Honda has finally made official their changes for 2009 along with a release schedule. So what is Honda doing new for 2009 that is relevant to us? Gotta make the jump to find out:
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Alright so I’m REALLY late with this but I know a few people haven’t heard about it so:
So for the those that don’t follow Formula 1 closely, for 2009 a kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) is mandated for all cars. Suffice it to say that it doesn’t appear to be fully functional for everyone yet.
By the way he’s ok.
If you haven’t noticed, I love calling Germany’s Nurburgring, The ‘Ring because I assume you know what I mean. If you don’t you click here to find out what the Nurburgring is.
Now that THAT is out of the way, Renault is claiming the crown of Fastest Production FWD with the Renault Megane R26.R with a time of 8:17 which is amazing and surprising that it beat out some of Honda’s best of the Type-R variant including a Civic Type-R with a time of 8:47…….yeah 30 seconds faster.
Here’s some video footage to back the claim up:
Just go to 1:18 and watch from there
That’s right people. One of America’s golden boys is stepping away from his MotoGP obligations to ride in the X-Games this weekend in the Supermoto event. So if you needed any motivation to watch it, here you go:
From Racer X Online: “Nicky tested the bike several times this week and promptly posted lap times at Adams Cart Track in Riverside, one of the local Supermoto tracks, that were a full second quicker than the previous fastest lap at that track. Nicky followed that up with some laps alongside his new teammates at the Honda supercross test track, where he was a little less comfortable. Still, Hayden will be a favorite when the final blasts off the line for the Supermoto final this Saturday at 4:00pm PST. Watch it live on ESPN.”
Damnit, I need Tivo! I won’t be home at that time.
The good people at Polyphony Digital are giving GT fans a nice little treat in the form of Gran Turismo TV updates. Some of it is free and some of it is pay-per-view and includes UK’s Top Gear tv show and Best Motoring.
And here are some quick notes Sony put up on their blog:
- For the first two weeks only, we are providing all pay-per-view content for at a discounted price of $.99! It’s a good way to get a taste Gran Turismo TV. The HD content we shoot for our exclusive stuff looks pretty amazing. Following the initial two-week period, content will start at $1.99. So start downloading away!
- Be sure to check the full content list for a full content list, as we will be adding new programs on a regular basis.
- Gran Turismo TV will also include new features that allow viewers to fast forward, rewind, and move between chapters when viewing video content.
- Viewers can download up to 8 episodes simultaneously and pause individual downloads.
Oh and did I mention the gameplay updates like more tire choices and adjustments to penalty adjustments and colissions with online races. It looks like they’ve been listening to people in the forum so if you have any suggestions:
That’s right! For $12.99 you too can run a crap load of tests on your car with just your iPhone.
We’ve all seen various gadgets that are supposed to allow you to do 1/4 mile runs, lateral G tests and dyno runs and this one is no different except for it’s relatively cheap cost. Obviously, environmental factors will get in the way of it’s accuracy but it would still be cool to test out. Allegedly, it works pretty well…..or better than you would expect for $12.99
Any takers?
Here’s a link to where you can buy it in iTunes:
Dynolicious
No Rhys won’t be drifting this coupe next year but it IS his official show car for this year’s SEMA show.
I could tell you all about the RMR turbo kit it’s getting and it’s sequential transmission but I think most of us will be more interested if this car see some track time.
Jalopnik has an interesting article about Ethanol Boosting Systems (EBS). Apparently this company is working on turbocharged gas engines that use pure Ethanol to put down torque curves similar to turbo diesel trucks! And there’s rumors that EBS is already talking to Ford about getting more of these available.
No this isn’t a modified Elise from Tony Stark’s fictional company (even though I wish it was). Stark Automotive’s is actually selling Elises with K20A motors pre-installed or you can have them do a motor swap into your existing Elise.
Stark’s Elise is actually a base Elise with Type-R motor modified to your exact specs which is nice. I’m not a big fan of the color but it does get attention. The price is $53,000 which isn’t bad but if you know how to do your own motor swaps, your wallet would probably be happier if you did it yourself.
Stark Automotive Lotus Elise R Powered By VTEC, Distinguished By Silly Paint
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