Tag: Le Mans

I’ve always felt gearheads are nerds just like all other passionate people, but in unique ways.  For instance, if I have my nose buried in a book, it’s probably one about sports cars.  When I have an awkward time talking to a girl, (sometimes) it’s because I ramble on about a new model’s specs and […] More »

Question: When is a Porsche not a Porsche?  Answer: When it’s a Stuttgart creation re-bodied by a French company in hopes of Porsche mass-producing it.  This is the 914/6 Murène by Heuliez: a concept car that—figuratively—went down a long and winding road. NEXT

Outrageously powerful cars are almost always cool, but not all of them are interesting. Christian von Koenigsegg’s newest example of rolling hyperbole is both. This car is so over the top, it doesn’t just make 1,341 horsepower.  It generates one megawatt. Maximum torque from the revised twin-turbo 5.0-liter V8 is 1,011 pound-feet.  And that’s without […] More »

Rebellion racing looked to be a major championship contender in the P1 class for the 2013 ALMS season. All of that changes after the 24 hour of Le Mans, June 22/23. Rebellion Racing will be returning, but will run a limited schedule for the remainder of the 2013 season. The team hopes to divert their […] More »

Unless your name is James Glickenhaus or Jerry Seinfeld, you probably can’t afford a real Ferrari 330P4 or Porsche 917. Fortunately, Bailey Cars feels your pain. That’s why they build exacting replicas from the cars’ original plans. Not only can you get a replica of a Le Mans winning icon, but you can drive it […] More »

You’d expect that being a 24 Hours of Le Mans winner and a three-time ALMS GT2 Driver’s Champion, Patrick Long would be beyond fetching coffee. But if playing gopher meant getting to drive the circuit out at Skip Barber Motorsports Park every morning, I think I could  swallow my pride and get the job done. […] More »