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Holden Dealer Team brings out VE Retro Commodore

Rocky — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 01:20:28 +0000

Filed under: Motorsports, Classics, Sedan, Performance, Holden, Australia

While the Holden Commodore VE had a rather short visit to the U.S. in the form of the Pontiac G8, it’s still in production Down Under – and still a worthy platform for hotted-up special editions. This one comes from none other than Holden Dealer Team, the revived tuner once owned by Aussie racing legend Peter Brock.

The theme here is a time machine tribute to the 1986 Holden Commodore VL Group A Plus Pack, the car that led to Brock famously severing his ties with Holden. The row was the result of Brock’s insistence in fitting an “Energy Polarizer” to the Plus Pack cars, a device containing crystals and magnets that the new age race driver claimed improved the performance of the cars through a process of molecular realignment.

Well, not only has the VL-series Group A look come back, but so too has the Energy Polarizer, one of which will be fitted to all 250 of the HDT VL Group A Plus Pack Heritage Series cars. Perhaps more importantly, these special HDT Commodores will receive a 470-horsepower, supercharged 6.0-liter LS V8. Other kit includes a Bilstein suspension package, complete body kit including hood scoop, Harrop performance braking package, 20-inch wheels, and a customized interior.

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Ford, Toyota to team up on hybrid trucks

Rocky — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:18:09 +0000

Ford and Toyota said Monday they plan to work together to develop a gas-electric hybrid system to power pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles.

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Team Lotus buys Caterham

Rocky — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:24:28 +0000

Lotus F1 team owner Tony Fernandes acquires British sportscar brand Caterham

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Red team back in black

Rocky — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 09:19:35 +0000

Holden fights back with a 2 million profit, ending five years of losses

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Porsche’s Walter Röhrl, Christian Geistdörfer team up 30 years later for Targa Tasmania

Rocky — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:25:14 +0000

Filed under: Motorsports, Classics, Coupe, Porsche, Australia, Racing

Walter Röhrl and Christian Geistdörfer with their 1981 Porsche 911 SC – Click above for high-res image gallery

Thirty years ago, Walter Röhrl and his co-driver Christian Geistdörfer very nearly won the San Remo Rally, after a comeback that would have been one for the ages. Röhrl and Geistdörfer were up against a field of faster, more powerful four-wheel-drive cars in their rear-wheel-drive Porsche 911 SC, and somehow managed to pull within an eyelash of victory.

Unfortunately, a broken driveshaft forced the pair to retire, leaving Michele Mouton’s Audi Quattro to run away with the race. Now, exactly thirty years after their heartbreak in San Remo, Röhrl and Geistdorfer are back in their 911 SC for the five-day, 2000-km Targa Tasmania. The rally starts today, and you can follow Röhrl and Geistdörfer’s progress here at Porsche UK.

The car that Röhrl drove in the 1981 San Remo rally was thrown together last minute because he was without a drive until just before the start of the race. The ill-fated San Remo run was the car’s only outing in professional competition. For this year’s Targa Tasmania, the car was found in a garage and restored to its 1981 competition specification.

Gallery: Rohrl-Gesitdorfer Porsche 911 SC

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