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Documentary: Red Number 5 – Nigel Mansell’s First Indycar Season

Ben Branch April 22, 2018
Red Number 5 - Nigel Mansell's First Indycar Season
  • British
  • Films
  • Formula 1
  • Racing

At the end of the 1992 season, British Formula 1 driver Nigel Mansell shocked the racing world when he announced that he was leaving…

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Racing Documentary: The Seven Second Love Affair

Ben Branch April 15, 2018
Rick Stewart Drag Racing Seven Second
  • American
  • Cars
  • Drag Racing
  • Films

The Seven Second Love Affair is a documentary that follows the trials and tribulations of one of the most likable (and successful) men from…

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Documentary: Building An Engine From Scratch – Casting – Machining – Assembly – Test Riding

Ben Branch March 30, 2018
Building An Engine From Scratch - Casting - Machining - Assembly - Test Riding
  • British
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

This 10 minute films shows the process of building an engine from scratch, including the casting process, machining, final assembly, and the completed motorcycle’s…

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Documentary – The Paris – Dakar Rally: The Beginning – 1979 to 1997

Ben Branch March 25, 2018
Documentary - The Paris - Dakar Rally
  • Films
  • Racing
  • Rally

Paris – Dakar Rally: The Beginning – 1979 to 1997 is a 1 hour and 20 minute documentary about the early, formative years of…

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Documentary: Steve McQueen – Man On The Edge

Ben Branch March 18, 2018
Steve McQueen - Man On The Edge
  • American
  • Films

Steve McQueen – Man On The Edge is an hour long documentary about the legendary actor that was filmed back in the 1980s –…

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Documentary: The Immortal Beaver – The World’s Greatest Bush Plane

Ben Branch March 4, 2018
The Immortal Beaver - The World's Greatest Bush Plane
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Planes

The Immortal Beaver – The World’s Greatest Bush Plane is a documentary that covers both the history of the de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver,…

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Documentary – SENNA: The Test – Ayrton Senna’s 1992 Indy Car Test

Ben Branch February 25, 2018
SENNA The Test Indy Car Documentary
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Formula 1

On December the 20th 1992, Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna stepped out of a rented limousine with Emerson Fittipaldi at Firebird Raceway in Arizona….

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Documentary: Tuthill Porsche on the East African Safari Classic Rally

Ben Branch February 11, 2018
Rally Porsche 911
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Porsche
  • Rally

This documentary covers the entry of Tuthill Porsche in the East African Safari Classic Rally. The team was fielding a series of comprehensively rally-prepped Porsche 911s,…

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1970 Can Am Documentary: The Heavies

Ben Branch February 4, 2018
  • American
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Racing

The Heavies is a Can Am documentary from 1970 that covers the race at Road Atlanta. This would be a very significant time in the…

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1952 US Navy Training Film: Introduction to Rotary Wing Flight

Ben Branch January 28, 2018
  • American
  • Films
  • Military

If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to fly a chopper, this 1952 US Navy Training Film will do an excellent job of getting…

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Documentary: Operation Speed – 1956

Ben Branch January 7, 2018
  • British
  • Cars
  • Films

In 1956 an unusual caravan of vehicle trailers arrived at the Bonneville Salt Flats. They carried a couple of land speed cars from England…

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Documentary: This is the Last Dam Run of Likker I’ll Ever Make

Ben Branch December 17, 2017
  • American
  • Art
  • Films
  • Moonshine
  • Whiskey

This is the Last Dam Run of Likker I’ll Ever Make is a cult classic documentary about Popcorn Sutton, a legendary American Appalachian moonshiner…

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