Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Neo-Vintage Feature: Lamborghini Espada Joins Islero In Matching Metallic Wonderland (Petrolicious)

Philip Moffat shares with us two lovely FR Lamborghini GT cars from his collection, in the same lovely Verde Padillo metallic color -- the Espada and the Islero.


Video courtesy of Petrolcious.

Monday, July 23, 2018

Automotive Workshop: How Much Power Does My MX-5 V6 Engine Make On The Dyno? (CarThrottle)

The MX-5 project moves on from the stock I4 in favor of a Jaguar V6 with some performance potential.


Video courtesy of CarThrottle.

Thursday, July 19, 2018

What to watch this Weekend (July 20th - July 25th)

  • Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Germany; from the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. Practice 1. Friday @ 4:55am - 7am (ESPN2(HD)) live 
  • Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Germany; from the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. Practice 2. Friday @ 8:55am -11am (ESPNU(HD)) live
  • Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Germany; from the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. Practice 3. Saturday @ 5:55a - 7:30am (ESPN2(HD)) live
  •  Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Germany; from the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. Qualifying. Saturday @ 8:55am - 10:30am (ESPN2(HD)) live 
  • IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship - From Lime Rock Park. Saturday @ 4pm - 7pm (FS1) same-day delayed airing
  •  Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Germany; from the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. Race. Sunday @ 9:05am - 11:30am (ESPN2(HD)) live
  • Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (VelocityHD)
  • Chasing Classic Cars. Season10 Ep5. Tuesday @ 10pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) new
  • Speed Is The New Black. Season2 Ep6. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) new
We find ourselves heading to Germany for the next round of F1, a week after three back to back races. The first of the three was won by Lewis Hamilton after Merc brought an upgraded power unit to France. The second of three was won by Max Verstappen in Austria after Merc brought aero upgrades which made them fast, but in spite of that pace suffered mechanical failures on both cars for a quite costly double DNF, all while Ferrari continued to rack up points. The last of the three races was won by Vettel in his Ferrari at Silverstone, after Hams took pole only to be spun around by a hard charging Kimi on lap one of his home grand prix. Hams made a miraculous push back to finish on the podium in second, but could only limit the damage so much since Vettel took the checkered flag. Heading into Vettel's home grand prix, Ferrari leads the Manufacturers Championship and the Driver's Championship standings are as follows: Vettel, Hamilton (-8), Raikkonen (-55), Ricciardo (-65), Bottas (-67), Verstappen (-88). All to play for this weekend, Red Bull still looking quite strong, Mercedes looking to bounce back in their home Grand Prix and Vettel and Ferrari look to stretch the lead over the Silver Arrows. Should be another great one.
Enjoy your weekends.

Video courtesy of SportAuto.