From the staging lights down into the first turn, Nothing but Rubber post what burns.
Don't want to hear how hard you work, want to see, hear, feel how hard you RUN!
Les Mayhew of NitroAmerica is Back! It's been a year since we could sit behind a screen and feel that you're down on the track! Les takes us out to Tucson Dragway and films the 2018UNFC.(United Nitro Funny Cars)
FromTucson Dragway:Tucson Dragway is committed to making sure that the community has a place to race and enjoy great shows like the Tucson Dragway Reunion, Fall Fuel Extravaganza, The Super Chevy Show and Roadkill Zip-Tie Drags! They are happy to host great Drag Racing Schools like Frank Hawley's Drag Racing School and The Pure Speed Drag Racing Experience. The track has been trying to get a wide variety of races for 2018 and are happy to welcome Street Outlaw Boddie's 1/8th Mile No Time Racing Association, Mike Murrilo's Big Bracket Race and The DigNight Street Style Race! (end Tucson) Wow, that's some lineup with hands on experience! All right let's kick this off and as usual burp that Jerrycan of 101octane (unless you have Nitro?) in the room and burn a cut piece of radiator-hose in the ashtray because now your standing next to Les on the track!
Second-to-last lap pass gives Matos first TA2 victory in seventh Trans Am start:
TA2 Muscle Car Challenge - Rafa #88
BRASELTON, Ga. [March 31, 2018] – Rafa Matos captured his first career Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli victory today at Road Atlanta in the TA2 Muscle Car Challenge powered by AEM. Matos, making his seventh start in the No. 88 3-Dimensional Services Group Chevrolet Camaro, secured what had proven to be an allusive win through a second-to-last lap pass over Justin Haley during the 40-lap, 101.6-mile contest. Haley would finish second while Tony Buffomante captured third.
TA3 Class Randy Kinsland #11
TA and TA3 Class - Road racing veteran Chris Dyson secured his first career Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli victory in the TA class today at Road Atlanta. Dyson was joined in the celebrations by Randy Kinsland, who secured his second consecutive TA3 class Road Atlanta win following the conclusion of the multi-class competition. (end Trans Am Series)
Note from the editor: (me) The clip contains videos and pics (Chris Clark) from TheTransAmSeries at Road Atlanta, of track sight and sound. Mixed with a low-level volume of Revolt Production Music 'Rise'; song is 'Still Breathing'. The production simulates for the time during live broadcast of a race. A time-out on the narrative and put the fans down on the track. Adding more mics in track view of the camera would really set this Soundstage. Sound mix added is position music, offers great timing. Sound Warning! The cars are very loud when near the camera. No track sound for 30sec. at the beginning of the clip, you've been warned! If by chance you did blow your sound system, referring to the term performance, you have a wimpy system. Time for a upgrade MAGA and put US on the track, Mate.
From Bentley:(Full Specs) The New Continental GT3 Development of the new car has been led by the engineers of Bentley Motorsport’s in-house team based in Crewe, together with designers and technicians at Bentley’s motorsport technical partner, M-Sport. The new Continental GT3 has been designed from the all-new Continental GT road car, utilizing it’s mostly aluminum structure as the foundation to deliver a race-ready weight of significantly less than 1300 kg and helping to deliver an ideal weight distribution for racing. The engine is a new development of the renowned and race-proven 4.0-litre Bentley twin-turbo V8, with a totally redesigned dry sump system and all-new intake and exhaust systems. Unrestricted power is in excess of 550 bhp.
The new Continental GT3 will make its race debut at the opening round of the 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup atMonza. Updates from the development program of the new racer, and confirmation of the 2018 driver line-up, will be issued by Bentley Motorsport. Bentley GT3 team is led by Bentley Director of Motorsport, Brian Gush supported by M-Sport’s Chief Engineer, Christian Loriaux. (we were watching the Bentley Boys at the 2018 opener at Bathurst)
OH man, this is a dream come true, a GT 40 MKII built to order with original 427 big block FE side-oiler! A quality re-creation of the original that beat Ferrari and finished in the top three positions during the grueling Le Mans 24 Hours in 1966. While developing the exhilarating GT40 continuation, engineers went to great lengths to ensure authenticity. So authentic, that Superperformance can legally use the name “GT40”.
The GT40 also carries the GT40/P chassis number and is eligible for the official GT40 registry. The GT40 continuation is built to exacting standards - in fact over two-thirds of the rolling chassis's parts are interchangeable with that of an original car, including the 'monocoque" style chassis. The Superformance GT40 also boasts a pressed steel roof and beautifully finished body available in right and left-hand drive. Well, you don't have to spend 10 million for the original 1966 which you would not beat on! Spend $180,000 and smoke the tires!
Superformance LLC is a distributor for complete, "Rolling Chassis" replica and continuation race cars of the 1960's. Superformance has distributed specially constructed cars in the United States since 1996. Superperformance Spec Page
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Bryce Fullwood, Ash Walsh (#69 Audi) and John Martin (#19 Mercedes) were involved in a major accident that ended the Bathurst 12 Hour. This entire race was fierce competition running at 200 kmh and you get hit standing still! Hard to believe the drivers walked away! Don't know why the track marshals didn't have a yellow flag waving, there was time. Front still view of the crash:
A look at some of these Supercar Pro-Am machines not all smashed up.
Class- Pro-Am Car McLaren 650S Team Objective Racing
Class - Pro-Am Car Audi R8 LMS Team Audi Sport Customer Racing
Class Pro-Am Car Mercedes AMG GT3 Team Strakka Racing This is the final hour of the race featuring all highlights and I'll tell ya many more wreaks! Link out to NISMO TV is part 2 of the race. Starting @41:30 time stamp and running 3sec ahead you can hear the squeal of the tires and dust rise out from the turn before the broadcasters know of this massive wreak as they are following the first place, Audi. Hard day on the wallet at Bathurst! NISMO, don't allow embeds of their videos. (wankers)
But here is the wreck anyway, oh that's a bad noise! What caused it was two drivers got loose (one was Walsh) simultaneously into the turn on top of the mountain.
Full Highlights
Thanks GT World, this race is just fierce competition!
This just got uploaded and a long 2 days waiting, we're back to racing in the northern hemisphere! Time to roll out the best competition in racing and pay tribute to an old champion legend and a dear friend to many.
R.I.P. Dan, you were the man to chase.
All Ford entries who competed during the IMSA weekend bore a special decal for Ford racing legend Dan Gurney, who died Jan. 14, 2018. The serial number on the winning Ford EcoBoost engine is 'GT40'.
“To get to drive a Ford GT is just a dream come true it's just awesome,” Briscoe said, driver for Chip Ganassi.
Roll'em Out!
IMSAhas an excellent press release (it's linked) on the race but I'm going to pass on that for the ones who have not seen the race. This is Part 1 of 4 so enjoy the opener of the racing season!
Mazworx on rev limiter a little too long, thanks pal!
Best in racing is the story of teams effort forged by it's Crew Chief and in this case, it's Mark Mazurowski the founder of Mazworx, which is such a story that make hearts sweat and bleed in a team. Let's explore the heart of this team: Founded in 2004,Mazworxhas worked to be on the cutting edge of product development and production. Their commitment to quality is backed by extensive R&D and in-house production. From engine parts to engine blocks, their product line offers superior quality. Though they're best known for their innovations in the Nissan community, the team has over a decade of experience with most performance platforms. Mazworx powers some of the fastest cars in the world. From top contenders in Formula D to competitive Drag Race teams around the world.
Mazworx's Drag Race SR20 Short Block, includes a 91mm Stroker rotating assembly. Rated to 1200+hp the Mazworx Drag Race Billet SR20RWD is built with the following components: - Mazworx Billet SR20 Block - Mazworx SR20 91mm Billet Crankshaft - Proprietary, Mazworx Sleeving (Darton Sleeves) - Custom CP Pistons - .250" wall thickness upgraded Wrist Pins - GRP Aluminum Rods - Calico Coated ACL Race Rod and Main Bearings - New oil pump - Mazworx Front Oil Squirter - Oil groove machining - Fully Assembled
Shane T - Mr Tune
So let's go out to the track where we meet another component of Mazworx, the premier engine calibrator noted MoTeC tunerShane Tecklenburgof Tuned By Shane T. Also during this race we find out some sad news of machinist Miguel of Mazworx, that his father had just passed before this race, R.I.P. Miguel Aponet. But I'll tell ya something, from the pic at the top and the thumbnail in the vid Mazworx was in deep stage and the competitor took his damn time, leaving team Mazworx's rev limiter popping in overtime were at launch she broke acrank triggerwheel just sending all that hp to hell! Luckily the procrastinator blew the light! Ah, thanks, father Aponet, or the boys would not have made it to the finals.
