Few events in American car culture are as famous, or infamous, as the Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash. The name itself is historically significant, yet resolutely tongue-in-cheek. For short, it’s known simply as the Cannonball. It is the epitome of the great American road trip. It has spawned other illegal events, multiple movies, and a seemingly infinite number of road rallies. But before the glamour and the parties, there was a single, simple idea.
The world’s most prestigious and acclaimed rally departs from Buenos Aires on January 2. A grueling 13 days later, the finish line will be crossed back in Rosario by only the toughest competitors as they must first negotiate 9,000km of unforgiving terrain.
Along with stages in Argentina, the Dakar Rally will be contested within Chile’s Atacama Desert as well as among the ear-popping altitude of Bolivia. Only half of those who set off from Buenos Aires are expected to complete the rally such are the challenges that lay in store for man and machine.
Not scared by such slim odds of success are the Red Bull Desert Wings as they count among their ranks reigning champions, former winners and those hungry to taste Dakar success for the first time. Click play and let’s meet the team coming to the party in 2015.
Congratulations to Ryan for his first time ever competing in a 1/2 Mile event, and doing it with great results in his Underground Racing Twin Turbo Lamborghini Aventador at Omega Motorsport’s No Flyzone 1/2 mile event in Maricopa, Arizona. This is also the first TT Aventador to compete in any kind of event. After making a few shakedown passes, Ryan went 217 MPH in the standing 1/2 mile! This build comes with a completely built race spec short block including billet connecting rods, custom CP race pistons and much more. Also, this build comes with our custom clutch, billet flywheel, billet axles, front and rear billet differentials
As of 2015, VF Engineering of Anaheim, CA is celebrating its 20th year doing nothing but supercharging cars that are delivered from the factory with more chassis than engine. And they fail to disappoint. Here, they apply their supercharging technology to the Lamborghini Huracan, and the result is a machine that bends space and time. With 806 HP and 610 lb/ft of torque, the Huracan now has enough power to scare you, thrill you, and get you in loads of trouble with the law. Or, in this case, trouble with the log.