Showing posts with label Rally. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rally. Show all posts

the "In The Garage" blog is heavy on rally info, and posted a news flash on the Upper Michigan rally

I grew up among the roads they used to race on, all dirt roads, and I never did get to go check out the racing. Someday.
Found on http://rgruppe.blogspot.com/

That awkward moment when you crash a $12 million Ferrari... and a couple other cool photos from Asaucerfulofwheels.tumblr.com

That awkward moment when you crash a $12 million Ferrari, http://asaucerfulofwheels.tumblr.com/post/11862140196/david-love-ferrari-250-tr-monterey-historics-2009 tp see it in slow mo
David Love/Ferrari 250TR/Monterey Historics/2009
Timo Mäkinen Mini Cooper S RAC Rally 1967. http://rcma.free.fr/escort/victoires.htm
Hitchcock in a big cart... never would have thought I'd ever see that!
1934 Mercedes-Benz 500K Streamline Roadsterm, built for a King of Iraq, Erdmann & Rossi coachbuilders
all found on http://asaucerfulofwheels.tumblr.com/

6th annual Mid Coast Road Rally (in Iowa) gets underway Oct 1st, about 140 teams will be getting a start from the Albaugh collection and

Prizes and trophies are given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Also, a trophy is given for the team with the most Rally spirit—the Fun-Fun-Fun Award. And the Pink Panther trophy goes to the team with the best costume and theme.

It's too late to join now, but if you are around Des Moines, you can check on the site for their route, and put up prank direction signs, or some other funny stuff.

Next year join them, and get a tour of the Albaugh collection before the race.

http://www.roadrallycharities.com/events/midcoast/
Thanks to Bob C for inviting me to join, but I'm broke, and long way from Iowa

Rally Fighter, on track to success







A new American car company is making these rally fighters to order, learn more at http://www.local-motors.com/rallyFighter.php

Damn, a Veyron running the Gumball, that's going to go through a lot of gas

From http://autozine.com.br/eventos/gumball-3000-2010-onde-os-ricos-batem-pega

When running full speed, the fuel lasts about 12 minutes, thats about 60 miles at about 250 mph, and few freeways are going to give that type of high speed opportunity, but this is a gas guzzling beast even if you half the speed (125mph) and double the distance and time before you have to fill up again.

Very cool photos from Tumview Inucara HotVVheels

1960 Corvette Le Mans racer
Damn, that is a great shot! Via: http://tumview.inucara.net/id/hotvvheels

luck or talent? this way of cornering looks like it was engineered and perfected, but impossible to replicate



I don't remember where I found this, but it's made me watch it repeatedly

It'll leave you speechless. Just like Axis of Oversteer promised



Via: http://axisofoversteer.blogspot.com/ It's been too too long since I've went though AC's website to point out what a cool blog he's got... so go check it out!

Some cool cars at the Salisbury House annual car show


The red rimmed buggy is a Sears, a different but similar one is below for a better look


the above is a 1923 Columbia


the above is a 1912 Little
http://www.pcaucr.org/site/page.jsp?pageid=196 and http://www.aroundtheworld.scotland.net/ for more about the rally
Around the World in 80 Days London to Beijing Motor Challenge sponsored by the Classic Rally Association, outfitted their 1949 Buick Super with eight-ply truck tires (normal car tires are four-ply) to prevent flat tires on the 20thousand mile journey in 2000. This is one of about 100 woody Super wagons that still exist. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3828/is_/ai_n8911630
This was one of 10 teams form America, but the only all American team of drivers and American car, to drive in the legendary Silk Road. Airlifted from China to Alaska, driven to New Jersey by way of northern states like Montana and Michigan, then flown to Morrocco for the finish. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F00EFDB163DF93BA15754C0A9669C8B63

A Bantam

http://www.salisburyhouse.org/aspx/photogallery/photogalleryphotos.aspx?albumid=10 For a gallery from the Salisbury House website about the car shows the host
http://www.fordmustang.us/gallery/v/CarShows/ is where I borrowed these photos from.