The second Challenger built for the strip is now in the hands of the veteran Mopar drag racer who’ll campaign it in NHRA’s Stock/Super Stock classes.
Veteran Super Stock racer Larry Griffith took delivery of the second Dodge Challenger Drag Pak by Mopar® yesterday. Griffith’s original award-winning 1968 Dodge Dart package car restored by former Chrysler executive, Vice President of Global Sales, Joseph Hilger, was also on display at the delivery. In addition, this event marked the ramp up to full production for the Challenger Drag Pak for Chrysler LLC. … Details
Fiat SpA’s chief executive is going to “fight like hell” to keep the group’s car business profitable this year, although he admitted it would be difficult to do it in the first quarter, according to a news report.
“Car markets have gone from bad to horrible so far this year, but I will fight like hell to keep Fiat Group Automobiles profitable in 2009,” Sergio Marchionne told Automotive News Europe…Â
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This is the first in a series of articles called WRC Tribute to provide information about the WRC whether it is cars, drivers, events, brands, or eras.
The Lancia Stratos is first because of the impact it had on rally racing.
In the early 1970s, Lancia proposed entering rally racing with a car built uniquely for that purpose.
Prior to the Stratos, existing cars were modified for sport use but no car had been designed purely for competition. The Stratos would forever change the rally racing world…. Details