Corvette Day at Euro Sunday. Don’t ask…

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After a long winter hiatus, we are set to get back into the swing of things. I’m hoping at some point this year to integrate Facebook with our site so we can have a better RSVP system. Also, we have a couple of interesting events lined up. Emails for those will be sent out by Brian shortly.

In unrelated news, Chris just sent around a cool video which I’m going to link up here… The Highcroft Acura ARX-01C going around Laguna Seca. I happened to have attended that race and am still editing my pictures. Hopefully I’ll have those up this year too. Enjoy your laps around the famous Mazda Raceway…

This is a little late to the party, but I still laugh every time I see them… (continue reading…)

I had the pleasure of going down to Long Beach for the ALMS Practice and Race Friday and Saturday. As always both days were beautiful and pleasant. There is nothing quite like walking down the streets of downtown Long Beach and hearing the thundering roar of race motors echo off the skyscrapers just after dawn. Here is a very, very brief account of our days at the circuit. (continue reading…)

Brian sent me this video of the new Pagani Zonda R:

Enjoy it in HD, or switch it back to SD if your connection isn’t good.

A friend of mine has recently decided to let go of his Saab 9-3 Viggen. You may be asking yourself just how exotic a Saab 9-3 is, with good reason. You will find, though, that it is the Viggen bit that makes this car truly special. The Viggen started life at Saab as a medium range fighter bomber. To commemorate the figher, Saab Automobile introduced the 9-3 Viggen from 1999 to 2002. (continue reading…)

It is with great distress that I bring you the following pieces of news. (continue reading…)

So, it has been a while since we have had a nice drive together, as Bexgar pointed out. I, on a very personal level, have missed these outings and have been feverishly trying to put one together. Unfortunately, the rainy season is upon us in full swing. I’m looking out my window at gray clouds and failing rain; all of which is supposed to last through this weekend thus spoiling any chance of a scenic tour. Seeing as our machines mostly have summer tires on them (and in Brian’s case slicks), we are finicky about driving 50 miles away from home when rain is possible. So alas, we wait. (continue reading…)

In the conclusion to our month long look at the aerodynamic elements of modern day road and race cars, we will be looking at some of the accompanying elements that help the main aero devices do their jobs. If you haven’t read about these devices, you can take a look at the last three articles in this series: Part 1: the front splitter, Part 2: the rear wing, and Part 3: the rear diffuser. These three devices all work in harmony to achieve the maximum possible downforce with the least amount of drag. Sometimes, however, these elements need help directing air over them in the most efficient way. (continue reading…)

This is the third installment of our look at aerodynamics in cars. Part 1 was about the front splitter, Part 2 was about the rear wing, and today’s article will focus on the rear diffuser. The rear diffuser is used to shape and decelerate airflow from underneath the car. It was the cause of much controversy at the beginning of the 2009 F1 season, with Toyota, Williams, and Brawn GP having a so-called double diffuser that was assumed by the other teams to be outside of the rules. The double diffuser was allowed and made the 2009 spec F1 cars produce significantly more down force than the previous year’s spec. It is used in most forms of racing, on both prototype and GT class Le Mans cars and most formula cars, in addition to high performance sports cars. (continue reading…)