There’s something uniquely exciting about the Long Beach Grand Prix… I think it’s the sound. When you get of the freeway and head into the bustling, crowded city center, you’re greeted with a wail. It’s like Long Beach skyline is inhabited by banshees with no fear of people or daylight. As you get closer to […] More »

Flying Lizard Motorsports 911 24 HRs of Sebring, 2010 via [911Nation]

Time to jump in the Mystery Machine, Scooby! We spotted the Competition Motorsports Porsche 996 Pirelli GT3 Silver Cup Trophy race car piloted by Australian David Calvert-Jones turning laps on Long Beach’s road course. Calvert-Jones is a “gentleman racer” who left a successful career in private equity to become a helicopter movie pilot. He transitioned […] More »

Hubba hubba. Porsche wouldn’t be Porsche if they didn’t have an undying fascination with racing. The 24hours of LeMans is coming up in June, so it’s about time for Porsche to show off what they’re bringing to the table. This is the 911 RSR. Like the outgoing model, this one comes specced with an 4.0 […] More »

There are two places in the world that I can think of where street cars over 1000hp are considered “normal.” There’s the Unlim 500+ contest at the Moscow Mile in Russia (MegioN would know all about that), and there’s the Texas Invitational. If winning the Unlim 500 is the holy grail of high-speed dig racing, […] More »

  As an auto journalist, there are times when you’re trusted with extremely rare and incredibly expensive pieces of machinery. The last thing you want to do is break it. Unfortunately for Mike Hales, he’s living our worst nightmare. Hales blew up the engine of ex-formula one driver David Piper’s Porsche 917. Apparently he was […] More »

  The Petersen Museum is hosting a tribute to legendary racer George Follmer on Thursday night, and if you live near Los Angeles and like checking out vintage race cars, this is an event you should check  out. Over the course of his career, Follmer competed in Trans Am, Can-Am, ran three races at Indy, […] More »