Video: Sears Pointless LeMons crash puts another rollcage to the test
March 9, 2010
Filed under: Motorsports, Videos
If you were following the news coming out of Infineon this weekend during the Sears Pointless 24 Hours of LeMons race, you might’ve heard about a nasty crash involving the ONSET Cavalier.
Going into turn 11 at about 1 PM on Saturday, the wagon - an simple top ten contender - squeezed through an opening on the back straight before being tapped on the left rear, sent into a wall… Continue reading
Audi begins deliveries of R8 LMS evolution to Euro race teams
March 8, 2010
Filed under: Motorsports, Europe, Audi, Racing
2009 proved to be a very successful opening campaign for Audi’s new customer race automobile, the R8 LMS. Eight vehicles were sold to a variety of teams and between them, the cars won 23 races and three national and international GT championships. For 2010, Audi has produced a new evolution version of the R8 LMS, and by… Continue reading
Who says Mustangs, Camaros and Challengers don’t race each other?
March 7, 2010
Filed under: Motorsports, Performance, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford
Last week in The Wall Street Journal, writer Ben Austen publised an article in which he ruminates on why no one appears to be racing the Detroit Three’s neo-muscle offerings - the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger. That the piece succeeds… Continue reading
How a Corvette C6.R comes to life: Autoblog tours Pratt & Miller shop
March 6, 2010
Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, Chevrolet, GM
Racing improves the breed. How many times have you heard some automaker PR flack spout that line in order to justify a motorsports program? When it comes to NASCAR, which is still the most popular form of racing in the United States, it’s clearly a complete fallacy. Open wheel racing, be it at Indianapolis or Monaco… Continue reading
Video: What NASCAR on Gran Turismo 5 looks like
March 5, 2010
Filed under: Motorsports, Videos
In a word, impressive. Sure, we have the ability to go on for paragraphs about how disappointed we are that Polyphony Digital and Sony still haven’t released Gran Turismo 5 (there is no firm launch date) or bore you with how tiny we care for NASCAR, but instead we’ll focus on the… Continue reading
Geneva 2010: 1957 Saab 93 rally headed for Mille Miglia with Spyker and Saab CEOs at the wheel
March 4, 2010
Filed under: Motorsports, Classics, Sedan, Geneva Motor Show, Europe, Saab
As automobile guys, we want to see Saab succeed at the hands of its new owners, Spyker Vehicles. And while the brand faces an uphill battle to reach profitability, its new masters are at least showing signs of understanding the Swedish automaker’s rich past… Continue reading
Geneva 2010: Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid is not to be overlooked
March 2, 2010
Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Hybrid, Geneva Motor Show, Porsche, Racing
During Porsche’s press conference here at the Geneva Motor Show, most of our attention was understandably on the 918 Spyder Concept, but the German automaker had several other significant debuts. One was the 911 GT3 R Hybrid, Porsche’s first racecar to… Continue reading
Gale Banks shooting for 200 mph in diesel-powered Sidewinder dragster
March 1, 2010
Filed under: Motorsports, Diesel, Racing
We saw Gale Banks’ diesel-powered Sidewinder dragster at SEMA back in 2008, but that stationary display is not how the vehicle is meant to be experienced. No, this beast wants to move, and that’s just what it’ll do Saturday, March 6th at the Speedworld Dragstrip for NHRDA’s Desert Diesel Nationals in Wittmann, AZ. There, the dragster is going to try and run the quarter-mile in the low-mid 6’s “while emitting none of the black… Continue reading
Why wait for the new TVR? Get one now… but not from TVR
March 1, 2010
Filed under: Vehicle Buying, Coupe, Performance, Etc.
Just a week ago, the rumor was spread that new TVRs will be coming to the U.S. and that they’ll cook their tires with U.S. engines - but you’ll probably have to wait until this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed to get the details. Now we’ve been told that you can buy remanufactured versions of the Tuscan, Sagaris, and T350, and you don’t have to wait at all!
These old-as-new TVRs are being… Continue reading
Most powerful Buell ever: Staying in the race with the new 1190RR
February 28, 2010
Filed under: Motorsports, Performance, Motorcycle, Racing
It’s only been a few months since Harley-Davidson officially announced the demise of Buell, but the gang at Erik Buell Racing weren’t comfortable hanging up their leathers just yet. In fact, the newly-released 1190RR might be the first time we get to see the team really show off without any higher-ups to please.
Reading the specs, it clear that you won’t run into this Buell at a Riders
