Intimidation: Shelby GT500KR

The wild Texan, Carroll Shelby, has announced a new race and party to coincide with the rebirth of the Terlingua Racing Team; the first annual “Shelby Bullrun Challenge” to take place in West Texas on Sept. 25th-28th. The event includes a combination of driving events and parties for celebrities and enthusiasts that will be on the level of the ones that made Terilingua legendary back in the 60’s.

Audi R10

As a follow up to my recent article about last week’s Generac 500 race at Road America in Wisconsin; Audi and their supremely powerful turbo diesel R10’s finished with the overall first and second place finish in the LMP1 class.  It was the second consecutive time in the American LeMans Series that Audi has come in with the top two spots.

Aston Martin GT2 coming to Wisconsin

Road racing, in general, and specifically the American LeMans Series of racing, does not get much attention in the land of NASCAR.  Nevertheless, the Generac 500 taking place at Road America in Wisconsin on Aug. 9th is one of the best initiations for those who are new to the sport.  Not only is car racing that includes more than turning left interesting to watch, but the cars on the track in the GT classes are based on real street vehicles…at least in theory.

Two of the greatest supercars of all time face off on the same track and the Ford GT barely comes out on top. Pretty impressive for the Nissan GT-R considering the fact that it is less than half the price of the Ford GT.

Admittedly, the Ford GT kicks the Nissan GT-R’s ass when it comes to body design. But the Nissan GT-R arguably has the more impressive, trend-setting technology.

In my mind, this is more evidence of the Nissan GT-R’s greatness. With highly optimized technology, it managed to maximize its 3.8L V6 engine, 480hp and 193 max top speed and hold its own against the Ford GT’s higher specs.