Automotive: Racing

Rain in Spain makes life hard for Castrol-Ford

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:12:25 GMT

Torrential rain before the start threw Marcus Gr�nholm and Mikko Hirvonen s plans into disarray and robbed them of the chance to challenge for victory in Spain. Nevertheless the Castrol-Ford duo maintained the team s title hopes with solid drives in difficult conditions. Torrential rain forced the cancellation of the Thursday night opening ceremony and played its part in Gronholm s performance over the opening stages once the rally began on Friday. Expecting the roads to still be wet he erred on the side of caution with his tyre choice and paid a heavy penalty.

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Can t find fellow motor sport enthusiasts? Try hitting the web

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:00:25 GMT

The advent of the internet has revolutionised the way that people across the world can access information, resulting in an overall feeling of living in a smaller and more accessible world. At the same time, the huge variety of interests, information, products to buy and friends to be found online grows larger by the day. It seems that no matter what your particular interest is you are certain to find people of similar ilk in an online community somewhere and if you are lucky, they are closer to home than you think.

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Gr�nholm snatches victory for Castrol-Ford in NZ thriller

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:59:58 GMT

Marcus Gr�nholm clinched victory in New Zealand by just 0.3 seconds after a nail-biting finale to arguably the best event of the season. Meanwhile Mikko Hirvonen took third to further cement the Castrol-Ford team s position at the head of the World Rally Championship. Rain before the start mean that Gr�nholm would not have face the kind of loose gravel that could scupper his chances of victory before they began. However, a hefty dose of long-haul flu didn t help.

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Speed freaks of Britain unite

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:52:35 GMT

Ever since the car was invented, people have sought to see who is the fastest. From unsanctioned tracks such as public roads through to the use of dry lake beds in California, then disused military runways after the wars, and eventually custom built tracks; drag racing has gradually evolved into the sport it is today. With today s amateurs taking their own customized or stock factory built cars onto the track at race what you bring days, through to the spectacle of professionally driven all-out custom made vehicles, drag racing has ultimately transformed itself into one of the world s most popular motorsports.

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Castrol-Ford wins as Gr�nholm flies into the record books

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:48:33 GMT

Victory for Marcus Gr�nholm and a close second for Mikko Hirvonen in Finland on the debut event for the new Ford Focus further extended the Castrol-Ford team s lead in both the Manufacturers and Drivers Championships. Gr�nholm s win makes him the first driver ever to win a single event seven times but, crucially, it gives him a greater cushion in his quest for the title. The Castrol-Ford team lived up to its status as pre-rally favourites by dominating the opening leg, Gr�nholm taking eight stage wins and Hirvonen two with the Ford duo also claiming both the top two places on stages seven from 11. Hirvonen and Gr�nholm swapped places over the opening handful of tests before the championship leader took command on stage five as average speeds topped 132kph at times.

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Pretty In Pink

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 20:07:46 GMT

If you see a flash of hot pink whilst travelling the east coast of America later this month, be sure to make room for Molly Saleen and her candy coloured, customised automobile. With 3000 miles of road ahead and America s premiere car manufacturing dynasty sizzling pink all around her, Molly Saleen and her Molly-Pop Mustang are likely to be in a hurry. After all, Burt Reynolds didn t hang around as he made Hollywood History with the ever-popular Cannonball Run made during his Hollywood heydays of the 1980s.

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Girls On The Run!

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:43:03 GMT

Muscle cars, cross country rallying and epic driving adventures. If you think a coast to coast drive, fuelled by a 1 million prize fund and legendary parties are the domain of the male of the species, The Great American Run is about to prove you wrong. In an entry quota of 200, Ashley and Aimee Perlinger are the sole female entrants for the rally against time which begins along the east coast of America this July. Promising white hot action from start line to chequered flag, The Great American Run breezes through destinations including New Orleans, Indianapolis, San Antonio and Las Vegas.

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Castrol Ultimate achieve victory as Gr�nholm s win extends championship lead

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:13:09 GMT

The World Rally Championship reached its half way point in Greece and victory for Marcus Gr�nholm and fourth for Mikko Hirvonen extended the Castrol Ford World Rally Team s lead in both the manufacturers and drivers Championships. The

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2005 Porsche Carrera GT

Tue, 29 May 2007 19:58:40 GMT

Unofficially, the Porsche Carrera GT is a racecar... a racecar built for the street. What makes it a racecar is not necessarily the huge power produced by its V10 engine or the carbon fiber construction that keeps everything very lightweight - although these features surely make it a fast car. It s more the sum of its parts that make this car worth every bit of its 440, 000 price tag. The Porsche Carrera GT was introduced as a 2004 model and until 2005 there were already a few changes in order to make the Carrera GT the new Porsche super car.

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Performance Aftermarket Honda Acura Intake Systems

Tue, 29 May 2007 19:51:35 GMT

The air intake system s job is to take outside air, clean it and deliverer it to the engine so it can be mixed with fuel and burned. Sound like easy task but there is power that can be unleashed. The engine is a giant air pump, the easier the engine sucks air less power is being waste to get the air inside. The first solution to this is a drop in air filter. K N makes OEM replacement high flow air filters for nearly every car.

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