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LoveFab, Inc. and its owner/driver, Cody Loveland, have revealed a lighter and more powerful “Enviate” Unlimited class racer based on a Acura NSX, to be driven by Loveland in this year’s Pikes Peak International Hillclimb, looking to better its second-place finish in class last year.

The car features a twin-turbocharged, dry-sumped LS1 engine, ultra-lightweight chromoly tube-chassis and a full carbon fiber body. The only original NSX components are    …  More

LoveFab 2012 Recap, and 2013 plans

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“My ethics told me I had to leave. I had to follow ethical standards. I still love the company. It was my life.” Henrik Fisker sounded angry about what had been going on, but he refused to say much beyond that by way of specifics. What is clear, though, is that past few months have been rougher for the company that bears his name, Fisker Automotive, than at any point in its brief history.

The company isn’t completely dead, not yet anyway, but   …  More

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A mechanic wrecked a classic Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupé during a test drive in Germany, Der Spiegel reports.

The elite sports car, one of only 1400, was “completely destroyed” with estimated damages of more than $830,000.

The 26-year-old and his 19-year-old apprentice  … Picture and more

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The field for this year’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is taking shape as 533 historic racecars have been initially accepted for the Aug. 16-18 event. The Governing Committee has the option of accepting an additional 17 cars to complete the grid for the annual race at Mazda Raceway Laquna Seca.

“What a joyous moment it is to get the notification that my car and I have been accepted to the event,” said Pen Pendelton of Los Angeles, Calif., who will be driving a    …  More

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