This past weekend at Road America during the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Race a testament to the safety advances in racing were put on display. Günter Shaldach’s Chevrolet Camaro came into turn 1 too hot, apparently due to mechanical issues, clipped the rear end of Joe Foster’s Mazda RX-8 and as both slid through [...]
So you’ve got a Porsche and it happens to spew its internals all over the highway and the cost to get it fixed is a big wad of cash. Instead of selling it to someone who can use the seemingly straight body for parts or a project car, why not donate it to a group, [...]
What did we do before the Internet? It’s so refreshing to see some great video and content from the automakers making it out to the public. Corvette Racing is no stranger to putting out quality videos showcasing the ‘Vette and what it can do on the track. The below video is no different, taking us [...]
Last week we published a story about the USDOT worrying about mobile apps becoming too prevalent in automobiles (HERE). We were on the fence for the most part as we saw the pros and cons accordingly. As we embark on a new week we learn that Ford, who has been getting criticized about the quality [...]
Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve featured numerous failures of rigging and pulling vehicles in numerous forms. Now it’s time to feature some lifting, but this time it doesn’t involve an automobile, but instead of a medium sized crane lifting a nice spankin’ new fiberglass in-ground pool shell. I’ve been involved with numerous crane [...]
David Strickland, administrator for. the NHTSA, has said that he will challenge any technology that threatens the safety of an automobile. “I’m just putting everyone on notice. A car is not a mobile device,” Strickland announced to a crowd of around 200 at the Telematics 2011 conference in Detroit. While praising technologies that help direct [...]
The guys over at AutoBlog got their hands on some spy shots of the Shelby GT500 pony car taking some laps at a presumed Ford test track and it appears that an intercooler of such is now predominantly displayed behind the grill. Now this could mean a number of things from improved performance from the [...]
GM has confirmed that the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will be available in a 6-speed automatic as well as the previously announced 6-speed manual transmission. The Camaro ZL1 was debuted at the 2011 Chicago Auto Show and will feature a 6.2L LSA V8 engine pushing an estimated 550 horsepower and 550 ft-lbs of torque to [...]
In order to see what some of the new modifications, including new tires and a performance traction management system (PTM), to the 2012 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 will do in a track situation. So they did what all other manufacturers seem to do and sent a ZR1 to Germany to the famed Nürburgring. Back in 2008 [...]
Ray Wert, an editor, over at Jalopnik was lucky enough to take a tour through Ford’s Flat Rock, Michigan Mustang Assembly Plant. Larry Ferrin, a veteran with Ford performance, lead the tour through the plant as Ray admittedly wandered off course multiple times over the duration. The Mustang BOSS 302S is a race only vehicle [...]
Talk about a major league showdown, a 700 horse Corvette Z06 on one side of the tree and a Koenigsegg CCXR weighing in with over 1000 horsepower. This isn’t your standard 1420 foot drag race, this one has been quadrupled to a mile so it will be interesting to see which car has the top-end [...]
The sheer lunacy of this video makes it one for the ages! Edmond Stapleton stole a traffic enforcement vehicle from police earlier in the day and he apparently decided that wasn’t enough. So he took a trip to the airport in Cork, Ireland and proceeded to car jack an SUV from airport firefighters at knifepoint. [...]
