Entries posted on “September, 2010”
Two teams that were sure to get some practice time, regardless of the conditions, were both fielding Porsches. Flying Lizard, in the hunt for the GT championship, put their 911 GT3 RSR out on track with the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid.
September 30th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »
At 10 hours and 1,000 miles in length, Petit Le Mans is one of the most famous professional endurance road races in the US. Imagine driving a prototype racer full out across a third of the Unites States. That’s endurance racing.
September 30th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »
The top sport model in the new Focus lineup, the 2012 Focus ST is powered by a turbocharged 250hp EcoBoost 2.0-liter engine. Debuted at the 2010 Paris Auto Show, the new Ford Focus production family range featured the new Focus ST.
September 29th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, New Cars | Read More »
In case you aren’t familiar with them, the spotter guides are brilliant pieces of artwork that depict every racecar in the race, along with their numbers, team names, drivers, and drivers’ helmets.
September 28th, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »
We hear almost 50 racecars will be lining up on the grid. Porsche will also have out the 911 GT3 R Hybrid, a Carrera racecar that is equipped with a regenerative KERS-like electrical energy system.
September 28th, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »
There always seems to be a battle or scandal going on in Formula One, ranging from crashes to Mosley-style Nazi sex. The current F1 battle is over the use of the Lotus name, which has a long history with the sport.
September 27th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »
The news recently surfaced that Lotus was unhappy with its business partnership with Fernandes’ team and had cut him off from all rights to use the names Team Lotus, Lotus Racing, or any other variant containing the name “Lotus”.
September 27th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »
One thing typically comes to mind when you hear of Pahrump, Nevada. Yes, Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch!
Spring Mountain is an impressive venue, and worthy enough to host the Redline Time Attack event with some of the fastest cars in the States battling it out on the tarmac. With only two events remaining on the slate [...]
September 22nd, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »
Just four years ago, the 23 year-old Mortara made his way up from karts to single-seater formula racecars. In 2007, he entered the F3 Euro Series, finishing the season in 8th – the highest placing rookie.
September 20th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »
Their latest release is the Lingenfelter LS3 C6 Chevy Corvette Edelbrock E-Force Supercharged Engine Package. The package will run you a slick $13,845 and will give your Vette 670bhp and 565lb/ft of torque.
September 20th, 2010 | Filed under New Parts | Read More »
5Zigen USA, INC. proudly announces the debut of the new exhaust system for sports compact cars. 5ZIGEN Super Lap exhaust system is now available in North American market.
September 20th, 2010 | Filed under New Parts | Read More »
The 360hp Audi TT RS was not a definite shoe-in for an immediate American release. Audi was not completely sure of its viability in the US and decided to carry out some viral research with a survey on its Facebook tab. The end result was more than 11,500 fans in a month proclaiming, “bring it to the U.S.”.
September 20th, 2010 | Filed under New Cars | Read More »
Scion Racing and its two Formula Drift sponsored drivers, Tanner Foust and Ken Gushi. Foust drives a NASCAR V8-powered rear-wheel drive Scion tC and Gushi a 3S-GTE-powered tC.
September 17th, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »
For the third video, Block takes on L’Autodrome de Linas-Montlhery in France, which has a distinctively European feel to it and some massive banking. Block even demonstrates the banking’s steep 51-degree incline by standing on his Fiesta at an angle.
September 17th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »
Highlights of some of the best vintage racing action from the 2010 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion (formerly Historics) at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Includes rare and classic racecars from the following groups – Formula One (F1), IMSA, Bugatti, Ferrari, Porsche, GTP, Can Am, and Trans Am.
September 13th, 2010 | Filed under Videos | Read More »
It’s pretty hard for racecar transporters to come to a track when the road looks like it’s been mined. And that’s not even including the fact that spectators, who normally number in the tens of thousands, will need bulldozers to reach their seats.
September 10th, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »
Taking place over four days, the Prodrive engineering team drove the car over tarmac, dirt, and other loose surfaces. The Countryman World Rally Car is now scheduled to go to Portugal for a week of gravel testing.
September 10th, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »
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 it got Vortech supercharged and raced in Speed World Challenge GT.
September 9th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | 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 to do well in your next six-hour endurance race.
September 6th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »
We check out the new 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup racecar. Nick Lester, technical director of Porsche Motorsport North America, takes us into the new 911 GT3 Cup car.
September 1st, 2010 | Filed under Videos | Read More »