Forget about Baby Driver or whichever Fast and/or Furious installment we're currently on. This five-minute short film is the best automotive movie of 2017—in part because it co-stars Valentino Balboni.
Yes, the recently-retired chief test driver for Lamborghini is a film star, of sorts. In this film, Wolf of the Autostrada, he plays one of four dashing supercar drivers on a race through Europe. Who are the other stars? Stefan Roser, famous for drifting the original RUF CTR "Yellow Bird" around the Nurburgring, seen here driving that very same car; racing driver Mirko Venturi; driver turned writer and car consultant Sam Hancock; and Emanuele Collo, of boutique Swiss classic car procurer Kidston SA.
This is just the latest in a whole slew of car-centric films created by Kidston. Some are informative, while others, like this one, are pure entertainment. If you like 1980s supercars and Miami Vice-style driving sequences, you'll find a lot to like here.
Bob Sorokanich previously served as deputy editor of Road & Track Magazine. He is based in New York City.
