Archive for 'Military'
Bugatti Veyron Doing 220-Plus MPH Runs On Public Road: Video
Posted on 07. Feb, 2012 by admin.
It’s a sad fact that a vast majority of supercar owners will never take their million-dollar machinery to the extremes they were designed for. In fact, it’s quite common for many of these beauties to be locked away in garages, only to be driven a few hundred miles each year.
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Flying Lizard Motorsports Sets Sebring Driver Lineup
Posted on 07. Feb, 2012 by admin.
Flying Lizard Motorsports have confirmed their driver lineup for the 2012 Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring, the 60th running of the springtime classic. The Sonoma, CA-based team fields two Porsche 911 GT3 RSR race cars in the GT class for the entire American Le Mans Series (ALMS) season
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High-Tech Exhaust Could Produce Water
Posted on 06. Feb, 2012 by admin.
You might recognize the Borla name from more performance-oriented exhaust systems, but the company has been working with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to develop new technology that could lead to some cool upgrades in the turbo-diesel and gas trucks we drive in decades to come. Imagine if you had an on-board tank in your truck where you could get clean water whenever you needed it. It would be great for camping and remote fleet operations, and it would be especially helpful for military use
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Race Fans: Viper Cup Returning For 2012
Posted on 06. Feb, 2012 by admin.
Last year’s Dodge Viper Cup Series has gotten a name change, and it’s back for 2012 as the SRT Viper Cup Series, still presented by Pennzoil Ultra. The name isn’t all that’s changed, since new rules are designed to make racing even more competitive than before. As in previous years, the season will consist of ten races over...
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Engineer Don Halliday Joins AJ Foyt Racing For 2012 INDYCAR Season
Posted on 27. Jan, 2012 by admin.
One of the most respected engineers/designers/inventors in the racing business, Don Halliday has joined AJ Foyt Racing as chief engineer of the No. 14 ABC Supply Dallara/Honda/Firestone IZOD Indy car driven by Briton Mike Conway. The alliance came about with Foyt's premier former driver Kenny Brack, who won the Indy car championship in 1998 and..
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2012 Chevrolet Camaro
Posted on 26. Jan, 2012 by admin.
It’s hard to believe that the current Chevrolet Camaro has only been on sale for two model years, but during that time the car has starred in a number of Hollywood blockbusters, regained the muscle car sales crown, and picked up some healthy performance upgrades along the way. That’s right
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Camaro ZL1 vs. Shelby Mustang GT500: Which Will Win?
Posted on 25. Jan, 2012 by admin.
As history's longest-running muscle car rivalry, the Camaro vs.
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Ford Puts New 2013 Fusion NASCAR Sprint Cup Car On The Track
Posted on 25. Jan, 2012 by admin.
Win on Sunday; sell on Monday? The philosophy behind that phrase, popularly attributed to Rhode Island's Tasca family of Ford dealers, is what gave NASCAR its extreme popularity as early racers drove cars that looked like--and occasionally were--like they came straight from a new car showroom. That's why they called them Stock Cars
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Military Tribute Chevrolet Camaro Fetches $175,000 At Auction
Posted on 25. Jan, 2012 by admin.
We’ve seen a lot of action at this past weekend’s Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. We saw the first 2013 Chevrolet Corvette 427 Convertible fetch a staggering $600,000 as well as a 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 prototype sell for $300,000. Now we have news of a very special Camaro that sold for $175,000.
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Mercedes-Benz Still Planning A B Class AMG?
Posted on 25. Jan, 2012 by admin.
We first reported that a high-performance version of the new Mercedes-Benz B Class was in the works as far back as March of 2010, and we’ve even spotted some prototypes testing around Europe, including this latest one seen near the arctic circle, however, there are some suggestions that there will be no B Class AMG.
