Mini racing: Maximum fun

This looks awesome, it is awesome. I want to be awesome.

2010 Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring

Watch at 1:12. Zoiks!

Daily Bean Delivery - Pocketbike sidecar racing

Well here is a sport I never thought would exist.

MotoGP going back to 1000cc engines

Asphalt and Rubber is reporting that MotoGP is heading back to 1000cc engines for the 2012 season. One stipulation is that the bore size can be no larger than 81mm. That's about all the details they're giving up right now.

Timeline of engine changes in recent years:
2002: Introduction of 990cc 4-stroke MotoGP (instead of 2-stroke 500cc).
2007: Maximum engine capacity reduction from 990cc to 800cc.
2009-2010: Maximum engine usage (6 engines per rider in 2010).
2012: Maximum engine capacity increased to 1000cc, with a limit of 4 cylinders and a maximum 81mm cylinder bore.

Daily Bean Delivery - 2007 12 hours of sebring finish

A pretty crazy finish considering it was a 12 hour race. I would have been pissed if I was that driver, though.

World's fastest Volvo?

Jon sent me this MSN post about the Speed World Challenge S60R racer at SMEA that is claiming to be the world's fastest Volvo. On the Road Atlanta back straight it managed to hit 167mph, which is not too shabby for a car built for racing and not all out speed.

Coincidentally, Road Atlanta is my favorite track to race in Forza, and I believe the S60R is available for me to tune. For science and all of mankind, I shall tune my own and report my findings. If I can't top 167 MPH then I'll just use the Veyron and pretend it was the S60R and still be smug on the internet about it.

Daily Bean Delivery - Elise Racing

While Ken Block is quite the purveyor of auto smackdown-itude, I prefer this video whenever driving skill comes into question



Dean Evans, you are the man.