This past weekend, Shift S3ctor held its fourth Airstrip Attack (1/2 mile, side-by-side racing and trap-speed competition) at the New Coalinga Municipal Airport near Fresno, California. Note: Don’t let the airport’s name fool you. It was built in the late 1990s, so it’s not really that new. “New” differentiates the facility from the original Coalinga [...]

The recently concluded Orange County Auto Show has quickly become one of my favorite manufacturer driven auto shows, largely due in part to the willingness of local dealerships, like Lamborghini Newport Beach, to bring out their best vehicles for everyone to enjoy. New to this year’s show was the duPont Registry Live experience; a collection [...]

We just did, courtesy of Google Maps. Is there anything Google can’t do? Everyone has been using their Maps app to get directions everywhere for the last few years. Now, Google has managed to use their technology to give you a virtual tour inside the Lamborghini museum in Bologna, Italy from the comfort of your [...]

About 40 years may separate them, but their philosophies are very close. The Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 and the 1973 Carrera RS are both imbued with racing pedigree. Seeing them on the streets is like seeing the ghost of Ayrton Senna shopping at a Walmart in Kansas — the contrast is striking. Only 126 [...]

Hey, Ferrari 348s are cheap, right? You can pick ‘em up for $30,000 to $40,000 all day long. Well, the price of entry may be low, but as this owner found out, F-cars are pretty spendy to maintain, no matter how you slice it. How about a total of $37,026 (excluding purchase) over six years, with [...]

Aston Martin has reported a £24.9-million ($39.7-million) loss, and it’s blaming the European recession on its poor performance. Here’s an excerpt from Autocar that includes the quote: “According to media reports, in documents filed with Companies House, Aston Martin blames its situation on operating in a market that ‘has been severely affected by recession’.” We [...]

Major props to Richard Hammond and whoever donated this Aventador so that terminally ill eight-year-old Emilia Palmer could go for a ride in her dream car with her favorite Top Gear star. Check out the video after the jump. It is kind of painful watching the Aventador get sprayed pink (why couldn’t they have done [...]