camera, so again my much-abused eardrums got another beating. Even though this screaming V8 was illegally loud, it was the merest of sweet kisses compared to the uproar from the nitro V8s down at the Liwa Festival at the Moreeb Dune. Check my videos on that and see for yourself who really rules the slammin' V8s class. I was pit-side with the Renault F1 car thanks to my mate Terry 'Crazy' Grant who was performing at the Renault Roadshow in Dubai, and snaffled me back stage. Terry was donutting the hell outta his special Legend circuit car, there was some more smoky action from the tidy new Renault Megane Trophy racers, as well as even more donuts from the F1 beauty. All in all a deliciously smoky day!

Here's that F1 racer sitting pretty in Downtown Burj Dubai. Always a pleasure to get up close to an F1 racer - you forget how incredible they look, sound and scream... until they fire-up that V8!

This is me old mate Terry in his Legend stunt car... grrr, like a tiger! These little cars are seriously cool and no-one can handle one like Terry. Small tubular chassis, motorbike engine up front (usually a 1200cc Yamaha motor making around 120bhp), and rear-wheel drive. These slippery little suckers are light, fast and nimble. Get one on the circuit and you'll be laughing.

Here's the cute 'n' curvy behind of the pocket rocket Renault Clio 197 F1, waiting to stunt-out for the crowds. Look carefully and you should spot the 818m Burj Dubai super-tower in the background... just peaking out behind the 'Renault' flags... got it yet?

Here's one of the new Renault Megane Trophy circuit racers I was talking about - how sweet is that? Pure cut 'n' slashed circuit aggression, and if this doesn't make you want to go racing, you'd better stick to knitting! Rear-engine'd, 3.5-litre V6, 360bhp, on the floor with wild carbon fibre bodywork and cheeky Lambo-style doors... what more do you want?