Archive for February, 2009

Clutches will fry. Engines will overheat randomly. Homemade wiring harnesses will melt down. Honda racers are going to blow head gaskets and throw rods. BMW E30s will develop undiagnosable electrical problems.
That’s how the 24 Hours Of LeMons works; you start with 90 cars and maybe 55 will be running at the end of the first… »

Remember the Eddie Griffin Wrecked Enzo? The carbon-fiber bumper from Eddie’s Enzo now lives on as a performance-enhancing aerodynamic device on the Enzo Dysfunction BMW E36 at the 24 Hours Of LeMons Texas!
Matt Groner, the guy who restored the once-bashed Enzo is also a 24 Hours Of LeMons racer. This race, he’s running a 1995… »

Just in time for the Geneva Motor Show, Pagani has graced us with 45 highly-detailed images of their new hyper-sex machine, the Zonda R. Check out all the carbon fiber and titanium goodness inside.
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In case you forgot, the Zonda R is Pagani’s… »

While the California Air Resources Board has certainly played a huge role in putting cleaner vehicles on the road over the years, some plug-in vehicle advocates have a bone to pick with Chairman Mary Nichols (pictured here during the 2007 Alt Car Expo). During the recent UC Berkeley Energy Symposium, Nichols said she had a… »

It’s way too hectic around here to sit down and describe in any detail the cruel enlightened new penalties we’ve created for the 2009 Texas Gator-O-Rama, but we’ve got a little gallery for your enjoyment.
Zerin Dube of Speed:Sport:Life showed up to help with the judging duties, and he’s going to put together a LeMons Penalty… »

It’s way too hectic around here to sit down and describe in any detail the cruel enlightened new penalties we’ve created for the 2009 Texas Gator-O-Rama, but we’ve got a little gallery for your enjoyment.
Zerin Dube of Speed:Sport:Life showed up to help with the judging duties, and he’s going to put together a LeMons Penalty… »

As we stand waiting at the starter tree of the 2009 motorsports season, we’ve let our minds wander across the infinite expanses of Google Earth, finding these shots of the world’s top 15 race courses.
Formula 1 starts up next month, IndyCar the month after and NASCAR already snoozing away got us thinking about racing. Letting… »

If you happen to have an electric motorcycle, ATV or quad and always wanted to have your name in the record books, your chance for glory might be arriving this upcoming 4th of April. Zero Motorcycles is hosting the world’s very first 24 hour off-road endurance event for battery-powered vehicles and you’re invited to give… »

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Click above for a gallery of the TAC Motors Stark 4X4
It’s not the love child of a Smart Fortwo and a Jeep Wrangler — it’s the TAC Motors Stark 4X4. While we’re not entirely sold on the looks of its four-piece composite shell, this off-roader is now aequipped to… »

Does that Corolla look familiar? It should! Yes, team Schwing (winner of the last Texas LeMons race) grabbed the lead early today and has hung on through the first few hours.
Yes, they’ve painted their car white and given it a Ghostbusters theme, but it’s the same car and same drivers. How is it that Team… »