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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The invasion of the 500hp all-wheel drive rallycross cars continues in the US. Following up on an exciting run at X-Games 16, rallycross hit the New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) for the first ever RallyCar Rallycross competition.
In the main event, the boiling weekend ultimately came down to a battle of the V8s. Making the final four for his first time, Tony Brakohiapa in the Cooper Tire / BSP Tuskegee Airmen Mustang went up against 2010 season points leader Vaughn Gittin Jr. in the Monster Energy / Falken Tire Ford Mustang for third place.
Round 6 of the Super GT series, the 121 lap race at Suzuka Circuit, held some surprises for the 33,000-strong crowd. Longtime favorite ARTA came out on top again with the new Honda HSV-010 and the Subaru Legacy B4 took its first ever win in the series.
The winning car, inheriting the lead after the demise of BMW Motorsport, was the BMS Scuderia Italia Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. Driver Romain Dumas also won the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year, a feat which has not been done since 1949.
German race fans cried tears of sadness at the 2010 running of the 24 Hours of Spa as BMW failed to take the overall win and an Italian team came out on top using a Porsche chassis.
With TV bragging rights on the line and no standardized rulebook to worry about, most of the turbocharged, all-wheel drive cars were making near 600hp.
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.
Taking place in the middle of the California desert, one thing was sure about Redline Time Attack’s “Liberty Grand Prix” – it was hot as hell. The time attack event derived its name from the fact that it took place on July 4th weekend, combining track cars with bbq, beer, and a fireworks display in the middle of the track on Saturday night.
Over many laps, Green turned down the attacks by second-placed Mattias Ekström in the Audi A4 DTM, but eventually came out on top, finishing only 0.5 seconds ahead of the Swede.
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.
With a podium closeout, the Audi prototype teams raced a superb race to cement their history as one of the greatest franchises in the 78-year history of the endurance event.
The GT500 class winner was the pole-starter Calconic Impul Nissan GT-R. Second place went to the Motul Autech GT-R, giving the Nissan GT-R a perfect 1-2 finish.
Although they lacked the custom widebodies, insane engines, and roll cages of the upper classes, many of the Clubsprint cars were still well modified track machines. At any normal open track day, these cars would dominate.
Similar in build level to our own Modified and Limited classes, the Open Class cars featured built engines, high horsepower, bolt-on aerodynamics, roll cages, and full track car qualifications.
“It’s a great pity to retire from the race in such a way. It’s an even bigger shame, as the 17th BMW Art Car had developed into one of the favourites with the fans here in Le Mans. During the race, however, car number 79 suffered a dose of bad luck.”
Crowds regularly pack the D1GP’s temporary urban and track courses to see the hopped up drift machines go sideways with techniques that show why the Japanese made up this sport in the first place.
The course setup was the old classic “roval” configuration and the oval banking rewarded pure horsepower and balls. Many of the turbocharged front runners were running top speeds over 160mph.
The Pro Class is where the big dogs run. This is the category for all-out entries; the cars built with huge power, flared bodies, GT-style aerodynamics and full crews of mechanics.
Opening before the final time attack run sessions of the second day, the drifting competition was an invitation-only heads up battle that promised to feature the best Australian drifters.
At the front of the pack, the LMP field was having many problems. At the 3-hour mark, only two cars remained. And by the checkered flag, the Patron Highcroft Racing HPD ARX-01c was the only to have a trouble-free race.
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