“Video guru Tim Hahne descended on this year’s 24 Hours of Nürburgring with nothing but his trusty Canon 5d Mk II and a handful of lenses. The guy was there through the thick and the thin of the race – from the first drop of the green flag to the final fall of the checkers – and managed to nab a heady 19,500 frames of racing action for the world’s enjoyment. It’s all in delicious HD, dripping with the kind of glory we’re unaccustomed to inmotorsports videography.” (autoblog)

I resist putting up this story on the 708 Cycling Racing Knickers. It’s the polyster. But from their description we may be onto something else which is more durable and rider ready. “The city is made with a medium weight recycled polyester, hemp fabric that looks and feels like denim and is highly abrasion resistant.” The knee and crotch are double reinforced to protect from ripping. You know how it goes. Handmade in St. Louis. Long live.

More views of the 708 Cycling Racing Knickers after the jump.

The Goodwood Festival of Speed enters its 12th year this weekend. Hosted at a Goodwood House in Sussex, the festival celebrates the raw power and dynamism of the automobile. Each year a sculpture is erected at the site and Audi is the 2009 commissioning agent. Gerry Judah is responsible for the design and implementation. Technically ambitious, it is quite the spectacle. (via Wallpaper*).