Magnus Racing Wants to Give The Fans a Ride at Daytona… Kinda.
Friday, January 17, 2014 at 02:46PM 
When Magnus Racing posted last year’s unnecessarily epic Rolex 24 at Daytona preview video, few would have guessed the incredible response the video would have gotten. Most notably, the famed automotive website Jalopnik covered the video in an article, which received a litany of comments from their readership. To read the full article, and comments, click here.
Most notably, commenter “Telumektar” posted the comment:
“Ah, uhm, what? It seems like thay had some good ideas for some kind of Epic-car-racing style video and then they tried to mix it with some meme jokes or something. Or they hired two different teams of directors and editors and one was retarded.” (yes, that was a real comment)
What Telumektar didn’t realize, however, was he was right!
Magnus Racing has always enjoyed the talents of two different directors, both with very “unique” backgrounds.
With this in mind, we’re proud to publicly reveal our two directors that we've always had on staff: Abeljandro del Jimenez… and Kile.
With 2014 being a year of reinvention, Magnus has decided to give both directors an opportunity to make their own, independent videos, with one releasing today, and one in advance of the Sebring 12 Hours in March.
So everyone at Magnus would like to know, are you Team Abeljandro or Team Kile?
We want your comments, literally.
In celebration of our love of forum comments, we encourage ALL of the fans to go on to our favorite websites who will be posting today’s video: Racer.com, Sportscar365.com, and YouTube’s Drive network, and comment. We will pick our favorite comment from each site (that’s three chances), and put YOUR NAME on the Magnus Racing No. 44 Flex-Box Porsche 911 GT America.
There are no rules on what makes a comment “good.” It could be funny, it could be completely disconnected, it could be incredibly complimentary (we like those), it could be scathing…. we won’t know what we like until we read it. Just make the comment awesome.
Each site will have one winner, and Magnus will supply said commenter with a photo of their name on the Porsche (we get to decide where the name goes). Contest closes on Tuesday.
Make sense? Our first video, directed by Abeljandro, will release in about an hour.
ABOUT OUR DIRECTORS
Abeljandro del Jimenez
Video to Debut: Rolex 24 at Daytona
Hailing from the artisan city of Juarez, Abeljandro is a firm believer that life imitates art. A graduate of the prestigious Ciudad del Arte Intútil Academio, Abeljandro has made over 25 independent films that have premiered around coffee houses throughout Southern California. A consummate film-maker, the artist refuses to ever refer to his pieces as “videos,” even if none of his projects have ever appeared on celluloid. Residing in Silverlake, California, del Jimenez spends his time re-arranging his vinyl collection in his front window for everyone to see, shopping for skinny jeans, and blogging about how Of Monsters and Men have gone corporate.
Education: Film Theory, Ciudad del Arte Itutil Academio
Favorite Films: A Clockwork Orange, Lars and the Real Girl, all Terrence Malick films
Kile
Video to Debut: Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring
No one really knows where Kile comes from, but he is nonetheless one of Magnus Racing’s most innovative creators. A graduate of many recreational classes in the greater San Fernando valley, Kile is known for his constant smile and willingness to talk with anyone about anything. While video production is largely considered a hobby for Kile, no one really knows his occupation. In his spare time, Kile enjoys tea time with his stuffed animal collection and staring at photos of corgis on the internet.
Education: Unkown
Favorite Films: Don Bluth cartoons, Pajanimals, all Terrence Malick films
So what team are you on? Team Abeljandro or Team Kile? You have four different places to comment and let us know.