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 ...
WRONG AGAIN — MILKA DUNO IS BACK FOR 2012
We've followed Milka Duno for a while and I perdicted she would not have a 2012 ride. I was so wrong again and I'm so happy I was so wrong. Please see the press release below: DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec 19, 2011) – Milka Duno and her #63 Ford Fusion Sheltra Motorsports team left a solid impression after three days of ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards testing at Daytona International Speedway last weekend. Setting fast time in two separate sessions, Duno and her Sheltra Motorsports team often found themselves atop the speed charts at the famed 2.5-mile oval, proving they ...
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 ...
THIS GERMAN HAS BECOME AN AMERICAN CITIZEN
I was reading the 12/11 issue of Grass-roots Motorsport magazine and ran across this great article about a company called Renegade Hybrids. They are quite possibly the coolest, spit in their face company that I have ever ran across. They install Chevy LS series engines into 911/930, 914, 928, 944/951/968 and 996 Porsches. Why? Because the Prosche engines are so expensive to replace. The LS series engines are not only less expensive but have proven more reliable and given better performance than the Porsche engines they have replaced. I love it!! Once again I site the Immigration law of 1968 that ...
JENNIFER JO COBB—NASCAR’s Perennial Good looking Lady and a Pretty Good Driver
JJC has been racing in either the ARCA, Nationwide or Truck series since 2002. In 2010 JJC drove for her own team, Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing, in the Camping World Truck series. She ended up placing 17th over all in the point standing, which is the highest female standing in any of the NASCAR series ever. In the 2011, JJC was driving for the 2nd Chance Nationwide car owned by Rick Russell. At the spring race in Bristol, Rick Russell gave instructions for her to run one lap and then bring the car back to the garage. JJC chose to park ...
2013 VIPER: THERE’S NEW NEWS
The new news is that there will be no 2013 Dodge Viper but there will be a 2013 SRT Viper. Chrysler Corp is working to transform SRT into a brand of exclusive vehicles to compete with the likes of BMW, Lexus and Mercedes-Benz when it comes to performance and exclusivity. The SRT stands for Street and Racing Technology that was used by the Dodge to brand their highest level performance cars. The newest Viper won't be riding on a modified Alfa Romeo or Ferrari platform, as rumored. Don't forget Chrysler Corp. is owned by Alfa Romeo. The Pentastar has said while there ...
Hennessey announces 2013 VENOM GT SPYDER
We've already done a couple of Hennessey Venom stories this year but a couple of new facts of interest have become available. First is the 2013 model of the Venom GT will also be offered as a spyder. In the old days a spyder designated a roadster style car that had been stripped down to go road racing. In the Venom case it just means a removable hard-top and an extra $200,000 to the price tag. Making for a total of $1.1 million. Hennessey will only be building five Venoms in the 2013 and two have already been spoken for. ...
D3 Cadillac CTS-V IT’S AWESOME
As if the Cadillac CTS-V Coupe weren't impressive enough in stock form, the bodywork and tuning gurus at D3, Signal Hill, Ca., have decided to throw a wide-body conversion at the car, put huge wheels and tires on it, and boost the power to 1,001-hp. Built not just for show, but for go, the be-winged wide-body CTS-V Coupe will compete in Time Attack events in 2012. It's sinister matte black sure to instill justifiable fear in competitors. I believe the Time Attack series is held in England. I think the it's basically time trials on a road course. From what I've ...
Hotter Than The Proverbial Firecracker on the 4th of July
This is just a preview of the 2011 July 4th car show AmericanCarsAmericanGirls.com was able to cover. It should be in the featured article in 10 days but I'm usually run two weeks behind. Hotter than a fircracker, Rachel, is behind the wheel of a really impressive 1933 Buick.
SLP CAMARO ZL600
SLP--Street Legal Performance has had a close relationship with GM for a number of years. SLP added the features to the 1996-2002 SS Camaros and that made them an SS. Now in 2012 they are making 250 of the Camaro ZL600s. SLP will be adding a supercharger plus a host of other upgrades including: internals of the engine, transmission, chassis, suspension, brakes, wheels, tires, and the exterior and internal trim. The top of the line ZL600 costs approx. $85,000. Oh yeah, the 600 in the ZL600 stands for 600 hp. There are several companies that offer the same type of muscled ...
CARBON CERAMIC DISCS/ROTORS
Carbon ceramic rotors are here and will probably be on your car in the the next ten years. Why? Because carbon ceramic rotors are 50% lighter than the current cast iron rotors. The weight reduction is huge because rotors are in the rolling assembly of your car. This means more performance and better mpg. Plus carbon ceramics just stop your car better than cast iron rotors. The down side is that righr now they are very, very expensive. I'm talking $15,000 for a set of four. This high performance material is made from a special mixture of powders, resins and fibres ...
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