Grassroots Upset At The 2011 RallyCar Sno*Drift Rally

Grassroots Upset At The 2011 RallyCar Sno*Drift Rally »

More than living up to its name, Sno*Drift Rally is the only winter rally on ...
Inside The New 2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC [Specs]

Inside The New 2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC [Specs] »

Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team recently debuted the Fiesta RS World Rally Car. The ...
Inside The Mini Countryman WRC [SPECS]

Inside The Mini Countryman WRC [SPECS] »

Based on the production Mini Countryman, the MINI WRC is a 1.6-liter turbocharged, all-wheel drive ...
Inside The Borg Warner EFR Turbocharger

Inside The Borg Warner EFR Turbocharger »

Borg Warner fashions the EFR turbine housing out of cast stainless steel, a material that ...
Dyno Test – 13whp In A Bottle – RSR RAN UP Oil Additive

Dyno Test – 13whp In A Bottle – RSR RAN UP Oil Additive »

As RSR tells it, nano technology is basically a dispersion of certain elements to a ...
Porsche Debuts 563hp 918 RSR Concept

Porsche Debuts 563hp 918 RSR Concept »

Powering the 918 RSR Concept is an “updated” 563hp, 10,300RPM V8 engine, based on the ...
Articles about “2009”
V10 Lexus LFA Supercar On Track And SEMA

V10 Lexus LFA Supercar On Track And SEMA

January 14th, 2010 | Filed under Videos | Read More »

VAY Special at the 2009 Monterey Historics

VAY Special at the 2009 Monterey Historics

V.A.Y. Special racecar gallery from our coverage of the 2009 Monterey Historic Automobile Races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

October 20th, 2009 | Filed under Tuned Cars | Read More »

Monterey Historics 2009 – RM Sports Car Auction

Monterey Historics 2009 – RM Sports Car Auction

A quick look at the RM Sports Car Autions from our coverage of the 2009 Monterey Historic Automobile Races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

September 8th, 2009 | Filed under Tuned Cars | Read More »

Monterey Historics 2009 – IMSA GTP Racecars

Monterey Historics 2009 – IMSA GTP Racecars

IMSA racecar gallery from our coverage of the 2009 Monterey Historic Automobile Races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

August 19th, 2009 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

Monterey Historic Automobile Races 2009 – Day 4

Monterey Historic Automobile Races 2009 – Day 4

Day 4 Gallery image coverage from the 2009 Monterey Historic Automobile Races.

August 18th, 2009 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

Monterey Historic Automobile Races 2009 – Day 3

Monterey Historic Automobile Races 2009 – Day 3

Day 3 Gallery image coverage from the 2009 Monterey Historic Automobile Races.

August 17th, 2009 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

Monterey Historic Automobile Races 2009 – Day 2

Monterey Historic Automobile Races 2009 – Day 2

Day 2 Gallery image coverage from the 2009 Monterey Historic Automobile Races.

August 16th, 2009 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

Monterey Historic Automobile Races 2009 – Day 1

Monterey Historic Automobile Races 2009 – Day 1

Day 1 Gallery image coverage from the 2009 Monterey Historic Automobile Races.

August 15th, 2009 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

Formula Drift 2009 – Round 4 – Las Vegas

Formula Drift 2009 – Round 4 – Las Vegas

Formula DRIFT returned to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for Round 4: All In. Champion Tanner Foust takes the victory in his Rockstar / Hankook Scion Racing tC, while Chris Forsberg in the NOS Energy Drink / Maxxis Nissan 350Z moves to the top position overall in the chase for the Formula DRIFT Pro Championship.

July 15th, 2009 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

APR Performance Open House

APR Performance Open House

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.

June 24th, 2009 | Filed under Tuned Cars | Read More »

Time Attack UK 2009 – Silverstone – Part 3

Time Attack UK 2009 – Silverstone – Part 3

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.

June 19th, 2009 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

Time Attack UK 2009 – Silverstone – Part 2

Time Attack UK 2009 – Silverstone – Part 2

With over twice the standard power, it’s no surprise that competitors were logging quicker times than the British Touring Car Championship racecars.

June 19th, 2009 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

Time Attack UK 2009 – Round 3 Silverstone

Time Attack UK 2009 – Round 3 Silverstone

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.

June 18th, 2009 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

Redline Time Attack 2009 – Willow Springs

Redline Time Attack 2009 – Willow Springs

Willow Springs International Raceway is known as “the fastest track in the west”. In fact, there’s a giant sign at Willow Springs proclaiming just that. With some of the longest straights in California and the highest top speed of any West Coast track, Willow Springs, aka the big track, favors high speed stability and horsepower.

June 1st, 2009 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

Super Lap Battle 2009 – Willow Springs

Super Lap Battle 2009 – Willow Springs

Called the “fastest track in the west”, Willow Springs International Raceway in Rosamond, CA has just nine turns and plenty of straightaway space. Cars that have lots of horsepower, stability and minimal drag often do well, with only the fastest production-based cars dipping into the 1:20s.

May 26th, 2009 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

2009 Monaco F1 Grand Prix Preview With BMW Motorsport

2009 Monaco F1 Grand Prix Preview With BMW Motorsport

Sandwiched between yachts and casinos is the annual Monaco GP. One of the world’s most famous and most coveted races, the Monaco GP takes place on a temporary street circuit that is the tightest on the entire F1 schedule.

May 15th, 2009 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

D1 Grand Prix D1GP 2009 – Anaheim

D1 Grand Prix D1GP 2009 – Anaheim

The Japanese D1 drifting series was directly responsible for the massive attention and media explosion that surrounded drifting’s US birth. When even mainstream publications like Autoweek and Motor Trend start paying attention to enthusiast interests like drifting, you know it’s gotten big.

May 13th, 2009 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

2009 New York Auto Show – 2010 Kia Forte Koup

2009 New York Auto Show – 2010 Kia Forte Koup

Kia’s been re-inventing itself as of late. Borrowing cool kid cues from Scion and Honda, Kia has been designing and marketing some of its latest offerings as edgy, hip and cool. Did you see the hamsters driving down the road on TV?

April 9th, 2009 | Filed under Auto Shows, New Cars | Read More »

2009 New York Auto Show – 2010 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG

2009 New York Auto Show – 2010 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG

The new 2010 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG debuts at the New York show with 518hp out of its 6.2-liter V8. A seven-speed dual-clutch transmission is now on board, with four selectable driving modes.

April 9th, 2009 | Filed under Auto Shows, New Cars | Read More »

2009 New York Auto Show – Nissan Nismo 370Z

2009 New York Auto Show – Nissan Nismo 370Z

Like the Nismo 350Z a couple years back, Nissan has once again applied the Nissan Motorsports (Nismo) name to the Z platform. The new Nismo 370Z is only offered one way. No options and no automatic transmission available. Sweet.

April 9th, 2009 | Filed under Auto Shows, New Cars | Read More »