Posts Tagged ‘speed world challenge’
While we all know that a 16-cylinder Bugatti Veyron would leave a 12-cylinder Ferrari 599 GTB choking in its own emissions, two blokes in the UK apparently wanted to check it out for themselves. After witnesses reported the two supercars jockeying for position at high speeds on public highways, pol......
Nissan hosts GT-R owners meet
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Hit the image above for a high-res view.While the new GT-R sat out of reach on its velvet rope guarded pedestal at the Los Angeles Auto Show, InsideLine, along with Nissan and its advertising agency Chiat/Day, hosted a gathering for Nissan enthusiasts. The gathering was intended to give devout Nissa......
LA 2007: Mitsubishi to tackle touring car with WORKS-prepared Lancer race car
Monday, September 10th, 2007
Mitsubishi will no longer be absent from the starting grid of the SCCA Speed World Challenge with the new WORKS-prepared SWC Lancer race car. The tuning company that specializes in tweaking EVOs, in a partnership with Mitsubishi North America, will be hitting the racetracks next year against Mazda, ......
Cadillac CTS-V race car goes out on top
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007
Click above image to view more photos of the 2007 Cadillac CTS-V race car
Andy Pilgrim won his second race of 2007 this past weekend to secure Cadillac a Manufacturers Championship of the SCCA Speed World Challenge. Pilgrim started second in the race behind polesitter and points leader Randy Pobst, ......
Cadillac will not race again next year
Sunday, August 12th, 2007
As the new 2008 Cadillac CTS hits the streets and the monster new CTS-V is still somewhere on the horizon, GM has decided to terminate the Cadillac Racing program with the close of the 2007 season. The current racing CTS-V will make its swan song appearance this weekend as the Speed World Challenge ......
Volkswagen announced as Official SCCA Pace Car
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007
click above image for high-res galleryThe Sports Car Club of America has announced that Volkswagen's been chosen as an official partner to provide the Official Pace Car for SCCA and SCCA Pro Racing. That means SCCA SPEED World Championship races and the SCCA National Championship Races will feature ......
Looking for a project? NISMO-built R34 N1 chassis on eBay
Monday, May 28th, 2007
Maybe when Damon's done with his Mr. Two, he can drag this puppy into the Autoblog Project Garage and whip something together. It's one of twelve R34 N1 race chassis built for use in Japan's Super Taikyu series. In 1999, the only year in which it was raced, this particular chassis was the champion i......
Dodge Viper joins ALMS GT2 ranks
Saturday, May 12th, 2007
Next week's American Le Mans Series race at Mid-Ohio will feature a special guest appearance by the Dodge Viper Competition Coupe in the GT2 class. Woodhouse Performance, which runs a pair of the cars in the Speed World Challenge series, is converting its #13 car to GT2 specs for the ALMS race to he......
Gallery: Long Beach GP weekend round-up
Saturday, February 24th, 2007
We present you with another big gallery of photos from the weekend's activities in Long Beach. Besides the Champ Cars, ALMS, and Toyota Pro/Celebrity races we've already covered, the Long Beach GP hosted Formula D, Champ Car Atlantics, and Speed World Challenge GT racing. We were there on Friday dur......
Caddiwhack: Predator 800 HP twin-supercharged CTS-V
Sunday, January 21st, 2007
click image for high-res galleryThe Cadillac CTS-V is a fine sports sedan. Perhaps it's not our first choice when talk of Mega Millions wins come around, but we certainly wouldn't point and laugh at somebody who bought one. One of the complaints about the car is that several less expensive vehicles......