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 “alms”
New ALMS West Racing Lamborghini Team Announces Drivers

New ALMS West Racing Lamborghini Team Announces Drivers

The Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored West Racing Team announced Nicky Pastorelli and Dominik Schwager will be its drivers for the 2011 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) season.

January 18th, 2011 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

Yokohama Sponsors West Racing Lamborghinis for 2011 ALMS

Yokohama Sponsors West Racing Lamborghinis for 2011 ALMS

For the 2011 ALMS season, West Racing will be running two Lamborghinis in the GT class. Obviously, they will be using Yokohama racing slicks. The driver line-up has not been announced but we hear they will be “pro drivers from Japan and Mexico”.

January 6th, 2011 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »

2010 Year In Review – Motorsport Lens – Part 3

2010 Year In Review – Motorsport Lens – Part 3

Supposedly reclaiming the spirit of the CR-X, Honda’s CR-Z made a big splash at the 2010 SEMA Show. Hidden next to an endurance racecar and a 700hp example, the CR-Z Hybrid R Concept show car gathered lots of attention.

January 6th, 2011 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

2010 Year In Review – Motorsport Lens – Part 2

2010 Year In Review – Motorsport Lens – Part 2

The Porsche racing team would win the 2010 Drivers’ Championship with their 911 GT3 RSR. Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Long are scheduled to return with the team for 2011. Pictured at Petit Le Mans.

January 5th, 2011 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

MAZDASPEED Motorsports – 2010 Year In Review

MAZDASPEED Motorsports – 2010 Year In Review

In the US, MX-5 Miatas, RX-7s, RX-8s, and other Mazda-powered vehicles are a common site at the track. Not even mentioning the massive growth of the Spec Miata class, Mazdas are involved in formula, prototype, touring car, and GT racing the world over.

January 4th, 2011 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

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 »

Tyler McQuarrie – 2010 Season In Review

Tyler McQuarrie – 2010 Season In Review

“I’ll be returning with Team Falken Tire in a brand new Z for Formula D. I’ll be racing in a handful of races in the World Challenge in the new Lotus Evora Cup car.”

December 23rd, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

BMW Announces ALMS, DTM, WTCC, and Formula In 2011

BMW Announces ALMS, DTM, WTCC, and Formula In 2011

Jens Marquardt will be taking over BMW Motorsport on January 1, 2011 and will oversee its BMW M3 GT2, WTCC, DTM, and formula car programs.

December 6th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

Revisting the V8 BMW Z4 GT3

Revisting the V8 BMW Z4 GT3

BMW built it by putting the E92 M3’s 4-liter V8 engine under the hood, good for 480hp, and then stretching the coupe body in all the right places.

December 3rd, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | 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 »

2010 Petit Le Mans Spotter Guides Released

2010 Petit Le Mans Spotter Guides Released

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 »

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 »

For Sale – $390,000 Chevy Corvette

For Sale – $390,000 Chevy Corvette

Comes with all the GT2-legal goodies – CRD built 6.0-liter V8 engine, sequential “no lift shift” transmission, 15-inch Alcon brakes, BBS wheels, slicks, and everything you’ll need to launch your own ALMS racing team.

June 30th, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »

Car Porn – Top 10 ALMS Racecar Parts Detail Images

Car Porn – Top 10 ALMS Racecar Parts Detail Images

Walk through the pits of any professional racing series, from the American Le Mans Series to Formula One, and you’ll see more must-have performance parts than the storeroom of your local Pep Boys. T

June 9th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »

Global Tuner Grand Prix Coming To Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

Global Tuner Grand Prix Coming To Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

Organized by the track and GMG,the Global Tuner Grand Prix sounds like an international time trial and road race similar to the WTAC. Just with American teams and cars.

June 9th, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »