http://egarage.com Stories in Motion™ Wed, 16 Mar 2022 04:40:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.34 http://egarage.com/motorsports/bmw-m235ir/ http://egarage.com/motorsports/bmw-m235ir/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2016 16:47:49 +0000 http://egarage.com/?p=17002 Words | Photos: Drew Larrigan The 2016 BMW M235iR appeared for it’s first time in North America at the Pirelli World Challenge at the Circuit of Americas.  A grueling first taste of competition for the BMW. Classic BMW of Plano, Texas was the first USA race team to take delivery of the M235iR that competes … Continued]]> http://egarage.com/motorsports/bmw-m235ir/feed/ 0 http://egarage.com/car-profiles/ford-ranger-dakar/ http://egarage.com/car-profiles/ford-ranger-dakar/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2015 20:42:18 +0000 http://egarage.com/?p=16625 The Dakar Rally consists of 2,000+ kilometers of off=road timed sections in South America. We catch up with the Ford Ranger testing in the sand dunes of Argentina before the race. ]]> http://egarage.com/car-profiles/ford-ranger-dakar/feed/ 1 http://egarage.com/events/blancpain-race-weekend/ http://egarage.com/events/blancpain-race-weekend/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2015 22:00:17 +0000 http://egarage.com/?p=15962 The Blancpain Endurance Series is an European championship of sports cars created by SRO Motosports Group (SRO for Stéphane Ratel Organisation) in 2011. ]]> http://egarage.com/events/blancpain-race-weekend/feed/ 1 http://egarage.com/events/drag-racing-down-under/ http://egarage.com/events/drag-racing-down-under/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:30:56 +0000 http://egarage.com/?p=15498 On the weekend of April 4-5, Meremere Dragway hosted the NZ Hot Rod Mag Club Champs and Auckland Performance Tuning Nostalgia Drags. This is easily one of my favorite events of the year and is the last big event on the New Zealand drag racing calendar for 2014-15 season. ]]> http://egarage.com/events/drag-racing-down-under/feed/ 1 http://egarage.com/car-profiles/michael-schumachers-ferrari-f1-2000-car/ http://egarage.com/car-profiles/michael-schumachers-ferrari-f1-2000-car/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2015 20:37:52 +0000 http://egarage.com/?p=15418 Our friend and photographer Jordan Cole down has a knack for uncovering all sorts of amazing cars from rare imports to hot rod madness, so when he emailed and asked if we would like to see some pictures of a former Michael Schumacher's Formula 1 car he just shot, we were eager to take a look. ]]> http://egarage.com/car-profiles/michael-schumachers-ferrari-f1-2000-car/feed/ 1 http://egarage.com/events/european-lemans-series/ http://egarage.com/events/european-lemans-series/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:31:11 +0000 http://egarage.com/?p=14197 After having fought all weekend on the warm Paul Ricard HTTT track it's time for the cars of the European LeMans to go back into the trucks, for the motorhomes to pack up, and for the racetrack employees to collect the last piece of tire's gum left on the track, and maybe for you to look at your pictures from this racing weekend quietly at home. ]]> http://egarage.com/events/european-lemans-series/feed/ 1 http://egarage.com/events/blancpain-super-trofeo-paul-ricard/ http://egarage.com/events/blancpain-super-trofeo-paul-ricard/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2014 15:29:53 +0000 http://egarage.com/?p=13642 Paul Ricard HTTT racetrack in the south of France welcomes a new series of the Blancpain race weekends, incorporating Blancpain Endurance Series and Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo. ]]> http://egarage.com/events/blancpain-super-trofeo-paul-ricard/feed/ 1 http://egarage.com/current-interests/2014-pikes-peak-international-hill-climb/ http://egarage.com/current-interests/2014-pikes-peak-international-hill-climb/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2014 05:23:14 +0000 http://egarage.com/?p=13545 The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) is a long-standing tradition in Colorado Springs and the second oldest motor sports event in the United States. ]]> http://egarage.com/current-interests/2014-pikes-peak-international-hill-climb/feed/ 3 http://egarage.com/current-interests/mclaren-650s-gt3/ http://egarage.com/current-interests/mclaren-650s-gt3/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2014 18:24:20 +0000 http://egarage.com/?p=13526 In the grounds of the famous Goodwood Estate, McLaren GT has today confirmed first details of the McLaren 650S GT3. Equipped with the latest generation of the award-winning, 3.8-litre McLaren V8 twin turbo ‘M838T’ engine. ]]> http://egarage.com/current-interests/mclaren-650s-gt3/feed/ 1 http://egarage.com/motorsports/2014-formula-drift-long-beach/ http://egarage.com/motorsports/2014-formula-drift-long-beach/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2014 18:29:17 +0000 http://www.egarage.com/?p=12825 Formula Drift Long Beach - the 2014 season opener. I personally think it's the toughest course of the year. Its a mayhem of concrete and tire walls. It's a great road course for racing but for drifting it becomes an alley of distraction. ]]> http://egarage.com/motorsports/2014-formula-drift-long-beach/feed/ 0 http://egarage.com/car-profiles/tesla-model-s-ultimate-sports-car/ http://egarage.com/car-profiles/tesla-model-s-ultimate-sports-car/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2014 21:41:11 +0000 http://www.egarage.com/?p=12652 It's something that can only be described once you drive the Tesla Model S. Exhilarating, inspiring, thought provoking, and you just feel good, both from a philosophical and physical standpoint, driving the car. ]]> http://egarage.com/car-profiles/tesla-model-s-ultimate-sports-car/feed/ 0 http://egarage.com/current-interests/roush-fenway-racing/ http://egarage.com/current-interests/roush-fenway-racing/#comments Tue, 07 Jan 2014 19:14:28 +0000 http://www.egarage.com/?p=11946 Every Ford fan knows the name Jack Roush. For what has almost been 20 years, Roush Performance has been selling aftermarket performance parts for Ford. We invite you to journey 20 miles out of Charlotte and visit the showroom of Roush Fenway Racing in Concord, North Carolina. A free introduction into Roush Fenway NASCAR. ]]> http://egarage.com/current-interests/roush-fenway-racing/feed/ 0 http://egarage.com/motorsports/life-in-the-pits/ http://egarage.com/motorsports/life-in-the-pits/#comments Fri, 30 Aug 2013 18:00:50 +0000 http://www.egarage.com/?p=11272 The 2013 Monterey Motorsports Reunion is not just about owners and drivers reveling in iconic glory, Life in the pits sees thousands of men women and children acting as fans, students or future drivers. From tent to tent through the pits, cameras blaze from dusk til dawn immortalizing these stoic spartans of speed. This year we decided to focus on life in the pits. While seeing and hearing is believing, the smell of burnt oil, the aroma of race fuel reminds us that we are among true Automotive greatness.]]> http://egarage.com/motorsports/life-in-the-pits/feed/ 0 http://egarage.com/current-interests/vintage-formula-one-hot-laps-monaco/ http://egarage.com/current-interests/vintage-formula-one-hot-laps-monaco/#comments Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:17:51 +0000 http://www.egarage.com/?p=11047 Have you ever dreamed of doing hot laps at your favorite racetrack? Or had a night out on the city streets of Monaco in a Fiat wishing you were truly behind the wheel of a Ferrari F1? Let the shear awesome of this 1975 Vels Parnelli Jones Formula One that was once driven by Mario Andretti stretch its legs in Monaco for your pleasures.]]> http://egarage.com/current-interests/vintage-formula-one-hot-laps-monaco/feed/ 0 http://egarage.com/car-profiles/the-story-behind-the-american-flag-lamborghini/ http://egarage.com/car-profiles/the-story-behind-the-american-flag-lamborghini/#comments Thu, 08 Aug 2013 17:25:16 +0000 http://www.egarage.com/?p=10677 This story is about an Austrian racing an Italian supercar painted like the American flag. I am proud of my heritage, proud of the car I owned and proud of and thankful to the USA for providing me with the opportunity to do so.]]> http://egarage.com/car-profiles/the-story-behind-the-american-flag-lamborghini/feed/ 1 http://egarage.com/motorsports/formula-drift-long-beach-experience/ http://egarage.com/motorsports/formula-drift-long-beach-experience/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:38:02 +0000 http://www.egarage.com/?p=9555 Drifting has been with us in the States for over a decade now. As drifting began to gain popularity automotive enthusiasts thought it was a trend that would eventually disappear. With the help of Formula Drift, this sport is here to stay. Drifting has earned its name amongst the pages of motorsports. 2013 kicks off bright and early this past weekend with Formula Drift Long Beach Experience. All the drifters make sure everyone in Long Beach is awake by 9am. If your alarm clock did not wake you up, the roaring thunderous sounds of the V8's and screeching tires surely would.]]> http://egarage.com/motorsports/formula-drift-long-beach-experience/feed/ 0 http://egarage.com/events/2012-10000-tours/ http://egarage.com/events/2012-10000-tours/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:17:17 +0000 http://www.egarage.com/?p=7890 In spite of the name, "10,000 Tours", the older classic cars that participate in this event are not doing 10,000 circuit laps. This name is there to remind that most of the committed cars are old track machines, or classic GTs who hide the soul of a racer under their beautiful, protected shells. They have earned their time on the circuit, now is time to celebrate their history.]]> http://egarage.com/events/2012-10000-tours/feed/ 2 http://egarage.com/events/italian-grand-prix/ http://egarage.com/events/italian-grand-prix/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:13:04 +0000 http://www.egarage.com/?p=7755 The dichotomies of old and new at the Italian Grand Prix are everywhere. The modern track layout ducks and dives under and around the once famed and now historic parabolica ring—cracked and crumbling as Mother Nature re-grows around its aging surface.]]> http://egarage.com/events/italian-grand-prix/feed/ 1 http://egarage.com/events/lime-rock-historic-festival/ http://egarage.com/events/lime-rock-historic-festival/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:12:50 +0000 http://www.egarage.com/?p=7661 Cooper was born in 1987. Naturally, he began tagging along as I introduced my family to the sylvan setting of the 1.53-mile track located in Northwestern Connecticut. While the noise from engines bothered him at first, it wasn’t long before those very sounds enthralled him, and the Lime Rock Historic Festival became something we both looked forward to each year.]]> http://egarage.com/events/lime-rock-historic-festival/feed/ 0 http://egarage.com/events/90th-pikes-peak-international-hill-climb/ http://egarage.com/events/90th-pikes-peak-international-hill-climb/#comments Sat, 18 Aug 2012 15:49:25 +0000 http://www.egarage.com/?p=7279 David looks no different than any other day I have known him. He looks relaxed and cracks jokes with friends and family. David is a three time overall winner here and, should such a thing exist, the Donner name would appear frequently in the PPIHC history book. He takes his time as he settles into the snug little cockpit and makes sure everything is just right. A deep breath and then he puts the car into gear]]> http://egarage.com/events/90th-pikes-peak-international-hill-climb/feed/ 3 http://egarage.com/motorsports/2012-alms-lime-rock/ http://egarage.com/motorsports/2012-alms-lime-rock/#comments Sun, 29 Jul 2012 14:43:28 +0000 http://www.egarage.com/?p=7024 Lime Rock is one of the greatest spectator tracks in the series. Due to its length Lime Rock is easy to walk around and see the entire race from every angle. This contrasts drastically with Sebring and Road Atlanta where the tracks are so long and exhausting to walk around.]]> http://egarage.com/motorsports/2012-alms-lime-rock/feed/ 1 http://egarage.com/motorsports/blancpain-paul-ricard-circuit/ http://egarage.com/motorsports/blancpain-paul-ricard-circuit/#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2012 16:34:46 +0000 http://www.egarage.com/?p=6901   For the very first time, the Blancpain Endurance Series comes to Paul Ricard HTTT in Le Castellet, France. The timepiece manufacturer Blancpain sponsors the series which takes place on the most beautiful European racetracks and eGarage was there to capture it.]]> http://egarage.com/motorsports/blancpain-paul-ricard-circuit/feed/ 1 http://egarage.com/motorsports/corse-clienti-paul-ricard-circuit/ http://egarage.com/motorsports/corse-clienti-paul-ricard-circuit/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 04:47:14 +0000 http://www.egarage.com/?p=6888   The XX Progamme and Ferrari Corse Clienti has made its way to compete at Paul Ricard HTTT in Le Castellet, France. Where we saw a few new Ferrari 599xx EVO's join the FXX on track, as well as vintage F1's and a Ferrari 333SP. ]]> http://egarage.com/motorsports/corse-clienti-paul-ricard-circuit/feed/ 1 http://egarage.com/current-interests/carroll-shelby-tribute/ http://egarage.com/current-interests/carroll-shelby-tribute/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:42:15 +0000 http://www.egarage.com/?p=6810   To honor the passing of this American car icon, the entire event stopped for moment of silence… and then a moment of noise. Owners ran to their cars and were counted down from ten to one to start and revved their cars simultaneously. Within seconds all you could feel was the rumble of hundreds of Shelby engines in your ears. ]]> http://egarage.com/current-interests/carroll-shelby-tribute/feed/ 0 http://egarage.com/current-interests/le-mans-museum/ http://egarage.com/current-interests/le-mans-museum/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:54:43 +0000 http://www.egarage.com/?p=5819 24 Hrs of Le Mans is a magical event in which Motorsports overwhelms the city streets of a country town in France. Motorsports fans from all over the world flock to the city. Le Mans offers a slew of events for motorheads to attend prior to the race. One of which is the Le Mans Museum, or also known to most, Le Musee des 24 Heures. After the 2011 24 Le Mans, we stopped by the Museum to share our visit.]]> http://egarage.com/current-interests/le-mans-museum/feed/ 0