Race Cars
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Friday Spotlight Feature: Project Cars – A deep dive into what makes the perfect project car
Let’s start with a mini recap of last week, who watched the super bowl?? In case you missed it, the LA Rams won, although it was a close game – 20-23. Better luck next time. But are you still interested in more super bowl after the game? Why not check out the blog post I wrote before this one called Best Car Commercials (Over the Years) From the Super Bowl Let me know what you think on the social media pages or by leaving comments on the post. But enough super bowl talk for now at least, why don’t we get into this week’s post? I promise it will be…
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The Honda Indy Toronto (Originally known as the Molson Indy Toronto)
Street racing (safely of course) finally meets city streets. The Honda Indy Toronto is a 2.84km (1.755 mile), 11 turn temporary street course located in Downtown Toronto. The track itself is constructed throughout and around the Exhibition Place grounds and uses Lake Shore Boulevard as the backstretch. Street racing in Toronto has a long history, with the first street race (ever!) taking place in Toronto in 1986. Records were set during these races that would still be recognized years later down the road. In 1996, Andre Ribeiro set the fastest pole speed with an average speed of 110.616 miles per hour (registered on the streets of Toronto). In 1999, Gil…
