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Elephants on parade:
Street Hemis featured at Hemmings Concours d’Elegance



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It was one of the most feared engines to come out of Detroit, a legend in its own time, and has served as the basis for more drag strip records and bouts of auction fever than perhaps any other V-8. The Street Hemi proved that sometimes size does matter, and this weekend the seventh annual Hemmings Concours d’Elegance will feature cars powered by the storied elephant engine.

Chrysler Corporation’s foray into the realm of performance engines dates back to 1951 when the company released the 331.1-cu.in. V-8, which also happened to be the first V-8 developed by their engineers. It was unique right from the start, employing hemispherical combustion chambers, free-flowing intake and exhaust ports, and sizable corresponding valves linked to dual rocker arm shafts atop each cylinder head. Called the “Fire Power V-8,” they were impressively powerful in both production vehicles and, in the mid-Fifties, between the wheel wells of specially-prepared Chryslers competing in NASCAR races across the country. Unfortunately, they were also complex and expensive to manufacture, leading Chrysler engineers to release the polyspherical “semi-hemis” later in the decade. By 1959, the first generation of Hemi engines had vanished from dealer literature, but not for long.

Intense competition in NHRA and NASCAR races, which in turn spurred showroom sales, prompted the parent company to reexamine the Hemi in the early Sixties. Born into this ring of high-horsepower fire was the “Max Wedge” 426-cu.in. Hemi, complete with a cross-ram intake and dual four-barrel carburetors. This boded well for quarter-mile conquistadors; however, NASCAR rules adopted in the late Fifties prevented multiple carburetors, supercharging and fuel injection. In short, the Max Wedge with a single four-barrel was no match against Pontiac’s circle track dominance.

Mother Mopar’s solution was a freshly designed intake manifold and corresponding deep-breathing hemispherical cylinder heads. The new Hemi made its debut at the 1964 running of the Daytona 500. Richard Petty dominated the event in his Plymouth, while his Mopar brethren claimed second, third and fifth places. During the NASCAR season, the Hemi would claim 26 Grand National (now Spring Sprint Cup) victories. The only catch was that NASCAR claimed the engine was not “stock,” meaning available to the general public, so the Hemi – and Ford’s SOHC 427 – were banned from 1965 NASCAR races until an agreement was eventually reached between Chrysler and NASCAR late in the season (Richard Petty and the Hemi engine did compete late in the 1965 NASCAR season). Part of that agreement was making the engine available in street-legal production vehicles beginning with the 1966 model year.
More...http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2013/09/25/elephants-on-parade-street-hemis-featured-at-hemmings-concours-delegance/?refer=news

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Racing general / Impressive Lotus Elan Race at Brands Hatch
« on: September 24, 2013, 09:16:57 AM »

[youtube]gJ0_YbUapgE[/youtube] Fantastic Plastic

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General Discussion / A little late... but better than never...
« on: September 19, 2013, 02:09:04 PM »
It's International Talk Like A Pirate Day
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I was a little short of cash to pick this one up  :P

The record-setting 1935 Alfa Romeo 8C-35. Photos by Pawel Litwinski, courtesy Bonhams Auctions.

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Notching a win against a Silver Arrow should be feather enough in any racing car’s cap; doing so with the great Tazio Nuvolari at the wheel and under the banner of Scuderia Ferrari simply explains the win. All of that combined, however, helped the 1935-1936 Alfa Romeo 8C-35 Grand Prix Racing Monoposto that Bonhams offered at this past weekend’s Goodwood auction to sell for 5,937,500 British pounds ($9.4 million, including buyer’s fees), setting a new record for Alfa Romeos sold at public auction.

Initially campaigned by Scuderia Ferrari, chassis 50013 is believed to be the Alfa Romeo factory racer driven to a victory by Nuvolari at the August 1936 running of the Coppa Ciano race at Livorno, Italy. Nuvolari began the race in a different Scuderia Ferrari car, a 4.4-liter V-12 Alfa Romeo 12C-36, but a transmission failure ended his day shortly after the start. When Nuvolari’s car couldn’t be repaired in a timely manner, the team signaled Carlo Pintacuda, behind the wheel of an Alfa Romeo 8C-35 (believed to be chassis 50013), to pit for a driver change.

Read the full story here... http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2013/09/17/alfa-romeo-8c-35-grand-prix-racer-sells-for-record-setting-9-4-million/?refer=news

This video has some fantastic early footage... http://content.bitsontherun.com/previews/P08gTEch-87CCpqk8

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Racing general / Game Stock Car 2013 – Coming This Month!
« on: September 17, 2013, 01:23:52 PM »
Hot off the press from http://www.virtualr.net/game-stock-car-2013-coming-this-month:

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Reiza Studios has announced the newest version of their popular Game Stock Car title as the 2013 version will be available at the end of this month.

The 2013 version brings all current cars & tracks of the popular Brazilian Stock Car series to the title alongside other new features.

One of the highlights of the new version is the 24h time cycle as all tracks are now equipped with proper night lighting as racers can freely choose the time of day they want to hit the track on.

Furthermore, the new version also introduces some classical Brazilian stock cars from the 70s, improved versions of the highly popular
Formula cars and much more.
Game Stock Car 2013 will be available in late September, selling for $24.90 – Preorder will start soon.

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Racing general / Game Stock Car 2012/2013 Information and Downloads.
« on: September 16, 2013, 06:31:55 PM »

Reiza Studios proudly presents Game Stock Car – a racing simulation Game featuring the greatest auto racing series in Brazil.
Game Stock Car features the 34 cars and drivers that competed in the 2010 championship, competing in 10 brazilian tracks. Cars and tracks have been modelled in minute detail to provide the most accurate representation of this exciting racing series.
Game Stock Car will be available in June 2011 via download and DVD.
For more info on this title please visit www.game-stockcar.com.br


Some add-on tracks for GSC are available here:


GSC 2013 linksYou can set-up and trial the V1.0
http://sim-racing-evolution.fr/downloads/root/jeux/GameStockCar2013/GSC2013_v100_Setup.exe
http://sim-racing-evolution.fr/downloads/root/jeux/GameStockCar2013/GSC2013_v100_Setup-1.bin
http://sim-racing-evolution.fr/downloads/root/jeux/GameStockCar2013/GSC2013_v100_Setup-2.bin
http://sim-racing-evolution.fr/downloads/root/jeux/GameStockCar2013/GSC2013_v100_Setup-3.bin


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Racing general / Game Stock Car 2013: Available This Month
« on: September 16, 2013, 05:52:44 PM »


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The new 2013 version of the acclaimed Game Stock Car will be released by the end of September.

GSC2013 will include all the cars and tracks content from GSC2012 developed with new improvements, along with a variety of new cars and tracks with their own unique appeal to the enthusiast simracer.


 
In the coming days Reiza Studios will reveal more information about new features included in the popular PC simulator. What we already know:

Race from dusk to dawn and also at night! A new feature in GSC2013 is 24h time cycle – all tracks are equipped with their actual night lightning. Customize the race starting time and time acceleration to run whenever you wish.
The highly regarded Formula 1 cars from GSC2012 have been extensively revamped for an even more realistic driving experience.
A great Brazilian classic is back in action, and on its natural habitat – Opala Stock Car, the first car used in the early years of the series, on the glorious 70s Interlagos track.
The Copersucar-Fittipaldi FD04. The first car driven by Emerson Fittipaldi in the team that carried his name. On his first race at Interlagos 1976 he took this car to fifth place on the grid.
On initial release, GSC2013 will include a module for 125cc karts, in direct and shifter variants. It will also include two temples of Brazilian karting – Granja Viana and Interlagos, with several alternative layouts.
The game will sell for $24.90 and it will be soon available for pre-order along with a special promotion.

For more information on Game Stock Car visit our dedicated forums, enrich your game with the latest mods from our mod download section and watch and share your favorite game videos in our media gallery.

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