When Porsche builds a hybrid, it still has to be a Porsche. This Spyder Concept has 728hp, and is one of the most exciting cars of the decade. VIDEO inside.
The Mobil One 12 Hours of Sebring is huge in the world of sport car racing and GM has used the event in recent years to leverage the media and enthusiasts gathered in Central Florida to showcase new products. Just last year we witnessed the public debuts of both the 2009 ALMS GT1 Championship and Competition Sport Editions. Now we have word that a new limited edition Corvette Z06 variant will be introduced at the Sebring Corvette Corral.
I got an email today from Corvette Racing announcing they are starting a video series to document the team through the 2010 American Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The preview video as you will see is very well-done and now I am even more fired up for the first race of the season later this month at Sebring.
As Corvette Racing gears up for the start of the 2010 American Le Mans Series, the team is releasing additional details regarding the changes needed for competing in the now unified GT class. The most notable change for the GT Corvettes is the new LS5.5R V8 engine. Built alongside its LS9, LS7 and LS3 dry-sump brethrens at the Performance Build Center in Wixom, this new LS7 based engine is slimmed down to 5.5 liters and delivers 485 horsepower at 5800 rpms.
Texas legend Delmo Johnson is one of the pioneers of Corvette road racing with a career that goes back to the early days. His lengthy list of significant Corvette racers he has piloted include Grand Sports #003 and #004 and C1 and C2 Corvettes raced under the Gulf Oil banner. In the early 1990's, after many years in retirement, some friends encouraged him to come out and race one more time and this 1968/74 Corvette was his ride.
The two winners of the Silverstone event will be invited back to the UK to embark on an intensive two-month driver training programme. They will compete in enough race events to qualify for an international racing licence while also learning race-craft and technique.
he route will start in London, then go to Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm, then fly the cars and run through Montreal, Toronto, and end in New York. Contact us for rally information and costs. If celebrities, 5 star hotels, crazy parties, fast and exotic cars are all things you like, then you need to be apart of Gumball 3000.
Corvette Racing has announced the signing of Frenchman Emmanuel Collard to its stable of drivers. The veteran GT/Prototype driver will join Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta in the #4 Corvette C6.R ZR1 for the endurance races at Sebring, Le Mans and Petit Le Mans. Collard will be replacing Marcel Fassler who was hired by Audi to co-drive one of its R15 TDIs this year at Le Mans.
Our friends at Bad Boy Vettes hooked up with driver Oliver Gavin to give us an inside look at what the driver is seeing and doing as he makes his way around the historic and very bumpy 3.7 mile 17-turn road course.
The Corvette Racing team was recently in Central Florida for a private test at Sebring International Raceway. During the session, these official photos were taken.
This is truly an amazing site. This beautiful silver Porsche 996 GT2 is rocking the new $10K HRE CF40 wheels! The outter barrel is made from Carbon Fiber by Dymag and then HRE machines the center section to assemble this wheel. They are 19×8.5 and 19×12 for the GT2. This is one of the strongest and lightest wheels right now and the black center with the carbon looks amazing here! Check out more HRE Wheels and Porsche Products here.
Team Toyo Street at the Motion Custom Car Show 2009. Cars included Jay Jimenez 2001 VW Jetta 1.8T, Tommy Pham 2005 Acura RSX Type S, Garry Collins 2002 Widebody BMW 330, Aaron Rafol 2001 Chevy Cavalier Z84, Neal Woon-Fat 1990 Skyline GT-R nicknamed PINKY.
Just in time for Xmas, Dodge and it’s SRT group just released the specs on the new 2010 Dodge Viper
SRT10 ACR-X. It delivers a heart thumping 640 horsepower from it’s 8.4L V10 and only costs $110,000 USD.
Since its debut in 2003, I’ve been intrigued by the Mazda RX-8. It’s an evolution of the famous RX-7 with a powerful, small-displacement rotary engine inside a light, nimble sports car. The RX-8 features a clever “freestyle,” rear-hinged door system allowing for easy rear seat access while maintaining the 2-door coupe appearance.
BMW presented the racing version of the new BMW E92 M3 at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show. Powered by a 485 bhp eight cylinder engine, this impressive race car has been designed to compete in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) from 2009 onwards.
Mobil 1 synthetic motor oil has been factory filled in Corvettes since 1992 and when the Corvettes began racing in the American Le Mans Series, Mobil 1 has been there from the beginning as well. Check out these three videos featuring the drivers and crew of Team Corvette talking about sports car racing and Mobil 1.
Via our friends at BadBoyVettes, the Pratt & Miller GT2 Corvette was seen testing over the weekend at Road Atlanta. Outfitted in flat black and featuring Jake on the doors, the new GT2 Corvette also has the racing team's motto stenciled appropriately above the rear wheels: Take No Prisoners.
What would you say about an SLR powered kart? Well, we don't think that would be possible, and even if it did, it would be pure suicide. The members of the SLR Club however
Their very own R35 GT-R phantom is a “show and track” car (see videos below), equipped with the best products in all categories. With Powerhouse Amuse tweaks the GT-R’s VR38DETT engine now pumps out 611hp at 6200 rpm.
It's official. The two factory-sponsored Corvette C6.Rs have received invitations to join the ultra-competitive GT2 class this June for the 78th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The C6.Rs will battle a who's who of sports car racing teams and manufacturers including Porsche, Ferrari, BMW and Jaguar in the crowded class featuring 17 entries.
Check out these pics of our customer from Scotland and his Porsche 996TT ripping the track in the UK. His 700HP tiptronic is running on some custom colored flat black Volk Racing TE37 wheels by Vivid Racing. The 18×8.5 and 18×11 wheels are a 1 piece forged design weighing under 18lbs each. Pretty clean!
Corvette Racing's Program Manager Doug Fehan recently participated in a Q&A session. During the 8-question interview he takes a look back at the 2009 ALMS season and then looks ahead to the team's goals of winning the ALMS GT Championship and Le Mans in 2010.
Do you have a brand new stock Nissan GT-R on order, or maybe just took delivery? Then “Garage Defend” might have just what you need…specialized in Nissan Sportscars (and a couple others), this very professional dealer told Nihon Car about their latest “beast” based on the Almighty R35 GTR.
If you consider buying a somewhat exclusive car to stand out from the rest of the crowd, this video might get you thinking twice about that. Of course bad luck also played a major role in the whole story...
James Glickenhaus, the famous owner of the only 1 off coach-built Enzo Ferrari P4/5 has recently made plans with Ferrari that he’s finally ready to launch a North American Racing Team (N.A.R.T).
Amused to Death? With the Amuse Hi-tech ROM, exhaust system, and newly increased boost levels the car is now outputting over 600 hp with light tuning!?!?!?
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