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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:58:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.hfortysixit.com/hfortysixit-lapping-at-race-city-calgary-ab/ http://www.hfortysixit.com/hfortysixit-lapping-at-race-city-calgary-ab/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 05:07:20 +0000 hfortysixit http://www.hfortysixit.com/?p=2994 http://www.hfortysixit.com/hfortysixit-lapping-at-race-city-calgary-ab/feed/ 0 http://www.hfortysixit.com/renault-megane-3-rs-trophy-record-breaker-at-nurburgring/ http://www.hfortysixit.com/renault-megane-3-rs-trophy-record-breaker-at-nurburgring/#comments Sun, 19 Jun 2011 06:08:59 +0000 hfortysixit http://www.hfortysixit.com/?p=2984 http://www.hfortysixit.com/renault-megane-3-rs-trophy-record-breaker-at-nurburgring/feed/ 0 http://www.hfortysixit.com/alberta-solo-association-event-0/ http://www.hfortysixit.com/alberta-solo-association-event-0/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 06:24:41 +0000 hfortysixit http://www.hfortysixit.com/?p=2866 http://www.hfortysixit.com/alberta-solo-association-event-0/feed/ 0 http://www.hfortysixit.com/bridgestone-re-11-now-availabletirerackcom/ http://www.hfortysixit.com/bridgestone-re-11-now-availabletirerackcom/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:00:14 +0000 hfortysixit http://www.hfortysixit.com/?p=1096 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Bridgestone RE-11 Now Available@TireRack.com! So its been pretty quite on the car scene lately, but with some good news the brand new Bridgestone Potenza RE-11 is now available at Tirerack! Now the street touring battle is going to heat up for the new season. Its going to be a very interesting year. The Potenza RE-11 is an Extreme Performance Summer tire developed for enthusiastic sports car, sports coupe and performance sedan drivers. The Potenza RE-11 is designed to combine traction, handling and driving control with good noise and ride comfort. The Potenza RE-11 is tuned for dry and wet conditions, but like all summer tires is not intended to be driven in near-freezing temperatures, through snow or on ice. The Potenza RE-11 is the first Potenza street tire to incorporate Bridgestone’s 3D Seamless Stealth technology originally introduced in their Formula 1 and GP2 racing tires. The Potenza RE-11 features an asymmetric tread pattern that combines massive outboard independent shoulder blocks interlocked with a notched circumferential intermediate rib that provides the lateral stiffness needed to enhance steering response and increase dry cornering traction. Inboard, a continuous intermediate rib and notched shoulder rib are separated by wide, straight circumferential grooves that provide [...]]]> http://www.hfortysixit.com/bridgestone-re-11-now-availabletirerackcom/feed/ 1 http://www.hfortysixit.com/spoon-sports-nsx-r-gt-info-overload/ http://www.hfortysixit.com/spoon-sports-nsx-r-gt-info-overload/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:00:41 +0000 hfortysixit http://www.hfortysixit.com/?p=783 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Spoon Sports NSX-R GT Info Overload! Well if you haven’t heard the news about Spoon Sports NSX-R GT where have you been? Spoon Sports NSX-R GT could be possible the car to dethrone the Nissan Skyline GT-R. Its probably not the fairest comparison to date, but who said in racing things are fair? So what did Spoon Sports do to a NSX-R? Here is the list of mods: Engine NA 3.2 L , Approx. 300HP Turbo 3.0L Approx. 450HP Spoon Balanced and Blue printed Spoon Yellow valve Cover All internals are Spoon balanced Transmission 6-speed manual Option: Automatic Color White, Black, Yellow, Blue Available Type R colors Seats Type-R Red or Black Wheels F: TypeR 17”x 7 ½” R: TypeR 17”x 8 ½” Tires F: 215 40 17 R: 255 40 17 Bridgestone or BF Goodrich Air/Heat Type-R Standard LSD Type-R Standard Exhaust Spoon Dual Exhaust for NA Spoon Single Exhaust for Turbo Brake system Spoon Monoblock Calipers Spoon Large Rotors Spoon Brake pads Spoon Brake lines Suspension Spoon Custom Dampers Air duct Spoon Unicorn and sides air duct Front Bumper Spoon aero Rear Bumper Spoon aero Carpet Type-R Red or black Instruments Type-R Door interior panels Type-R Lighting and [...]]]> http://www.hfortysixit.com/spoon-sports-nsx-r-gt-info-overload/feed/ 0 http://www.hfortysixit.com/kumho-xs-is-finally-out/ http://www.hfortysixit.com/kumho-xs-is-finally-out/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:37:06 +0000 hfortysixit http://hfortysixit.wordpress.com/?p=445 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Kumho XS is finally out! Well its only a full season late, but finally Kumho brought out there STS tire. It will be not allowed into competition this year since it passed April 30/08 cutoff date. I hope reviews do come out soon for Kumho XS, but i doubt since the season just about over. Its going to be quite interesting since Bridgestone will be bringing there new RE-11 which is faster than the RE-01R. And now Kumho having the XS with claims faster the Azenis. The XS just might be slower than its rivals. Only testing will tell. HERE is specs on Kumho XS. Prices for the Kumho XS now at TIRERACK!]]> http://www.hfortysixit.com/kumho-xs-is-finally-out/feed/ 0 http://www.hfortysixit.com/bridgestone-re-01r-vs-re-11-video-revisited/ http://www.hfortysixit.com/bridgestone-re-01r-vs-re-11-video-revisited/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:28:24 +0000 hfortysixit http://hfortysixit.wordpress.com/?p=275 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Bridgestone RE-01R vs RE-11 Video! Revisited! Here is a video side by side comparsion of the Bridgestones RE-01R vs RE-11 on the same track(Tsukuba) with the same driver(Keichi Tsuchiya) . You can see that the RE-11 is a faster tire by 1.04 secs! Still no word on when the RE-11 is going to come to North America, but it shows lots of promise. The street tire battle is just warming up!]]> http://www.hfortysixit.com/bridgestone-re-01r-vs-re-11-video-revisited/feed/ 0 http://www.hfortysixit.com/tire-rack-tire-comparsion-dunlop-z1-star-spec-vs-bridgestone-re-01r-vs-hankook-rs-2-z212-vs-yokohama-advan-neova-ad07/ http://www.hfortysixit.com/tire-rack-tire-comparsion-dunlop-z1-star-spec-vs-bridgestone-re-01r-vs-hankook-rs-2-z212-vs-yokohama-advan-neova-ad07/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:53:44 +0000 hfortysixit http://hfortysixit.wordpress.com/?p=243 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Tire Rack tire comparsion – Dunlop Z1 Star Spec vs Bridgestone RE-01R vs Hankook RS-2 Z212 vs Yokohama Advan Neova AD07 Well what did i receive in my email inbox…a new tire comparison from our good friend at Tire Rack! I’m sure many of you get emails from Tire Rack as well. But if you didn’t here you go! Take a gander. Click HERE to the review!]]> http://www.hfortysixit.com/tire-rack-tire-comparsion-dunlop-z1-star-spec-vs-bridgestone-re-01r-vs-hankook-rs-2-z212-vs-yokohama-advan-neova-ad07/feed/ 1 http://www.hfortysixit.com/street-tire-ultimate-battle-bridgestone-re-11-vs-dunlop-direzza-sports-z1-star-spec-vs-toyo-proxes-r1r-vs-yokohama-advan-neova-ad07/ http://www.hfortysixit.com/street-tire-ultimate-battle-bridgestone-re-11-vs-dunlop-direzza-sports-z1-star-spec-vs-toyo-proxes-r1r-vs-yokohama-advan-neova-ad07/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:51:37 +0000 hfortysixit http://hfortysixit.wordpress.com/?p=229 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Street Tire Ultimate Battle! Bridgestone RE-11 vs Dunlop Direzza Sports Z1 Star Spec vs Toyo Proxes R1R vs Yokohama Advan Neova AD07 About a month ago i posted a video of Bridgestone’s RE-01R vs RE-11. This time i’ve got a really great video! The ultimate street tire battle. Its an all-star cast! RE-11, Z1 *spec, R1R’s and AD07′s! To my knowledge its a spec miata that they are all driving. So its a pretty even playing field. Enough talking, on with the video! Click HERE!]]> http://www.hfortysixit.com/street-tire-ultimate-battle-bridgestone-re-11-vs-dunlop-direzza-sports-z1-star-spec-vs-toyo-proxes-r1r-vs-yokohama-advan-neova-ad07/feed/ 0 http://www.hfortysixit.com/challenge-cup-and-wcma-regional/ http://www.hfortysixit.com/challenge-cup-and-wcma-regional/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:54:50 +0000 hfortysixit http://hfortysixit.wordpress.com/?p=226 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Challenge Cup and WCMA Regional!!! Well again we have another installment of AutoX. This time it was a 2 day event. 1st day was a team event, consist of 4 members. 2nd day was a WCMA Regional event. This usually bring all drivers from across western Canada. From Manitoba to BC. We were lucky as the weather was not looking to good for either day, but lucky enough no rain!!! Yay!!! PIX!!! CLASS PAX RAW]]> http://www.hfortysixit.com/challenge-cup-and-wcma-regional/feed/ 0