Ask the average fan what a Corvette race car looks like, and chances are he’ll describe the Pratt & Miller-built C6.R entries that have dominated ALMS GT1 competition since 2005. But on any given weekend, from the end of January through December, it’s possible to find scores of Vettes competing in vintage-class races all over the United States. Have you ever wanted to see a big-block Sting Ray go head-to-head against a 427 Cobra, or a ’63 Z06 battle it out with a Shelby GT350 Mustang? Thanks to vintage racing, legendary match-ups like these are still very much alive.
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There are currently around 50 different sanctioning organizations that hold races throughout the country. One of the larger groups is the Sports Car Club of America, or SCCA, which runs vintage races …Â More info
Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen was fastest in a Formula One testing session Tuesday, although the Italian team missed out on three hours of track time because of a KERS malfunction.
Raikkonen set a fastest lap of one minute 32.102 seconds at the Bahrain International Circuit to edge Jarno Trulli of Toyota by about one-10th of a second. BMW Sauber’s Nick Heidfeld was further behind.
Ferrari used trouble-free weather to test various setups and its Kinetic Energy Recovery System…Â More info
the middle of Poland’s largest lake covered by ice, a hundred or so speed demons fly across the frozen surface in special sail boats on blades.
Sleek and built to race, the narrow boat hulls are fixed on a base of three gleaming blades and sports sails like those used in windsurfing to harness wind power and roar across frozen water.
“It’s the speed that gives you an adrenaline rush,” says Tomasz Zakrzewski, ranked number fourth in the world in the DN class ice boat racing.
Sailing on ice is his passion.
“Among the disciplines that use wind and sails, it is the fastest. We sail at three times the speed of the wind…Â More info
At the March Meet´s inaugural event in 1959, hot rods were at the heart of drag racing. Fifty-one years later, hot rods are still, well, hot. The March Meet, Mar. 6-8, is still celebrating the timeless connection by inviting all street rods to Auto Club Famoso Raceway for three days of show and competition.
“Every year I am amazed at the number of locals and car clubs that come out to be part of the March Meet,” said Blake Bowser, vice president and general manager of the Kern County Racing Association, operators of Auto Club Famoso and producers of the March Meet. “We get everything from ´32 Fords to muscle cars from the 1960s, and everything in-between. Come on Friday to get the best deal … More info