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 ...
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2010 Year In Review – Motorsport Lens – Part 1

2010 Year In Review – Motorsport Lens – Part 1

There was big news in F1, ALMS, and rally racing and lots of new car releases that show that manufacturers still care about performance. New Mustangs and Italian compacts are great, but they can be even better once they’re raced.

January 3rd, 2011 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

Best of 2010 – Top 10 Hottest New Cars

Best of 2010 – Top 10 Hottest New Cars

When compiling this list, we looked for the ten most important or talked-about new car announcements or debuts throughout the year. If you don’t see your Ferrari 599 hybrid on the list, sorry.

December 20th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, New Cars | Read More »

408hp 2011 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Preview

408hp 2011 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Preview

Driving video of the 2011 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS. 400hp+ engine, wider Carrera 4 body work, six-speed, and 19-inch wheels.

November 25th, 2010 | Filed under Videos | Read More »

Top Cars Of The 2010 SEMA Show – Part 2

Top Cars Of The 2010 SEMA Show – Part 2

Looking back at the 2010 SEMA Show, we pick more of our favorite cars on display within the Las Vegas Convention Center.

November 15th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »

2010 Petit Le Mans At Night

2010 Petit Le Mans At Night

Racecars shine through the night, often with their headlights alone leading the way. Combine that with nighttime photography and fireworks, now you’ve got a race.

October 4th, 2010 | Filed under Tuned Cars | Read More »

2010 ALMS Championship Ends At Petit Le Mans

2010 ALMS Championship Ends At Petit Le Mans

As the final stop on the ALMS calender, Petit Le Mans is a 10-hour or 1,000-mile endurance race at Road Atlanta in Braselton, GA. Run as the season ender for the first time since 2003, Petit Le Mans has this year become a significant game changer.

October 4th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

2010 Petit Le Mans ALMS Rain Practice

2010 Petit Le Mans ALMS Rain Practice

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 »

Practice And Testing – Petit Le Mans 2010

Practice And Testing – Petit Le Mans 2010

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 »

Petit Le Mans 2010 Starts Tomorrow – Live At OR

Petit Le Mans 2010 Starts Tomorrow – Live At OR

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 »

Inside The New 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car

Inside The New 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car

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 »

Inside The 2010 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Historic Races

Inside The 2010 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Historic Races

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 into categories like 1966-1972 Trans-Am, 1981-1989 FIA Manufacturer Championship & IMSA GTP cars, Bugatti Grand Prix, and 1966-1983 F1.

August 27th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »

BMS Scuderia Italia Porsche Wins 2010 24 Hours Of Spa-Francorchamps

BMS Scuderia Italia Porsche Wins 2010 24 Hours Of Spa-Francorchamps

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.

August 3rd, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

The Greatest Rally Porsche GT3 Sounds Ever

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.

July 19th, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »

Video – Grid Girl Passes Out In Hockenheim Heat

Video – Grid Girl Passes Out In Hockenheim Heat

This YouTube clip shows a grid girl standing in front of a 997 Porsche GT3 at Hockenheim. That is, until she completely goes down, right on to the hood.

June 4th, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »

2010 Long Beach Grand Prix – ALMS Track Action

2010 Long Beach Grand Prix – ALMS Track Action

To the team here at The Octane Report, the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) race is the highlight of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (LBGP) weekend.

May 14th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

Falken’s ALMS Porsche 911 GT3 RSR

Falken’s ALMS Porsche 911 GT3 RSR

Up close with Falken’s 911 GT3 RSR. This 2010 GT3 RSR is raced in the GT2 class of the ALMS race series with Falken slick tires. Driven by factory driver Wolf Henzler and Bryan Sellers.

April 21st, 2010 | Filed under Videos | Read More »

Falken Porsche GT3 RSR – Behind The Scenes

Falken Porsche GT3 RSR – Behind The Scenes

The most highly developed 911 racing chassis sold by Porsche Motorsport, the 911 GT3 RSR is a stripped out and reworked racecar that weighs about 2,700lbs and puts out 450hp through an air inlet restrictor. Falken Tire’s racecar was hand-built in Weissach, Germany and then flown straight to California for delivery.

February 11th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »

JC3D – 996 Spec Porsche Carrera Club Racer

JC3D – 996 Spec Porsche Carrera Club Racer

Porsche. Mere mention of the manufacturer conjures up names like Donohue, Rohrl and Dean. It’s distinctive 911 series of sports car has been made for decades and is one of the most recognizable auto designs on the market today.

June 29th, 2009 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »

680hp Wimmer Porsche 911 GT2

680hp Wimmer Porsche 911 GT2

Those crazy Germans. Wimmer Racing Technology (Wimmer Rennsporttechnik) recently made the decision that the twin-turbo rear-wheel drive Porsche 911 GT2 was a little too limp.

May 16th, 2009 | Filed under Tuned Cars | Read More »

2010 Porsche 911 GT3 Debuts

2010 Porsche 911 GT3 Debuts

The 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 now has the distinction of being the fastest and most powerful GT3 ever. The naturally aspirated six-cylinder horizontally opposed boxer makes 435hp, 20hp more than before.

April 24th, 2009 | Filed under New Cars | Read More »