February 9, 2010
Killer Evo X Road Test… Almost
By John Coyle
Deputy Editor
Matt Farah from the Smoking Tire saw this murdered out Evo X at a recent Cars and Coffee—and its owner Russ actually invited him to drive it. In case you were wondering, good things happen when you have a camera crew. Anyway, the Evo was stock for a whole week before Russ took it to Road Race Engineering, who added some trick suspension bits and started tuning the motor. This black beauty is currently putting down almost twice the horsepower it was in factory form, so as you can imagine, it’s damn quick. But before Russ handed it over to Matt, he wanted to demonstrate just how quick by overtaking a a Porsche 996 Cup Car. And everything went exactly as planned. Yup, it was a totally textbook shoot…
February 8, 2010
Wet Work: Sketchy STM Evo Launch!
By John Coyle
Deputy Editor
We’ve seen STM’s Evo launch before, and it was squirrelly even when the track was dry. But this run in the wet was pretty freaking sketch. This driver obviously knows how to handle all that power, because a lesser foot would have stuffed this baby into the wall for sure. There’s no way I’d try to make a run with this beast under those conditions!
February 4, 2010
Caption Contest: This Week’s Winner!
By John Coyle
Deputy Editor
When I announced last week’s winner, I wrote about how happy I was that the rain that had been pounding Los Angeles had stopped. Well, I guess I spoke too soon. Tomorrow it’s supposed to rain again. When I moved here, everyone told me it never rains in LA, and I was dumb enough to believe them. Seriously, for a place where it “never rains,” it sure rains a hell of a lot. Anyway, this week’s winner is fatratmatt, who came up with; “Confucius say man who eat’s fat duck surprise, will find van too top heavy to drive. Nice work, Matt! You got extra points for phrasing your caption like a classic fortune. Tune in tomorrow for the next installment of our additive-free Caption Contest!
February 3, 2010
StreetFire at the Ultimate Street Car Invitational Premier
By John Coyle
Deputy Editor
The Ultimate Street Car Invitational is a SPEED Channel show where 40 of the hottest cars from SEMA take to the track to prove that their beauty isn’t just skin deep. We heard there was an open bar, so Nads and the StreetFire crew were there for the premier!
February 2, 2010
Volvo 760 on Hydraulics
By John Coyle
Deputy Editor
Just how many Volvo 760s can there be with hydraulics? This totally cracks me up…
February 1, 2010
M3 GT-R!
By John Coyle
Deputy Editor
I can already hear the moaning of BMW purists, but DBM Engineering’s swap has everything to do with power and nothing to do with making Germans drop their pretzels and tankards of beer. Apparently, the Skyline motor can be built to reliably make 600HP, which is 200 more than the BMW!
January 29, 2010
SEMA Show Truck Craps Out
By John Coyle
Deputy Editor
While it was on the floor at SEMA, all this lifted 4×4 had to do was look burly, which is good. Because when it tried to tackle a tiny little jump, the suspension on the passenger side collapsed completely. What the hell happened here? Did the builders assign that half of the job to their resident stoner? It cracks me up how all the guys kind of meander over with their hands in their pockets—that body language just screams “not my fault.”
January 28, 2010
Caption Contest: This Week’s Winner!
By John Coyle
Deputy Editor
Last week, I spent most of this post bitching about the crappy weather in LA, but as I write this, it’s a gorgeous 60 degrees, and it’s supposed to stay that way for approximately the next three years. Damn, I just can’t stay mad at you, California. Anyway, the winner of this week’s contest is, ink-spot, who came up with; “Hey, it was the ’70s. Everybody experimented with a little grass…” Way to go man! Tune in tomorrow for the next installment of our completely biodegradable Caption Contest!
New Wheels From Weld Racing
By John Coyle
Deputy Editor
When done right, I think color-matched wheels can look pretty slick. But most of the time, I prefer clean, classic designs to new, flashy ones, and I really liked the look of Weld Racing’s new RT-S line. They’re made from forged-billet, which not only sounds trick, but offers significant weight and performance advantages over wheels that are cast or constructed from standard billet. Personally, I liked the black center and classic spoke design of the on the S71 best, but I’ve posted a picture of the S74 model and the full press release after the jump.
January 26, 2010
Ken Block’s New Monster Energy Fiesta
By John Coyle
Deputy Editor
It was big news when Ken Block decided to switch from Subaru to Ford, and lots of people—even Hitler—had strong feelings about the move. Personally, I love the 2010 Fiesta, and think the Blue Oval’s little hot hatch looks pretty sharp wearing the Monster livery. For the record, I also think “Vibrant Thing” is proof positive that Q-Tip should have never quit Tribe, but that’s a whole different thing. Anyway, we’ll have to wait until March to see this baby race in WRC, but it’ll make its competitive debut this Friday at the start of the 2010 Rally America Championship. Two more photos after the jump.
