When discussing the spool-up and high-end flow characteristics of a given turbocharger, the term “wheel trim” may pop up. If you’re in the market for a turbocharger upgrade, comparing new units, or are...
September 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »RM sold five cars in Monterey for more than $2 million each with the top spot 1938 Talbot-Lago T150-C Lago Speciale Teardrop Coupe going for a cool $4.6 million dollars. ...
August 27 2010 / No comment / Read More »With million dollar cars on track and in the concours shows, some going for up to four million dollars in the auctions, enthusiasts show up to Monterey in waves. The cars entered fall...
August 27 2010 / No comment / Read More »A project car is all about the cursing, over-your-head budget, and time spent under the hood. They’re bought used, worked on for countless hours, and then put up against competitors that cost more...
August 23 2010 / 4 comments / Read More »The stock twin-turbocharger system was re-installed, converted to boost non-sequentially, but didn’t produce as much power as White liked. The final answer was a huge single GReddy T78 turbocharger kit....
August 20 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »The History Garage museum is designed to honor production cars from the 1950s through the 1970s, as well as past racing machines. The Corolla WRC car and GT-One Le Mans car are rare...
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Porsche. Mere mention of the manufacturer conjures up names like Donohue, Rohrl and Dean. It’s distinctive 911 series of sports car has been made for decades and is one of the most recognizable auto designs on the market today.
There’s more to going fast than just bolting in a stiffer suspension and getting a 10-minute lube shop lifetime alignment special. Going fast requires details. Details that are often beyond the understanding of a normal mechanic shop.
Paid a visit to John Wu over at Maxxis Tire today. Their HQ isn’t quite as large as Falken or Toyo’s warehouse but it’s all relative. It’s still massive.
As a promotion for the The Dark Knight movie, last year Timo Glock drove the Toyota TF108 F1 car at Silverstone circuit against the actual Batmobile. A running and driving movie prop, the Batmobile of course would get destroyed on a racetrack against the 900hp F1 car.
Our money needs to be spent where it matters most – going faster. There’s no time for fancy dress-up tricks that don’t do anything or attract unwarranted attention for no reason. That’s why we’ve always liked the guys at APR Performance.
We didn’t take the Formula One world championship, run through the Monte Carlo rally or convince the ALMS to make an exception for our entry. We’ve been storing up our dwindling cash reserves since the last two time attack events and planning for what’s coming up next this season.
Long ago, before the dawn of dual-clutch gearboxes, electronic stability controls and factory 20-inch wheels, the Mazda Miata began its domination by combining the essence of a classic English sports car with Japanese reliability.
With its neon color scheme, sister car to the neon orange Evo 6 that is also prepared by RC Developments, this Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6 is one of the most distinctive time attack cars out of the UK.
With their right feet planted firmly on the accelerator throughout the entire day, it was a record time of 57.989 seconds from the 705bhp Roger Clark Impreza that secured Olly Clark his first win of the competition; a fractional 0.811 ahead of Matt Allison in the 620bhp Zen Performance car.
With over twice the standard power, it’s no surprise that competitors were logging quicker times than the British Touring Car Championship racecars.
On this occasion, each of the pit garages were occupied by high performance road cars and eager drivers were tearing up the tarmac before Jenson Button even had chance.
When those smells, oils and dirt get on to your hands and under your nails, it always takes a good cleaning before you’ll even attempt to shake anyone’s hand or eat any food.
Stopped by APR Performance to pick up some new aero pieces for Project Evo 9. We’ve been taking it to the track so far with just the stock body and, sometimes, a borrowed wing.
In 1959, Alec Issigonis began work on a small four-cylinder powered car with space for four occupants. It was to become a byword for economy of space and driving fun. At least, according to Mini’s press release.
There’s a reason why these exotic cars cost so much – half of it is because of low volume and high douche factor but the other half is pure performance. Lambos and Ferraris really are incredible automobiles in the end.
It’s a Thursday afternoon and I’m standing in the hot pits of California Speedway, aka Auto Club Speedway. The grandstands are behind me, the timing tower is to my right and the incredible sound of V12s and V10s at full song are echoing all around me.
A completely stock engine is coupled with a turbo-back exhaust, ECU tuning and Greddy boost controller, JIC coilovers, Whiteline roll center kit, Ferodo/Performance Friction brake pads, custom modified APR wind splitter, Recaro seat and Voltex rear wing. If it seems like we went insane with our budget, we didn’t.
The last time you read about Project Evo IX (Part 6), we won the Street AWD class at the Super Lap Battle Willow Springs event. Our Mitsubishi project was loaded down with only the best in factory stock equipment – stock engine, brakes (with pads), turbo, intercooler, piping, cams, ECU, body and airbox.
Before we start though, we take off. Jon has to make some stops and I’m unable to shoot the cars without him, so I go along. We end up at Mazdatrix in Signal Hill, where Jon needs to talk rotary engines for his RX-8.
Stopped by Maxxis Tire to pay a visit to John Wu. The headquarters is not quite as big as Toyo or Falken per se but it’s got a whole lot of tires inside.
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