I’ve been hooked on vintage race footage ever since stumbling across clips of the 1958 Alpine Rally Cup on IEDEI. The quick video after the jump is an introduction to the Targa Florio – a 45 mile circuit through the mountains of Sicily started in 1906. Our generous host is none other than Quick Vic [...]
Is there anything more sublime than a supercar in competition? We think not. Tony Quinn and the number 55 GT-R managed to hold off serious heat from competitors (like a Porsche GT2) at the 2009 Rally Tasmania to take the gold. By the end of the last stage, Quinn had widened his lead by 14.4 [...]
Go ahead and take a break from the Paris insanity to watch this video compilation by Flat Over Crest. Consider it a highlight reel of this year’s Targa Newfoundland. There are plenty of moments to make us grimace, including a Firebird “touching ground” and a more than a few off-course excursions. The whole event looks [...]
Now this should be interesting. Despite all the nay-saying flying about the interweb in connection with the Dodge Challenger’s handling characteristics, Chrysler head designer Ralph Gilles is set to compete in the 2008 Targa Newfoundland with a Snake Skin Green 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT-8. Gilles started with a Drag Pak edition car before doing his [...]
Surprised? Yeah, us neither. There was no doubt in our minds that the newest addition to the Bugatti fam would be damn fast. The Grand Sport, as the topless beauty is called, will be blessed with the same quad-turbo, 8.0-lilter, 1,001 horse W16 uber-engine as its more reserved brethren, meaning that it should be able [...]
Never a company to skimp on the marketing dollars and always one to leave you wanting, Porsche drops a new promo video on the 2009 997 lineup including a detailed look at the the double clutch PDK tranny that surely will be the ultimate iteration of the future in shifting. We want. A nod to [...]
Porsche has announced an update of the Targa for 2009. The car uses a massive 16 ½ square foot glass roof to let in plenty of sun. The top is split into two sections, with the forward piece sliding under the tail glass in under seven seconds. If you’re worried about the prying eyes of [...]
