Posts Tagged ‘OneLapOfAmerica’

The Final Word: No Mazdaspeed MX-5

Friday, August 1st, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2008 Mazda MX-5.Speculation has been swirling over the last two years that a Mazdaspeed version of the MX-5 was right around the corner. At first, it was rumored to be released in late 2007, then early 2008, then early 2009 and then... nothing.Speaking with ......

London 2008: Mastretta MXT will be Mexico’s first homegrown car

Friday, July 25th, 2008
Click above for more high-res shots of the Mastretta MXTIt may have taken Mexico a while to produce its first car, but at least when it finally took place, it did so with style. When we originally heard of the Mastretta MXT, it was said to be powered by a stock Ford Duratec four-banger. Fortunately,......

First (hopefully last) images: Cosworth/Kahn Range Rover Sport

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
Here's the four wheeled bearded lady of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, courtesy of Kahn Design and (God help us) Cosworth. To us, spending tens of thousands of dollars on a vehicle, then affixing a bodykit to it that would make an '88 Grand Am sneer seems a bit nonsensical. Then again, being of mea......

‘08 Goodwood Festival of Speed: Welcome to Goodwood

Monday, July 7th, 2008
The Goodwood Festival of Speed begins on Friday and we wanted to let you know that we'll be there, once again, to cover the action. Just like last year, we hope to provide you with massive galleries chock full of high res pics of everything from the motorbikes to the rally cars, from the concours to......

Cosworth supercharger for NC Mazda Miata almost ready

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Until the Mazdaspeed version of the MX-5 makes its debut, those of us looking for forced-induction power from Mazda's NC Miata must turn to the aftermarket. Of all the tuning firms looking to turbo- or supercharge the new MX-5, Cosworth has both the reputation and technological prowess to pull it of......

Kahn and Cosworth to dominate aftermarket tuning together

Friday, April 18th, 2008
Project Kahn has had its hands into all kinds of high-dollar, high-horsepower machinery over the last few years. Afzal Kahn has made unobtainable exotics even more incredible with kits for the McMerc SLR and the Aston Martin DB9S, along with providing parts for more subdued offerings, like the LR2 a......

One Lap of America winner crowned

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
This past Saturday marked the closing of the 2007 One Lap of America and after the scores were totaled, the duo of Mark DaVia and Drew Wikstrom walked away with the trophy for the fourth consecutive year. Manning their championship Porsche 996 Turbo, they beat out the second place contenders Brian S......

Another great One Lap blog to watch

Sunday, March 18th, 2007
Between our periodic bouts of rage and disappointment for not making it to this year's One Lap, we've been able to keep tabs on the event by checking in with our friends at Winding Road and also with the power-obsessed folks at GSC Motorsports. They've been making consistent posts on their blog, whi......

Winding Road arrives at One Lap of America

Tuesday, March 13th, 2007
The road to Hell is paved with good intentions and our own little slice of the seventh layer is being forced to sit on the sidelines as this year's One Lap of America begins... without us. Thankfully, Chris Paukert, our colleague from Winding Road, will be reporting back on the happenings of the 200......

VIDEO: Team Panther slides. We catch their drift.

Tuesday, October 10th, 2006
QAWuHvVCI6gEven if you hate drifting, you 've got to admit that when the slides are executed with flair, it's pretty entertaining to watch. That's how we felt when we first saw the the video above. In it, Team Panther's 600+ horsepower Ford Police Interceptor puts on a great little show during last ......