Archive for the ‘Sports Car’ Category
I’ve never been swarmed by thousands of angry bees, but I guess this must be what it’s like. A brief glance in my rear-view mirror tells a scary tale. They’re everywhere. I look at the speedometer. It reads 130 mph – on a treacherous mountain pass, no less. Speed limits? There are none. This is “Mad Sunday” during the Isle of Man TT. A time for mere mortals to venture onto the 37.7-mile course, likely hung-over, aboard two-wheeled missiles capable of 200 mph. It’s fun to pretend you’re John McGuiness or Joey Dunlop, at least for the day. But for me, rocketing down the country lane in my dad’s two-seater sports car – with hedges, trees and quaint Manx pubs blurred beyond recognition – it’s bloody terrifying.
A group of six or seven bikers fly past … Pictures and more
… On March 27th, 1982, a revolutionary race car turned its first test laps in Weissach. It was the Porsche 956. Designed to comply with the technical regulations, this was the first race car from Weissach to feature an aluminium monocoque chassis which was 80% stiffer than the frame of the 936. The body proved revolutionary in the sports car world: inverted wing profiles in the sidepods and the shape of the underbody generated enormous downforce through the aerodynamic ground effect. After intensive research, Porsche modified the principle used in Formula 1 and implements it in its sports car.
The regulation-complying 800 kilogram 956 was powered with the same 2.65-litre twin-turbo engine as the 1981-winning 936. With the exception of the 620 hp (456 kW) engine, everything else on the vehicle was new. On 20 June, Porsche celebrated a triumphant triple victory at Le Mans with the 956 … More
A team of world-class drivers, powered by Castrol EDGE boosted with Titanium FST™, take on a challenge like no other, in complete darkness, in a race against the lights.