This past Sunday was a fantastic, mild spring day in Vermont, a great time to enjoy Route 100 on the way to Mount Snow to film Brent Rabideau's 2005 Subaru Legacy GT. The 270-horsepower, 350 lb-ft, Stage 2-tuned beast was a blast to see, ride in, and, most notably, hear. As usual, enjoy the video and look forward to more in the near future.
Because the weather here in Vermont has fluctuated between 85 degrees last week and below 30 today, it's difficult to arrange certain shoots. Nevertheless, this film of Andrew Corvo's sleeper Neon SRT4 was produced just in time - today, the car is shipped to Arizona. Enjoy the film, and remember that there are more Real Drivers (and event) videos coming soon.
This film is a first for a number of reasons, including with the use of a camera crane and - most notably - a new editing program, Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5. Despite some hiccups acclimatizing to the Adobe editor, this film of Eric Rose's Subaru Legacy is an opportunity to learn about hand controls, a device that is rarely seen and is the topic of many misconceptions. Look forward to videos of other vehicles once the weather clears up.
It's been a strange winter. Filming of a Jaguar in October was interrupted by snow, and the later filming of Mark Tashjian's E36 M3 was a great, warm day in November. But the weather during the shooting of this film, an interview with Paul Kelly about his Subaru STI, made some shots a lot foggier than I had anticipated. While it's not a winter wonderland, it's certainly a film I recommend you watch. Stay tuned for more updates to the Real Drivers series, including some with new film gear that's in the mail.
It may be difficult to find sports cars in November (especially here in already-snowy Vermont), but a few people are still driving them, like Rob Tobia and his Jaguar E-Types, and Mark Tashjian, with an E36 BMW M3. Mr. Tashjian was kind enough to give an interview and allow me to film his car, so here's the finished product. If you prefer it, the video is on Vimeo now.
Last Friday, despite the snow, I went to talk with long-time E-Type enthusiast Robert Tobia about his two Jaguars. His cars are astonishingly well-kept, especially the Series I roadster, though they are always a work in progress; while I was there, the Series II coupe was dismantled, awaiting the installation of a freshly-machined head for the 4.2-liter engine. It was great talking with Mr. Tobia, and he even provided a VHS of driving footage from that same car. Check out the full film below.
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