http://txgarage.com – reviews, thoughts, news – for Texas Car Enthusiast Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:17:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://txgarage.com/the-camaro-is-back http://txgarage.com/the-camaro-is-back#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:19:11 +0000 adam_txGarage http://txgarage.com/?p=854

It has been a long time since we have seen a real race series pitting iconic American muscle cars against each other. The Camaro vs Mustang in American racing is what helped spark the muscle car revaluation in the late 60's. Seeing the classic dark blue Sunoco Chevy Camaro back to fight agains the Mustang in the Grand-Am KONI challenge brings us back to those iconic times.
We will get a chance to see these cars go head to head during the final round of the 2009 KONI Race at Virginia International Raceway. We don't expect the Camaro to have a spectacular showing against the seasoned Mustangs but it should still be a blast to watch. If you tune in you will also get the pleasure of watching them battle with the new M3's, Porsche's, GTI's, Miata's, and a Subaru Legacy. It is a great and exciting racing series.]]> http://txgarage.com/the-camaro-is-back/feed 0 http://txgarage.com/update-hennessey%e2%80%99s-ls9-camaro-ss-wvideo http://txgarage.com/update-hennessey%e2%80%99s-ls9-camaro-ss-wvideo#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:19:58 +0000 adam_txGarage http://txgarage.com/?p=754

Today we got to see new video of the overly insane project Hennessey has been working on. The first dyno pull to make it to YouTube with speaker busting exhaust notes and all. If you’ll take a second to remember why this project is so… well awesome, here you have a 2010 Camaro with a modified LS9 V8 engine named the Hennessey HPE700. LS9 you say? ]]> http://txgarage.com/update-hennessey%e2%80%99s-ls9-camaro-ss-wvideo/feed 0 http://txgarage.com/the-jay-leno-show-electric-focus http://txgarage.com/the-jay-leno-show-electric-focus#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:30:27 +0000 adam_txGarage http://txgarage.com/?p=711

One of the exciting segments coming out of the new Jay Leno Show has been named “Leno’s Green Car Challenge” and will feature a celebrity racing against the clock in an electric Ford Focus, as we reported here. We know that Drew Barrymore will get the first chance behind the wheel and we know that she will be driving the Focus around a make shift track outside of Leno’s studio. What we didn’t know was the specs and the looks of this Electric Focus.]]> http://txgarage.com/the-jay-leno-show-electric-focus/feed 0 http://txgarage.com/lotus-evora-type-124-endurance-racecar http://txgarage.com/lotus-evora-type-124-endurance-racecar#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:53:08 +0000 adam_txGarage http://txgarage.com/?p=691

As you may know Lotus is one of our favorite car manufactures, at txGarage, from the Elise and Exige to the Seven and the Carlton. Lotus has been making uncompromising sports cars since its Mk1 in 1948.]]> http://txgarage.com/lotus-evora-type-124-endurance-racecar/feed 0 http://txgarage.com/cool-car-spotting http://txgarage.com/cool-car-spotting#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:42:03 +0000 adam_txGarage http://txgarage.com/?p=611 http://txgarage.com/cool-car-spotting/feed 4 http://txgarage.com/road-race-motorsports-2010-sx4 http://txgarage.com/road-race-motorsports-2010-sx4#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:46:26 +0000 adam_txGarage http://txgarage.com/?p=591

 As you might or might not know a few of us here at txGarage helped design and build an SX4 Turbo for a local dealer, Chacon Suzuki, as a show car. You can check it out here, if you are interested in seeing our work. There are not many companies that make aftermarket parts for Suzuki cars, and when we built this car there was really only one, Road Race Motorsports.]]> http://txgarage.com/road-race-motorsports-2010-sx4/feed 3 http://txgarage.com/the-jay-leno-show http://txgarage.com/the-jay-leno-show#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:57:31 +0000 adam_txGarage http://txgarage.com/?p=533

A little bit about Jay Leno’s new show, called The Jay Leno Show, has been revealed. According to Jay they are going to have a segment challenging the gests racing against each other in “green cars”. Jay says, “You can see who is faster, Shaquille O’Neal or Cameron Diaz” can’t wait for that one.]]> http://txgarage.com/the-jay-leno-show/feed 3 http://txgarage.com/all-new-ferrari-458-italia http://txgarage.com/all-new-ferrari-458-italia#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:58:33 +0000 adam_txGarage http://txgarage.com/?p=461

 Italian Super Cars and Texas open roads have been living in harmony for decades now. From the racing Risi Competizione team in American LeMans based out of Houston to the plethora of well off enthusiast all around Texas. Well today is a day of excitement for these people as Ferrari comes out with their latest press release.]]> http://txgarage.com/all-new-ferrari-458-italia/feed 0 http://txgarage.com/suzuki_conquered_the_peak http://txgarage.com/suzuki_conquered_the_peak#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:47:15 +0000 adam_txGarage http://txgarage.com/?p=400

The legendary Pikes Peak run has wrapped up for another year with another victory for the Suzuki Team. They dropped the XL7 platform from last year for a “slightly” modified SX4 to take on the peak. The 873 horsepower machine was built on the base of a SX4 with a steel space frame, twin turbo H27A 2.7L V6 engine, 6 speed sequential gear box, AWD, and weighing in at 2469lbs. This car obviously doesn’t share much with the road going SX4, if anything, but it’s still a great win for the Suzuki Team with a crowded field.]]> http://txgarage.com/suzuki_conquered_the_peak/feed 2 http://txgarage.com/are-you-ready-for-summer-heat http://txgarage.com/are-you-ready-for-summer-heat#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:37:04 +0000 Toby http://txgarage.com/?p=304
The Apex Driving School located on the grounds of Motorsport Ranch are having BYOC (bring your own car) track events all summer. To kick this off they will be holding one July 19th and the next one on August 1st. Bring your car, bring your helmet and suit, and bring your A game! You can run five sessions for only $200.]]> http://txgarage.com/are-you-ready-for-summer-heat/feed 1