Mercedes-Benz isn’t the only one celebrating an anniversary in 2011 – so is the Indianapolis 500. To celebrate the history and tradition of this great automobile race, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be hosting a very special event called the 100th Anniversary Celebration of Automobiles. Only cars built from 1911 to 1961 will be part […]
Lingenfelter Performance Engineering stuck a toe into the 8s with an LS-9 powered 2010 Camaro SS (on 12-inch slicks and with a two-stage nitrous system) at Maryland International Raceway recently. The Camaro’s quickest run was 8.997 seconds at 158.80 MPH. Lingenfelter says the car is putting out 1,243hp and 1,328-lbs.ft. of torque at the wheels, […]
It hadn’t been a good couple of weeks for America’s Team when I showed up in Dallas last Wednesday to start covering the Leake Auction downtown. The Dallas Cowboys, or more accurately, their owner possessed of the Texas-sized ego, Jerry Jones, had recently booted the team’s coach, Wade Phillips. Then I found this amid the […]