DRONES OR UAV – Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
I just got interested in military drones one day and thought some of you might find the info interesting. Lookheed and Gruman build military drones. A Lockheed drone was the type recently captured by Iran. The US government has not commented on what happened. Iran claims to have broken the encrypted codes and landed the droan themselves. Highly unlikely but possible. The drone didn't appear to have been shot down. I'd say a rare malfunction somewhere in the system. All pictures are of the the latest and greatest drone, General Atomics' Avenger (Predator C). General Atomic's first generation of drone was the ...
MORE GIRL NHRA DRIVERS –2012 Season
In a previous AmericanCarsAmericanGirls.com Slide Show post we featured Girls of the 2012 NHRA season: Courtney Force, Alexis De Joria, and Erica Enders. Courtney and Alexis are 10th and 15th respectively in the Funny Car points race. Erica is in 6th In the Pro Stock class. We've found 4 more Girl NHRA drivers who more than deserve to have their pictures on www.AmericanCarsAmericanGirls.com In alphabetical order we have: Anne Hansen This is her first year in the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycles but Anne has been racing motorcycles professionally, both road racing and the drag racing, since 1998. She owns her own race team, AHR, which ...
THE YOKOHAMA AVID ASCEND — ORANGE OIL AT IT’S BEST
Yokohama Tire first began using oil from the lowly orange peel in its tire compound in 2009 for its Advan ENV-R1 race tire. This product combined orange oil with natural rubber to form a new compound that the company dubbed “Super Nano-Power Rubber,” which reduced petroleum content by about 10 percent while increasing the tire’s recyclability. The best part was is the new tire still maintained performance equal to or better than a conventional racing slick in terms of both grip and durability. The ENV-R1 has been the spec tire for the Porsche GT3 Challenge in the American Le Mans Series and will continue ...
2012 RAT ROD RUMBLE — LOOK WHAT YOU MISSED!
Luckily for you AmericanCarsAmericanGirls.com was there. This is but one of the hundred plus pictures that will be featured in the 2012 Rat Rod Rumble article. In this picture we have EMT, Laura, posting with Derrick Mckeehan's 1941 Chevy pickup. Check back often to see what you missed.
SHELBY 1000 and SHELBY 1000S/C – Lot of Car and Lot of $
First a clarification of what is what. If a Mustang has a name with Mustang in it, like the Mustang Shelby GT500, then the Mustang came direct from the Ford factory. If a Mustang only has only the Shelby name attached like the Shelby 1000 then the Mustang went from the Ford factory to Shelby American for mods and upgrade. The Shelby 1000 and the Shelby 1000 S/C are 50-state, street-legal cars. They are the high performance dream of founder Carroll Shelby. If you want one here's what you do. Go to your Ford dealership and order a 650 hp, $55,000 ...
Spada Codatronca Monza has an AMERICAN ENGINE
The fact that an Italian supercar maker would chose a GM, LSX series engine for their car is just further proof of how really great this American designed and built engine really is. Spada Codatronca Monza actually has some serious Italian blood coursing through its veins. Ercole Espada was once chief stylist for Zagato, a very influential and famous Italian automotive design company. He moved on to design Ferraris, Alfa Romeos and Lancias, just to name a few. A few years ago Esprada and his son started SpadaConcept, an industrial design company. One of their projects is the Sprada Codatronca Monza. The ...
2013 VIPER HAS BEEN OFFICALLY INTRODUCED
Dodge offically unveiled the new 2013 SRT Viper GTS at the April, 2012 New York Auto Show. The new Viper will be branded SRT Viper and not the Dodge Viper. The power of the new 2013 SRT Viper GTS comes from the rather large, 8.4-liter natural aspirated aluminum V10 overhead-valve engine. The engine will make 640 hp and 600 lb.-ft. of torque. I read in AUTOWEEK magazine that the new Viper is a front mid-engine layout. A little unusal. This makes for the near perfect 49/51 rato of weight distribution. The power is sent that to the rear wheels via a TremecTR6060 six-speed manual transmission with ...
A NEW FORD GT 40 LIVES
It's not a GT 40 but a new Ford GT race car eligible for the 24 Hours of LeMans has been developed by Lambda Performance, a German company specializing in Ford GT tuning. The car, known as the Ford GT/E, was designed by former Ferrari, Williams and Lotus Formula 1 engineer Enrique Scalabroni. The car was due for a shake down at the beginning of December 2011. Lambda has a build schedule of up to six cars in 2012 to be sold to various race teams at $770,000 ea.. The car still has the genes of the legendary Ford GT40 that raced in the 1960s at ...
NATALIE “SPEED” SATHER — She’s Racing 03/31/12
Natalie Sather, 27, an experienced dirt track , late model and up-and-coming stock car driver, will be joining MAKE Motorsports as a development driver for the 2012 season. Natalie will be driving the #50 MAKE Motorsports entry in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for two scheduled events – the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway on March 31 and the Good Sam Roadside Assistance Carolina 200 presented by Cheerwine at Rockingham Speedway on April 15. Then on April 27 she will drive the MAKE Motorsports Chevy in the Richmond Nationtionwide Race. Hopefully additional races can be scheduled if sponsors can be found. During ...
I’M STOKED — IZOD INDYCAR and CELLULAR SALES
This is first IndyCar season I have had any interest. The interest was initially/primarily tweaked by the new Chevy involvement. Then I realized that that the #12 Penske/Chevy, driven by Will Power, is sponsored by Verizon Wireless. My employer is Cellular Sales, the largest premier retailer of Verizon Wireless service in America. For expert advice and consultation on which is the best Verizon phone and plan for you visit a Cellular Sales store. Check out www.CellularSales.com for the store closest to you. I'm stoked. Article below! The 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season will be the 101st season of American open wheel racing. The 2012 season also ushers in an almost ...
MOSLER MT900P or MOSLER PHOTON — IT’S ONE AT A TIME
First of all don't confuse the Mosler Photon with Albert Einsteine's photon. Einstine's photon is discussed in the last paragraph of this post. It's a must read. Mosler Automotive, the Florida-based supercar manufacturer, has announced production of their new MT900P also refered to as the Mosler Photon. Mosler has two cars the base MT900 and now the MT900p. The Mosler MT900P will be limited to one unit per year. The base price will be $479.000. Filmmaker George Lucas, as in American Graffiti, Indian Jones, Star Wars and possibly the wealthiest man in Hollywood, is scheduled to be the take delivery of the one 2012 MT900P. ...
2013 CORVETTE 427 CONVERTIBLE
Chevrolet took elements from its high-performance Z06 and ZR1 models to build what it calls "the fastest, most capable convertible in Corvette's history." Putting power to the pavement is Z06’s 427-cubic-inch LS7 engine: A 7.0-liter V-8 that makes 505 horsepower and 470 pounds-feet of torque. A six-speed manual is the only transmission available. Chevy claims a blistering zero to 60 mph time of 3.8 seconds and a top speed north of 190 mph. This is a great car make no mistake but lets be realistic, GM has just gone to the parts pin and mixed and matched some great parts to ...
COLLET DAVIS — I’M IMPRESSED
It would be more than enough if a girl is great looking, a great athlete and at nineteen is right on schedule on getting her mechanical engineering degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. But no, Collet has added to her resume that she's driving in her first season in the USF2000 racing series. This girl is special. In the IRL there are three levels of competit0in: the Star Mazda Championship Series, then the USF2000 Series and then the final step to the Izod IRL. If Collet can put together a couple of good seasons in the USF2000 we could realistically see her at the Indy 500 in ...
The Twelve Hours of Sebring — It’s Just Complicated
Twelve Hours of Sebring race is Saturday 03/17/12 and everything about it is complicated. I probably wouldn't be interested except Corvette has a factory backed team, two cars, in the competition. I going to devote four sentences to try and explain what's going on at Sebring. If you don't understand, I understand. The Twelve hours of Sebring will have two different racing associations, the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) and the World Endurance Championship (WEC) racing at the same time. The two associations race similar types of cars but the ALMS holds it's races in America and the WEC runs ...
CASSIE GANNIS
I feel like it is my responsibility to keep AmericanCarsAmericnGirls.com to keep it's followers informed of new AmericanGirl race drivers. In the first of a series we are featuring Cassie Gannis. Cassie has been racing some kind of race car since she was a kid. In the last couple years she has been involved in NASCAR's various development series. This year she has moved up to the K&N West Series which is the most elite of the development series. In Cassies on words: "So the season is just about to start. My first race for the NASCAR K&N West Series will be ...
Michelin Partners with Project 56 DeltaWing for Le Mans
It looks like a Bonnivlle Salt Flat car to me but it could be the road racing car of the future. We'll get to see soon because it's racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans June 16-17. The players in the DeltaWing are: project designer Ben Bowlby, Dan Gurnery's All-American Racers, Highcroft Racing and deep pockets Michelin Tires. The car started out on a clean sheet of paper with a priority to maximize efficiency. After reams of info here's the key to how the car works in one sentence: Because the DeltaWing has its center of gravity and it's primary aerodynamics down-force aft, between ...
Circuit of The Americas – It’s World Class!
The Circuit of The Americas is being built in Austin, Tx. The track has been an on again off again situation for several years. Obviously it must be on for sure now since the the Formula One series has placed a race there on 11/18/12 with a ten year contract. This track is a world class undertaking I'm sure the all major American racing sanctioning bodies that road race will be holding races at this track in the next three years. Below the picture of track is a press release from the Circuit of The Americas. Circuit of The Americas is ideally situated on ...
NASCAR takes ‘really big step’ with Electronic Fuel Injection
As of 02/19/12, the 2012 NASCAR Season hasn't officially started but the Bud Shootout and qualifying for the front row has taken place and it appears one of NASCAR's biggest changes ever, Electronic Fuel Injection, is working quite well. And quite frankly it's way over due. Basically the same Holley carburetor has been used the past forty years and the last production car to use a carburetor was in 1990. The new electronic fuel injection system was built by Holley. According to the people who understand this kind of thing say the new Holley EFI is a great piece of engineering. Engine builder ...
LIELANI, SLOAN, ALLI, MILKA & MARYEVE, — The Girls of ARCA
The 2012 ARCA season starts this Saturday, 02/18/12, with the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at the Daytona Int'l Speedway. I couldn't get much better. Not only do we have Milka Duno and Maryeve Default returning we have Lillian Munter, Sloan Henderson and Alli Owens thrown into the mix. I have documented Milka and Maryeve fairly well over the past year or so. Please, if you haven't seen those articles and pictures just type their names in the search box. There's lots of pictures and info on both. ARCA is stock car racing that is very similar to NASCAR just step or two below. Lielani ...
NHRA 2012 SEASON — ALEXIS and COURTNEY WILL BE A STORY
The O'Reilly's Winter Nationals at Panoma Ca. kicks off the 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Series this weekend,Feb.9-12. Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock divisions dominate the series. For the 2012 season the Funny Cars could prove to be the most intersting division. More on that later. Top Fuel -- Among the fastest-accelerating machines in the world, 7,000-horsepower Top Fuel dragsters are often referred to as the "kings of the sport," and with good reason. They are capable of covering a quarter-mile in 4.4 seconds at more than 330 mph. Powered by a supercharged and fuel-injected 500-cubic-inch adaptation of the famed ...
IT WAS A GREAT WEEKEND OF GRAND AM RACING FOR FORD
The #61 Roush Performance Mustang Boss 302R GT co-driven by Jack Roush Jr. and Billy Johnson won, as in first place, the Continental Tire Series race on Friday. They beat a host of BMW and Porsche teams. At the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona Saturday and Sunday Michael Shank Racing's Ford Riley took 1st and 3rd place while Starworks Motorsport's Ford Riley took 2nd place and Starworks Motorsport's Ford Riley . The picture below is The winning Michael Shank Racing's winning #60 Ford-Riley DP. In the GT class of the Daytona 24 hours Stevenson Motorsports' Camaro GT.R finished in 4th place, the highest of any AmericanCar. By finishing ...
The Grand Am Rolex Series’s 24 Hours at Daytona — 2012 preview
On the previous slide we talked about the Grand Am Continental Tire Series and its Friday's 2.5 hour race. Now we are talking about The Grand Am Rolex series 24 hours at Daytona which starts Saturday, 1/28/12 at 2:30 pm live and on Speed. There are two classes of cars race at the same time at a Rolex race, the DP - Daytona Prototypes and the GT - Grand Touring The big news in the DP class are the new Corvette fashioned DP cars. During the 2012 testing this new car seems to be very fast no matter what team were running it. ...
AmericanCars RACING THIS WEEKEND!
The Continental Tire Series, the second level of Gand Am Racing, starts the 2012 racing season this Friday, 1/27/12. The race is a 2.5 hours race on the sports car track of The Daytona Speed Way. The race will not be televised until 2/04/11. The race is just a prelim for the Rolex Grand AM 24 hour at Daytona. The Grand Am Rolex 24 Hours starts Saturday 01/28/12. The big boys in The Continetal are the GS (Grand Sport) cars. A list of the AmericanCar teams are below. The remainder of the GS cars are a host of BMWs, Porsches, with a mix of ...
2013 MUSTANG SHELBY GT500 — 650hp
In response to the 580 hp Camaro ZL1, Ford has developed the 2013 Mustang Shelby GT500. The 2013 Ford Shelby GT500, which goes on sale late 2012, sports a supercharged 5.8-liter V8 and a new optional Performance package. Ford says the aluminum engine, which is rated at 650 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque, is "the most powerful production V8 engine in the world." The 2013 Shelby GT500 Ford said it has reworked virtually every key component of the driveline, fitting a larger, more-efficient TVS supercharger, new cross-drilled engine block and cylinder heads, updated cam profiles, a new carbon-fiber driveshaft and ...
NEW CHEVY ENGINE FOR THE 2012 INDY CAR (IRL)
Chevrolet is jumping back into the IndyCar game with a new purpose-built V6 engine. Rules changes for 2012 are what opened the door. Previously the IRL series was dominated by Honda power. The new Chevy engine is an aluminum-block-and-heads' turbo charged, direct injection, V-6 that will displace 2.4 liters and perform double duty as a stressed member of the chassis. Chevy will provide the engine to any teams that wish to purchase it, though Team Penske is already signed up. The engines will slot into the new-for-2012 Dallara chassis. Honda will continue to provide engines. IRL still hopes for a third engine ...
Current Featured Article
RUN THRU THE HILLS 7: PRO-TOURING AT ITS BEST -- Part 2
Continuing RunThruTheHills7 Plus Video of 1996 Impala Autocrossing — RTTH7-2
In part one of RTTH 7 the lead picture was Peter Vargra’s FireAm autocrossing. The lead picture off Part 2 we have the back half of the FireAm at the drag strip.
No...
[See more about this Event]
(No Ratings Yet)
Loading ...
BRITTANY WAS PROUD OF WHAT HER MOMMA HAD GIVEN HER — RTTH7-2
That was the quote Brittany gave to me when I suggested certain pictures at certain angles. I think all guys who look at these pictures need to give a moment of thanks to...
[See more about this Event]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...
Peter Varga’s 1972 FireAm — RTTH7-2
I got a lot of pictures of Peter Varga’s, as he has so named it, FireAm over the two days because I thought it was such a great looking and great running car. The...
[See more about this Event]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...
STARLA WAS JUST GETTING WARMED UP! — RTTH7-2
Starla was the coach and cheerleader for Britt when Britt was posing. But When it was Strala’s turn to pose she went shy on me. After a few warm up pictures Starla got...
[See more about this Event]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...
BUT TOM, WERE THERE ANY MUSTANGS AT RTTH 7? — RTTH7-2
The answer is a resounding yes and here are pictures to prove it. I wish I had more names to go with the pictures but you do the best with what you have.
Tony Bolton...
[See more about this Event]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...
GABI — SO MUCH MORE THAN A PRETTY FACE — RTTH7-2
Guys don’t be small minded idiot like me and see a pretty face outside the Baer Brakes booth/trailer and assume it’s only a pretty face. I didn’t realize...
[See more about this Event]
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...
DAVID MANN’S 1970 FIREBIRD — RTTH7-2
This is the email David sent to me detailing the work on his Firebird.
Hi Tom, I work at ICAR which is an Automotive Engineering Program extension of Clemson University open...
[See more about this Event]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...
B.F.F. — RTTH7-2
Here we have Britt and Starla having a good time being B.F.F. while posing with Rod Milligan’s E.T. Gear Corvette. I’ve covered two of Rod’s hugely popular...
[See more about this Event]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...
JUST WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR — RTTH7-2
In this post we have Albert Melchior from Ont., Canada, with his 1973 Trans Am. The story isn’t about what the car as is now but what Albert is working on for the the...
[See more about this Event]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...