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    Detroit's 2008 Belle Isle Grand Prix: ALMS Results And Mega Gallery

    In addition to the IRL racing on Belle Isle, we also had the fun and hard-charging swagger of ALMS racing. We has the opportunity to tag along with Corvette Racing, who snagged a swank chalet location right on the corner of turn seven this year, a perfect spot to watch the Jake-emblazoned Corvette C6.R's doing their thing. The American LeMans Series runs four different classes simultaneously; GT2, GT1, LMP2 and LMP1, each with escalating levels of financial backing. With a crowded track and hugely varying performance capabilities, it can be a treat to watch.

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    7:00 AM on Wed Sep 3 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
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    Most discussed SCROGGZILLA RAIDS AGAIN!!: You know what that GT2 class needs? Some Godzilla.... more »

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    New Porsche RS Spyder Race Engine Gets Direct Injection

    Proving that road technology eventually filters down to race hardware, Porsche will be upgrading the 3.4L V8 present in its ALMS LMP2 class Porsche RS Spyder with direct injection. The technology was developed for the Porsche Cayenne and Porsche 911, and, given the performance advantages, engineers decided to back-hack it into the prototype V8. The old version of the engine turned out a stout 476 HP at 10,000 RPM along with 273 lb-ft at 7,500 rpm; the direct injection and obviously remapped fuel curve bump power to 503 HP at 10,000 RPM, and 284 lb-ft of torque at 8,500 rpm. This motor communes with hummingbirds.

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    10:20 AM on Thu Jul 31 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
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    Latest by Deartháir and his eight little drained beers: This is actually doubly impressive, as my understanding of direct fuel injection was that the higher the RPMs, the higher more »

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    Chicago Auto Show: BMW to Return to Racing in 2009, Bringing M3

    Hot on the heels of the 2008 BMW M3 release, those rascally Germans have developed a racing variant to further develop the incredible tech already present in the stock automobile. In 2009 BMW will return to racing with team Rahal Letterman Racing in the American Lemans Series. We'll be bringing more details and pics (got em!) after we recover from the heart attack and can dig up a press release.

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    4:25 PM on Wed Feb 6 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
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    Latest by UpshawFaloogin: BMW, get out of Formula 1, and stick with what you good at. GT and Touring cars. more »

  • retro

    The Other V8-Powered 3-Series: The BMW M3 GTR

    Hardcore BMW followers know the fourth-generation M3 isn't the first M-powered 3-Series to sport a V8 powerplant. Way back in 2001, the boys Bayerische built a run of 10 M3 GTR models, each powered by a 4.0-liter V8 producing 350 horsepower for the street (450 for the track). The GTR was created as a homologation model to qualify for the American Le Mans Series. That was back when the series required just one car to be sold publicly. These days, ALMS demands constructors build a series run of 100 cars to compete without penalty. Still, the GTR remained the most powerful M3 ever built until the 2003 E46 BMW M3 CSL, which was propelled by a 360-hp inline six. Nonetheless, the GTR's price came in at upward of $300,000, though that's sounds like a bargain, considering the M3 GTR is probably a top-five BMW collectible. – Mike Spinelli More »

    9:09 AM on Mon Apr 9 2007
    By Mike Spinelli
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    Latest by imoody: @TeacherSnake: It's not ugly if it's explicitly due to homologation requirements. It just can't be. Unless you're insinuating that the more »

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