Barzillai
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10. Porsche 917/30 - in terms of sheer power and dominance it would rank much higher on this list... but run for just 1973 pushes it down quite a bit. But would have to be on any list of best race cars, which is why it just nudged ahead of so many other deserving entries for the tenth spot.
9. Chaparral 2J - another dominant Can Am car. Very inventive even if this particular avenue for downforce is forever lost in modern regulations.
8. Auto Union C V16 - when looking at the sheer power of these old cars, and the amount of rubber they drove on, one has to seriously wonder just how brave (insane) those drivers were.
7. Porsche 908/3 - a hard choice, including this but not the 917k! Both shared the same basic chassis design (although in different scale). The 908/3's lightweight, nimbleness, and success at the punishing Nordschleife give it the edge.
6. 1962 Keith Black Top Fuel Dragster - driven by Don Prudhomme, this car racked up a record 236 wins (only 7 losses). As the single winningest car in pro racing, it has to be on the list!
5. Mclaren MP4/4 - 15 of 16 races were wins. The last and the best of the turbo F1 cars!
4. Jaguar C-Type - fast and beautiful. Images of these racing down the Mulsanne straight are among the most iconic images in motorsports.
3. Audi R8 - a new version of the old Silver Arrows? Successful and beautiful and massively ahead of the competition.
2. Ferrari F2002 - very successful, but much more than a minor evolution from the F2001. Some major advances and a car that would form the basis for the next two very successful Ferrari efforts.
1. Porsche 956/962 - hard to argue with that much success! And over a period spanning more than 10 years! An easy choice for number 1.
10. Porsche 917/30 - in terms of sheer power and dominance it would rank much higher on this list... but run for just 1973 pushes it down quite a bit. But would have to be on any list of best race cars, which is why it just nudged ahead of so many other deserving entries for the tenth spot.
9. Chaparral 2J - another dominant Can Am car. Very inventive even if this particular avenue for downforce is forever lost in modern regulations.
8. Auto Union C V16 - when looking at the sheer power of these old cars, and the amount of rubber they drove on, one has to seriously wonder just how brave (insane) those drivers were.
7. Porsche 908/3 - a hard choice, including this but not the 917k! Both shared the same basic chassis design (although in different scale). The 908/3's lightweight, nimbleness, and success at the punishing Nordschleife give it the edge.
6. 1962 Keith Black Top Fuel Dragster - driven by Don Prudhomme, this car racked up a record 236 wins (only 7 losses). As the single winningest car in pro racing, it has to be on the list!
5. Mclaren MP4/4 - 15 of 16 races were wins. The last and the best of the turbo F1 cars!
4. Jaguar C-Type - fast and beautiful. Images of these racing down the Mulsanne straight are among the most iconic images in motorsports.
3. Audi R8 - a new version of the old Silver Arrows? Successful and beautiful and massively ahead of the competition.
2. Ferrari F2002 - very successful, but much more than a minor evolution from the F2001. Some major advances and a car that would form the basis for the next two very successful Ferrari efforts.
1. Porsche 956/962 - hard to argue with that much success! And over a period spanning more than 10 years! An easy choice for number 1.
Car Racing?
kitty
Hey, i'm upgrading myself for my belove bf.he is a car racer.i want to learn more about car racing and street racing.where can i get those article??
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Try magazines. Here are some of the websites for my favorite ones that cater to different sorts of racing:
Grassroots Motorsports http://www.grassrootsmotorsports.com/ Covers ammatuer road racing, rally racing, and autocross. One of the more "serious" magazines - it gives a lot of ink to real race cars instead of show cars.
Sport Compact Car http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/ A magazine that mostly covers imports, with a lot of good technical information.
Car Craft http://www.carcraft.com Focuses on American V8 power and going fast on a low budget. Probably one of the most overtly about street racing.
Sometimes magazines will overhype things - I've tried to present some of the more hype-free ones, but even so, the cars there often are built by pros who know what they are doing, and home-built efforts to copy them sometimes fall short. I'd suggest paying a few visits in person to the local dragstrip. There you'll get to see how fast cars are in the real world - anybody who thinks his cold air intake and exhaust will give him 60 more horsepower is going to find out just what they really are good for when the light turns green.
Try magazines. Here are some of the websites for my favorite ones that cater to different sorts of racing:
Grassroots Motorsports http://www.grassrootsmotorsports.com/ Covers ammatuer road racing, rally racing, and autocross. One of the more "serious" magazines - it gives a lot of ink to real race cars instead of show cars.
Sport Compact Car http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/ A magazine that mostly covers imports, with a lot of good technical information.
Car Craft http://www.carcraft.com Focuses on American V8 power and going fast on a low budget. Probably one of the most overtly about street racing.
Sometimes magazines will overhype things - I've tried to present some of the more hype-free ones, but even so, the cars there often are built by pros who know what they are doing, and home-built efforts to copy them sometimes fall short. I'd suggest paying a few visits in person to the local dragstrip. There you'll get to see how fast cars are in the real world - anybody who thinks his cold air intake and exhaust will give him 60 more horsepower is going to find out just what they really are good for when the light turns green.
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