By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

Sliding a $50 Subaru across a frozen pond with tires studded in ice picks is how true Subaru fans roll. Who thought ice could be so much fun? Read more about the chilly drifting at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

Beater Subie with dirt bike ice racing screws

By Rob Krider

Racerboy

So you want to go road racing but your racing experience has been limited to Gran Turismo and your couch. No worries. Grab a couple of friends, jump start the AMC Gremlin that has been sitting in your grandpa’s side yard, weld in a roll cage and head to the ChumpCar World Series. You don’t need a fancy racing license or a fancy car.

At ChumpCar all you need is any ole car valued at $500 or less and the lack of sense to think that a $500 racecar can actually survive a 24 hour endurance race. Ignorance is bliss, put your right foot to the floor and chase that checker.

To learn the details, cost, car preparation, adrenaline factor and how to actually win a ChumpCar race read the RacerBoy column at Speed Sport Life.

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

This Dodge Shelby Charger was stolen shortly after the original owner purchased the car back in 1985, and then it sat on a police impound lot for nine years. Troy’s uncle bought  in 1996 with just 2,000 miles on the clock and then sold it to Troy last year. Check out Troy’s ride page for more on this cool ride!

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

This is the personal car of Mike Bonanni, time attack driver and owner of Bonanni Motorsports. See more at Mike’s 370Z ride page!

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

Not even fearless leader Kazunori Yamauchi knows exactly when Gran Turismo 5 will hit shelves, but deep down in my greasy little heart, I know the latest installment will be amazing. Want some proof? Check out this clip that shows just how well the company’s data logging technology maps the movements of this driver lapping a circuit.

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Today’s photo of the day is looking in the rear view of Louis’s 2005 Vette. Actually, Louis sent me three images from his trip to Napa Valley and they were all great–see the other two after the jump!

Keep those photo of the day PMs and e-mails coming!

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By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Anyone else having issues? I definitely am. We’re just trying to figure out how widespread the problem is. Please leave a comment or PM me if you’re having problems. Thanks!

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Pretty cool story over at The New York Times.

By Dan Strohl

Hemmings

Last I knew, this was owned by a lovely woman in New Jersey, but now the 1954 Plymouth Belmont concept car seems to be in the hands of a Lotus dealership on Long Island and for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description:

This exercise incorporated many features unique to Plymouth at the time. The sleek Belmont Concept Car rode on a Dodge Chassis and was powered by a 241 cubic inch motor delivering 150 Horse Power. The Belmont was the first Plymouth ever built with a V8 engine. Further, this experimental car was the first ever built with a lightweight fiberglass body. It has an overall length of 192 inches and a height of just 32 inches at the door top. The motor was mated to a Plymouth Hy-Drive three speed semi-automatic transmission. Other unique design features include as a full set of racing instruments as well as radio controls built into the center armrest. The car was shown at the New York Auto Show in 1954 as well as other significant shows and events around the world in the period. It was also the co-star of a couple of feature films including Bundle of Joy with Eddie Fischer and Mister Cory with Tony Curtis. After completing the show circuit it was owned for many years by Virgil Exner himself.

No price is given, so I’m guessing the sellers are waiting for Joe Bortz to come along and make them an offer. See more pics at Hemmings

By Speedhunters

Car Culture At Large

Just saw some cool shots of this Scion xB on wheresneek. It belongs to one of the members at bB Squad. Taking photos is one thing but finding a cool location to shoot them is a whole different ball game. It all depends on where you live I guess.

By Jeroen Willemsen