Richard Childress Racing is collecting monetary donations and cleaning supplies in an effort to assist employees of RCR partner Cat Financial, whose lives were adversely affected by the recent floods in Nashville, Tenn.
Contributions can be dropped off the RCR Museum from now through 3:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 15. Cleaning supplies needed include:Â Details
Porsche has revealed its most powerful road-going 911 to date: the GT2 RS.
To be built in a limited run of just 500, the new rear-wheel-drive road racer is powered by the latest evolution of its twin-turbo, 3.6-liter, flat-six engine, tuned to deliver a Le Mans-grade 620hp. That’s a whopping 60hp more than the standard 911 GT2 – now out of production – and 8hp beyond the German car maker’s previous most powerful road car, the V10-powered Carrera GT … Details
Beetle Vs Tesla, Alternative Energy Racing event at Santa Pod Raceway, April 2010. Beetle 11.76 – Tesla 12.75 – very interesting, but where is the noise that makes drag racing fun?
The emerging sport of One Mile Racing has a new champion – Ray Hofman’s 2006 Ford GT runs a twin-turbo motor with a reputed 1900 rear wheel horsepower. A fortnight ago, Hofman piloted his Heffner Performance modified GT over the measured mile with a terminal velocity of 266.9 mph, beating out the other two logical contenders for the title of the world’s fastest street car. Just for the record, a Bugatti Veyron exits the standing mile at just over 200 mph. Hofman is now aiming for 280 mph. Is this the world’s fastest road car?
Given that motorsport is little more than a century old, it seems logical that … Details