P1Brand.com is Now Live!

Our redesigned and expanded website, P1Brand.com, is now live! You can find all the latest news, blog posts, links to our Twitter and Facebook accounts, and a little background on upcoming projects.

We've also been busy getting the P1 Brand Online Store updated with our newest products with more being added every day.

And if that weren't enough, we're also debuting all of the new P1 Brand Trackwares next week in Las Vegas, at Scotty Ernst's International Indoor Championships. As an official sponsor of the event, we are providing lots of finishing touches for the big race as well as plenty of promotional items to give away to the participants.

Victory is black and white.

All Time Champs

Rolling out of the belt dryer on the production line is our updated, All Time Champs tee. One of the newest graphics from our P1 Brand Trackwares line.

New for 2012, the P1 Brand 'All Time Champs' tee. This bold and simple graphic lists the winningest IFMAR World Champion drivers in history: Masami Hirosaka (14 time IFMAR World Champion), Lamberto Collari (8 time IFMAR World Champion), Ryan "Pudge" Cavalieri (4 time IFMAR World Champion) and Marc Reinhard (3 time IFMAR World Champion).

On the back of the shirt, the P1 Brand logo is printed between the shoulder blades and a woven P1 Brand label on the outside, lower hem, completes the design.

Designed and screenprinted in the USA using 100% preshrunk, 5.5oz. ringspun cotton. Our custom, P1 Brand tagless design ensures superior comfort around the collar. Sizes Medium - 3XLarge.

Available for purchase later this week, directly from the P1 Brand Online Store.

P1 Brand Trackwares: Details

For our upcoming line of P1 Brand Trackwares, we've patiently developed and applied our fingerprint to each of the details, including our own, custom, tagless design. Screenprinted onto the neck of each our tees are all of the pertinent size, care, construction and manufacturing data.

Our Trackwares will be available soon at the P1 Brand Online Store.

Indianapolis 500 (Forever®) Stamp

That's right, stamps and motorsports.

On May 30, 2011, the Greatest Spectacle in Motorsports, the Indy 500, celebrated it's 100th anniversary. To honor the occasion, the United States Postal Service has issued a commemorative Forever® stamp. It pays tribute to the Ray Harroun, who drove #32 Marmon Wasp to victory lane in the very first Indy 500 on May 30, 1911.

Find more details and purchase these stamps at the USPS website.

Chalk Talk with Steve Matchett

Unfortunately, SpeedTV doesn't allow their video content to be embedded on blogs like this. If they did, however, we'd definitely post every episode of Chalk Talk. Featuring former Formula 1 mechanic, Steve Matchett (who worked on the Michael Schumacher-era Benetton team for many years), Chalk Talk brings a little technical data to supplement the F1 race calendar.

Above is a screenshot illustrating Matchett's explanation of camber and it's effect on tire degradation during his Chalk Talk Italian GP segment. And we highly recommend watching the back episodes of Chalk Talk; Matchett tells great stories and his technical insight really helps to round out the Formula 1 experience for fans.

RC Racing TV with Marc Rheinard

Nick Daman and the folks at RC Racing TV bring a new episode of action featuring Marc Rheinard, arguably one of the most successful touring car drivers in the world. Included in the footage is the final from the 2008 IFMAR World Championships in Thailand, which shows an unforgettable race between Atsushi Hara and Rheinard.

Ted Longshaw Tribute

Founder of the BRCA and IFMAR, Ted Longshaw, recently passed away. Fueled by a genuine passion for the hobby, Longshaw worked tirelessly over decades to form organized, international RC racing.

Thanks to Nick Daman of RCRacingTV for putting together the above tribute piece.

RAUH-Welt BEGRIFF x Tsukuba Circuit

Another beautiful piece by Luke Huxham, capturing some of the amazing visuals that encompass motorsport competition. The above episode features an afternoon with Nakai-San of Rauh-Welt Begriff at the Tsukuba Circuit.

RAUH-Welt BEGRIFF x Bangkok Ed.

Ever since we first saw (via Fatlace TV) the RWB Shop of Nakai-San, we've been fascinated with his work. Fortunately for us, that fascination seems to be spreading quickly. Watch the creation of another Nakai-San vision, this time for the streets of Bangkok.

"...mean and raw."

Schuberth's 'Golden Twenties' for Schumacher

If you have deep pockets (or a Costanza-sized wallet, teeming with Euros), you can purchase this 1:1 replica of Michael Schumacher's 'Golden Twenties' helmet as designed and manufactured by Schuberth. Schumacher donned the special livery as he celebrated his 20th year in Formula 1 two weeks ago at the Gran Prix of Belgium/Spa, Francorchamps.

Above photos copyright of Schuberth and Mark Thompson/Getty Images, respectively.

Tesla Model S and Roadster

The (oxymoronic?) class of Luxury Electric cars, by Tesla.

Vintage Sega Moto Champ

We found a link to this gem via Motorcycle 74. Above is footage of a vintage Sega Moto Champ arcade game, before Space Invaders (1978) arrived and changed the arcade landscape forever...fun stuff.

Forza Motorsports/ Hockenheim

We're not big video gamers, but seeing some of the proverbial nuts and bolts of how a well-known, permanent racing venue is documented and recreated digitally for authentic game play is fascinating. The creatives at Forza Motorsport show some of the tricks they employ to make it happen.

Most Happy RWB Customer

Dig the Super Fly sound byte and the Curtis Mayfield tune that set the tone...and the most happy RWB customer telling his story.

Another great piece from Luke Huxham.

Fire Delux

Beautiful image of a vintage Firestone Deluxe sidewall from photographer James Howe.

Photo JamesHowe©2011.

Senna Interviewed by Sir Jackie Stewart

Obviously, we're on a little Senna bender here on the blog posts, but that's because the Senna documentary left such an impression upon us. Above is a very memorable interview with Aryton Senna conducted by Sir Jackie Stewart who asks a tough question, but is countered by an even tougher answer.

Senna Top Gear Tribute

Last weekend, we hit the local 'art house' theater to see the feature length doc on Aryton Senna, titled Senna. It was a captivating story and very well-crafted film. (Seeing Formula 1 footage at that scale projected onto the silver screen, was an amazing experience in and of itself...) We highly recommend the film to all you gearheads, racers, F1 fans, and motorsport junkies out there.

If you're not familiar with the influence and patriotic impact that Aryton Senna had upon the sport and his country, the folks at Top Gear (above) put together a fitting tribute; it's a good place to start.

Cineskates on Kickstarter

For all of you aspiring film makers and camera geeks out there, be sure to check out this great new concept, Cineskates, being pushed over at the innovative Kickstarter website...

Depth of Speed: A Pinch of Salt

Josh Clason and HBTV's season of Depth of Speed draws to a close with a solemn vignette of the great American racing tradition: the Bonneville Salt Flats.

And as the weekend approaches us all, we hope you're planning to hit your local spot; chasing time, chasing speed and having fun.

Fatlace TV: RAUH-Welt BEGRIFF & Nakai-San

A new webisode via FatlaceTV that tells the story of a passionate Japanese customizer and his love for Porsche; RWG & Nakai-San.