The engines have stopped and silence returns to the Salt Flats once again, at least until the next round of speed and madness spills off Interstate 80 on the Utah/Nevada Stateline. Actually madness is an inappropriate word, at least in the case of Nish Motorsport. Certainly it is the case that many of the people who rock up to Bonneville Speedway seem
In all the hullabaloo over the GT1 GT-R announced at the Paul Ricard High Tech Test Track last week, another new car slipped on to the asphalt and here at SpeedHunters we though we should have a look at it. Maserati have taken their Gran Turismo S and turned into a GT4 spec racing car. GT4 was created two years ago by the Stephane Ratel Organisation
"Build it and they will come" Or so Stephane Ratel hopes. The head honcho of the FIA GT Championship revealed his vision for 2010 and the following years last week. Central to his plans for a Wold Championship was the creation of a new class of cars to take on the GT1 mantle. This is a bold move in these times of financial constraints and
First impressions are very important, it is hard-wired into our DNA to make quick assesments based on such flimsy evidence. Experience and some hard earned lessons teach us however that it is sometimes better to take a deep breath and use the other 95% of our brains before committing. Think about it, how many times have we gone WOW! at the first site
They say that racing improves the breed, they also say that win on Sunday, sell on Monday. Both are clichés but contain more than a grain of truth. And that truth provides the motivation for the Driftworks Company to showcase the products available at their on line store. Of course having a bit of fun along the way also plays a part too, as Phil
Seeing old race cars for the first time in ages is a bit like bumping into an old flame, there is a natural tendancy to don the rose tinted spectacles, remember the good times and forget the bad. Racing imitates Life. Those of you paying attention will know that Rod, Antonio and I were guests of Porsche AG at their Leipzig Factory earlier this year
The Answer is Blowin’ in the Wind……….. You’ve all heard the old sales pitch. Take two great concepts and mix them together to produce twice the product or more. All well and good, except that is rarely the case, usually the strengths and benefits of both ideas get diluted in the process and somehow more becomes less