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Watch Internal Engine Combustion at 4,000 FPS

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Suck, squeeze, bang, and blow – there is no way to more succinctly describe the combustion process of a four-stroke engine. If you are more of a visual learner though, we might have the perfect video series to show the combustion process in your typical road-going motorcycle.

The video comes courtesy of the “Warped Perception” channel on YouTube, which has made a name for itself by taking high-speed high-resolution cameras and using them to show and explain complex actions.

In the case here, Warped Perception took a 3hp Briggs & Stratton engine, removed the head and replaced it with about an inch of acrylic glass, and then proceeded to see what would and would not burn in the simple engine design.

Slowing things down to 4,000 frames per second, and shooting 4k video, we get an absolutely stunning, not to mention informative, perspective of what happens in your typical internal combustion engine. Enjoy!

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Video: Dubstep + Flat Track + Slow-Mo

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If I’m doing my math right, it’s Monday back home. Time to get the week started. Time to start the countdown to the next weekend. If you cringed at the thought, we have something to help get you through the rest of the day. Dubstep, meets flat track racing at the Springfield Mile, meets slow-motion cinematography. It’s not going to win at Sundance, but it’s highly mesmerizing…and flat track is just damn cool.

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Watch Jake Gagne’s Daytona 200 Pit Stop in Slow-Motion

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We have a strange love affair with motorcycle pit stops here at Asphalt & Rubber. Maybe it’s the added spectacle that comes with rider and crew racing to change tires and fuel the machine.

Maybe it’s the carefully planned and choreographed dance that ensues, with an ever mindful eye on the stopwatch. Maybe it’s because any number of things can go wrong in those few precious seconds, which could alter the result of a race.

Whatever the case may be, we are enthralled, and at 120 frames per second, what takes only a handful of seconds to achieve, is drawn out into nearly a minute of precise motions. So without further ado, watch the RoadRace Factory Red Bull team pit their rider Jake Gagne, and help solidify his second place finish in this year’s Daytona 200.

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Video: Racing in Slow-Motion IV – How to Make Motorsport Enthusiasts Cry

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The title of the post sort of implies what you are getting into here: slow-motion racing footage from Formula One, MotoGP, World Rally, 24 Hours of Le Mans, Isle of Man TT, and various GT Racing series. If you have watched any of the television coverage from MotoGP or the TT (and we’re sure you have), then you know how dramatic watching a motorcycle at 1,000+ frames per second can be, and apparently the same can be said about our four-wheeled compatriots.

What the title of this work doesn’t reveal is how with some masterful editing and a powerful soundtrack, 16 minutes of video footage about bikes and cars can feel more like poetry than racing. We bring you Racing in Slow Motion IV (as well as I-III ). Grab some kleenex before watching, and then share it with your buddies. If they don’t amid to getting a little bit emotional while viewing, they are probably lying. Group hug after the jump.

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SX Riding Tips, Slow-Mo Footage, & James “Bubba” Stewart

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We should probably just go ahead change our name to Dirt & Rubber already, as A&R is on an off-road kick today. We’ve shown our fair share of slow-motion MotoGP videos from our friends at Red Bull, and today the brand that gives you wings has a treat for you dirt bike enthusiasts. Incorporating some great dirt track shots with James “Bubba” Stewart talking about the basic theories of motorcross racing, Red Bull has a nice little promo video here for Bubba and the Yamaha squad. Learning patented tips like “turn the bike like no other and get it done,” and “the Bubba scrub” we expect our street-leaning selves to be riding at JS7‘s level in no time at all. Video goodness after the jump, and be sure to note the slow-mo exhaust puffs at the 1:50 time marker.

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