Nothing’s official just yet, but it looks like Nissan is planning on rolling out a Le Mans edition GT-R. Traditionally, these beasts represent the pinnacle of the Nissan, kicking out crazy power, amazing handling and unbeatable braking performance. Looks like the newest iteration won’t disappoint. According to the rumors over at CarScoop, power should jump [...]
That is if the company can get their car properly sanctioned and prepped for the changes in 2010 FIA rules. BMW wants to campaign its high-reving V8 fire-breather against the likes of the Chevrolet Corvette C6R and the plethora of Porsches in the Le Mans GT class. As of right now the car is built [...]
While you probably love him for his films (name a better movie than Cool Hand Luke, we dare you) or his lemonaid, Mr. Newman was also an accomplished race car driver. The above image is from the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans where Newman, Rolf Stommelen and Dick Barbour came in second place overall. [...]
When signs of the times butt heads with predictable racing, somethings got to give. In this case LMP1-class Le Mans sereis cars will not be reving their V10s and V12s to eardrum splitting redlines come 2011. The move comes because according to the man in charge of the rules, this is what the manufacturers want. Says Daniel [...]
Out in my neck of the woods (Da South) gas jumped over a buck fifty per gallon on nothing but hurricane fears and pure evil. While big-boy Le Mans teams probably don’t sweat pennies at the pump, laps per gallon plays a huge factor in the number of time-sucking pit stops a team has to [...]
That’s right. If you’re looking for a ride that’s as close as you can get Le Mans racer, look no further than the Dutch Spykers. The company is only serving up 24 of the hot coupes, branded LM85’s as an homage to the company’s 85th starting position at this year’s race. The car is expected [...]
There’s a funny scene from the otherwise forgettable poker spoof The Grand where Richard Kind’s character refers to Doyle Brunson as “Tex Brunson” and the announcer Phil Gordon says, “…it’s a tell when you don’t know who Doyle Brusnon is.” Likewise, you can’t call yourself a racing fan if you don’t know Phil Hill, who [...]
This got me thinking about one of my absolute most favorite cars. Sometimes just called the Daytona Coupe. Designed by Pete Brock specifically to go 185 mph on the Mulsanne Straight at Le Mans, the Daytona Coupe exceeded all expectations. Not only did it go 196 mph on the infamous straight, but it won Le [...]
When people think about American racing, they often think first of Carroll Shelby. And why not? His Cobra and Daytona Coupes were totally dominant during the first half of the 1960s. Shelby stuck real men like Ken Miles, Bob Bondurant, Dan Gurney, Phil Hill and Jack Sears at the various helms and even managed to [...]
There are certain cars we simply love. Moby Dick is one. Officially known as the Porsche 935, Fiends will always refer to the whale-tailed racer as Moby Dick. Look at the size of that thing! Still epic, all these decades later. Winner of more than 150 races, able to hit 217 mph on the Le [...]
