After expressing an interest in racing, saying it “looked like fun,” Mr. Jack Griffin found himself strapped to a race car contesting the 12 Hours of Sebring. Sure it was his first time sitting in a proper race car, but he had four days of training in a Nissan 280ZX at Bondurant a week or so earlier. In spite of his ample experience he found himself crunched against one of Sebring’s concrete barriers only fifteen laps into his stint.
Fortunately, he’s had better luck with this 1970 Porsche 914-6 that he has now owned for thirty-eight years. Even though he’d been looking for a 911 (and has since owned several), he has completely fall for its light, quick manner and very predictable, solid handling. And while he doesn’t consider the Porsche beautiful, Jack does think it looks “interesting” and loves the rarity. It may not be as popular as the 911, but this 914-6 ensures that the model, far from forgotten, will grow in prestige.
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Sage Karam isn’t your average high school senior… His extracurricular activity is being a freaking IndyCar driver. So, of course, he missed his high school’s prom because he was busy going 240 MPH around Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but his team decided every high schooler should get their own prom… So they threw him one.
Team members of Ganassi/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing began their prom planning Monday (better than the 5 months you spent at your prom committee meetings) and by Wednesday they had even flown in Karam’s girlfriend Anna de Ferran so the two could … Pictures and more
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Redwood PCA Autocross 4/6/14 at Santa Rosa, CA – Kim’s best run in the Powers family 1964 Porsche 356. Having a little family fun at the autocross keeps all of us from driving too fast and getting tickets on the street. Check out the autocross action in your area.
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The CEO of Fiat Chrysler said he hopes that people don’t buy his company’s electric car, the Fiat 500e, which he is forced to sell at a loss because of state and federal mandates.
“I hope you don’t buy it because every time I sell one it costs me $14,000,” Sergio Marchionne told the audience at the Brookings Institute during a discussion of the auto bailout.
As head of Fiat in 2009, Marchionne stepped in to help Chrysler through the auto-bailout and out of bankruptcy … More
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