Posts Tagged ‘race car’

Sneak peek at Mitsubishi’s LA Design Challenge entrant: MMR25 Rally Racer

Friday, September 26th, 2008
Click above for gallery of the Mitsubishi MMR25 Rally Racer conceptThe LA Auto Show is once again hosting its annual Design Challenge in which automakers are asked to let their minds wander and think freely about what future vehicles might actually be like. Last year's theme was green, but this year......

Unofficial: Dodge Viper ACR laps ‘Ring in record 7:22.1 [w/VIDEO]

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
We're not terribly surprised that the Dodge Viper ACR has apparently made it around the famed German racing circuit faster than pretty much anything else you'll find on a dealer's lot. After all, the ACR is a race car, as evidenced by the video that Motor Trend has posted. The most venomous Viper ha......

Shelby Distribution to offer aluminum-bodied Daytona Coupe

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
The Shelby Daytona Coupe is the embodiment of classic American motorsports. The only problem is that putting a genuine Daytona Coupe in the garage is nearly impossible. There are only a handful in the world, and the price tag would be in the millions of dollars (if you could find an owner willing to......

VIDEO: E92 BMW M3 racer rolls out to the track

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Click above to watch the E92 M3 race car in actionThe previous generation M3 had a short but dominant history in the American Le Mans Series. Competing in the 2001 season with a 4.0-liter V8, the M3 GTR decimated the GT (now GT2) class. Porsche cried foul, citing a lack of an "authentic" V8-powered......

VIDEO: 600 hp Veritas RS III officially revealed

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
Click above for a gallery of the Veritas RSIII.Vermot AG, the company behind the production version of the Veritas RS III, has finally released the official details on its revival of the iconic German racer from the '40s. The Veritas RS III will tip the scales at just under 2,400 pounds and is made ......

VIDEO: Batman takes to Silverstone with Toyota F1

Monday, July 7th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery.Kids argue over all sorts of things. We're sure that if you stood around a school yard for long enough, well... you may get picked up by the cops. But not before you hear a couple of kids arguing over something as rediculous as, "What's faster, the Batmobile or a r......

NISMO Tokachi 24-hour Nissan GT-R gets more carbon, V-spec mods

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
The Tokachi-bound R35 Nissan GT-R is on a carbon-rich diet, as evidenced by images captured by our new friends at GTR-World. On the outside, the trunk lid, hood and side mirrors have been replaced with carbon fiber bits and the rear-quarter windows have been swapped out in favor of lightweight acryl......

Tokachi 24-hour Nissan GT-R build up underway

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Just a day after Nissan's formal announcement that it plans to campaign a race-prepped R35 GT-R in the Tokachi 24-hour race, GTR-World has procured a few pics of the coupe undergoing its transformation. The GT-R appears to be getting aligned at the NISMO Omori factory (about 60 miles from Tokyo), eq......

Put your name on Dale Jr.’s race car

Thursday, June 26th, 2008
It would take quite a sum of money to put your name on the side of a race car, but AMP Energy drink is providing an opportunity for NASCAR fans to do just that with Dale Jr.'s #88 car. The first 65,000 people to sign up at AMP Energy's web site will have their name appear on the car for that AMP Ene......

Aussie Ford FG01 V8 Supercar unveiled

Friday, June 6th, 2008
Click above for a high res gallery of the new FG01 racing carJust as civilian Ford Falcon drivers have a new ride in which to roll, the racers who pilot the competition version of the sedan in Australia's V8 Supercar series now have an FG Falcon to call their own. The FG01 V8 Supercar will be offici......