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- 7000 km through Africa in a $700 car.
- 2013 Porsche 991 GT3 Cup
- Postcard from the Bahamas
- Porsche teases the 991 GT3 Cup
- F1 Season Wrap: grumpy old men tell everyone to get off their lawn
- 1:23 at Road Atlanta…with Air Conditioning
- Red is Dead
- V8 Supercar attacks Porsche Panamera
- 1936 BMW 328
- 1924 Bugatti Type 35
| 7000 km through Africa in a $700 car. Posted: 12 Dec 2012 04:25 AM PST Chrises Cars - 7000 km through Africa in a $700 car.   Think a mix of the original Paris Dakar spirit and the 24 Hours of Lemons, run though a route the real Dakar deemed too unsafe and moved to South America. Exhilarating and terrifying at the same time. The Amsterdam to Dakar Challenge rules are pretty limited: You vehicle must cost up to Eu 500 and you can make an additional EU 250 of mods to it. That’s pretty much it. Impossible? Yeah, the “rules” do allow you to get sponsorship to say, throw in parts and tires but think more Bill Caswell than Red Bull. Thankfully, there is an abundance of old Mercedes Taxis and gypsy vehicles to pull from in Europe. To top it off, it’s for a good cause, the Amsterdam-Dakar has raised over $3.5 million since it started in ’04. If Bill’s not too busy, the next 2013 challenge kicks off February 9th. Rolling from Amsterdam through Marocco with a bunch of crazed Dutchmen….what could possibly go wrong?  The Ultimate Roadtrip – Amsterdam Dakar Challenge 2012 from Beyond Borders Media on Vimeo.  The post 7000 km through Africa in a $700 car. appeared first on Chrises Cars - Bringing You The Latest Motoring News And More     |
| Posted: 12 Dec 2012 04:25 AM PST Chrises Cars - 2013 Porsche 991 GT3 Cup  At 9:11 PM Weissach time on Saturday, during their annual Night of Champions celebrations, Porsche announced the much anticipated 991 GT3 Cup racer. It’s big deal because the GT3 Cup has been an incredibly succesful program for Porsche in the past 15 years or so. they sold almost 2400 all well north of $150K plus a pop. Ad spares and do the math. Sure, the 991 looks pretty much like the old one from a distance but there are many refinements: extra power, new wider wheels, better brakes, improved suspension geometry and driver safety. The biggest news are the shift paddles. The 991 still has three pedals with the clutch being used for starts so, not a PDK as some had thought.  New edition of the world's most successful race car 
"The new 911 GT3 Cup is much easier to drive at the limit," says Porsche works driver Timo Bernhard, who was significantly involved in the development of the new vehicle. "The car is excellently balanced. The new axle geometry is enormously positive for the handling. Apart from that the new Cup 911 is great fun to drive." Like its predecessor the new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is produced in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen on the same assembly line as the road legal models. At the Motorsport Centre in Weissach it receives a general set-up for the circuit and is tested by a professional race driver before delivery to the customers. The basic price for the vehicle, which is available exclusively in white, is 181,200 Euro plus the country-specific value added tax.  The post 2013 Porsche 991 GT3 Cup appeared first on Chrises Cars - Bringing You The Latest Motoring News And More   |
| Posted: 12 Dec 2012 04:25 AM PST Chrises Cars - Postcard from the Bahamas Our friend Michael Scott was at the 2012 Bahamas Speedweek Revival and set us this shot.  The post Postcard from the Bahamas appeared first on Chrises Cars - Bringing You The Latest Motoring News And More   |
| Porsche teases the 991 GT3 Cup Posted: 12 Dec 2012 04:25 AM PST Chrises Cars - Porsche teases the 991 GT3 Cup Now with wheel mounted paddle shifter. Still with a clutch pedal, which is interesting.  The post Porsche teases the 991 GT3 Cup appeared first on Chrises Cars - Bringing You The Latest Motoring News And More   |
| F1 Season Wrap: grumpy old men tell everyone to get off their lawn Posted: 12 Dec 2012 04:25 AM PST Chrises Cars - F1 Season Wrap: grumpy old men tell everyone to get off their lawn   Some time has passed since the end of the Brazilian GP and the whole yellow flag incident. A bit of a spectacle since: what was a completely legitimate question raised and argued by fans turned into a cause celebre for the F1 establishment, all the way up to El Supremo Bernie.  Ecclestone’s view that “Flag-gate” was “ridiculous” is perhaps understandable coming from the man who takes credit for yet another exciting season finale and a nail biter for Red Bull and Ferrari fans. However, what’s really ridiculous is that with all its high tech gear and telemetry, F1 did not immediately come out and put the matter to rest. Do not question our judgement, get off our lawn! Ridiculous was watching establishment motorsport media work the flag issue into a global controversy after it had been already raised and solved, not by them but by, as notorious gatekeeper/grumpy old man Joe Saward calls them, “Internet people”. Frankly, had these “real journalists” managed to raise their noses from the free shrimp buffet in the various hospitality suites and bothered to sit down to go through laps in question frame by frame as “internet people” had done, they could have also put this very legitimate question to bed within 24 hours and not get Bernie upset. We don’t question F1′s judgement (and we like free shrimp), get off our lawn. Another one who got all in a bundle recently was Luca di Montezemolo who, with trademark class, called Ecclestone a senile old coot. di Montezemolo, not exactly a spring chicken himself at 65, was then verbally kung fu’d by the 82 year old Ecclestone who brought up “88 year old Enzo Ferrari when Luca was a young 40″… It’s actually MY lawn, now get off it!. Not a good week for Monty, that on the heels of Ferrari’s official request for a “clarification” on the flag issue. Bad form that, had they looked in on those “internet people” they would have saved themselves yet another PR mistake.  More grumpy old man checking in: 68 year old Dieter Mateschitz came out accusing Alonso for being a sore loser. Frankly, all year long we heard Red Bull whining about being victims and when your star driver takes blames F1 weakest driver and team for his own inability to manage traffic as Vettel did in Austin…. He just forgot now get off his red lawn. Someone had mentioned how F1 needs a younger audience, perhaps it should quit telling outsiders to get off their lawn…  The Race:  All season we were told Alonso and Ferrari were lucky and chance was why he found himself in a position to fight for the championship at all. Maybe, chance is certainly a part of racing as it was in Brazil for Vettel. For all the griping about bad luck and Senna doing thing to him, Vettel was quite lucky to drive away from a collision he caused on the fist lap, lucky when after gambling on a set of option tires for his second stop, the skyes opened up on his out lap. Fortunately for Seb, Hulkenberg lost it making a move on Hamilton for the lead and the Safety Car was deployed. Vettel struggled around just that one laps and came in for wets. The pit stop was chaotic but he lost little time compared to being out in the pouring rain on slicks. Champions do make the most of luck, no need to pretend it does not exist.  The title was Vettel’s to lose and he nearly did, which made it exciting to watch for fans, Red Bull did a superb job again exploiting the regulations to the maximum.F1 put on a good show yet again and moves ahead to a new season minus bendy noses and hopefully a new better form of coverage in the US from F1 new broadcaster, NBC.Hero to zero award goes to Nico Hulkenberg. One mistake is all it took, and just when everyone was saying he should have been the one to take Lewis’ seat at Mclaren next year. One final word about the man who kicked everyone’s butt in Brazil: Jenson Button. His drive on slicks when everyone else was reaching for wets was, to say the least, spectacular. Well done Gentleman Jenson!   The post F1 Season Wrap: grumpy old men tell everyone to get off their lawn appeared first on Chrises Cars - Bringing You The Latest Motoring News And More   |
| 1:23 at Road Atlanta…with Air Conditioning Posted: 12 Dec 2012 04:25 AM PST Chrises Cars - 1:23 at Road Atlanta…with Air Conditioning  Granted, Top Speed Motorsport is capable of extracting over 1000 HP out of a GT-R but even with a slightly more sane tune, you would still have to keep it on the road and have the balls to drive this Godzilla around the corners properly. That’s where Leh Keen comes in. Just to put it in perspective, pole for this year’s Porsche GT3 Challenge at Road Atlanta was 1:26 so 1:23 is …”not bad” for a road legal car.
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| Posted: 12 Dec 2012 04:25 AM PST Chrises Cars - Red is Dead  It’s not entirely clear if Renault UK commissioned this campaign or if it was just the ad agency doing it on spec but, it’s pretty funny. I imagine in Maranello they are either humorlessly planning a lawsuit or amused at the thought Renault won their 10th championship in a ….RED Bull! Check out more of the Red Is Dead campaign after the jump.    The idea of beating on your beaten opponents is not exactly new, Porsche was pretty good at it in the 80s! 
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| V8 Supercar attacks Porsche Panamera Posted: 12 Dec 2012 04:25 AM PST Chrises Cars - V8 Supercar attacks Porsche Panamera And can you blame it really? Shane Van Gisbergen was at the wheel of a directionally challenged V8 Falcon during the Telstra 500 in Sydney on December 1st when steering completely failed just as the Panamera medical car was passing on the left. You got to love how the Panamera gets a round of applause driving down pit lane!  The post V8 Supercar attacks Porsche Panamera appeared first on Chrises Cars - Bringing You The Latest Motoring News And More   |
| Posted: 12 Dec 2012 04:24 AM PST Chrises Cars - 1936 BMW 328 Most of us BMW as a manufacturer of fine sports touring cars, convertibles and sedans, but the Munich-based marque has quite the history, much beyond its relatively recent success! One of its early success was the 1936 BMW 328. With its distinctive, sweeping pre-War profile, long hood – held down by leather straps, no less! – and skinny tires over solid wheels, it brought BMW much renown and respect, especially the 328 ‘Mille Miglia’, only 6 of which were ever built. Lightweight, agile and supremely potent on the road as on the track, the BMW 328 was a resounding success, which was ultimately cut short by the war.  1936 BMW 328 (White) At the heart of this BMW 328 was one of BMW’s early engineering marvels: a lightweight, powerful 2-liter straight six engine producing 79 horsepower at 5,000 rpm. When in race trim, on the ‘Mille Miglia’ models, it could reach a top speed of 139 miles per hour – well over 200 km/h – which I don’t need to tell you must have been quite the white-knuckle experience back in the day! Of the entire 425-car production, over 200 remain to this day, making the 1936 to 1940 BMW 328 an exceedingly rare and expensive car. Don’t even think about finding a 328 ‘Mille Miglia’. They’re not available! Interestingly enough, BMW used to supply rolling chassis to Frazer Nash, who built their own body on it. You can learn more about the 1936 to 1940 BMW 328, including the Mille Miglia, right here. 1936 BMW 328 is a post from: AutoCognito The post 1936 BMW 328 appeared first on Chrises Cars - Bringing You The Latest Motoring News And More   |
| Posted: 12 Dec 2012 04:24 AM PST Chrises Cars - 1924 Bugatti Type 35 Although it’s going on a century since it was introduced to a stunned motoring world, few cars have had the impact that the 1924 Bugatti Type 35 did. It really was in a class all its own, and boasts a racing pedigree every car company and model should envy. The Type 35 was the first Bugatti to sport the arched front grille, a feature that remains on Bugatti cars to this day (such as the Bugatti EB110 from 1991), and it featured a level of performance that was absolutely stunning for the time. For those lucky or financially fortunate enough to drive one today, it offers incredible performance considering its age. Over 350 of these incredible cars were made, and many have survived.  1924 Bugatti Type 35 The Type 35 was not4 just the Type 35, of course. There were several variations over the years of production, until 1931. There was the Type 35A, the Type 36C, the 35T, the 37A and several others, created mostly but not exclusively to mark engine changes. The basic Bugatti Type 35 engine was a 2 or 2.3-liter straight-eight engine that produced 90 horsepower at 6,000 rpm, and that allowed for a top speed of approximately 90 miles per hour, although that could vary slightly depending on the model. The 36C in particular was fitted with a supercharger that increased power output by up to a third. The 1924 Bugatti Type 35 and its successors won several French Grand Prix races, in 1928 and 1930, as well as the Targa Florio and several others. With its unique blend of speed, handling and incredible good looks, the Type 35 is one for the history books! You can learn more about the Bugatti Type 35 by clicking here. 1924 Bugatti Type 35 is a post from: AutoCognito The post 1924 Bugatti Type 35 appeared first on Chrises Cars - Bringing You The Latest Motoring News And More   |
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