Archive For The “Weekend Wallpaper” Category
The Datsun 240Z has always been one of my personal favorite cars. When launched in 1969, they were a cheap alternative to American Muscle Cars and looked similar to the Jaguar E-Type. What wasn’t to like? It was small, rear-wheel drive and had decent power from a 2.4L straight 6 rated at 150-160hp depending on [...]
Sometimes serendipity provides the ultimate juxtaposition. In the Watkins Glen International Raceway Tech Garage I encountered one of those rare moments during the SVRA 2011 US Vintage Grand Prix. There, just waiting for me, sat a pair of classic racing vehicles whose moments in history lay only 50 years apart but whose indelible impact on [...]
Previous Daily Derbi Weekend Wallpaper submissions originating from my desk suggest a sense of wonder as dedicated drivers converge on America’s race tracks with their treasured 4 wheel family members to show how fast they can go driving equipment relatively new to American society of the time submitting a pull still irresistible in today’s society; [...]
Cleaning out the archives this weekend and found this image. Thought you, fine reader, would enjoy it! This is the #56 Team RLLR BMW M3 GT. Sister car to the #55 we showcased a few months back.. Just proof that even in the upper levels of racing, damage does and will happen…A LOT. Also gives [...]
Making it’s debut at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca round of the American Le Mans Series last year, this is the #2 Project Libra Racing P2 car. Powered by a Ford EcoBoost 3.2-liter turbo’d V6, built by Roush-Yates. As with other P2 cars, this is a cost capped class with your choice of production [...]
