Schmitz will race a Porsche 962 in the super-competitive Group C race at the Silverstone Classic.
Well-known to viewers of BBC’s Top Gear, Sabine Schmitz is preparing to make her Silverstone Classic debut, July 26-28, behind the wheel of a 220-mph Porsche 962 in one of the event’s thrilling races for Group C prototypes. The 44-year-old German, right, first came to fame as the ‘fastest taxi driver in the world’, a title she gained for driving passengers around the full 12.9-mile Nürburgring ...
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FORD GT40 MK II: LE MANS REDUX!
Superformance, Pathfinder Motorsports and Holman & Moody, recreate the
1966 Le Mans winning GT40.
In 1966, Bruce Mclaren and Chris Amon led a trio of Ford GT40s across the finish line at Le Mans, kicking off Ford’s domination, with help from Shelby American and Holman & Moody, of the iconic endurance race. Working with Holman & Moody and Superformamce, Pathfinder Motorsports has just completed an incredible recreation, right, of that history-making (P1046) MK II, the...
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PORSCHE 910: PODIUM AT VERNASCA!
Ottokar Jacobs, Vienna, Austria & Sarasota, Florida, wins Two-Liter Prototype class in his 910 at the 18th Annual Vernasca Silver Flag hillclimb, Piacenza, Italy.
At the Ollon-Villars hillclimb, which counted towards the World Sportscar Championship (WSC) in 1967, Ottokar Jacobs’ iconic Porsche 910 was driven to First Place honors by Gerhard Mitter. Rolf Stommelen drove his 910 to a Second; beating out Herbert Muller driving his V12 Ferrari P. Mitter had been the European hillclimb c...
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JAGUAR PROJECT 7: ‘F’ IS FOR FAST!
Ian Callum’s one-off design study could be Jaguar’s next Supercar.
Based on the ‘14 Jaguar F-TYPE sports car - winner of the 2013 World Car Design of the Year award - the Project 7 concept will make its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this week.
“Project 7 is a single-seat sports car based on the F-TYPE, with the kind of racing-inspired form that designers dream about. It has one purpose: to be driven fast and enjoyed. Jaguar sports cars are known for exceptional performance and c...
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BRIAN JOHNSON: AC/DC ROCKER & RACER!
Consummate car guy and Sarasota Café Racer is spending the summer honing his skills on racetracks in the UK and Europe.
World-renowned front man of one of history’s most successful rock bands and accomplished author, Brian Johnson, left, is also a passionate road racer. In fact, he is every bit as passionate about his music as he is about cars, especially his 600-horsepower ’65 Lola T70 Spyder and vintage Bentleys and modern Rolls-Royces. While his home base is Sarasota, FL, where ...
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RANGE ROVER SPORT VS. SPITFIRE: LEGENDS DUEL!
Two British legends of land and sky engage for the first time in a unique off-road race at the Goodwood Aerodrome.
The all-new Range Rover Sport, Land Rover’s fastest SUV to date, goes head-to-head today with an heroic Vickers Supermarine Spitfire in a challenge organized by FortyOneSix.com, Goodwood’s online magazine and social media website. It’s the first off-road challenge of its kind over the grass airstrip at Goodwood Aerodrome, putting speed, agility and handling
of both car an...
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CLASSICS TO RACECARS: SULLY HISTORIC!
Mike Matune celebrates Father’s Day at the 40th anniversary of cars, music and
food at the Sully Historic Site in Virginia.
The Sully Antique Car Show held on the grounds of the Sully Historic Site is a Fathers’ Day tradition. Built between 1794- 1799 by Robert E. Lee’s uncle, the site had been a plantation and would remain in farming until acquired by the FAA to build Dulles Airport in the late-1950s. Those plans were thwarted by public outcry and today it is under the control of the...
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SHOWTIME AT PRO-FAB: FOOD, MUSIC & BURN-OUTS!
‘The Oldwick (NJ) Café Racers break bread and smoke tires at one of NJ’s top specialty performance shops,’ blogs Tom Miller.
Once a year Joe Lavecchia and Bill Garofalo, open up the doors at Pro-Fab Chassis and host enthusiasts to a day of fun and games. And this included dyno demonstrations. This year rain was expected, so it became the 1st ANNUAL BOAT SHOW. Fortunately the rain held off and didn’t hamper an afternoon of “run what ya brung” smoky burnouts.
Pro-Fab is located in Whitehous...
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MOPAR MADNESS: SOUTHERN STYLE!
Linda Fraschilla blogs about Mopar Muscle magazine’s Mopar Southern Nationals car show, swap meet and two days of drag racing.
Loyal Mopar fans came in droves to South Georgia Motorsports Park over the Memorial Day weekend to celebrate Plymouths and Dodges, Hemis and Wedges and Stockers and Pro Stocks. More than 40 cars filled the show field, while more than 60 competed on the quarter-mile. Some of the most iconic drag racers from Sox & Martin, as well as the legendary Motown Missile, we...
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DODGE HEMI CHARGER R/T: PLANE JANE!
Looking more like a plain-wrapped undercover cop car than a muscle car, this '13 R/T Hemi takes it to the Max, blogs Dan Scanlan
“It's got a cop motor, a 440-cubic-inch plant; it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop
shocks.” So sayeth Elwood to Jake Blues as they drove a 375-horsepower 440 Magnum-powered ‘74 Dodge Monaco police car.
Well, we weren’t on any mission from God when our plain white ‘13 Dodge Charger R/T Max rolled up for a test, looking just like an undercover cop car rea...
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