I’ve gotten a few texts and emails about what’s going on this weekend. What’s going on is cruise night! Wentzville, Missouri from 6pm -9pm there will be hundreds of bad ass rides out cruising. I will be doing tons of updates to our facebook page all night from the cruise so check in regularly.
I’ll be out with my IG shirt on so if you see me stop and say hello.
Jun 06
Rod Run Cruise Night in Wentzville tonight
Jun 05
Junkyard Cuda
The guys at Motor Trend don’t really need me to pimp their videos here on IG. They have nearly unlimited funds and all the fans in the world so you might be asking why show one of their videos. Well, it’s cool that’s why. They find an old Cuda, spruce it up a little. (Very little) and race with it. It’s all part of their roadkill series which is pretty good usually.
It’s a full episode so if you only have a minute or two you might want to wait until later. However it’s a fun watch so hit the jump and enjoy.
Jun 03
Cosworth Powered Subaru BRZ and Scion FRS
Cosworth will be familiar to anyone who is a fan of European cars. The legendary tuner of Fords has decided to change their business plan a bit. They will now be offering packages for cars though dealers that would retain factory warranties. The first two targets are the Subaru BRZ and Scion FRS (GT86).
The BRZ and FRS were always a tad under powered. It seems the focus was on balance and in the process the engineers forgot to add the go fast. Still both cars are great drives and it would seem Cosworth is going to solve the power problems. There will be many tier packages from mild to over 300hp. That will make these cars a force to be reckoned with as they are light and small.
Jun 02
Driven: C7 Corvette Stingray
I have gone on and on about the Corvette Stingray here on IG since it’s launch. Some of you might even be getting tired of it and that is completely understandable. However, thanks to a complete fluke and a very generous person I got to drive the newest Corvette for myself. I suppose one of those big time professional automotive journalists would go through and tell you the storied history of the Corvette from street to racing. I’m not going to do that because if you are here you probably know the Corvette has a rich history and you probably just want to know what the new one is like to drive.
Chevy says the C7 Corvette is the best one yet and I can now confirm that. The new Stingray is more refined, more substantial, and more upper crust. Is it possible that all the focus on refinement could hurt what matters most in a sports car? Does the C7 retain the large quantities of bad ass the C6 had? In short yes, but there is much more to the story.
May 30
Forza Motorsports 5 June DLC: Bondurant Car Pack
Since the inception of Forza Motorsports 5 fans have asked for the C7 Corvette. Finally Turn 10 comes through in the June DLC pack. The Bondurant Car Pack will feature 10 cars from various walks of the automobile world.
This months list included:
Corvette Stingray C7
Infiniti Dalara IPS Indy Light
Alfa Romeo SZ Zagato
Bentley Continental GT Speed
Fiat X1/9
Mazda MX5 Cup
Mini John Cooper Works GP
1970 Dodge Coronet Super Bee
Pontiac Solstice GXP
Abarth Fiat 131
Official Trailer after the jump.