CADILLAC V-SERIES: RACETRACK TO THE ROAD

Posted on March 15, 2023 by MartynL

Year-long celebration commemorating 20 years of CADILLAC V-SERIES: RACETRACK TO THE ROAD kicks off at Sebring where it all started in 2004. As three Cadillac V-Series.R hybrid race cars prepare to start the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship races at Sebring this weekend, Cadillac is also kicking off a year-long celebration for its V-Series performance sub-brand, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2024. The Cadillac V-Series performance...

KEN BLOCK’S AUDI S1 HOONITRON

Posted on October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 by MartynL

KEN BLOCK’S AUDI S1 HOONITRON is featured as one of the principal performers in the long-awaited, smokin' Electrikhana video. A Drift along the famous Eiffel Tower, a spectacular jump from the parking deck of a neighboring hotel, or donuts on the legendary strip in front of spectating Le Mans legend Tom Kristensen: It’s all in a day’s work for Ken Block. Developed and assembled at Audi Sport in Neckarsulm, the all-electric prototype styled by Audi Design is Block’s latest ride. KEN BLOCK’S A...

GT40 UNCOVERED!

Posted on July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 by MartynL

Showcasing original technical drawings, cutaways and period photos, GT40 UNCOVERED! treats readers to a unique look at the engineering story of Ford’s multiple Le Mans winners: GT40, Mark II and Mark IV. GT40 UNCOVERED is more than simply a book. It’s a lavish production of a condensed research library, giving the reader rare access to the evolution of Ford’s iconic Le Mans-winning GT racecar via an almost endless cache of archival blueprints, drawings and photos. There are more than 250 origin...

DAVID PORTER WINS MASTERS AT WATKINS GLEN

Posted on July 14, 2022 by MartynL

Driving his Le Mans LMP1 Peugeot 908, Sarasota Café Racer DAVID PORTER WINS MASTERS AT WATKINS GLEN, and remains a dominant force in Masters Endurance Legends USA competition. David Porter doubled up on his Saturday performance at the Glen by taking another dominant Masters Endurance Legends win in the Masters Historic Race Weekend action at the Finger Lakes Festival. In the 40-minute race, the Peugeot 908 driver created a 38-second margin over his nearest rival, the Whelen Coyote Corve...

BIRTH OF THE FORD GT40

Posted on June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 by MartynL

Racing historian Mike Matune represented the CarGuyChronicles at the Simeone Museum’s BIRTH OF THE FORD GT40 Seminar, and produced this feature. For an oft-talked about and much analyzed subject like Ford’s iconic GT40, the amount of interest that it still elicits is amazing. A full-house crowd filled the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum near the Philadelphia, PA airport to hear a panel of renowned GT40 aficionados bring the GT40’s history into sharper focus. Gathered on the stag...

2023: CADILLAC GTP HYBRID HYPERCAR

Posted on June 9, 2022 by MartynL

Project GTP Hypercar previews the third-generation prototype racecar - 2023: CADILLAC GTP HYBRID HYPERCAR – from Cadillac. In 2023, Cadillac will contest the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the FIA World Endurance Championship, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans. “Cadillac will be competing again on the world racing stage, and we are all thrilled to return to Le Mans after 20 years,” said Global Cadillac Vice President Rory Harvey. “By competing in both the 2023 IMSA and W...

CAMILO PARDO, FORD GT SEMINAR

Posted on June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 by MartynL

What better venue than the Simeone Museum - displaying the Ford Mark I GT40 that inspired the 2005 Ford GT - could there be for a CAMILO PARDO, FORD GT SEMINAR? On June 11th, Camilo Pardo will discuss the inspirations he used to design the '05 Ford GT at an event at the Simeone Museum in Philadelphia, PA. Camilo will have an example of the 2005 model to use in his discussion, alongside the same car Camilo used as inspiration for his design almost two decades ago – the ‘66 Ford Mark I GT...

’22 FORD GT: ALAN MANN HERITAGE EDITION

Posted on February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 by MartynL

Latest limited-edition ’22 FORD GT: ALAN MANN HERITAGE EDITION features Alan Mann Racing’s signature red and gold exterior with touches of exposed carbon fiber and Frozen White accents. As a tribute to Alan Mann Racing’s 1966 Ford GT lightweight experimental prototypes, Ford is introducing the ’22 FORD GT: ALAN MANN HERITAGE EDITION. The limited-edition vehicle celebrates the role the prototypes played in the history of the development of the Ford GT. It will be on display at the 2022 C...

CHIP GANASSI: THE AMELIA’S 2022 HONOREE!

Posted on January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 by MartynL

The 27th Annual Amelia Island Concours will celebrate the career of racer and racing legend, CHIP GANASSI: THE AMELIA’S 2022 HONOREE! The founder of Chip Ganassi Racing has touched every major form of North American motorsport plus the ultimate international road race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Ganassi’s legacy extends far beyond being an accomplished driver, he is a decorated race team owner who has fielded highly successful teams in INDYCAR, NASCAR, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Champ...

CUNNINGHAM: 60th ANNIVERSARY C8 CORVETTE

Posted on April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 by MartynL

CUNNINGHAM: 60th ANNIVERSARY C8 CORVETTE, Car # 33 of 60, debuts at Amelia Island Concours as part of a charity Sweepstakes benefitting CMAF. The three original Cunningham C1 Corvettes and their racing history carry an enormous amount of prestige within the Corvette community, as well as those who support endurance racing. The #3 Briggs Cunningham entry stands head and shoulders above all others, having won its class in the 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans. Its story was chronicled in the 201...