On the floor rests two Realtime Racing Acuras and the Spice-Acura IMSA car. Like seeing an old friend again, we were glued to the Realtime Racing Acura NSX, which we hadn’t seen since...
September 9 2010 / No comment / Read More »The Wankel is pressurized via a Turbonetics GTK 550 turbo that can support 475 to 625 horsepower. In its current trim, this FC Mazda RX-7 produces 490whp and 339 lb/ft of torque....
September 7 2010 / No comment / Read More »While their tuning power gains may seem small, Spoon parts are notorious for reliability and for proper optimization. You won’t make a zillion horsepower looking through the Spoon catalog but you’ll be able...
September 6 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »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...
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The first Spectre 341 Challenge has been overshadowed by the death of Alexander Djordjevic, an entrant who was competing in a Porsche 911 Turbo. On the second day of competition, Djordjevic took his silver 996 out for one final run up the hill, eventually plummeting off the side of the course in a fatal accident.
To go fast, and we’re talking Porsche ass kicking fast, Project 240SX would need a lot of camber. Strut-type front suspensions like to have large amounts of static camber on account of their horrible camber curves.
On board in-car video from the Tomei Cusco Subaru Impreza WRX STI at the 2010 World Time Attack Challenge in Australia. Driven by Eiji “Tarzan” Yamada.
Comes with all the GT2-legal goodies – CRD built 6.0-liter V8 engine, sequential “no lift shift” transmission, 15-inch Alcon brakes, BBS wheels, slicks, and everything you’ll need to launch your own ALMS racing team.
At the recent 2010 Valencia, Spain F1 race, Mark Webber crashed directly into the rear of Lotus’s Heikki Kovalainen and then launched himself off into the air.After landing his Red Bull RB6 into the tire barrier, Webber must have been wondering why he keeps freejacking (yes, Freejack…) racecars. Le Mans 1999, anyone?
Driving the car is also a revelation, with less creaks going up driveways and a noticeably smoother ride over broken pavement. Project 240SX may well see extra bracing and bars soon enough but for one afternoon’s worth of work and less than $100, we’re not complaining.
One of Honda Challenge’s original competitors, Andy was a racer’s favorite for talking admittedly humorous smack online and then following it up at the track. His gold B16-powered Honda CRX was damaged during the CA Speedway exhibition for the JGTC All-Star race, after hitting a tire barrier, and had sat until recently.
The Five Axis Edition Prius is designed as a modified daily driver, a city cruiser for those that like to customize cars and probably already have something fast and stupid tucked away in the garage.
The app uses the built-in accelerometers in the iPhone to judge when a car is accelerating, coasting, braking, and by how much. Using a simulated image, the iPhone can then “pretend” to be a GReddy boost gauge, boost controller, turbo, or blow-off valve.
Names such as Michele Mouton and Walter Rohrl have won at Pikes Peak and it still continues to draw drivers to this day. The PPIHC runs a large number of motorcycles and open-wheel machines but there are still quite a few rally cars drawn to the dirt and history.
As Guo progressed past the NASA Time Trial ranks, finishing 2nd in TTB in the Northern California NASA region in 2009, his S2000 developed further and further. Now campaigned in the Redline Time Attack and Speedventures S2000 Challenge
Going back to older times. A collection of vintage black and white Volkswagen ads from the 1960s. Highlighting the Beetle, Fastback, and others, the ads are dripping with classic European feel.
In honor of the 30th anniversary of Audi’s branded Quattro all-wheel drive technology, the autonomous Audi TTS has been covered in a livery reminiscent of their classic rally cars. These were the same colors run on the infamous Audi Sport Quattro S1 rally car, which itself won Pikes Peak with drivers Michele Mouton and Walter Rohrl.
On race weekends, each driver will have a minimum of three steering wheels available so there is always a spare on hand should there be any issues. That’s more than $120,000 in steering wheels alone.
Faster on track than a Porsche 911 Turbo while using full tread, wet weather capable street tires. Once we play further with spring rates, alignment and other adjustments, we’ll be able to pick up even more speed. Simply. Badass.
Now they are pulling the wraps off of their E900 package, an even more powerful engine package for the Nissan GT-R that uses E85 ethanol to make more than 800whp. According to the dyno sheet, the GT-R made 806whp and 723 lb/ft of torque on Buschur Racing’s Mustang dyno.
The CR-Z is equipped with a 1.5-liter i‑VTEC four-cylinder engine and Honda’s Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) system. Total power output is estimated at 122hp at 6,000rpm and 128lb/ft of torque at 1,000-1,500rpm.
F1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button “build” a McLaren F1 car by assembling a bunch of pieces on to a chassis at the McLaren Technology Center. The trick is, their crew is sent out to have a cut of coffee.
Popular with rally drivers, motorcyclists, and daredevils, Pikes Peak is a 12.42-mile, 156 turn run up to the 14,000-foot mountain summit. The PPIHC gained notoriety over the years from its sheer cliff drops and rally star entrants.
AMS claims 650whp out of the 35R-equipped 2.3-liter engine. Lots of parts and surely you couldn’t it again for the same price, but is this car worth $125,000?
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