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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 »

Listen to some of my favorite driving music at stopthedisco.tumblr.com »

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)


Tags: ALMSLe MansracingSebring
March 19, 2012, 3:46pm  Permalink  

gearheadsandmonkeywrenches:

Dirk Werner, RLL Racing BMW M3 GT3, Road Atlanta, Petit le Mans, 2011. Watch and listen.


Tags: carsracingBMWALMS
October 04, 2011, 7:55pm  Permalink   Reblogged from gearheads and monkeywrenches.

The 24 Hours of Le Mans, the most prestigious endurance road racing event in the world.  Coverage: Motorsport | Speed TV

The 24 Hours of Le Mans, the most prestigious endurance road racing event in the world.  Coverage: Motorsport | Speed TV

(Source: jalopnik.com)

Tags: CarsRacing24 Hours of Le Mans
June 09, 2011, 4:45pm  Permalink  

“Horsepower has this tendency to break things. If you’re not breaking anything you’re not going fast enough.”

— Paddock wisdom


Tags: carsracing
April 21, 2011, 1:31pm  Permalink  

Living the DreamPlayStation GT Academy winner Lucas Ordoñez will race for Nissan in the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans this summer.  A story that inspires hope in the rest of us, Lucas has moved from videogamer to novice driver to top-tier professional racer in just three seasons.  

Living the Dream
PlayStation GT Academy winner Lucas Ordoñez will race for Nissan in the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans this summer.  A story that inspires hope in the rest of us, Lucas has moved from videogamer to novice driver to top-tier professional racer in just three seasons.  

Tags: carsracing
March 03, 2011, 1:37pm  Permalink  

“There are those who keep out of mischief, and there are the adventurers. We racing drivers are adventurers; the more difficult something is, the greater the attraction that comes from it.”

— Juan Manuel Fangio (via droptheclutch)

(Source: jamesallenonf1.com)


Tags: carsracingquotes
February 14, 2011, 3:55pm  Permalink   Reblogged from DropTheClutch.com.