Thought i would give a quick update on the BMW 135i STU build project car. You can read the original write up here: Project: BMW 135i STU. I made a few changes this past weekend to the car putting on new brake pads and a new exhaust.
Berk Technology Catback Exhaust installed
Discovery HD Theater has moved its coverage of the WRC to Saturday mornings, beginning at 8 AM Central. Rally of Turkey coverage will be shown this Saturday (5/8), with all 4 segments (preview, Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3) shown back-to-back.
Sebastien Loeb Flies his Citroen rally car to his 3rd victory of the year at Rally of Turkey
SCCA ProSolo’s always bring some fun action with cars going head to head on nearly identical courses and a drag strip start, last weekend’s Pro Solo event held May 1st & 2nd, 2010 at Lincoln Air Park in Lincoln, NE was no different. There were some great class battles all weekend, which made for some great action. The Super Challenge ended with a blast of wind, sand and rain as Patrick Washburn, in his Lucky Lugnut Racing Honda Civic defeated James Wilson, the STX class winner in his Subaru Impreza WRX for the Super Challenge win.
Patrick Washburn (ST Honda Civic) defeats James Wilson (STX Subaru Impreza WRX) in the Lincoln ProSolo Super Challenge
Travis Pastrana wrapped up his 2nd Rally America victory of the year at the Olympus Rally in Washington State. The Subaru Rally Team USA driver set the fastest time on 8 of the 13 stages to easily secure the victory over the Rockstar Energy Mitsubishi EVO X of Antoine L’Estage. Pastrana said, “This rally was hard from the start. It was definitely the most intense field that we’ve had, unfortunately a lot of guys went out on the first day. It was a really technical course, more so than we expected!”
Travis Pastrana wins the Rally America Olympus Rally in his Subaru Rally Team STi
The Ferrari 599XX recently set the record for production cars by posting a 6 minute 58 second lap time. Although i have a hard time with this being considered a ‘production’ car, it is amazing nonetheless. Enjoy the video of the record breaking lap time.
The long rumored BMW 1-Series M version was recently spotted being tested on the Nurburgring. It looks like the car may actually go into production sometime in the next year. It will be interesting to see what the specs for the final version of the car. Rumors have swirled of 350HP with a M suspension, fatter tires and bigger fender flares. Only time will tell what the car will actually be.
With the Pro Solo in Lincoln, the first major event (locally) of the year, coming up soon, I thought it might be a good chance to talk about the SCCA Contingency Program. As some of you may or may not be aware contingencies are a chance to win awards by placing in certain positions in your class (1st is usually a good one) at National, Divisional and Pro Solo events. Contingencies usually require a participant to be using the company’s product and having required decal(s) placed on the car during the competition.
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That’s right it is official (according to Top Gear)… there will be an American version of the hugely popular Top Gear series (BBC) that is hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond. The History Channel will begin airing the first 10 episodes this fall. The hosts for the American version will be Tanner Foust, Adam Ferrara and Rutledge Wood.
Tanner Foust, Adam Ferrara and Rutledge Wood set to host American verson of Top Gear
After giving a preview of the Gymkhana 3 2011 Ford Fiesta yesterday in a video posted on youtube (see Gymkhana Teaser Video and Reveal), the car was revealed last night in San Francisco.
Ken Block and his 2011 Ford Fiesta (Gymkhana version)
The popular Ken Block Gymkhana series is set for it’s 3rd installment with a reveal scheduled for today in California. While Block drove a Subaru STi in his previous Gymkhana demonstrations, he will be driving a 2011 Ford Fiesta in Gymkhana 3. With over 13 million views on YouTube of the 2nd Gymkhana, number 3 should definitely garner some immediate attention.
