Month: January 2009

The nitro fumes in Pomona have yet to dissipate and the NHRA rumor mill is already in full churn. Drag Racing Online is reporting that Top Fuel Champion Larry Dixon will be leaving Don Prudhomme’s Snake Racing and will drive the Al-Anabi Top Fueler next season. That car, as you …

When Ken Woodcock, a retired Marine from West Grove, Pennsylvania, bought his 10th Corvette-a Millennium Yellow ’00 convertible-in 2004, he planned on keeping it 100 percent stock.

When Ron Musing’s ’71 Corvette appeared in the Sept. ’83 issue of Vette, it was already a machine to be reckoned with.

INNOTECH, a small Czech automobile manufacturer, originally aired its debut vehicle, the Mysterro, over nine years ago. Though the company planned to produce over 20 Mysterros, only one was actually ever built.

Now after nine years of hush-hush, INNOTECH is back with an upgrade alternative to the C6 Corvette. Italian-inspired, the C6 endured many changes to the bodywork, wheels, suspension, brakes, and engine. Check out the pictures by clicking on the link below! Additionally, their version of the vehicle’s engine was tweaked so it is able to run smoothly off of E85 ethanol.

"INNOTECH Corvettes are real life super car daily drivers which can also handle weekend track days for pure enjoyment of shear power and speed,” claims the company. Simply stated, this upgraded C6 is fully comprised of three country’s work: American-car, Italian-inspired, Czech-produced.

Upgrade plans for the Corvette Z06 and ZR1 are considered future endeavors for this Czech car company. Stay tuned!

[ Motor Trend ]

Well, Jimmie Johnson won his third-straight championship by doing what he had to do at Homestead: not crashing. Carl Edwards won another race by having just a touch more fuel than everyone else did and he did his part to at least made the first part of the race …

Lunch one Thursday in 2003 was interesting. We met, as usual almost every week, at the local Lions’ Club for their cheap hot dogs. This gathering has included at times, Chris Economaki, drivers, crew, retired drivers and owners, journalists, etc. The weather and home crises cut into attendance that week …

General Motors Corp. is expanding its initiative to offer credit union members access to lower loan rates on top of discounts on new vehicles.

As the new year kicks off, we were doing some please-let-it-be-spring cleaning and found a batch of old carbon offset reports that had yet to be tabulated.

Each year Automobile Magazine announces their All-Star lineup of innovative new vehicles within their February edition. The ten vehicles that are chosen are not necessarily the ten most expensive or best looking vehicles. Instead, the rankings are based on total customer satisfaction – performance, navigation control, design, enjoyment, and so forth. Basically, these cars represent the type of vehicle that YOU would want within your own garage!

It’s interesting to note that one-third of the list includes vehicles manufactured in Detroit, MI. The listing of all-star vehicles includes:

1. Audi R8
2. BMW 3-series
3. Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
4. Chevrolet Malibu
5. Ford Flex
6. Honda Fit
7. Jaguar XF
8. Porsche 911
9. Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG
10. Volkswagen GTI

To hold a slot on this list provides positive PR for the vehicle’s manufacturers indeed. However, in today’s economy and with the big-three automotive bailout looming, can a single automobile magazine help increase sales nationwide? It may be just a start toward lending a helping hand for automobile manufacturers.

Magazine sales for this February magazine edition will be available for purchase in early January 2009.  There’s also a video after the jump to check out.

[ Automotive.com ]

 

 

 

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