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Jesse James Wrecks Supercar in Austin

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Jesse James Hennessey GT1000

Jesse James Hennessey GT1000

A few days ago we saw the headline of a Ford GT crashed into the backyard of a residence in in Austin. Jalopnik has done some digging and has all but confirmed that this Ford GT is Jesse James’ 1000 hp Hennessey GT. They have recently got a quote from the Hennessey shop saying, “We’ve built a couple of vehicles for Jesse including our GT1000 twin turbo upgrade on his Ford GT. It’s nice to know that Jesse drives his Hennessey GT hard enough to find the limit. After all, if you don’t crash or break every now and then, you’re not going fast enough.”

Yes this is one reason we love the guys at Hennessey, but more to the point, was this Jesse James’ GT, and if so was he driving. Read what Jalopnik has uncovered and judge for yourself until we get more facts.

[source: jalopnik]

#7 the Ford GT

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Ford GT

This is the iconic American supercar that beat out Ferrari at Le Mans in the 60’s and reinvented itself for sale in 2005. The original GT40 was a purpose built race car that didn’t make much sense as an everyday car. Being only 40 inches tall, it was difficult for most to even fit in the race car. When Ford decided to reinvent the iconic car, they set out to make it a great road car over a race car. They succeeded, and put out a car that was so good even auto icons like Jeremy Clarkson bought into the action. Powered by a 5.4 liter Modular V8 that is all-aluminum with a Lysholm twin screw supercharger bolted to the top, the GT pushed 690 horsepower and 610 lbs-ft of torque. The GT’s engine was matched up with a Ricardo six-speed manual transmission and featured a limited-slip differential.

The Ford GT has proved itself on the road, but has yet to prove itself on the track which is understandable considering this car wasn’t meant to be a race car. it is, however, a fantastic American Supercar.

1069 Ford GT40 Raceing

Ford GT Interior

Saleen's Ford GT – not in Texas but worth checking out!

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Saleen Ford GT

Saleen Ford GT

Only every once in a while does an opportunity like this come up. It’s not everyday an automotive icon sells one of his great cars from his own personal collection, but Steve Saleen has announced that his personal Ford GT will be up for auction.
This Ford GT isn’t just the standard factory car, as you might imagine. Built as a prototype, number five of nine built, this car is not titled and was made Saleen’s after his work on the project. It is said to have a hand-built twin-screw supercharger bolted to the famous 5.4 liter engine, the only prototype to have such a setup.

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The Epic Battle: Mustang vs. Camaro w/video

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2010 Camaro SS vs. 2010 Mustang GT

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2010 Mustang GT vs 2010 Camaro SS



Some wars have been waging since the dawn of society with race vs. race, religion vs. religion, king vs. king. Other battles that are more short-lived but still remembered to this day like the Battle of the Alamo or the Battle of Waterloo. We just stumbled into such a battle that’s been waging on the streets for almost 50 years now. There has always been that epic battle between the Camaro and the Mustang spanning back to the late 60′s and revived today. This week at txGarage we were able to get a hold of a 2010 Camaro 2SS and a 2010 Mustang GT Premium, what else is there to do but race! Continue reading →

Corvette C6.R GT2 American Le Mans

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source AMLS Corvette C6.R GT2 Class

source: American Le Mans Corvette C6.R GT2 Class

I have been following the American Le Mans Series for a while now and love the excitement of the race. With four classes racing on the track at the same time and 12 hour to 24 hour endurance racing it’s loaded up with what car guys want to see. For the last year and this season the GT1 class has been mostly uncontested as the Corvette team in the C6.R has dominated in the American Le Mans.  Right in time for GM to announce its financial trouble and looming bankruptcy the Corvette team was announcing that it was pulling out of the GT1 class to run in the GT2 class. When the team finished its last race, at Sebring as a GT1 car, there had been speculation if they would even enter back in as GT2. With all the news about GM pulling funding to racing programs and filling bankruptcy their speculation was well deserved.

Then the announcement came today, They are Back! The Corvette team has officially entered in the Mid-Ohio race as a GT2 class racing with more competition with the likes of Porsche, Aston, Panoz, Ford GT, and Ferrari. This does leave the GT1 class empty and brings the American Le Mans down to 3 classes racing, but most enthusiast welcome this change as there will be more competition and fun.

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Hennessey Performance News

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When you think of the King of Kings in American after market powerhouse cars you have to consider our very own Houston based Hennessey Performance. With products ranging from Viper, Challenger, Camaro, Corvette, CTS-V, Charger, 300C, Ford GT, GTR’s,  and even working on their own concept super car  it is easy to see how they made this name for themselves. Not only are they producing great new power and designs with the new Camaro they have gone crazy fitting the LS9, Corvette ZR-1, motor into the Camaro pushing 705 horsepower and 717 lb-ft torque.

This car is insane! And we will be keeping you updated on all new news regarding this car! Here are a few Pics and a nice Video. Check out Hennessey’s site at http://www.hennesseyperformance.com

 

2010 HPE700 Camaro

2010 HPE700 Camaro

2010 HPE700 Camaro

2010 HPE700 Camaro

World\’s First LS9 Powered 2010 Camaro SS