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Hi, I'm Ian. I'm preoccupied with cars and driving them to the limit.

I keep a photo blog of my favorite car images at motomania.tumblr.com »

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My wife keeps a fun food blog at bentobloggy.blogspot.com »

See the fun cars I've hooned »

In My Garage:
1999 Mazda MX-5 turbo (NB)
1999 BMW M3 (E36)
1985 BMW 535i (E28) ChumpCar project
2001 BMW 530i (E39)

Past Project Cars:
1994 Mazda MX-5 (NA)
1988 BMW 325is (E30)
1987 BMW 325is (E30)
1987 BMW 325is (E30)

Shopping List:
Honda S2000 (AP1)
Mazda RX-7 (FD)
Porsche 911 (993)

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A New Year, a New Season of World Class Racing

That the Audi R18 TDI would dominate the prototype class this weekend was really no surprise. More like a diesel-powered rocket ship than a race car, the car truly is a technological marvel.

On the other hand the racing was neck-to-neck in the GT field, with BMW vs. Corvette vs. Ferrari vs. Porsche. The talent ran deep as some of the best drivers in the world fought with sprint-car pace for the entire 12 hour race.

Check out AmericanLeMans for race results and upcoming events.

(Source: autoblog.com)


March 19, 2012, 3:46pm  Permalink  

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


March 08, 2012, 4:17pm  Permalink  

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.


March 02, 2012, 4:01pm  Permalink  

Congrats to BMW Motorsport!  It was a hard slog through the night, but a podium finish at Le Mans is always well won.  And they beat all the Porsches ;)
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Congrats to BMW Motorsport!  It was a hard slog through the night, but a podium finish at Le Mans is always well won.  And they beat all the Porsches ;)

Photo Gallery »

June 12, 2011, 10:44am  Permalink  

“The ALMS M3 is perfection – everything is right on target. It has the perfect balance of power, braking and handling. Everything just feels in perfect proportion. It’s almost like they made a work of art and then decided to turn it into a race car. You just want so badly to do a good job and do what the car is capable of.” — BMW factory driver Bill Auberlen (via motomania)

“The ALMS M3 is perfection – everything is right on target. It has the perfect balance of power, braking and handling. Everything just feels in perfect proportion. It’s almost like they made a work of art and then decided to turn it into a race car. You just want so badly to do a good job and do what the car is capable of.”
— BMW factory driver Bill Auberlen (via motomania)

August 12, 2010, 12:06pm  Permalink   Reblogged from Moto Mania.