• Exotic, Racing

    Posted on December 17th, 2008

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    2009 Shelby Supercar raises the bar to 1,287 HP, 270 mph – SeeYa!

    The 2008 model broke all records for production cars, now with 15% more power in 2009, they set the bar even higher. HP is boosted from 1,183 to 1,287 and claims that it can achieve top speed of 270 mph, 23 mph over its last year Guinness Book of World record speed of 257 mph.
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  • General, Racing

    Posted on December 15th, 2008

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    Loeb wins Race of Champions for the 4th time!

    Sébastien Loeb  is the Champion of Champions, for the 4th time after winning the Race of Champions today. In the race, drivers from NASCAR, FQ, WRC, and DTM face off in evenly matched cars on a twisty course in Wembly Stadium, London U.K.  Loeb came out victorious in the challenge of skill by .3 seconds.

  • General, Racing

    Posted on December 13th, 2008

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    Formula One Introduces Radical Cost-Cutting Plans

    This may be the beginning of a new era for Formula 1. On Friday, sport officials announced a package of major rule changes that may end up lopping off billion dollars in collective team spending a year. The rules are mostly restrictions on testing, aerodynamic research, and engine performance. But FIA [...]

  • General, Racing, Sports

    Posted on December 13th, 2008

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    Mosler MT900S

    Mosler Automotive’s MT900S is a finely engineered, lovingly crafted monster powered by a Corvette Z06’s LS7 V-8. The 7-liter, normally aspirated engine delivers 550 hp—thanks to freer-breathing intake and an unrestrictive titanium exhaust system—through a 6-speed manual transaxle.

  • General, Racing, Sports

    Posted on December 13th, 2008

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    Iconic GTR Roadster

    It’s a confident man who names his upstart car company “Iconic,” and a downright audacious one whose first automobile brazenly evokes one of America’s great sports racing cars. Behind the Iconic GTR Roadster’s presumptuous nameplate and beneath its swollen, Cobra-esque body, however, lurks something quite unexpected: a thoroughly modern, meticulously crafted, ferociously fast sports car.