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TRACK-RAT – CAMARO ZL1 1LE!

January 31st, 2018

Strange but true. A Porsche sniper was asked – What did you do before your first factory drive at age 24? Even if you knew the man’s history better than he did, his response would still evoke a startled countenance. What was the maestro’s response? “I was working for the Catholic church, in the administration [...]

WRC – MACHINE FI A FLING!

January 31st, 2018

Do not sip the kool aid! Formula 1 drivers are overrated! The WRC has no respect for obstacles erected by nature’s designs. These boys – the drivers for the manufacturers – are made of mettle only rivaled by the squad known only as Seal Team 6! Snow storm? Which snow storm? Race! (click below) WRC [...]

HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE FOR MOTORSPORTS?

January 29th, 2018

Lil Wayne….. Big Bad Wolf…… The game capsized! If a laceration appears on your forearm would AMSOIL, boosted by the NASA-contrived pump which upgraded your anemic heart, gush from the ruptured segment? Are you carbon monoxide resistant? You might not have the correct answers, but, at the end of this exercise we will have, in [...]

WHY AE86?

January 21st, 2018

Christmas 2017 is now a rapidly receding memory, but, tantalizing moments await in 2018. We, however, are proactive and will not be burdened by the downtime that inactivity across various disciplines dictates. We are petrolheads and when there is no fire in the combustion chamber we will generate our own ignition. And on that note [...]

DRAG RACING : FULL THROTTLE 5 – THE FINAL LETDOWN? (FINAL)

January 10th, 2018

FT 5 was earmarked to close the drag racing season on a rather elevated note. We wanted to maintain the extensive joy that the festive season gave rise to. Competitors and their machines were adequately informed of the relevance of the event and based on the scorching performances during eliminations, they understood and were executing [...]

DRAG RACING : FULL THROTTLE 5 – THE FINAL LETDOWN? (Part 5)

January 8th, 2018

Full Throttle 5, based on the rapid-fire bursts which were unapologetically audible on the 1320 at Vernamfield on Dec 17, was poised to be the riveting cliffhanger we all anticipated. There were noteworthy displays of awesome speed and there was a palpable crescendo of euphoric excitement when the Gods of Horspower -10 seconds and quicker [...]

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