Having unveiled the Fisker Karma at NAIAS 2008, Fisker Automotive had originally intended to begin sales of the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) in late 2009, but funding setbacks saw the car’s launch date delayed several times. With the first deliveries to fulfill early customer orders taking place in late July this year, the wait is now finally over for U.S. retail customers with the 2012 model year Karma sedan hitting showroom floors after the vehicle received certification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week  … Pictures and more
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Can’t afford a $100,000 plus NASCAR-sleek racing beast? No problem. The 24 Hour of LeMons races exist so broke racing enthusiasts—or those who enjoy poking a little fun—can get in on the action, if not the glory. The next competition, the Skankaway Anti-Toe-Fungal 500, will be held on Oct. 22 to Oct. 23, at Infineon Raceway,in Sonoma, Calif.
The Skankaway won’t be one of LeMon’s 24-hour endurance races. One race session will be held on each day of the event.
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The Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca brought together the history of Porsche motorsports in one place. The cars present represent everything from the earliest 356s to the RS Spyder that’s still competitive in international sports car competition. The drivers attending came from every era as well, and include such Porsche racing legends as Tony Adamowicz, Dick Barbour, Derek Bell, Vic Elford, George Follmer, Hurley Haywood and David Piper. We spoke to some of the Porsche icons   … Pictures and more
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Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV was held October 14-16, 2011 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California. The first West Coast appearance of Porsche Rennsport Reunion saw more than 300 Porsche race cars battle on the 2.238-mile, 11-turn road course.
Hosted by Porsche Cars North America, Rennsport Reunion IV assembled the wide variety of Porsche’s most historic racing models from the nimble 550 Spyder of the mid-Fifties through the mighty 917 and 956/962 of the Seventies and Eighties to the RS Spyder of the last decade  … Pictures and more
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