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Introducing the new Morgan/OAK Racing LMP2 car
My god, does it sound fantastic!

Racing Improves the Breed
Top-tier racing programs are multi-million dollar enterprises. So why do it? Because racing is the truest platform for testing and refining new automotive technologies.

Consider Audi’s new R18 e-tron Quattro hybrid race car.  Underneath its jet-fighter inspired composite body lies an all-wheel drive powertrain powered by a turbocharged stratified injection diesel engine paired with an electric motor and regenerative braking.  These cutting-edge systems will be pushed to the limit at endurance races around the world, including the 24 hours of Le Mans this June.

Take a good look at this car and see the future of automotive transportation.

Scratch one more off the bucket list
Mixing it up in the Rotary Racing RX-7 at this weekend’s ChumpCar World Series double-header at Road Atlanta.

Successful Chumpcar debut at Road Atlanta

“I need more practice strapping into a race car.”

That was one of a hundred nagging doubts going through my mind yeserday morning. Not only was I climbing behind the wheel of a car that I was completely unfamiliar with, but I was preparing drive it in my first ChumpCar race. I was about race side-by-side with more than 60 other cars, on one of the most intimidating road courses in America.

Luckily I found that I was able to get comfortable quickly and was soon turning competitive lap times. When the checkered flag waved after ten hours of racing on Saturday, we had placed a solid 26th of 63 cars — not bad considering that of the five drivers on the team, I was the only one who had previously driven this track and three of us had no prior seat time in the car.

Sunday’s race ended in a DNF when the RX-7’s motor siezed, but by then each of us had driven two stints. We were more than happy with our weekend. Unlike many of our competitors, there were no tire rings worn into our doors or crushed fenders from hitting other cars or running off track. We had raced hard and raced clean. Now it’s time for a beer.

Thanks to Rick Halston at MotorSportMedia for taking such great photos this weekend.

The Porsche Boxster.  Not just for trophy wives.

KW coilovers, GT3 control arms, GT3sway bar, Tarret endlinks, lightweight flywheel, Wevo engine and tranny mounts, 15x7 wheels with 23x9x15 cantilever slicks, Hawk racing pads, X51 oil pan, custom race exhaust,CF and fiberglass deck lids, Recaro seat, etc. 2200 lbs with the top off. Like a Boss.