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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Autocon 2010 Car Show

Autocon 2010 Car Show

This was a grassroots event built off of street level marketing geared toward guys (and gals) who love cars. Period.

December 13th, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »

Trackside With Grassroots Subaru Driver Thomas Smith [VIDEO]

Trackside With Grassroots Subaru Driver Thomas Smith [VIDEO]

At a bare minimum, you need talent and money to get noticed and climb the ranks. Thomas Smith, a Las Vegas, Nevada go-kart and autocross racer, has been paying his dues towards a road racing career by cutting his teeth at local time attack events.

July 23rd, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »

Factory Tour – Inside Whiteline Automotive HQ

Factory Tour – Inside Whiteline Automotive HQ

We got the chance to ride in the Subaru WRX STI and drive the Lancer Ralliart through the twisty mountain roads just around the corner from Whiteline Automotive. The Subaru WRX STI, which has a bone stock engine, was no louder or rougher than stock…

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

Feature – Ren Motorsports 2001 Honda S2000 Track Car

Feature – Ren Motorsports 2001 Honda S2000 Track Car

As Guo progressed past the NASA Time Trial ranks, finishing 2nd in TTB in the Northern California NASA region in 2009, his S2000 developed further and further. Now campaigned in the Redline Time Attack and Speedventures S2000 Challenge

June 26th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »

Project Evo IX – Part 13 – SEMA And The Evo STI Shootout

Project Evo IX – Part 13 – SEMA And The Evo STI Shootout

Faster on track than a Porsche 911 Turbo while using full tread, wet weather capable street tires. Once we play further with spring rates, alignment and other adjustments, we’ll be able to pick up even more speed. Simply. Badass.

June 24th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Our Garage | Read More »

World Time Attack Challenge 2010 – Clubsprint Class

World Time Attack Challenge 2010 – Clubsprint Class

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.

June 18th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

World Time Attack Challenge 2010 – Open Class

World Time Attack Challenge 2010 – Open Class

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.

June 17th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

Test Drive Review – FPV Ford Falcon F6 E

Test Drive Review – FPV Ford Falcon F6 E

With a factory Garrett GT3540R turbocharger attached to the engine, the F6 E pushes out 416hp at 5,500rpm and 417lb/ft of torque from 1,950 to 5,200rpm. In fact, the F6 E is ludicrous fun in the wet, breaking loose the rear tires with pretty much every full throttle stab.

June 16th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Road Tests | Read More »

Feature – Brass Monkey Racing World Challenge R35 Nissan GT-R

Feature – Brass Monkey Racing World Challenge R35 Nissan GT-R

In the few short years since the GT-R was unleashed on to American audiences, the car has been modified to run track days, targa rallies and into the 9s in the quarter-mile. It seems to have hit its enthusiast market on the head; no single-owners grandmas need apply here.

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

Behind The Scenes – World Time Attack Australia

Behind The Scenes – World Time Attack Australia

The road into Sydney is filled with temptations. We spied numerous 500hp Holden and Ford super sedans, Skylines, Supras, Lancer Evolutions (V, VI, VII, and Tommi Makinen models), and Subarus.

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

Visiting Sydney Australia

Visiting Sydney Australia

Here in the US, the government is the one usually trying to shut down tracks, not build them. Then again, the Sydney highway speed limit is 50mph in most places and there are speed cameras every 500feet – so pick your poison.

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

Super Lap World Time Attack 2010 – Pro Class

Super Lap World Time Attack 2010 – Pro Class

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.

June 2nd, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

World Time Attack 2010 – Tectaloy Drift Challenge

World Time Attack 2010 – Tectaloy Drift Challenge

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.

June 2nd, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

Cyber Evo Wins Super Lap World Time Attack Challenge 2010

Cyber Evo Wins Super Lap World Time Attack Challenge 2010

After sitting out the first day completely, the 700hp Cyber Evo hit the track hard. Setting a time of 1:30.899, the longtime time attack competitor re-asserted its place at the top of the sport.

May 22nd, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

US Leads Super Lap World Time Attack Challenge

US Leads Super Lap World Time Attack Challenge

What made up for the limited diversity was the caliber of machinery present. For the first time ever, some of the fastest time attack cars converged to go head-to-head. Tomei/Cusco brought out their Subaru Impreza WRX STI

May 21st, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

Australia – Day 3 – Whiteline Automotive

Australia – Day 3 – Whiteline Automotive

Whiteline is one of the most noted names today in suspension tuning with its control arms, bushings and swaybars becoming standard must-haves for such cars as the STI and Evo.

May 20th, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »

Australia – Day 2 – World Time Attack Launch

Australia – Day 2 – World Time Attack Launch

We’re talking two of the craziest time attack machines in the world – the wider-than-wide Panspeed Mazda RX-7 and the Tomei/Cusco Subaru Impreza WRX STI – sitting smack dab in the middle of the urban sprawl of Australia’s finest.

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

World Time Attack Challenge – Kicks Off At Martin Place

World Time Attack Challenge – Kicks Off At Martin Place

The World Time Attack Challenge kicked off today with a display at Martin Place, a shopping and business district in the heart of Sydney, Australia. On hand were the Panspeed Mazda RX-7 and the Tomei/Cusco Subaru Impreza WRX STI.

May 18th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | 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 »

2010 Long Beach Grand Prix – Day 3 – Indy And World Challenge Races

2010 Long Beach Grand Prix – Day 3 – Indy And World Challenge Races

With the fastest laps of the entire Grand Prix, the Indy racers emit a high-pitched and very loud wail from their tailpipes as they go screaming through the temporary Long Beach street course.

May 10th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »