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In-Car 2010 X-Games 16 Lancer Evo 9 Rally Car Practice
Prior to X-Games 16 in Los Angeles, we caught up with Team BF Goodrich. Here we go on board with Andrew Comrie Picard and his 600hp Lancer Evolution 9 rally car.
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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...
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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. ...
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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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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...
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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....
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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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Feature – Inside The 2006 Super GT GT500 Nissan 350Z
The 2,425lb 350Z uses a double-wishbone setup front and rear with inboard bellcrank actuated dampers, similar to a formula racing car. Note also how highly mounted the steering rack is in proportion to the engine…
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Red Bull F1 Simulator In Action [VIDEO]
We all know that budget and rule constraints have limited Formula One teams in their insanely expensive test sessions at the track. The only logical solution? Build an insanely expensive electronic simulator for the drivers.
X-Games 16 Rally Practice With Hubinette And ACP
With larger air intake restrictors allowed, ACP’s Evo IX generated almost 600hp with a built engine and 114-octane equivalent ethanol racing fuel. ACP doesn’t make use of the special ethanol fuel during regular rally events
X-Games 16 Lancer Evo Rally Practice With ACP
We speak with Andrew Comrie-Picard “ACP” about his Rally America championship efforts and then go on board with ACP’s 600hp Evo 9 in a dirt course outside Irwindale Speedway.
X-Games Can Save American Rally Racing
Mother Nature is actually out to puncture and flip your rally car but that’s just part of the fun. So, how come rally racing isn’t as big as NASCAR in the US?
Mini To Enter 2011 World Rally Championship With Countryman WRC
Mini will be using the longer Countryman model to build the Mini Countryman WRC. Famed racing engineering house Prodrive will handle the program, now left twiddling their thumbs with no factory Subaru WRC program to manage.
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A Lap Of Buttonwillow With The N1 Concepts Honda S2000 [VIDEO]
With a 12.0:1 compression ratio, naturally aspirated 2.3-liter engine making about 305hp, this Honda has to regularly take on competition with hundreds more horses.
BMW M3 Art Car Photo Contest Winner
So far, the BMW Motorsport Facebook gallery has been viewed by 1.8 million fans, and more than 8,000 users have “liked” it. As a reward for his photo, Dole will receive a check for 1,000 euros. Currency exchange, anyone?
Closest Finish Ever At Super GT 2010 Sugo
In front of 27,000 spectators, the GT500 class put on an exciting race, with the top two cars separated by only 25/1000-second. With only eight laps left in the race, the Motul Autech GT-R developed an electrical problem that ground it down to a dead stop at the last corner.
N1 Concepts Honda S2000 Racecar Setup Lap
On board with the N1 Concepts Honda S2000 Unlimited Class time attack racecar at Buttonwillow Raceway’s #13CW “time attack” configuration. This chassis was originally built by J’s Racing and has since been updated by N1 Concepts for time attack use.
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Trackside With Grassroots Subaru Driver Thomas Smith [VIDEO]
At a bare minimum, you need talent and money to get noticed and climb the ranks. Thomas Smith, a Las Vegas, Nevada go-kart and autocross racer, has been paying his dues towards a road racing career by cutting his teeth at local time attack events.
Zenkai Crawford Subaru STI driver Thomas Smith
We take a minute at Buttonwillow Raceway to have a quick chat with Thomas Smith, up and coming grassroots time attack and autocross driver for Crawford Performance / Zenkai Motorsports.
Flex Fuel Rally Nissan 350Z
Here at OR, we’re suckers for rear-wheel drive rally cars. Especially naturally aspirated ones with wailing exhaust notes and the type of lurid, tail-out slides that would make any fan risk life and hand for a photo.
Hasport V6 Honda Civic Spotted
If you’re looking to have at least some amount of torque with your Honda, this might be the trend for you. High-rpm VTEC? Try a low-buck Accord or3.2-liter Acura CL/TL Type-S engine.
Project Evo IX – Part 14 – Engine Failure
This particular Lancer Evo 9 was born as a Sport Compact Car magazine project car. From those days on, this trusty Mitsubishi saw the skidpad, figure-8, drag strip, road course, autocross, track days, and time attack competition.
BMW Classic Center Opens With 3.0 CSi Restoration
In this case, the customer wanted his BMW 3.0 CSi transformed into a perfect blank original slate. He also asked for its four-speed manual gearbox to be converted into an automatic, something that had previously been done only with two prototypes of the BMW 3.0 CSi.
The Greatest Rally Porsche GT3 Sounds Ever
The 911 GT3s in this video are doing things that you’d never see a housewife in Newport Beach attempt – slides and all. Turn up your speakers.
Australian Rally Driver Steve Glenney At WTAC
Glenney has just raced the Targa Tasmania in the Mazda RX-8 SP turbo rally car. Now he’s at Eastern Creek Raceway, driving the Pulse Racing Lancer Evo 8, Subaru Impreza WRX STI, and GT Auto Garage Mazda RX-7.
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