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2010 Hurst Ford Mustang Pace Car - Click above for high-res image

It's been a busy year for Hurst Performance Vehicles. They launched their limited-edition Dodge Challenger at SEMA last November, followed by the 50th Anniversary Dodge Viper, and most recently, they announced the addition of the Pontiac G8 to their lineup. Come mid-September, though, you can add one more to that list. Hurst and BFGoodrich tires have teamed up to create a one-off 2010 Mustang GT Convertible that will serve as the pace car for the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge race at Miller Motorsports Park on September 19. Afterward, the car will attend various events including SEMA, and will eventually be auctioned off for charity at the start of 2010.

Following the same themes as other Hurst vehicles, the Mustang has a spec sheet that reads nearly identical to the Challenger. The exterior gets a white and gold paint scheme accented by Hurst 20-inch forged wheels wrapped in BFGoodrich KDW tires. A supercharger lies underneath the hood (although it's a Roush roots-type rather than a Vortech centrifugal blower), that pushes the 4.6-liter V8 to 435 horsepower and 400 lb-ft torque. Eibach suspension components, a Magnaflow exhaust system, Hurst Competition/Plus short throw shifter, and Katzkin leather interior round out the list of modifications. Read more about the Hurst Ford Mustang Pace Car in the press release after the jump.

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2010 Hurst Mustang to serve pace duties for Ford Racing Mustang Challenge originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Larry H. Miller Auto Museum


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2009 Porsche 911 Carrera S with PDK - Click above for high-res image gallery

Introduced in 1963, the Porsche 911 is one of the most successful competition cars ever built. Despite its unconventional rear-engine platform, the 911 Carrera holds recorded wins in nearly every type of automotive competition. Continuously upgraded and refined, Porsche has introduced a mid-cycle refresh for the 2009 model year. While the cosmetic changes are immediately apparent, the most significant improvements - two new engines and a new double-clutch transmission - are hidden under its sleek skin. We spent a long day putting the 2009 911 Carrera through its paces on a race track near Salt Lake City framed by the spectacular snow-capped surrounding mountains of Utah. Read our impressions after the jump.

Gallery: First Drive: 2009 Porsche Carrera 911 PDK


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Click above for a high resolution gallery of the Larry H. Miller Auto Museum

We've all imagined what we would do with a winning lottery ticket or limitless amounts of money. For us here at Autoblog, that fantasy usually involves a large number of automobiles in a multi-car garage. Larry Miller is one of those guys who's living our dream. As the owner of the Utah Jazz, numerous car dealerships, radio and television stations, movie theaters, and a race track, money is not a problem for Mr. Miller. He's used those finances to amass quite a collection of automobiles, particularly historic Shelby and Fords, that are kept at a museum at Miller Motorsports Park. During our recent visit to the track to drive the Shelby GT500KR, we took a tour of the incredible collection. The museum includes several impressive Shelbys, including the second oldest Cobra, the 1966 Le Mans winning GT40 MkII, the MkIV GT40 that won the 1967 12 hours of Sebring, and one of the six Shelby Daytona Coupes. The museum houses only part of Miller's collection, the rest of which can be found at the Shelby museum in Boulder, CO. We know you'd never forgive us if we left the museum without taking photos, so enjoy the gallery below.

Gallery: Larry H. Miller Auto Museum

A tribute to Shelby: Larry H. Miller Auto Museum originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 05 May 2008 20:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Click above for a high resolution gallery of the FR500S Mustang

If there's anything better than racing on TV, it's racing on HD TV. Just a few days after the first customers received their Mustang FR500S race cars, Discovery Channel's HD Theater announced that it would be doing a three-part television series on the special Ford Mustang Challenge racing series that exclusively features these pony cars. The show will take a detailed look at the inaugural year of the series, from the first testing sessions this month all the way until the last race in September. Miniature in-car HD cameras will capture all of the action on track, and the identical specs of each Mustang ensure that there will be plenty of it. There's no word on when the series will actually debut on HD Theater (we asked, they really don't know), but the press release after the jump provides all the available details for now.

Gallery: Ford Racing Mustang FR500S


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Pair of Audi R10s find front row again at fifth round of ALMS


After two high-profile victories at the 12 Hours of Sebring and the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Audi R10 will begin settling into a routine this weekend as it joins up with the American Le Mans Series in Salt Lake City for a race at the new Miller Motorsports Park.

The Audi R10 is proving to be a worthy successor to the R8, which retired with one last win at Lime Rock Park two weeks ago. Both Audi R10 racecars, one driven by Allan McNish and Dindo Capello and the other by Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro, are starting from the front row after three of Audi's four drivers held the fastest lap time during qualifying at one point. Frank Biela finally claimed the fastest time lapping Milller Motorsports Park in 2m 21.553s.

The diesel-powered R10 racers will be put to the test racing at 4,921 feet above sea level in the deserts of Utah where temperatures are expected to reach 104 degrees F.

[Source: Audi]

Third time's a charm for Audi R10 at Miller Motorsports Park originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 15 Jul 2006 09:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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