I would love to see how many zeros Porsche and Audi have at the end of their bill for an WEC season. Wind Tunnels and hybrids and carbon everything rack up quite the invoice. I am sure they are spending close to the same as an F1 team. However, I do totally agree with you that 1000+ HP, nearly open regulations in…

It is the FWD, non hybrid working, 20 seconds off the pace way to let people go.

AMEN. If I wasn’t racing Karts on Saturday nights myself I would be at a local track buying a ticket and a hot dog supporting the local racers. I started off racing on road courses for the last 22 years. Just recently switched to dirt ovals and I have a blast every time I go out.

Agreed. 100%. It was a marketing campaign first, a race team second. I remember how much flack they took for the Maxima’s old “4 door sports car” deal, and then trying to further push the campaign through the LMP1 effort. They could have bought 2 super bowl ads and moved just as many Nissans as the LMP1 effort did. It…

Street Stocks, looks about par for the course. This is the equivalent of charging the mound during a beer league slow pitch softball game. #Merica

Oh beautiful for spacious skies, for waves of amber graaaiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnn

Thank you!!!! Car Throttle had this same game going and no one even knew what this thing was! The french can come up with some beautiful things. They also put a version of this power plant in a few prototype cars as well.

HAHA! COTD!!!!

I hope it is not just another re-bodied Aventador designed to carve out a huge profit for 20 cars. Obviously I cannot afford it so my opinion is worth approximately as much as a 190,000 mile beige Aztek, but I wonder if these cars that are polished up copies of existing models take away from the brand cache? What do…

As the night goes on, the track slicks over loses a lot of grip. This is when you see guys running 3 wide. The open tire rule lets teams mount a harder compound tire on the RR so they don’t burn their tires off in 10 laps. Teams are building their cars with this adjustment in mind. Trying to run a spec tire on the RR…

Agreed. They have issued a statement on the rear fuel tanks as well. Over the last 5 years, teams have been mounting custom tanks that had spoilers and trays built into them for better aero and downforce. They were turning the tail tank into a wing. The new rule reads

Its tough to find the right building (size and ventilation), that will allow you to use the space for the right price. People won’t put on the show if they aren’t going to at least break even (it is what it is). I agree, I do hope they give it another go. Even if they remove the midgets and run Outlaw and flat (non…

I really need to study up on my Pre War cars. All those coach builders made art. Just gorgeous. I wish I knew what half of them were.

Do you know how many were they planning to build? With a car that is north of the million dollar mark, you would think that price point would build exclusivity alone.

I know this isnt as sexy as the CTS-V, but our local Caddy dealer has a $159 a month, $2995 down lease deal on a RWD 2.5L ATS. I am not sure you can get an Accord for that cheap. If RWD is life and you want something that costs less than Johnny Manziel’s daily bar tab, this is your chance! I know leasing is debatable,…

I am very excited to see what the new GTLM regs will allow the teams to do.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm tail offset. Makes me so hot.

You are clearly correct. I was making flirty eyes with a 2011 CC R line with the Dual clutch my brother wanted to sell, but once I found out the service for the transmission he just performed at 40K was $600 I said no thank you and ran away. Two buddies of mine bought VW’s in the last 3 months, one a 2012 jetta TDI…

Thank you for sharing. I do not work in the auto industry and I am glad you posted and helped shed some light on what the dealers are having to deal with.

I am hooked on that show. I know its awful but I cannot help but watch it. It’s my reality TV vice.