Posts Tagged ‘racing’

"First, I want to express my appreciation to Doug Havir for establishing and building Rally America," said J.B. Niday, "Bill Fogg and his team bring great, new talents and resources to Rally America, as well as fresh ideas and perspectives." Full story

“The HTR-SS454 is the spiritual successor to the dealer-built supercars of the late Sixties,” says Dr. Jamie Meyer, product integration manager for GM Performance Parts. “The combination of the heritage-inspired Camaro and GMPP crate engines is sparking a new generation of supercars, but with greater power and refinement than anything offered in the classic muscle car era.” Full story

The Rally in the 100 Acre Wood is based in Salem, Missouri and is well known for its fast and flowing stage roads. The best teams from all over North America and beyond gathered to contest over 120 competitive miles spread throughout the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. This year crews were challenged with unusually damp conditions after heavy rainfall on the Thursday before the ... Full story

Red Line Oil will provide oil for the Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel entries driven by Del Worsham and 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Top Fuel champion Larry Dixon. The team will run a full platform of Red Line synthetic products, including its 70WT Racing Oil and Heavy ShockProof® gear oil in the differential. Full story

The Super Production class was created in 2009 by RallyCar to offer a compromise between the top-tier Open class and the more restrictive Production GT class, giving teams options for key modification allowances in an effort to make competition more affordable and competitive. This includes but is not limited to: allowing vehicles to be updated or backdated within a body style of the model, fitting ... Full story

The Lovell brothers are back for another attempt at becoming the King of the Hammers. After losing the race by a mere 28 seconds in 2010 and pulling off a 2nd place finish in last fall’s Ultra 4 Stampede, the brothers are putting everything they have behind a shot at the win. “This is our chance to get that 28 seconds back,” said Brad, “Not ... Full story

The hot competition always heats up Sno*Drift's frigid temperatures. Returning for the 2011 season is the Subaru Rally Team USA with BMX Legend and X Games star, Dave Mirra, and a new driver familiar to longtime rally fans, Britain's David Higgins. Higgins is the 2004 British Rally Champion and the replacement in the seat left vacant by action sports star Travis Pastrana, who announced last ... Full story

The cars will use a selection of Pirelli’s asphalt and gravel tires this year, which are based on a technology that is similar to that of the covers supplied to the World Rally Championship, from 2008 to 2010. These were extremely resistant tires, bearing a puncture rate of less than 0.02% over the three years when Pirelli was exclusive supplier to the series. Full story

As part of the Lucas Oil Regional Off Road Racing Series, the Glen Helen, Southern California Region joins the Arizona Region and the Arizona Short Course Championship in continuing efforts to promote and develop grass roots short course off road racing. As the Lucas Oil team assumes day to day operations of the Southern California series, they will be working with their Arizona counterparts to ... Full story

"Winning the Rally America Championship was a real big deal for us considering that we are a team of just five people with a single car," L'Estage continued. "We never expected to be in contention the whole year. We were just going to run a limited selection of Rally America events, but we found ourselves at the top of the standings and fortunately found the ... Full story