Author Archive: Eric Rood
Ford GT takes home its first hardware from Laguna Seca race
In its final stateside race before heading to Le Mans, the Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT of Richard Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe capture the car’s maiden victory in the GT-Le Mans category of the IMSA...
Watch: The V8 Rally Ranger Is The Hero We All Deserve – You Can’t But Help To Love This Thing
The highest echelons of professional stage rallying are dominated, typically, by turbocharged hatchbacks, but in the grassroots world of American rallies, anything goes. A typical entry list can have...
This classic MotorWeek review of a diesel Cutlass Ciera will make you love modern engineering
It’s well-publicized that Lee Iacocca’s K-Car saved Chrysler from almost certain doom and plucked its Detroit owners from the inky grasp of the Malaise Era. Less fanfare has been given to General...
CraigsList: A pair of Majestic Marlins for $2,500? A pair of Majestic Marlins for $2,500
Usually when I traipse over to CraigsList for my daily dose of wistful window shopping, the “Cars & Trucks” section is rife with overpriced SUVs and 2008 Corollas, which I typically...
Watch a master GT driver put on a passing clinic on a narrow street course
Johnny O’Connell is no stranger to winning GT races. The veteran racer has four class wins at Le Mans aboard Grand Touring cars, including three for the might Corvette Racing team in his...
Goodwood announces Festival of Speed lineup for 2016 Hill Climb
Lord March’s estate in England surely has the most famous driveway in the world, as it hosts the Goodwood Festival of Speed Hill Climb on its narrow, twisting asphalt. The event features some of...
Video: European hill climber tackles French mountain sideways – Heck of a show!
The European Hill Climb Championship remains one of the major draws for the slightly crazy, pitting racers against the clock on mountain roads throughout the continent. The drivers flog everything...
‘You won’t find another manual Lincoln?’ Bangshift is on the case.
I was browsing CraigsList last night for weird stuff—Wait, that sounds bad. I was searching for my next imaginary project car last night when I stumbled across an ad for an ‘88 Lincoln Town Car...
Video: The first GT3 Callaway Corvette races in Germany – American Muscle Taking On The World
After a year or two of teases, Callaway Competition at last debuted the first GT3-spec Corvette C7 race cars in Germany’s ADAC GT Masters championship races last weekend at Oschersleben. The trio...
Ride along in a pucker-inducing rally drive through the Irish countryside
The European Rally Championship, as the name suggests, visits many of the countries in Europe and puts rally drivers through the paces (and pacenotes) of some of the most challenging roads. For the...
The Nürburgring claims another Mercedes GT3 car, tosses it on its lid
The racing season is in full swing in Germany’s Rhineland, which means that every other weekend, pretty much, finds GT3-spec race cars ripping around the famed Nürburgring Nordschleife. The...
British Clio Cup racers struggle to keep the shiny side down at Donington
In Europe, the Renault Clio Cup is a popular touring car “ladder” series, offering a venue both for older drivers looking for seat time against stiff competition and giving young drivers a place...
Ford vs. Ferrari rivalry renews in Europe this weekend with WEC opener in the UK
Fifty years ago, Ford secured its first-ever win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans when the legendary GT40 Mk. II trounced the reigning teams from Ferrari, who had won the previous six Le Mans. In that 1966...
Who doesn’t love a good Fiero-ghini ad? “The skies the limit” on this one.
Some might say that undertaking someone else’s kit-car project is ambitious. Others might use words like “ludicrous” or perhaps something stronger, like...