A Demon of a Dragster Heads to NE Dragway This Week 05/31/2017 Leah Pritchett will be driving a Mopar HEMI®-powered Demon this weekend in the NHRA New England Nationals, but it won’t be one of the coveted 840-horsepower, 21st century muscle cars that are the fastest-ever production vehicles in a quarter-mile. For the next two weeks, she’ll be in an 11,000-horsepower “Demon” when she joins with Pennzoil to salute the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon that will be available to the public later this year. Pritchett’s dragster will carry a special “Demon”
Leah Pritchett will be driving a Mopar HEMI®-powered Demon this weekend in the NHRA New England Nationals, but it won’t be one of the coveted 840-horsepower, 21st century muscle cars that are the fastest-ever production vehicles in a quarter-mile. For the next two weeks, she’ll be in an 11,000-horsepower “Demon” when she joins with Pennzoil to salute the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon that will be available to the public later this year. Pritchett’s dragster will carry a special “Demon”
BMW Adds More Entries to PWC Touring Championship 05/31/2017 Editor's Note - The Turner Motorsports team is based in Amesbury, Massachusetts. A record 18 BMW M235i Racing drivers were entered in Rounds 5 and 6 of the 2017 Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car Championship at Lime Rock Park, in Lakeville, Conn. The BMW headline was the return of Turner Motorsport to Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car competition with two BMW M235i Racing cars for team owner Will Turner and Dane Cameron. For Turner, the weekend would mark his 120th and 121st professional
Editor's Note - The Turner Motorsports team is based in Amesbury, Massachusetts. A record 18 BMW M235i Racing drivers were entered in Rounds 5 and 6 of the 2017 Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car Championship at Lime Rock Park, in Lakeville, Conn. The BMW headline was the return of Turner Motorsport to Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car competition with two BMW M235i Racing cars for team owner Will Turner and Dane Cameron. For Turner, the weekend would mark his 120th and 121st professional
Retro Rides - The Foose Flavored Ford F-150 05/30/2017 Imagine a Ford F-150 Lightning Edition with more power and more interior room. If you were around a Ford showroom in 2008, you might not have to imagine. You could look at a Ford F-150 Foose Edition Crew Cab. Of course, you would probably have to visit quite a few Ford stores to find one. Only 500 of the trucks were made. That being said, the subject of our column this time around, Foose #224, is one of a kind because it isn't just a Foose - it's also a Pace Truck. No, Ford did not offer
Imagine a Ford F-150 Lightning Edition with more power and more interior room. If you were around a Ford showroom in 2008, you might not have to imagine. You could look at a Ford F-150 Foose Edition Crew Cab. Of course, you would probably have to visit quite a few Ford stores to find one. Only 500 of the trucks were made. That being said, the subject of our column this time around, Foose #224, is one of a kind because it isn't just a Foose - it's also a Pace Truck. No, Ford did not offer
Speedway 51 Up Next For North East Mini Stock Tour 05/30/2017 The North East Mini Stock Tour is setting their GPS for points further north than east this coming weekend as they head to the beautiful North Country of New Hampshire to race at Groveton's Speedway 51 powered by the Autosaver Group on Saturday night, June 3rd. The race will be the third of the 2017 NEMST season and the average car count for the four-cylinder tour is already over 30 cars strong for each event this year. Tour competitors from Northern New England will be looking for glory at
The North East Mini Stock Tour is setting their GPS for points further north than east this coming weekend as they head to the beautiful North Country of New Hampshire to race at Groveton's Speedway 51 powered by the Autosaver Group on Saturday night, June 3rd. The race will be the third of the 2017 NEMST season and the average car count for the four-cylinder tour is already over 30 cars strong for each event this year. Tour competitors from Northern New England will be looking for glory at
Road Tested - 2017 Chevrolet Malibu Sedan 05/30/2017 There is nothing that sounds quite as American than a Chevrolet Sedan - the most common of which is the Chevrolet Malibu. Currently in its eighth generation, the current Malibu is truly a world car with its biggest sales competition coming from challengers with American, German, Japanese and Korean linage. The Malibu is still red, white and blue no matter what color its paint is though. Currently, the car is built in Detroit and Kansas City. There was a point not too long ago where a
There is nothing that sounds quite as American than a Chevrolet Sedan - the most common of which is the Chevrolet Malibu. Currently in its eighth generation, the current Malibu is truly a world car with its biggest sales competition coming from challengers with American, German, Japanese and Korean linage. The Malibu is still red, white and blue no matter what color its paint is though. Currently, the car is built in Detroit and Kansas City. There was a point not too long ago where a
Mazda Celebrates 50 Years of Challenging Convention 05/30/2017 Fifty years ago today, Mazda Motor Corporation began its legacy of doing what was said couldn’t be done. Mazda — then Toyo Kogyo Corporation — needed to create a unique technology that would differentiate it among a rapidly globalizing Japanese automotive industry in order to stay independent. In 1961, Mazda licensed NSU Motorenwerke AG and Wankel GmbH’s rotary engine technology, sharing learnings with the German companies in hopes of making wider use of the engine. Once the prototype rotary
Fifty years ago today, Mazda Motor Corporation began its legacy of doing what was said couldn’t be done. Mazda — then Toyo Kogyo Corporation — needed to create a unique technology that would differentiate it among a rapidly globalizing Japanese automotive industry in order to stay independent. In 1961, Mazda licensed NSU Motorenwerke AG and Wankel GmbH’s rotary engine technology, sharing learnings with the German companies in hopes of making wider use of the engine. Once the prototype rotary
Craigslist Candy - Porsche 911 Cabrio With Mods Done Right 05/30/2017 Some cars can be sold with just a photograph. This 1983 Porsche 911 Cabriolet could be one of those. Nevertheless, the seller has written plenty about a tastefully modified iconic sports car of the 1980's. If you were a kid who loved cars in the 1980's, there were certain cars that ended up as posters on your walls - the Lamborghini Countach, the Ferrari 308 and the Porsche 911. Imported from Germany, the 911 was a beautiful bug-eyed sports car that just had the right look. The car even
Some cars can be sold with just a photograph. This 1983 Porsche 911 Cabriolet could be one of those. Nevertheless, the seller has written plenty about a tastefully modified iconic sports car of the 1980's. If you were a kid who loved cars in the 1980's, there were certain cars that ended up as posters on your walls - the Lamborghini Countach, the Ferrari 308 and the Porsche 911. Imported from Germany, the 911 was a beautiful bug-eyed sports car that just had the right look. The car even
Nissan's Sanchez Earns Double Podiums at Lime Rock 05/30/2017 LIME ROCK PARK, Conn. – Former Nissan GT Academy driver Ricardo Sanchez pulled off a pair of Pro/Am podium finishes in the latest Pirelli World Challenge SprintX round at Lime Rock Park. Paired with Frankie Montecalvo aboard the Always Evolving / AIM Autosport Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3, the duo scored second place in Friday's first race, and then he backed that up with a brilliant fight back from an early pit stop to again claim the runner-up prize in Saturday's event. A turn-one, lap-one crash
LIME ROCK PARK, Conn. – Former Nissan GT Academy driver Ricardo Sanchez pulled off a pair of Pro/Am podium finishes in the latest Pirelli World Challenge SprintX round at Lime Rock Park. Paired with Frankie Montecalvo aboard the Always Evolving / AIM Autosport Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3, the duo scored second place in Friday's first race, and then he backed that up with a brilliant fight back from an early pit stop to again claim the runner-up prize in Saturday's event. A turn-one, lap-one crash
Tasca Looks for Home Track Victory at NE Dragway 05/30/2017 Concord, N.C. (May 26, 2017) – Tasca Racing is bringing Bob Tasca III and his 10,000-horsepower PPG Ford Shelby Mustang back East, looking for a major win in the NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway, Tasca’s home track, in Epping, N.H. The event runs June 2–4 as part of the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. PPG is supporting Tasca Racing. “My family has used PPG products for years, and we have a great relationship with the company,” said Tasca. “PPG has always seen value in
Concord, N.C. (May 26, 2017) – Tasca Racing is bringing Bob Tasca III and his 10,000-horsepower PPG Ford Shelby Mustang back East, looking for a major win in the NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway, Tasca’s home track, in Epping, N.H. The event runs June 2–4 as part of the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. PPG is supporting Tasca Racing. “My family has used PPG products for years, and we have a great relationship with the company,” said Tasca. “PPG has always seen value in
