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VIDEO: Corvette ZR1 goes autocrossing

The Corvette ZR1 is the fastest, most ridiculously cool production Corvette ever produced. After taking the ZR1 for several hot laps of the Lutzring in Milford, we'd go as far as to say it's one of the fastest vehicles we've ever driven. Journalists aren't the only ones who have driven the ZR1 either, as a select few General Motors employees get to drive the 638-hp supercar as their daily driver. One GM worker by the name of Karen took the ZR1 to an autocross event in Ohio and put the supercharged LS9 Corvette through the cone gauntlet. ... Read more →

From the Awesome Files: V6 Miata auto-x weapon Alex Nunez

Follow the jump for a video of the owner discussing and driving the car You don't need to spend much time with a Miata to "get" why so many drivers are attracted to them. Perfectly executed and ...

2008 GReddy Garage Sale and Performance Festival Frank Filipponio

***UPDATE: Video link added*** Click image above for high-res gallery of festival pics When a friend mentioned that he was heading out to El Toro Marine Base for a day of tuner fun courtesy of ...

First Drive, Pt. II: Saleen S331 Track Day Frank Filipponio

Click above for gallery of high-res images by Drew Phillips and the author Day 1 of our first encounter with the Saleen S331 Sport Truck had us exploring the versatility of the truck. We started off ...

RR of the Day - Supercharged Volvo 1800E Dan Roth

Volvo 1800s are widely acknowledged as nice tourers, but not really sports cars in the peformance sense. Oh, they went okay, especially the later E models with fuel injection, it's just that they ...

VIDEO: Ferrari F 50 autocrosser misses apex, hits corner worker 3 years ago on Autoblog

If this doesn't define the phrase "money can't buy brains," then nothing does. It shows what we hope to be the vehicle's owner attempting to autocross a Ferrari F 50 in the wet. Fortunately for us, everything is caught on tape from both inside the car and out. Unfortunately, the only thing that ...

RR of the Day: 2001 Honda S2000 3 years ago on Autoblog

Of his yellow 2001 Honda S2000, Flickr user solo2photo sums things up pretty succintly when he writes, "it comes from the factory already able to be pretty competitive." Since Honda was thoughtful enough to deliver such a capable vehicle to the masses, solo2photo hasn't had to go too crazy with the ...

RR of the Day: Three-wheelin' like only a Miata should 3 years ago on Autoblog

We couldn't find a better way to kick off our autocross-themed RR of the Week than showcasing one of the most potent cone-assassins available, the Mazda Miata. Certainly, the two killer photos of Alex Renner's Miata in action made for eye-candy of the highest order, but as soon as we saw the ...

VIDEO: Wheel falls off race car and returns to its home 3 years ago on Autoblog

In the "Easily Amused" category for today is this video of an unfortunate racer who loses an all-important component -- a tire (or tyre, if you're so inclined to use the British spelling). The wayward appendage put on quite a show for the cameras, bouncing without interrupting the rest of the race ...

Dunlop Driver's Cup: Qualifying begins 3 years ago on Autoblog

Once a year, drivers gather in a central location to test their skills in a myriad of motorized conveyances. The Dunlop Drivers Cup isn't just a day or two of on-track driving. Nor is it limited to four-wheeled vehicles. It's a five day long event that encompasses autocross, road racing, off-road ...

Mazda's Zoom-Zoom Live Tour clips cones nationwide 3 years ago on Autoblog

Mazda North America struck fear into the hearts of traffic cones across the U.S. this week with the announcement of its 2006 Zoom-Zoom Live tour, which kicks off in Washington, D.C. August 12. The tour will visit 10 different cities and offer nearly 50,000 drivers a shot at burning rubber in ...

Autoblog Maintenance 301: Transmission R&R, Part I 3 years ago on Autoblog

Several of our readers have been requesting tech topics of a higher level of complexity, and so we went and broke a transmission just so we could show you how to fix it. OK, that's not quite how things went; the Tremec/BWA T56 six-speed manual in our '96 Impala SS started making some seriously bad ...

Rev It Up performance driving school returns to U.S. parking lots 3 years ago on Autoblog

It's summer, and Chevrolet wants you to take a shot at some traffic cones, autocross-style. The Chevy-sponsored Rev It Up program bills itself as the world's largest performance driving school and national racing competition, and if you're anywhere near the six U.S. cities on Rev It Up's 2006 tour, ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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