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Archives for October 2006

Star Racer on Discovery Channel

October 31, 2006 by Gary Grant 2 Comments

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Tonight, Discovery Channel will air the second episode of the new reality series Star Racer. More real than most reality shows, Star Racer pits racers against one another with the prize being a chance to begin a dream career.

Take a look at pretty much any open wheel racer world wide and you’ll see that they’ve gotten their start in Karting. With this in mind, producers have chosen to pit 8 top Karters against 8 racers from other disciplines. Of course the selection process is filled with trash talking, especially from The Others. As can be expected, bike and drag racers seem to think that karts are toys. Unfortunately, some of the karters exhibited some typical, spoiled kid attitudes and their parents weren’t much better.

The show is a slick package that is kilometers miles better than the usual Canadian docucrap. The overall winner scores a fully sponsored ride in the 2007 Star Mazda series after being judged by the likes of Paul Tracy, Derek Daly and Katherine Legge. Any bets on PT dropping the gloves with a smart mouthed contestant?

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More on the Camo Porsche

October 30, 2006 by Gary Grant 5 Comments

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Last week Autoblog showed a pic of this camoflage beasty from here in the Toronto area.

After a couple of e-mails, I’m hopeful to get a real life eyeful of the machine. Meanwhile, the keeper of the beast, Shannon Larratt has posted a bunch of pics from all different angles.

In addition to his body mod empire, Shannon hosts one of the coolest car blogs I’ve seen yet. As a kid, I used to pour over each issue of Kit Car Magazine while dreaming about building a Kelmark GT. In Price of his Toys, Shannon has brought together tons of pics and stories of Kit Cars of all types. All the kits are there, from Kelmark to Bradley and Aztec to Manta. For some reason, I don’t ever recall seeing a Jamaican before, but it’s a beautiful machine.

Be sure to visit, you might even find your dream car in the For Sale page.

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Motorupdates stealing content

October 30, 2006 by Gary Grant 6 Comments

If you are reading this post in a blog called Motorupdates, then this content has been taken from The Garage without permission. In other words, you are reading stolen content.

To the owners of this aggregator, you have not sought permission, not has it been given. Please remove all of our content from your blog and stop reposting our property.

If you do not stop, the legal team will spring into action!

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How and F1 Car Works

October 29, 2006 by Gary Grant Leave a Comment

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Sometimes corporations surprise me. Often, a lot of the stuff that sponsors supply to race fans can be pretty lame. This time though, the folks from Shell have hit the nail on  the head. Shell Motorsports is offering a booklet called How An F1 Car Works. When I ordered it, I half expected a lame pamphlet with a few pictures and some childish writing. What arrived in the mail this week was a slick little magazine, with tons of informative info and some great pictures. This one will please the adults and the kids.

Be sure to visit Shell Motorsports and order yours asap, before they run out. This one’s a keeper.

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Tony Stewart Wins 2006 IROC Series

October 28, 2006 by Gary Grant Leave a Comment

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That Tony Stewart guy has done it again. This time, the championship he’s won is the 2006 International Race of Champions, proving he is one of the all time best drivers. He joins a pretty serious line of IROC Champions who are the best of the best in North American racing.

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Grassroots Motorsports $2006 Challenge

October 27, 2006 by Gary Grant Leave a Comment

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Having spent the last year and a half blogging about cars, traditional print car mags have lost their luster for me. Why? Really it’s just that by the time they print stuff, it’s very old news. I don’t even buy R & T any more, I just read Peter Egan’s Side Glances online. The only publication that I still buy religiously is Grassroots Motorsports.

You see, GRM is a car mag that is put together by real car guys who like to get dirty and then play with their creations. Heck, a friend is even involved in the production side of the so called Canadian Edition.

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Drivers compete for Sauber BMW F1 test

October 27, 2006 by Gary Grant Leave a Comment

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Formula BMW has become a pretty respected feeder series, mainly due to the talented drivers involved. As the end of the season approaches, 38 drivers from 18 countries are looking forward to contesting the DELL Formula BMW World Final. At stake is a $60,000 purse and perhaps more importantly a chance to test in a Sauber BMW F1 car. Here in The Garage, we’ll be rooting for Canadian hopeful Robert Wickens.

BMW press release after the break

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Video problems

October 27, 2006 by Gary Grant Leave a Comment

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Like any good project, a solid team effort is always a key. Here in The Garage, things are no different. Jaimie the IT guru puts the really cool stuff together and like a good team player I come along and bust it on him! We’ve got some killer videos on tap and some really cool video galleries coming soon, if i don’t screw things up first. So please be patient with us while the guru fixes the newbies screw ups.

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2006 Canadian Rally Championship Intro Video

October 26, 2006 by Jaimie Leave a Comment

Over at Formula Photo, Warwick has posted the fruits of his labour from the last year working with the Canadian Rally Championship. The team have put together a slick package that should draw viewers and help increase interest in Canadian Rally. Andrew Comrie Picard was a great choice as host and pairs well with Jen Horsey. Just like Speed TV has learned, having hosts that are also competitors really works.

The little Suzuki ACP talks about is the same as the car that we used to rally here in The Garage.

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Plymouth Tornado

October 26, 2006 by Gary Grant Leave a Comment

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Last week, The Hamster spoke about his jet powered ride:

“We wanted to use the afterburners because essentially, if an ordinary car has about 100 horsepower, after you light the afterburners it has 10,000 horsepower.”

Oops…wrong car.

The 1958 Plymouth Tornado Concept just looks like it would be jet powered. In fact, the space program inspired Tornado is built on a 1958 Fury chassis (think Christine). Unlike the scary movie star, the Tornado is powered by a 318, mated to a push button automatic tranny. Having sat in a field for many years, the 48 year old one off has undergone a $150,000 US restoration and will go on the auction block at Red Baron on November 11.

Read about the car’s full history at Automotoportal

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