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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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 unit from the RS Spyder. Lifting technology from the GT3 R Hybrid

May 11th, 2011 | Filed under Auto Shows, Featured | 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 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 »

Top 10 Biggest Motorsport Milestones Of 2010

Top 10 Biggest Motorsport Milestones Of 2010

From F1 to Audi to Pikes Peak to rally racing, we pick some of the most important motorsport moments, highlights, and events in 2010.

December 27th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, 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 »

Porsche and Ferrari Supercars at Laguna Seca

Porsche and Ferrari Supercars at Laguna Seca

Beyond the usual rich guys with Ferraris and Porsche 911 GT3s, entrants included the Super Lap Battle, Redline, ALMS, Grand-Am, Driver’s Cup, and World Challenge series.

November 24th, 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 »

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 »

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 »

Flex Fuel Rally Nissan 350Z

Flex Fuel Rally Nissan 350Z

Here at OR, we’re suckers for rear-wheel drive rally cars. Especially naturally aspirated ones with wailing exhaust notes and the type of lurid, tail-out slides that would make any fan risk life and hand for a photo.

July 23rd, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | 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 »

World Time Attack – Lotus Exige GT3 In-Car

World Time Attack – Lotus Exige GT3 In-Car

The fastest rear-wheel drive car in the event, the Lotus is one of only a handful of Exige GT3 racecars, purpose built for the FIA GT3 class. This car is using a turbocharged Toyota 2ZZ-GE engine and ran a best of 1:32.273.

June 17th, 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 »

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 »

ALMS 2010 – Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – Part 2

ALMS 2010 – Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – Part 2

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.

May 27th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

ALMS 2010 – Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – Part 1

ALMS 2010 – Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – Part 1

The final standings in GT showed Porsche, BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, Corvette, Porsche, BMW and then Ferrari. Porsche now leads the manufacturers’ championship points with 65, while Ferrari has 55 and BMW 50.

May 27th, 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 »