NASCAR fans rejoice, we are 35 days away from seeing our favorite drivers take to Daytona International Speedway in the Budweiser Shootout. Well some of us will see our favorite drivers, others will have to wait a few more days for qualifying and the Duals.
Anyway, this is part one of …
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You’re Buying WOT: $57,376 Barrett-Jackson Auction Vehicles
You’re off to Scottsdale, Arizona for the Barrett-Jackson auctions in today’s installment of You’re Buying WOT? We’ll draw our selection from vehicles that sold yesterday for more than $44,654, but less than …
Critic Comments on ZR1
Blogging online allows for opinions to be heard on a broad scale, from the good, the bad, and from the ugly. The Corvette ZR1 is often glorified on this site, being that it is a Chevrolet Corvette dealership blog site! However, the ZR1 recently heard the wrath of a Motor Trend blogger, Arthur.
Though Arthur writes about his distasteful appetite for the ZR1, he does begin the blog by mentioning that the ZR1 proved to be an unbeatable fast car, having destroyed recent competition, which included the Ferrari 599 GTB, the Porsche GT2, and the Nissan GT-R. Check out the video for yourself!
Now even though the ZR1’s performance blatantly surpassed the other elite sport cars, this critic continues to bash the GM manufactured vehicle. He says, “It’s not without cause that the Ferrari and the Porsche command such kingly sums-especially in comparison with the brash bolide from Bowling Green. The driving experience they offer is simply unmatched by the ZR1.” Really Arthur?
Complaints about the ZR1’s obnoxiously loud engine, glue factory smelling cockpit, and full-bore V8 engine continues to ensue throughout the article. All options aside, wouldn’t you rather purchase a less expensive, American-made vehicle that carries more speed than a haughty-toity European super car?? Which would you prefer?
[ MotorTrend ]
Petty closing doors — merging with Gillett Evernham
After more than 60 years in racing and 10 championships, it appears the most well known name in NASCAR is hanging up the keys.
According to FoxSports.com multiple sources have confirmed that America’s first family of stock car racing will shut its doors down and merge with Gillett Evernham Motorsports.
The report …
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Top-10 New Years Resolution for a NASCAR fan
Top-10 New Years Resolutions for the NASCAR fan!
1. I will not punch my friend when he cheers after my favorite driver wrecks — OK, so we’ve all been in this situation before right?? No?? Well maybe my friends and I watch the races a little different than you all, but …
Sadler replaced by Allmendinger
It looks like the merger between Gillett Evernham Motorsports and Petty Enterprises is going to cost one driver his job — Elliot Sadler.
Sadler piloted the #19 Dodge in 2008, but according to ESPN.com multiple sources close to the organization have confirmed the change…
Allmendinger has limited experience at the cup level, …
FastMachines.com Radio Episode #20 – The Apocalypse Episode!
Well given the apocalyptic events of the last two weeks we’ve decided we couldn’t wait until after the holidays to chat about it. Josh, Chris and George talk about the big news that Honda is out of F1 next year…and Chris sheds a tear for Audi…who has announced that …
ZR1: Clarkson’s Car of the Year
Jeremy Clarkson, an English journalist and broadcaster, is not afraid to speak his mind, which is often the public’s opinion too. With his specialty on motor vehicles, he is famous for his entertaining television show, Top Gear, as well as his witty weekly columns within the Sunday Times and The Sun.
This motor critic usually despises anything American made. However, he just recently broadcasted, “out of nowhere, my car of the year” is the Corvette ZR1! Though Clarkson thinks “it’s not built very well” and costs too much, he finds the vehicle “both docile and extraordinarily savage” as well as a great deal performance-wise.
He compares the generations of Corvettes in previous years to McDonald’s Big Mac. It’s “cheap, plastic and at the right time, and in the right place, sort of just what you want.” General Motors has indeed come quite a way with their development of the ZR1 beast. Though Clarkson sees the vehicle as an epic car, the current state of the automotive industry will likely affect Corvette’s production. Clarkson states, “I’m only sad that unless the health care and pensions company that makes it [Corvette ZR1] can be turned around, it will be the last of the breed.”
[ Times Online ]