by Fast Machines | Jun 21, 2014 | Exterior
We’ve been putting on 24 Hours of LeMons races at Buttonwillow Raceway Park, just north of Bakersfield, since way back in 2009. It’s hot here in California’s Central Valley, but today’s 99-degree temperatures were pleasant compared to last year’s punitive sweat-fest,...
by Fast Machines | Jun 21, 2014 | Auto News
Just a week after the 24 Hours of Le Mans, this year’s Nurburgring 24 Hour race promises to bring plenty of motorsports excitement. This weekend’s race will feature over 150 race cars from Mercedes-Benz to Audi, Aston Martin to McLaren and everything in between. Lexus...
by Fast Machines | Jun 21, 2014 | Fast And Dangerous
The hottest Volkswagen Beetle on sale today is the GSR, which gets 210 horsepower from a turbocharged 2.0-liter four. Cute, right? But when prepped for Global Rallycross duty, the Beetle ditches its love bug image for one that’s a bit more . . . blood-spitting fire...
by Fast Machines | Jun 21, 2014 | Formula One Blog
NEWEY’S MOVE Adrian Newey’s new role, partially stepping away from F1 to take on other technology projects, seems like a win-win for Adrian and the Red Bull team. The precise nature of these ‘projects’ will soon be clearer, but Newey has already showed...
by Fast Machines | Jun 21, 2014 | Exterior
“The front seat bottoms are too aggressively angled and too high in the front—it’s not ‘sporty,’ just annoying.” – Alex Stoklosa Our long-term Ford Focus ST’s thickly bolstered Recaro front seats have garnered rants and raves from our staffers. Some find them...
