Author Archives: Eric Rood

Acura NSX GT3 Nabs First Win in Detroit

Honda-tech.com Honda Acura NSX GT3 IMSA Weathertech Sportscar racing series first place

Michael Shank Racing and Acura NSX win big at IMSA Belle Isle race. Andy Lally and Katherine Legge captured the Acura NSX GT3’s first race win this weekend at Detroit’s Chevrolet Sports Car Classic. Driving for Michael Shank racing, Lally and Legge took home first place in the GTD class of IMSA’s WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. [...] More »

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McLaren P1 LM GTR Sets Yet Another New Nurburgring Record

6SpeedOnline.com McLaren P1 LM GTR Nurburgring Lap Record

With 6:43.2, McLaren P1 LM becomes quickest street car on the ‘Ring. Hopefully, the arbiters of Nurburgring records books, whoever they may be, write everything in chalk these days. In the last 45 days, three cars have smashed the production-car ‘Ring record. The most recent and current record run came from the McLaren P1 LM [...] More »

The Smoking Tire Drives a Bagged, V10-Powered 2008 BMW M5

The Smoking Tire's Matt Farah experiences the unique V10 bark at warp speed.

Glickenhaus SCG003C Sets Nurburgring 24 Hours Pole, Wins SPX Class

SCG003C race car sets blistering ‘Ring lap, to start race from first place. The Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG003C has journeyed through several years of race car development. Guided by Jim Glickenhaus and run by Traum Motorsports, the pair of SCG003Cs enjoyed a weekend of ups and downs at the 2017 24 Hours of Nurburgring. American [...] More »

A Second Take: Takuma Sato and Honda Win the 2017 Indianapolis 500!

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Japanese driver, Takuma Sato, takes victory in thrilling Indy 500 finish. Takuma Sato endured a grueling 500 miles, but the Andretti Autosport driver took the checkered flag first in his Honda-powered IndyCar. With the win, Sato not only becomes the first Japanese Indy 500 winner, but he also redeems his near-miss in 2012. His victory [...] More »

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Watch and Listen to This Murcielago GT1 Assault a Racetrack

6SpeedOnline.com Lamborghini Murcielago R-SV SV GT1 Race Car Spa

Lamborghini’s last V12 GT race car still sounds incredible. The FIA GT1 World Championship lived an unfortunately short life. In the series’ only two years, however, an abundance of monstrous GT cars came into being. The GT1 cars, which are still faster than modern GT3 cars, included the Aston Martin Vantage V12; Matech Ford GTs; [...] More »

Ride Along In a Harsh, Loud 1990 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary

6SpeedOnline.com DRIVE /DRIVE Lamborghini Countach Drive Review Video 25th Anniversary V12

Turn up your speakers; it’s V12 Lamborghini time. This car lived in your bedroom, framed in cheap brass with that devilish profile. You know it as the dream car for an entire generation of ‘80s kids. With its sharp angles and glowering demeanor, the Lamborghini Countach encapsulated its time like few other supercars ever will. [...] More »