ShadowHuayra (HemiPower)

Despite taking both the inaugural and sophomore Formula Onedriver’s championships in 1950 and ‘51, Alfa Romeo have had a very off and on relationship with F1. Their first foray went spectacularly well with both Nino Farina (1950) and Juan Manuel Fangio (1951) taking the driver’s championships behind the wheel of the Alfa Romeo 158 and 159 respectively, which were powered by a very powerful 1.5L supercharged straight 8 which produced an astonishing 420hp.

From 1961 to 1965, Formula 1 had found itself in danger of losing it’s illustrious title as ‘The pinnacle of motorsport’ when the governing body the F édération I nternationale de l’ A utomobile had (for some unknown reason) reduced maximum engine capacity from 2.5L to a dimminutive 1.5L capacity, which had in essence demoted the sport to Formula 2 specifications. As the threat of ‘lesser’ sportscars and endurance prototypes becoming faster than F1 cars looked more and more like a reality, something drastic had to be done.

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In the world of the N ational A ssociation for S tock C ar A uto R acing, Rivalries between teams, manufacturers, drivers and even fans are not uncommon. After most of North America tuned in to watch the 1979 Daytona 500 (due to a snowstorm on the east cost), the nation watched Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison crash on the final lap of the 200 lap event, both would not finish the race.

For my attempt at this hashtag challenge, I’ll use the underappreciated Mk3 Ford Escort. Powertrain/Drivetrain will be kept in the Ford family, by using the 2.3L EcoBoost I4 engine usually found under the bonnet of the 2016 Ford Focus RS (or EcoBoost Mustang). The stock turbo will be exchanged in favor of a 36mm Garrett GT2860RS twin scroll turbine (with boost controller), stock internals will be replaced by a set of MAHLE forged pistons and a dry sump fitted The whole package will be assembled by M-Sport.

There’s a running joke involving the wayward handling of muscle cars from the 60s and 70s. "Muscle Cars can't go around corners" However, there is concrete evidence that these cast iron V8 powered lumps of steel and testosterone can in fact, go around corners. There was a racing series that existed in the heyday of muscle cars, it predominantly featured road courses and a special breed of muscle cars. It was called Trans Am.

It may seem hard to believe, but once upon a time, Rick Hendrick was a fresh face to the world of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. In 1984, Rick became a car owner in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series (Now Monster Energy Cup Series). His team, All-Star Racing (now the powerhouse Hendrick Motorsports) consisted of just 5 employees, rented equipment, 2 cars, and driver Geoff Bodine.