By Rob Krider

Racerboy

Getting tired of drag racing the same old straight 1,320 feet? Is autocrossing around cones in a parking lot, racing against the clock, not doing it for you anymore? What if I told you about a place where you could compete head to head against similar cars with similar modifications in a drag race format on two mirrored autocross courses? Does the idea of blasting away from a drag race Christmas tree and then barreling into a tight turn interest you? How about coming out of that turn and seeing your competitor out of the corner of your eye, sideways, coming out of his turn just a few feet ahead of you over on the other track? You’ll need to push harder and run the next corner even faster if you plan on being the first car across the finish line. Sounds pretty crazy doesn’t it? It is absolutely fantastic competition. It’s called Pro Solo, and it’s drag racing with corners.

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

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Talk about a beautiful vintage racer! See tons of pics of the build on Henry’s ride page!

By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

Ah, motorsports–it’s so much more than racing these days. The motorsports contingent is always huge at SEMA, and it’s one of those categories that can literally go from A to Z: there are so many variations on automotive competition that there’s no way you can expect to capture a representative cross-section. That’s okay–it just allows us to focus on what we find cool, with shameless subjectivity. In the interests of inclusiveness, we’ve tried to hit as many of the hottest motorsports series as our five entries will allow. NASCAR is represented by the new Nationwide Series Mustang, running Ford’s all-new Roush Yates FR9. Then there’s the 2010 Camaro’s debut entry in Formula Drift, which will definitely be on our radar in the coming season. Chris Rado’s insane Time Attack Scion carries the torch for that genre. SCCA is represented, albeit in vintage form, by Bob Boileau’s multiple-championship-winning Civic. And the Traxxas short-course race truck rounds out the motorsports fleet for off-road racing. Um, yeah, we totally skipped NHRA. And a bunch of other stuff. Oh well, time to hit the polls!

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By Brian Lohnes

BangShift.com

We’ve done the Can-Am thing so we thought we should do the Trans-Am thing in this week’s featured video item. We’re taking you back to SCCA 1970 and some footage from what seems to be an overview of the entire season, a recap if you will.

1970 is usually held as the best year for the Trans-Am series as it is the point when manufacturer spending peaked and most teams were rife with cash and innovative ideas. It also marks the entrance of AMC and its Javelin entry. We have a soft spot for those boys now.

If you are the impatient type, skip right to 1:21 in the video to see and hear the racing fury. If you are not, enjoy a complete walk down memory lane.

By Katherine Helmetag

Atomicalex

The local Chicago SCCA section had a great display showing off all of the different kinds of vehicles that are raced under SCCA sanction. Of course I liked this MkII Golf best, but check out the soap boxes and other cool stuff after the jump.

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I’ve been e-mailing back and forth a bit with Ferrari guru Mike Sheehan. In addition to being a renowned Ferrari historian, concours judge and columnist, Mike owns and races five Ferraris. One of Mike’s favorites is this ex-IMSA GT-2 now SCCA GT-2 car, which started life at a 1976 dry-sumped fiberglass Euro model 308 GTB. Mike has invested countless hours and dollars in this car–there is well over $100k in the engine alone. There has also been a bit of haggling with the SCCA to get and keep this thing on the track. I’ve posted more pics below, but be sure to check out Mike’s ride page for the full story on this incredible car.

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