Kia Racing – An Underdog Story

In November of 2009, Kia announced in a press conference at the SEMA Show that, in conjunction with Kinetic Motorsport of Atlanta, GA, they would enter competition in the 2010 season of the Grand Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Street Tuner class. Within three months, Kia and Kinetic had a brand new Forte Koup on track competing against Honda’s Civic Si, Mazda’s 3 and MX-5, and MINI Coopers.  In the third race of the 2011 they came away with their first victory.

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Complete Guide to SCCA Pro Racing Pirelli World Challenge

Motorsport season is in full swing. In an effort to provide better understanding of the various forms of road racing in North America we provide you with Complete Guides to each one. This week we look at SCCA Pro Racing Pirelli World Challenge.

Please check out other “Complete Guides” by Bradley Brownell:

• Complete Guide to American Le Mans Series,
• Complete Guide to the Indycar Series,
• Complete Guide to Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series

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Complete Guide to Grand Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge

The month of May is almost upon us and motorsports are in full swing. In an effort to provide better understanding of the various forms of road racing in North America and the world we have brought you the Complete Guide to American Le Mans Series, the Complete Guide to the Indycar Series, and Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series. We now look at the Grand Am Continental Tire Sport Car Challenge.

History:

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CTS-V Challenge is on Speed TV

No, I still do not have a write up from the event, but you can catch the special on Speed TV tonight at 9:30pm EST. I’d assume it will me more of a Cadillac infomercial than anything, but you will see my friend Mike talking and driving. The show will show what GM wants you to see and not what really happened, but we still had time and that’s what matters. If you miss it, don’t sweat it, they will rerun it.

Entered Bob Lutz’s CTS-V Challenge!

UPDATE – WE WERE SELECTED  TO GO AGAINST BOB LUTZ IN THE CTS-V.

Recently, GM started a new marketing campaign titled “May The Best Car Win”. As part of this campaign, General’s top CarGuy, Bob Lutz challenged the automotive journalists “to find a stock production sedan on the planet that could outperform the CTS-V on the track”. This challenge has been accepted by Jalopnik’s Wes Siler who will be driving a Jaguar XFR. The challenge was further opened to other participants and guess what? For the heck of it, my friend Mike and I have entered the contest to take on this challenge in a 2008 BMW M5! … Continue Reading