Police Crash Evo

Police ceased the Mitsubishi Lancer evo for erratic driving from a 23 year old on suspicion of drink driving.

Two offices proceeded to take the car to be impounded, but ended up smashing through two front gardens.

In a statement police chief said “I can assure the local community that this incident will be rigorously investigated. I would like to apologise to residents if this incident has caused any problems or inconvenience.”

Funny how a drunk driver at least managed to keep the car on the road, i think the police should apologise to car lovers everywhere for destroying one of our truely loved rally machines…

Ferrari Recall 458 Italia

1,248 ferrari 458′s have been recalled due to the supercar catching fire.

A spokesperson for ferrari said “When the car is driven hard [so the exhaust is hot] in high ambient temperatures, the adhesive used in the wheelarch assembly can overheat and allow the heat shields to move around. In extreme cases, they touch the exhaust and the adhesive can begin to smoke and even potentially catch fire.”

Ferrari technicians claim to have a solution to the problem by replacing the ‘flammable’ adhesive with mechanical fasteners free of charge.

Personally i think thats the least they could do, imagine buying the car of your dreams and catching fire on a flying lap round Nurburgring! Not only would it nearly kill you, you’d also look like an ametuer..

BBC Lose Court Battle, Stig Revealed

Londons high court did not grant the BBC an injunction which would have stopped the puplication of racing driver… Ben Collins (dale said it was him years ago) Biography, revealing himself as The Stig.

Various statements have been made, all of which are boring except this one from James May “Obviously I’m now going to have to take some legal action of my own, because I have been the Stig for the past seven years, and I don’t know who this bloke is, who’s mincing around in the High Court pretending it’s him.”

First post of September kicks off with a video showing off many of the attractions of the VXR Power Festival. I think the video will be enjoyed by Vauxhall fans and also people who haven’t yet visited Silverstone. The video starts off on the motorway continuing all the way through to entering Silverstone’s car parking area, and then walking into the center of the circuit. Enjoy.

In the spirit of the VXR Festival this weekend at Silverstone, i have decided to take another look at one of my personal favorite supercar killers..

The VXR220.
Unfortunately i have not had the opportunity to drive one, and its one of my favourites because i think it is everything a sports car should be, lightweight Mid engine rear wheel drive, what more could you need for ultimate driving thrills?

VXR brand manager Stuart Harris said: ‘We want to make cars that are as much fun at 50mph as they are at 150, cars that you know are going to be fun after driving just 100 yards down the road.’

The VXR220 comes with an In-line 4-cyl, 1998cc Turbocharged Engine, 217bhp (220ps), 210lb ft of Torque, a 0 – 60mph time of 4.2 seconds and a top speed of 153mph.
Putting the power down is 5 spoke Speedline alloys in Satin Black with Yokohama A048R tyres to make the most of its poise and agility, which comes from uprated and lowered springs and uprated dampers.

All this speed is brought to a stop by vented and cross-drilled brakes 288mm all round with uprated brake pad material.
The VXR220 still looks modern with clean lines, matt black detailing on the rear spoiler, mirrors, windscreen surround, and Vauxhaul’s V grille it looks truely devilish.

Unfortunately only 60 was built at 30k each back in May 2004 and all sold out almost instantly.

In my eye’s this car wont ever age, its everything i want from a sports car, and i’ll let you know if i get to drive one this weekend.