LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO LP 570-4 SQUADRA CORSE: DRIVEN!


With the final edition of the Gallardo, Lamborghini brings total racetrack emotion to the road. CAR Magazine’s Ben Pulman puts one to the test. The Squadra Corse delivers high performance and brings the fascination of motor racing to the street-legal world. This new and most extreme model in the Gallardo lineup is based on the Gallardo Super Trofeo, the successful racecar from the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo, the world’s fastest one-make series. Squadra Corse refers to the departme...
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ZOMBIE MACHINE: UNDEAD SURVIVAL VEHICLE!

Hyundai Zombie-Mobile debuts tonight at New York City’s Comic Con.  Be careful out there! Anson Kuo's customized Hyundai Santa Fe ‘Zombie Survival Machine,’ brought to life by Galpin Auto Sports (GAS), will be on the New York Comic Con floor at the Future US booth in the Javits Center tonight. Kuo's Santa Fe design was picked as the winner out of more than 82,500 fan submissions on The Walking Dead Chop Shop configurator app. "My main design goal was to make the vehicle as stealthy and...
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SUPERCHARGED ’14 MUSTANG: PROJECT YELLOW JACKET!

Created by Vortech Superchargers for the upcoming SEMA Show, Project Yellow Jacket packs a serious 600-plus-horsepower sting.   “Since Ford doesn’t offer yellow on the 2014 Mustang, I was inspired to create this SEMA Project Car,” said Brian Ellis, sales, marketing and social media manager for AirPower Group. “We wanted to create something really eye-popping with a mechanical package to match the appearance.” The team at Vortech added 3D Carbon’s Boy Racer Kit, along with a carbon-fiber...
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SHORT TRACK RACING: CALAMITOUS COMMITMENT CONE!

Stephen Cox, below, blogs about 'The Cone' and racing at Wisconsin’s La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway. Having never been to La Crosse before, it was no surprise that I qualified near the back of the field last weekend after only six laps of practice (throttle stuck... don't ask!). But my pit guys are amazing. They still gave me a fantastic car for the race. Wisconsin is an awesome place, rabid fans, and lots of tracks, good cheese and great football. But several of the area's short tracks ha...
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RACE OF GENTLEMEN: WILDWOOD, NJ!

Tom Miller and some of the Oldwick NJ Café Racers combine their lunch event with great vintage hot rods & bikes on the Jersey Shore. Invitation-only and entry limited to pre-war (1920s and 1930s) cars and motorcycles, the 2nd Annual Race of Gentlemen was presented over the weekend by the Oilers Car Club in conjunction with the Greater Wildwood  (NJ) Hotel and Motel Association. The Car Guys Who Lunch, Oldwick Café Racers, attended as part of their regular lunch meetings. Back in...
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CLASSICS & SPORTS CARS: ST. MICHAELS CONCOURS!

Grand classics, American-engined imports and even unrestored, as-found oldies coexist peacefully on the show field! For the Seventh iteration of the St Michaels Concours d’Elegance, the event moved to larger grounds at Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina in Cambridge, MD to house the ever-expanding show field. Featuring grand classic, sports and racing cars along with wooden boats and cars, the Concours added four-wheeled visual excitement to the already stunning ven...
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GEN 5 CAMARO: WIN ON SUNDAY; SELL ON MONDAY!

Chevrolet not only sells the car, but also the parts needed to go racing and win. And in some cases, warranty protection. The good old days are now! Chevrolet has released a comprehensive collection of factory-engineered performance parts and accessories for Camaros, 2010 model year and newer. Many of the parts preserve the vehicle warranty when installed by a Chevrolet dealer, an advantage aftermarket suppliers and installers cannot provide. The portfolio of parts is designed to make V6, an...
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CORVETTES & MOTOWN MUSCLE: VIR GOLD CUP!

Kick-ass domestic & imported racers fill the field at the SVRA bash at Virginia International Raceway. SVRA invaded Virginia International Raceway for the annual Heacock Classic Gold Cup Historic Races.  As you can see from this shot of David Thomas’ Sprite, right, the course never seems to stop moving. Be it left and right or up and down, the driver is always challenged. Combine this with outstanding facilities and a beautiful setting and a race at VIR is tough to beat. With ...
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ROAD RACING AT INDY: GRAND PRIX?

‘It’s a Band-Aid for a broken arm,’ blogs Stephen Cox about road racing at IMS. I love the idea of adding a road race for Indycars at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. What worries me are the reasons for doing it. In this afternoon's press conference at IMS introducing the new Grand Prix of Indianapolis, Hulman & Co. CEO Mark Miles asked, “What if we could jump start May? Ignite May in a way that brings more people here?” “That was the premise. We did a lot of work on it, and we conclude...
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