When McLaren ruled Can-Am

One of my favorite magazines; Racecar Engineering posted this series of videos in commemoration of McLaren releasing a new GT3 sports car racer.

You'll wanna turn up your speakers for these.







Source: Racecar Engineering

Porsche 917. Why? Because it is that awesome.

I just finished watching Steve McQueen's "Le Man's" and was bored so I thought I would post this fantastic video on what is arguably one of the greatest cars to ever race the 24 Heurs du Mans.

This was a machine that put Ferrari back in their place, a machine that was the most efficient German killing machine since the SS.

It came out of a time when there was no limit on prototypes. the Group 6 cars as they came to be known were huge, limitless monsters. Some of these, such as the Ford GT40 Mk.IV had engines up to 7 liters. This were the racecars that real men drove.

The final variant of the 917, the 917/30 did 0-60 in 2.3 seconds and 0-124 in 5.3 seconds. It was a 1,580 HP brute capable of reaching speed of upwards of 220 MPH on the Mulsanne Straight.

What is even more mind boggling is that it had a flat-12 of anywhere from 4.5 to 5.0 liters; much smaller then some of its competitors. Whats more, this engine was air-cooled. Yeah, really.

But you dont need to read all this mumbo-jumbo, just watch this:



Source: ME!

Johnny O'Connell leaving Corvette Racing.

So after a while of me freaking out because I couldn't figure out what some mysterious Facebook post on Johnny O'Connell's page was about, I've finally got it. Unfortunately it makes me a little sad.

In an interview with BadBoyVettes, Johnny revealed his future plans for all to see.

Turns out that the veteran Corvette Racing driver is set to leave his place behind the wheel of the yellow and black racers for a place behind the wheel of a Cadillac.  Johnny O' has been responsible for a multitude of wins for Corvette Racing including at Sebring and Le Mans. The man is also the only American factory Team Corvette driver.

O'connell is a GM factory driver and in no way confined to driving for only Corvette. With this knowledge, it still comes as a shock that he will be taking the wheel of one of the new Cadillac CTS-V Coupe's. From the looks of it, Cadillac has had their eyes on Mr. O'Connell for quite some time and actually requested him as part of the deal of building a factory Cadillac race car.

Sadly though, Johnny has said to not expect to see too much from his as far as Corvette Racing is concerned, seems that he'll be distancing himself from that in order to concentrate more on the Cadillac racing effort.

Source: BadBoyVettes

Jimmy Johnson drives the C6.R, loses it on a right hand corner

I don't know if thats true, but as far as I'm concerned, he spun going in a straight line almost.



Corvettes - ZR1 Playing with C6R

Source: Street Fire

SpeedTV highlights 2011 technical changes in video

Source: SpeedTV

Kimi Raikkonen to join Ford WRC and race NASCAR? WTF

So rumor's have it that the former World Drivers Champion and Ferrari Driver is in the works of switching his WRC career to Ford after spending a year with Citreon.

This news doth come as a surprise as last I checked, Raikkonen was considering a return to Ferrari Formula One. If this switch to Ford is true, that'll be the last nail in the coffin for Ferrari.

Furthermore: "Funding for the project is coming especially from the United States, and Räikkönen might get an opportunity to also race in a few Nascar events in North America," claims Ilta-Sanomat.


Source: PlanetF1

2011 Lamborghini LP700-4 specs leaked.

There is it, finally after the months of speculation and guesswork, a new "confidential" dealer ordering guide shows us what the new flagship of the raging bull might have for ball, and by the looks of it, they're big. really big.

The Murcielago replacement, the LP700-4, or as Aventador or Jota, whatever you want to call it, it's got some impressive specs.

Powered by a  brand new 6.5-liter V12 with 690 horsepower and 509 pound-feet of torque at the tip of your foot, and  put to the ground with a fantastic all-wheel drive system. Lamborghini's new seven-speed independent shifting rod (ISR) transmission is fitted with lighting fast shift times of just 50 milliseconds (to see all this drivetrain magic in business click here). All of that is going to have to push around a dry weight of only 3,472 pounds, which means 0-62 mph in 2.9 seconds. Damn son.


Also they've got new colors oh-la-la.


Source: TeamSpeed Forums, Autoblog

2011 Mustang GT runnings 8's

FordIt is of no surprise that the new 2011 Mustang was able to make the 8's mark. This has been out for less then a year.

New McLaren GT car kicks ass, kills bunnies.

It's been 15 years since McLaren released its last GT racecar; the infamous McLaren F1, which is, quite frankly, the most fantastic racecar ever created by mindkind. The McLaren F1 won the 24 Hours of Le Mans on its debut and won many races after that.

That was all 15 years ago though. Thankfully, McLaren has released their plans to turn their current production road car, the MP4-12C into a limited production GT3 car. 

Source: McLaren GT

Dat A$$....

I'll admit, I am not really a fan of Veyrons as I think the whole idea of "spending $1.2 mill on a car that will never see a fraction of its true potential" is kinda lame. Hell, it doesn't even look very good. 

BUT from a engineering standpoint, crikey it's a hell of a machine.

More the anything though, I just love butt shots.