Happy HalloweEvo and HallowBimmer!

Hat Tip to Jamey F. via Team Mitsubishi Ralliart

Hat Tip to Brian H. Carved by Henry H.

One More Use for Dirty Old Sneakers at the Autocross

Spotted at Devens, MA

Smiles from BMW CCA Boston 2012 Autocross Event 8

I've got something for ya, Sandy!

'Cause I'm T.N.T., I'm Dynamite...

Doesn't EVERYONE want to fill up their tank HERE?!

Spotted in Belmont, MA

BMW CCA Boston Autocross Event 8: Onboard Video and Top 20 Times

Take this, Sandy!

First Snow Reported at a Racetrack for the Season!

Hat Tip to Roland R.

This is a picture from the Nurburgring from earlier today. It coincided with the freak snow storm we got for our last event in the Boston area exactly a year ago: October 27: Not a Good Day for R-comps!

What were the odds of this happening, Sandy??

Cake Wars: Porsche Vs. BMW

Earlier this month, we published a picture of this cake baked with love by Porsche enthusiasts. Not to be outdone, BMW fans have baked this delicious-looking cake!

We love the M insignia and "key-ready operation" here but does it compare to the detail on the Porsche cake? Just saying, a OneHotLap reader thought at first the Porsche cake looked like a Whoopee Cushion...

Name That Caption! (No. 30)

I'll go with the Skoda shingles for my roof, please.

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How To Drive NHMS Turn 1 (South Chicane)

After driving NHMS for 10 years, it still amazes me how many drivers (new and advanced alike) drive the outside line for the entry into Turn 1 (South chicane configuration).



Look people, Turn 1 at NHMS is a Type III turn (leading to another turn). Yes, the outside line taken by the 'Vette in this video would give you faster exit speed IF you could carry the speed on the way out of the turn (i.e. if it were a Type I turn). But this is a throwaway turn where you compromise the exit to a series of turns, so you could position the car for fastest exit out of 2b, which leads to a short straightaway. If you cannot carry the speed out of Turn 1, your best option is to shorten the distance traveled going into the turn. Taking the inside line cuts distance traveled by at least 40-50 feet compared to going on the outside.

Jessi, Please Make This Stop!

You think it's easy for us to a pick a color?!

Cool Rides: The Naked Truth

Not very pretty but honest-to-God fast!

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Name That Caption! (No. 29)

Spotted on the runways in Devens, MA

Military exercises following last night's presidential debate

OR

just a fart bigger than the car it came out of?

Worst Flat-Spotting You Will Ever See

This is what happens when the ABS fails on a fast Corvette:

Hat Tip to Robert Z.

This happened to an experienced driver at Lightning a few weeks ago. As the driver approached a hide speed turn and hit his brakes, a message came up on the dash to remind him that there was a malfunction and he should go to the dealer. How's that for courtesy?

Reserved for Don Panoz!

Hat Tip to Craig G.

We knew the Panoz chassis is fantastic. Now we know that Don Panoz is quite a guy too!

New Hampshire Motor Speedway: Slippery When Wet

Very tough weather conditions at NHMS yesterday! This was one of at least a dozen spinouts I saw during the day:

Turner Motorsport Closes Out The 2012 Season In Style

TMS/LRP Slo-Mo Season Finale Featurette from Veloz Media on Vimeo.

Love the opening frame in this featurette from Veloz Media! The 4-wheel drifts are really amazing in slow-mo!

The Nissan Delta Wing Gets Punted Again

This accident at Road America looks eerily similar to the one at Le Mans earlier this year.

Mt Philo Crash: "It Had To Happen Some Time."

First big hillclimb crash for my friend Jamie Melhuish who had earlier this year conquered Pikes Peak (here are Part I and Part II of that fantastic run).

BMW CCA Boston Autocross Event 7: "A Binder Full of...Cars"

Any more fun that this and they'd have to put Mark in a straight jacket!

BMW CCA Boston Autocross Event 7: Onboard Video and Top 20 Times

The Evolution Of Rallying: Group B= Group BADASS

Hat Tip to Adam B.

Best of Kimi

2012 SCCA Solo Nationals: Fast Run on The East Course

Here is a fast run on the East Course at the 2012 SCCA Solo Nationals with Hank Wallace in his E36 M3:



I love the real estate that course designers have at their disposal but the course does not strike me as very exciting. How does it compare to a typical course at your local club's events?

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Watkins Glen - Where Is the Race Line? And the Rain Line?

I love this video from NASA's Thunder at the Glen race with Jamie Melhuish at the wheel.

Porsche Charges What for Wheel Accessories?!

From Porsche's site:

To put it in perspective, if you bought an $82k cake from Porsche, they would give you a "free" black and white Porsche logo. But if you wanted color on the cake, that would be at least a grand for this size logo:

Clever Advertising from TrackPro Advisors

Very clever advertising from TrackPro Advisors in this video. This is a new site that attempts to bring in the entire driving community together. Think of it as a social networking site for driving.

"A Pretty Technical Course by PCA Standards..."

Here is a video of the FTD run from the PCA NER autocross event this weekend. Based on feedback from the Porsche guys at the event, this was a "pretty technical course by PCA standards, but still not as technical as the BMW ones."

Hat Tip to Adam B.

The BEST rally video you will ever see (No music, RAW sound)

Crank up the volume and enjoy!

Hat Tip to Jamey F.

Fall

What a perfect day to get out and drive!

Road Signs to Help You with Holiday Travel

Good luck indeed!

My New Driving Buddy

The benefits are tremendous:

1. You can drive in the HOV Lane!
2. No self-respecting cop would ever pull you over for a violation!
3. If you need to make room between cars when switching lanes on the highway, you just wave Wario through the window.
4. You'd have a great instructor at the track. Guaranteed to get you a quick point-by. (And get the banana peels ready in case you need to force a point-by.

Name That Caption! (No. 28)

The debate is over: Air-cooled engines win!

If I Remodelled My House...

If I remodelled my house... I think I'd like it to look something like this:

 Comfortable living room seats for the guests...

More Pictures from The Spec Racer and Porsche 944 Crash at the 2012 NARRC Runoffs

More pictures have emerged of the Spec Racer and Porsche 944 crash at the 2012 NARRC Runoffs at Lime Rock Park covered here. These incredible pictures courtesy of JDS-Photos cover the incident from an entirely different angle:

All pictures by JDS-Photos

How Many Open Top Cars Can You Safely Fit on a Crowded Track?

This is an incredible video from the 2012 NARRC Runoffs (North Atlantic Road Racing Championships - a Northeast SCCA series) at Lime Rock Park.
 

Two SRF (Spec Racer Ford) cars went spinning right before the turn to the No-Name straight. The driver of the Miata in the video slowed down accordingly. But the driver of the blue #26 SRF who was following the Miata closely could not see the incident ahead and ran into the back of the Miata. Luckily, both drivers walked away.

Reportedly, the corner workers responded to both cars involved. The Porsche driver was extremely upset, unconcerned about his predicament but near tears thinking he'd injured or killed the SRF driver. The SRF driver was a bit shaken up, but had the presence of mind to ask about his missing GoPro that had been attached on the top of the roll hoop.