Posts Tagged ‘racing’
Thrills and Dangers of Drag Racing
Thursday, September 24, 2009 16:31 by Bruno Silva 2 CommentsDrag Racing and street racing are sporting thrills that are sometimes considered illegal in some countries. In North America, there are only 5 pro classes: Top Fuel Dragster Top Fuel Funny Car Pro Modified Pro Stock Pro Stock Bike Read More… The two main organizations that oversee drag and street racing are the National Rod [...]
Aston Martin V12 Vantage comes to Nurburgring 24 hours
Friday, April 24, 2009 16:43 by Arman Barari No CommentsHere’s another proof that this year’s Nurburgring 24 hour race is really hoooot! The new V12 powered Aston Martin Vantage will debut at the Ring this May of course with some modifications. It’s been on a diet to lose a couple of stones in order to be more agile for the race and also features [...]
Audi R8 LMS enters Nurburgring 24-Hour Race
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 8:45 by Arman Barari No CommentsThis year’s 24-Hour race of Nurburgring is going to be more fascinating than ever. There are many new cars entering the race as privateers but with full support from the companies. Audi couldn’t skip it specially when they have a brilliant car like the R8 GT3 LMS at hand. So teams from ABT Sportline and [...]
Lexus LF-A Prototype races in Nürburgring 24-Hours
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 8:29 by Arman Barari No CommentsLexus is still not sure if they are finally going to mass produce the LF-A supercar or not, but nonetheless, they keep coming to Nürburgring for the 24-hours races! It’s the second year in row they attend the event, apart from this the LF-A appeared once in Fuji racetrack as well. Read More… Lexus says [...]
CNG powered VW Scirocco GT24 Race Car
Saturday, April 18, 2009 8:37 by Arman Barari No CommentsAlong with the Scirocco R20, VW is preparing two gas powered units for the 24 hour race of Nurburgring to prove that cars running on compressed natural gas can be as good as petrol or diesel powered ones. Read More… The Scirocco GT24-CNG has a 2.0 liter engine converted to burn gas and turbocharged for [...]
Video: Maserati Gran Turismo MC GT4
Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:55 by Arman Barari 1 CommentProbably one of the best looking race cars ever is this Maserati Gran Turismo MC. With a 4.7 liter V8 developing 450 horsepower and a new Cambio Corsa gearbox, you can call it a GT racer but it is more of a toy for gentlemen drivers! Them businessmen who wanna have real fun trackdays. So [...]
Video: Jason Plato showing off driving skills!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 6:43 by Arman Barari 1 CommentJason Plato, professional racing driver and Fifth Gear presenter, proved his amazing car control skills once again. This time during the Brands Hatch BTCC race. Of course some of the credits goes to the front wheel drive Chevy Lacetti, but nevertheless, Crikey! Read More… Plato was running ahead of Jonathan Adam in his BMW, who [...]









