Showing posts with label classic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label classic. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Forza Horizon 4: A true British icon

Only a handful of car enthusiasts who had proper knowledge to British car history can wield the power of the legendary Bentley 8-Litre, undoubtedly a true British icon in its own right, and since I got my hands on this legend by clearing the British Racing Green story on Forza Horizon 4, I might as give this one a spin to explain what's what.



Launched in 1930, the 8-Litre is known to be the largest and most luxurious Bentley at its time but sadly, it was launched at the time of the Great Depression which led to the poor demand to this car, leading to a change in ownership of Bentley. With that, only 100 units have been made for a span of two years.

The namesake 6-cylinder engine was known to be the largest engine of any car available in the UK at that time and it features an Elektron crankcase and magnesium alloy, capable of producing 200 to 230hp of power, which is very powerful at that time. True to W.O. Bentley's claim that he made a "dead silent 100mph" car, the folks from Autocar pushed the 8-Litre to the limit and reached a max speed of 101.12mph.

Little did you know that the 8-Litre bearing chassis YF 2002 and registered plate number GK 706 is W.O. Bentley's personal vehicle. He sold his car during the Great Depression when Bentley Motors was taken over by its new ownership but at the Bentley Drivers' Club, he and his beloved 8-Litre that he sold were reunited. In 2006, the VW Group-owned Bentley managed to restored W.O.'s 8-Litre and it has became a symbolic "company car" for each successive Bentley CEO, preserving the tradition that dates back to W.O.'s ownership of the said car.



Reading the whole story of the Bentley 8-Litre made me touched about the founder who sold off his personal Bentley but then reunited and then handed over to every Bentley boss, labeling it the CEO's company car. That legendary machine really is special for someone who's in charge of Crewe's finest and by experiencing it behind the wheel, you can really tell just how the 8-Litre's been through as the dead silent 100mph grand tourer.

Although it is basically sluggish on the acceleration and too heavy on the handling department, those bits won't stop me from experiencing what's like to be in the Bentley CEO's personal vehicle that has been passed down for present generations. Speaking of which...



I decide to take this British icon for a wild ride through the beachside, showcasing this British icon just how much of a beast this 8-litre is. If I was taking this one in a middle of a big adventure like the Peking to Paris one, it would be a blast but this isn't Peking to Paris. This is the United Kingdom and anything can happen in a blink of an eye so let's get this thing rolling.



There was some rubbing occurred but it's safe to say that the Bentley 8-Litre managed to shine through the forest like it was rushing through the end of the Peking to Paris event.



The Bentley 8-Litre; a dead silent 100mph grand tourer with unparalleled power underneath its monster of a engine. It was W.O. Bentley's personal car which was separated during the Depression but then reunited and then restored to be handed over to successive Bentley CEOs from the present and to the future. This machine really is a true British icon that only a handful of car enthusiasts who had proper knowledge to British car history can wield it. So, now that I had my time with the 8-Litre, I must keep going for as the journey continues...

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Forza Horizon 4: Pagoda Cold Wave

Congratulations, driver. You just managed to brave through the fall season just to get your hands on this classic 280SL "Pagoda" from Mercedes-Benz. So, now that you and I got your hands on one of Mercedes-Benz's timeless classics, let's have a quick look at the Pagoda.



The W113-spec Mercedes-Benz SL, built from 1963 to 1971 with 48,912 units made, was one of the most iconic Mercedes vehicles in history. It was nicknamed Pagoda due to its slightly concave hardtop shaped like a pagoda, of course.

Most models are equipped with a water-cooled inline-six cylinder engine with multi-port injection with the range-topping 280SL producing 170PS of power and 240Nm of torque. Gearboxes are offered with either a 4-speed manual, automatic, or a 5-speed manual. The front suspension has double wishbones, coil springs, and stabilizing bars while the rear has a swing axle, radius arms, compensating springs, and coil springs. Aside from that, parts of its body are made of aluminum to save weight.

It was the first sports car with a safety body that had a rigid passenger cell and designated crumple zones with impact-absorbing front and rear sections built into the structure.



So, now that we got to know more about this Pagoda, it's time to take this legend for a spin to see what's what.



Job well done, there's nothing else I can say.

Enjoy your new ride!

Monday, December 10, 2018

Forza Horizon 4: After storming the castle...

The Bamburgh Castle, located at Bamburgh Beach, costs you ten million credits to settle it. If you managed to obtain that insane amount of cash by all means necessary and gain control of the castle, you will receive a barn find rumor that will complete your barn find collection in a snap.



After storming Bamburgh Castle with that insane amount of cash you saved from various ways and means, you get a barn find rumor and that barn find in question is located south of the castle you recently bought. What's in there is a vintage pre-war masterpiece that is worth more valuable than the Queen's royal crown. Need the answer? Follow me.



A few moments later, we have the answer...

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This vintage pre-war masterpiece is a Bentley 4-1/2 Litre Supercharged, known as the Blower, and such car deserves a little bedtime story.

Ever since the original four-cylinder one won the Le Mans in 1928, W.O. Bentley wanted to make a Speed Six while some wanted to jam it with a supercharger, which Sir Bentley disliked the idea.  However, Sir Henry Birkin, along with some other cohorts, managed to give it a try, despite W.O. Bentley's discouragement that could ruin its performance.

The Roots-type supercharger that the folks jammed to the four-cylinder in-line engine with single overhead camshaft results to 240HP of power at 4200rpm. Despite that added power, the Blower Bentley didn't managed to win a race. It placed 2nd at the 1930 French Grand Prix, beaten by a lighter Bugatti. Although W.O. Bentley's unhappy with that performance, Sir Henry Birkin took it to the Brooklands in 1932 and broke the Outer Circuit record at 137.96mph, which is quick in pre-war era.

Little did you know that Sir Ian Flemming made this Blower Bentley as a Bond car in his earlier novels.

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Now that's some crazy pre-war story about this car. Men like Birkin are going to ignore Bentley's warning that jamming a supercharger at the 4-1/2 Litre but did it anyway and placed 2nd at the French GP and set a Brooklands speed record, that Blower Bentley really is special and there are so many people like us are going to relate with the boys behind the Blower Bentley. That is a rebel with a cause. Speaking of rebel, let's have a go at Bamburgh and since I gained control of the castle, the beach is my playpen for my newly-restored Blower Bentley to take some deep breaths and let loose. Let me see your first step.



Sandblasting at castle grounds, watching the newly-restored Blower's first step, it's the perks of being a would-be king living like royalty unless I'm not one of the dark kings plotting world domination. Huhehe... Dark king, where did I heard that before?

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With all of the 15 barn finds unearthened across Great Britain, these hidden treasures are now living a new lease of life on the road and although this whole barn find hunting's complete, I feel that there could be more out there soon as the journey continues...

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Forza Motorsport 7: The car that killed Can-Am racing

As the celebration for Porsche's 70th anniversary comes full circle, the November Spotlight Car of Forza Motorsport 7 showcases how one car killed a motorsport series due to its dominance. I'm talking about the legendary 917/30.



Before taking a drive, let's talk more about this machine. You see, Porsche and Penske are well-known motorsport titans in history and the 917/30 is one of them. Because of its turbocharged 5.4L V12 engine that produces over a thousand horsepower, the 917/30 is the car that put an end to Can-Am racing series forever.

The respected Mark Donohue, who was Roger Penske's trump card in the Can-Am series, piloted the #6 Penske Sunoco 917/30 and won 6 races in a row in the 1973 season, their first and last season it competed in. In fact, it's so dominant, it killed Can-Am for good.

Aside from that, Donohue took it to the Talladega SuperSpeedway and clocked an average of 221.03 mph, eclipsing AJ Foyt's closed circuit world record of 217mph, before Donohue's untimely death. Needless to say, the 917/30 remains an unrivaled legend in motorsport history due to its outrageous performance that gave a final nail to the coffin of the motorsport it competed in.



Of course, digging deeper to the 917/30's outlandish tale is just the half of it because there is one major reason why the 917/30 killed Can-Am racing and that's because it was too fast for the opposition to handle. Several decades on, this motorsport legend is still too fast for anyone to handle such brute force, including me. Getting your foot down, you'll notice how intimidating this car is and trying to handle this machine on the first try is like getting wrestled by a brown bear in the wilderness. That feels downright scary but this is the kind of experience you'll get from a legendary racing machine that killed Can-Am racing.

To demonstrate what's what, the producers invited players to try out this month's spotlight car round Lime Rock Park just to get the feeling of what this destoryer of Can-Am racing does. Roll the tape.



Of course, this can can get round Lime Rock in less than a minute but there are some other drivers that can do faster than the average lap time and only a few understand the biggest potential underneath its intimidating performance raw enough to spell doom on the racing series it competed in in the past.



The Porsche 917/30 maybe the car that killed Can-Am racing but in the process of celebrating 70 years of Porsche, this outlandish motorsport icon really is part of Porsche's motorsport hall of fame and that really is something the next generation of drivers are learning from.

Friday, October 19, 2018

Forza Horizon 4: The genesis of Porsche refined

Continuing Porsche's 70th-anniversary celebration in Forza Horizon 4, players who obtained the Car Pass are rewarded with the Porsche that started it all, only different.



At first glance, this may look like the Porsche 356, the car that started it all, but the genesis of Porsche looks a bit different because what that is is not the Porsche 356. It's a 356 A. I repeat, 3-5-6-A. So what is the 356 A, you may ask? Introduced in late 1955, the 356 A is a minor change from the original 356 with earlier models designated as Type 1 while the 1957 models and beyond were designated as Type 2. The 356 A was offered with a four-cam Carrera engine only available on spyder race cars. Engine ranges vary from 1300 1.3L Type 506 engine up to the 1600 1.6L Type 616 engine with dual downdraft Zenith carburetors, producing 59hp of power and 110Nm of torque.



Although it is essentially a 356, it still looks and feels like the very first production Porsche ever made, and although with so many heated debates about the genesis of Porsche, thorough Porsche people do believe that it wasn't the first but who cares about the issue now that 2018 is the year of the Porsche. Either way, there are so many reasons why the 365 deserves the respect as the founding father of Stuttgart's best sports cars but there is one very good reason for this.

Listening to the sound of its 1.6L OHV 4-cylinder engine, I have the strong impression that the 356 A wants me to do something special since the refined version of the Porsche started it all and I think I have a plan.





What the 365 A wants to show the world if the legend is real and for that, I'm taking this founding father for a Double Dare around the English countryside because what better way to celebrate 70 years of Porsche than by taking the one that started it all for a spin just to show the world how it's made.


So, is the legend real? If you're a Porsche fan, it is, slightly, of course.



Most people call the 365 the very first Porsche in history, although thorough car enthusiasts have mixed reactions about it either way, this is a celebrated machine for Porsche fans who are still busy celebrating 70 years of Porsche, and even in this 365 A model, it's still looking pretty to drive with the refined genesis of Porsche. With Porsche's 70th anniversary celebrations in a full circle, let's slow things down and get to know more about the 365 A, the genesis of Porsche refined, in Forza Horizon 4.

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Forza Motorsport 7 - The oldies from the Top Gear Car Pack

Your ultimate racing game just welcomed a duo of oldie cars from the recent Top Gear Car Pack here on Forza Motorsport 7. Fresh out from the junkyard full of bangers, these legendary machines showcase us how much of a car they possess, not to mention their own tales to tell in front of the motoring enthusiasts, no matter how legendary they are. Today, I went to Italy to sample these legends.



Continuing their celebration for Porsche's 70th anniversary, here's another legend you might be interested in; the Porsche 904 Carrera GTS.



While I'm in the middle of doing some sighting laps with this car, let's talk more about this legendary, giant-slaying Porsche. Ever since Porsche withdrew from Formula 1 in 1962, their transition to sports car racing has been a challenge, given that the 718 was a bit of a prime, so they created the 904 with help from Ferdinand "Butzi" Porsche.

Built on a steel ladder chassis and fiberglass bodywork, it weighs less than a ton and for added rigidity, the chassis and the bodywork are bonded. Power comes from a Type 587 2.0L boxer-4 engine, which is an evolution of the Type 547 found in most VW and Porsche vehicles, producing almost 200HP of power and it's capable of reaching 0-100kph in less than six seconds. For suspension, the 904 opted for coil springs and uneven-length A-arms up front to make handling better on the corners.

Porsche built 106 road-going variants due to homologation regulations and sold out quickly. Since its racing inception in 1964, the 904 won the Targa Florio and class wins at Spa, Sebring, Nurburgring, Le Mans, Watkins Glen, Zandvoort, Canada, and the Paris 1000km, raking SCCA's C-Production and E-Sports racing titles. When it went rallying, the 904 won the Tulip, Munich-Vienna-Budapest, Geneva, and the Alpine Rally. The following year, the 904 had no shortage of wins in numerous racing events.



Looking back at its impressive racing career, it's perhaps no wonder that the 904 is a legendary Porsche that showcases its fighting force to be reckoned with. Hey, that's the German way, you know. Trying to show the world who's in charge of racing and Porsche doesn't give a darn thing or two about dominating different races and that same thing carried on to its successors. Showing the world how Porsche is capable of, the 904 Carrera GTS is a giant-slaying menace that deserves the fear and admiration classic car enthusiasts deserve and since I'm in Monza, I'm taking this car for a spin, just to see if the 904 lives up to its legendary reputation.





I may be showing off near the end of the drive but I think it's great to say that I am honored to get to know more about the 904 Carrera GTS my point of view judging from its impressive racing career in its heydays and because this is Porsche's 70th birthday after all, this one is definitely part of Stuttgart's greatest hits.

Speaking of which, there's another oldie car from the Top Gear Car Pack I would like to show you.



When you say Giulietta, sorry to disappoint because as producers being fanatics for all things baby boomers, they brought in the original Giulietta, in Sprint Veloce form. And while doing some sighting laps at Mugello, let me talk to you about this machine. Unveiled at the 1954 Turin Motor Show, the Giulietta was known to be Alfa Romeo's foray into the 1.3L class cars and the first variant of the Giuletta range is the 2+2 Sprint coupe, later joined by the four-door Berlina sedan and an open top version, among many others, with a coachbuilt estate variant in the mix.

The Giulietta was styled by Bertone's Franco Scaglione and built at the Grugliasco factory near Turin. It was powered by a 1.3L all-alloy engine designed by one-time Ferrari engineer Giuseppe Busso. Due to its immediate success, Alfa Romeo ramped up the Giulietta's production numbers to keep up with the overwhelming demand and they introduced the Veloce variant in 1956.

The Veloce is a lightweight variant that drops 70kg of weight from the normal Giulietta Sprint, resulting in 830kg of weight, courtesy of its aluminum materials and removal of rear seats. From 1954 to 1965, Alfa made 3,058 units of the Sprint Veloce and in today's times, it has become a collectible for Alfa Romeo enthusiasts.



As the saying goes you can't be a true petrolhead without driving an Alfa Romeo, this original Giuletta is all about taking yourself back to its golden years because in its good old days, Alfa Romeo has brought us some of the most fantastic cars that possess such value and performance that makes driving through the Amalfi very charming and stylish. Today's Alfa Romeo can be somewhat of a brash if you know what I mean but they're doing the best they can to shake off their stodgy image by offering exciting models such as today's Giulia and the 4C, among many others.

You know what? Maybe today's Alfa Romeo needs to do some inspiration from the past and this is where the original Giulietta Sprint Veloce comes into play so it's time to show them what an Alfa Romeo can do.



Now this is what I called driving without explanations and this is what an Alfa Romeo of its golden years can do.



I have to say, I have to give credit to the producers for finding such junkyard beauties to feature in the game, judging by the fact that the Forza producers are all about going backward rather than forwards in search of cars to feature. Fresh off from the junkyard, they have been faithfully recreated into the machines we are now and whether you love them or hate them, the Forza series is all about being your ultimate racing game, much like when you called DWWW 774 "your ultimate AM radio."

Memories, memories, memories. With legends like these possessing such memories, they are always here to stay for many generations to come. Enjoy these oldies while you can, drivers.

Saturday, April 21, 2018

Forza Motorsport 7: Forza Memories Special

Ahem, welcome to Saturday and Sunday Memories Special here on your ultimate racing game featuring the cars of your life, Forza Motorsport 7, and the reason why is because the recent car pack in the game, the K1 Speed Car Pack, is full of oldies which are as old as the oldies music playing almost continuously at DWWW 774. That's why I sounded like this so anyway, enough chit-chat for now because it's time to hit the play button on the jukebox featuring the cars your parents and grandparents truly remembered when they were young. Nyeh.



Cue the Moments to Remember music, ladies and gentlemen, because I will introduce you to one of the cars featured on the K1 Speed Car Pack, a legendary IMSA GT machine known as the GT-P ZX Turbo by Electramotive Engineering.

Made to compete in the IMSA GT Championship, Electramotive Engineering developed the GTP ZX-Turbo for Nissan and competed from 1985 to 1990 in different iterations. As the name implies, the GTP ZX-Turbo is powered by a similar VG30ET V6 engine from the Fairlady Z (300ZX) but is heavily modified for racing purposes. For the chassis, they collaborated with Lola to develop it to such specifications.

In its debut at the 1985-86 season, Nissan placed 7th in the constructor's championship with their best record from Geoff Brabham placed third at Portland. In 1987, the GTP ZX-T became the first to defeat the Porsche 962 at Miami by 11 seconds, and following their first win, Nissan prompted a two-car team for the 1988 season and they dominated Road Atlanta, Palm Beach, Lime Rock, Mid-Ohio, Watkins Glen, and Road America, although the skipping of Daytona and Sebring prompted Porsche another constructor's championship win. In a shocking revelation at the 1989 season, the GTP ZX-T, with Chip Robinson, Geoff Brabham, and Arie Luyendyk behind the wheel, won the 12 Hours of Sebring by two laps.

Winning ten races of the 1989 season, Nissan clenched the Constructor's Championship title and continued until 1990, the final year of the GTP ZX-T's service before being replaced by the NPT-90 machines.



The Forza games had been featuring many IMSA machines lately ever since the partnership and this GTP ZX-T is one of the most iconic IMSA GT machines ever made. While the colors reminded us of any of Nissan's prototype racing machines ever recognized, this one's very different in every single way, and understanding its motorsport success by driving it really gives everyone the feeling of driving the one that trounced the likes of Porsche and Jaguar and became a two-time Constructor's Championship winner. Because this is very advanced for an oldies IMSA GT machine, you need to step your game up to master the raw power of this machine and I shall demonstrate what it feels like with a quick lap around Road Atlanta, one of the tracks this machine faced success and failure.



Sure is intimidatingly fast but I survived spectacularly. Let's play another one straight from Lola's playlist.



Coming up next at Lola's Playlist is the #76 Greenwood Corvette, which made some noise at Le Mans and IMSA.

In the days of the world energy crisis, the C3 Corvette's fame had plummeted but the Greenwood brothers came to the rescue as they transformed them into race cars. John, being the son of a General Motors executive, grew up street-racing at Woodward Avenue in his youth when he decided to try out road racing with the big-block 1968 Corvette and with his success at the SCCA and IMSA races, he even managed to take on FIA endurance racing classes. He even managed to bring the Sebring raceway to life when it lost FIA accreditation.

In that decade, Greenwood's Corvettes dominated every endurance race in Sebring and Daytona as well as Trans Am races in 1975 and 1978. He even managed to clock a top speed of 236mph at Daytona as well.

A famous example is this wide-bodied C3 Corvette. With thanks to GM Design Studio and Zora Arkus-Duntov himself, their widebodied C3 Corvette has a V8 engine that churns out a monstrous 750HP of power output.

While this is a very powerful racing Corvette with some big radial tires, I find that it's very difficult to get around the corner but if you're brave enough to handle this monster of a Corvette, it should be a force to be reckoned with, just like how John Greenwood did when he made some noises in endurance races and Trans Am races. Since I'm near the big apple, how about making some noise around Watkins Glen so the whole New Yorkers can hear?



What a thriller this widebodied Greenwood Corvette is and even if I'm near the Big Apple, they can really hear the rowdy behavior this racing machine possesses. So what's next?



What happens when a race car not only works on a track but is also suitable to drive on the road? The Porsche 906 Carrera 6 is a road-legal racing car made to comply with the homologation requirements of the FIA's Group 4 Sports Car category that led to producing up to 50 units.

Designed as the replacement for the 904, the 906 uses a tubular space frame and unstressed fiberglass body that resulted in 580kg of weight, which is 113kg lighter than the six-cylinder 904 predecessor. Powering the 905 is a six-cylinder lightweight racing engine with carburetors, producing 220HP of power, although some machines come with either a fuel-injected one or an eight-cylinder engine.

In its 1966 debut at the 24 Hours of Daytona, the 906 scored its class wins against Ferrari. Later, it scored another class wins at Sebring and Monza as well as Spa-Francorchamps and Nurburgring. It even managed to score an overall win at the 1966 Targa Fiorio. In the famed 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, four 906 vehicles placed 4th to 7th behind three Ford GT40s, ending Ferrari's reign there.

This has got to be one of the easiest early racing machines I ever drive in Forza. It may be old, and it may be underpowered, but because it weighs over half a ton, it's about as quick as the track toys I'm familiar with without the slip-up that wets my pants. That's what I'm expecting for a car that is both road-legal and fit for racing. That's uncanny but flattering. Say, would you like to see me go with it around Sebring?



See? No biggie and hey, since this year marks the 70th anniversary of Porsche, the 906 is one of the historic Porsches everyone is learning their lessons from, especially when most gearheads are itching to study 70 years of Porsche. Speaking of which, there's another Porsche you can learn some lessons from as part of Porsche's 70th birthday. Roll the tape.




Served as the replacement for the 914, the Porsche 924 was launched in 1976 and it continues to serve as the company's most affordable offering. It was the first front-engined, rear-wheel drive Porsche ever made and it was the first to be mated with a fully automatic gearbox.

Originally a byproduct of a Volkswagen and Porsche, the project was heavily affected by the 1973 oil crisis, and under their deal, the 924 was made at a former NSU factory in Neckarsulm, located north of Stuttgart, with VW as a subcontractor. When it was launched, it was heavily criticized for its performance but that doesn't stop it from being Porsche's best-seller.

With the success of the 924 models in the 80's, the 924 Carrera GT (later GTS) was released with the hopes of entering certain motorsport. It features an intercooler, increased compression, and other upgrades to its VW-made 2.0L turbo engine. For homologation purposes, they were offered as road cars, producing up to 245HP of power. The Clubsport variant comes with a 280HP power output as well as a factory-fitted Matter roll cage and race seats.

It's true what they say about the 924 because even though it's a rear-wheel drive baby Porsche, it understeers like a front-wheel drive car and that's not right for a Porsche sports car. Yes, the handling is pretty much an issue for the 924 but that didn't stop it from being a best-seller of that time. It's like being a celebrity ignoring mean comments from his or her bashers. Such defiance and speaking of defiance, I tried to give it a go on the streets of Long Beach.



My arms are killing me from handling this Porsche sportscar but anyway, it's now time to play the last oldies song of the playlist and this is going to be a very interesting one because this is what you may call a greatest hit.



This is the greatest hit I'm referring to. It's a Ferrari 166 Inter Sport, one of the legendary racing machines ever to emerge from the end of the Second World War.

The dawn of the Tipo 166 2.0L engine inspired a new range of sports and single models for Ferrari and the 166 Inter Sport is the combination of both machines due to its adaptability for international races for two-seater and single-seater sports cars.

As its name implies, the Tipo 166 2.0L 60-degree V12 engine that powers it produces 130hp of power and has a power per liter ratio of 65hp per liter, while mated to a 5-speed gearbox. The chassis is made out of tubular steel and it comes with an independent front suspension, live rear axle, and drum brakes. Weighing 630kg, the 166 Inter Sport has a top speed of 215kph.

Because the 166 Inter Sport features attachable headlights and mudguards to suit regulations, it really is multi-role in its own right.

Listening to the sound of its V12 engine really takes them back like listening to an oldie song all day long and learning from its simple layout and performance, the 166 Inter Sport is magnificent in every single angle and I shall now demonstrate with a quick run round Lime Rock.



Words? I have no words for it because driving a post-war Ferrari left me speechless.



Love it or hate it, these oldies are what made the Forza franchise your ultimate racing game featuring the cars of your life, which is like DWWW, your ultimate AM radio playing the music of your life, and this K1 Speed Car Pack is clear examples of celebrating the golden years of motoring. Although I am unimpressed with such offerings, I am glad that I'm learning some valuable lessons from driving these machines. Even you had fun with it despite your strong dissatisfaction over these oldies machines.

Historics, and vintage races, that's what kept the motoring world go round and for those who believe that old is better than new, why not sit down and take a trip down memory lane with the racing machines that come straight from the Lola's Playlist they called the K1 Speed Car Pack? You should know that this is the last car pack to be covered by the Car Pass so if you haven't got the Car Pass, now's the time to get one.

This is Leopaul signing off from another day of playing endless oldies' music.

Sunday, July 2, 2017

29th Annual Pacific Northwest Historics

It's Independence Day weekend and everyone in Pacific Northwest are spending the summer heat going to Pacific Raceways in Kent to see some vintage car racing action for the annual Pacific Northwest Historics held from the 30th of June to the 2nd of July, 2017.

This year's event celebrates over five decades of Trans-Am Racing and the guest of this year is none other than Sir Peter Brock. Note to Australians, this is not the Brockie you're looking for. Sir Peter Brock is a car designed who used to work with General Motors and behind his iconic automotive works including the C2 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. Now that's history lesson to you and I.

Take a look at some of the best of this year's event.



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