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5 days ago | 
grassrootsmotorsports.com | Colin Wood
If you’ve ever used a drill to turn a round hole into an oval–it’s okay to admit it–then you understand the basic theory behind a mill. As we explained in the last installment of “Making Stuff,” a lathe spins the work while holding the tool steady, while a mill spins the tool while holding the work steady. But what can you make with one? Well, nearly anything. Especially when it’s paired with a lathe, very few parts of a race car are off limits. Need to cut a keyway in that shaft?
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6 days ago | 
classicmotorsports.com | Colin Wood
What makes this Ferrari F40 more unique than most? It’s one of just 27 known road-going examples to have been turned into a race car. Okay, so that means it’s not a 100% genuine Competizione, but it does represent a rare opportunity to own a competition-spec Ferrari F40–and one with racing history, too.
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1 week ago | 
classicmotorsports.com | Colin Wood
Out of all the Ferrari 348s produced, just 10 were fitted with a Zagato body, and this TB is one of them. The “Zagato Elaborazione” version of the 348 received several cosmetic modifications including larger side intakes, a see-through glass engine cover, revised fog lights and taillights, OZ Racing Futura two-piece wheels and–our personal favorite–an electronically controlled rear spoiler.
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1 week ago | 
classicmotorsports.com | Colin Wood
In the market for an iconic Mercedes-Benz classic? You can’t go wrong with a 280 SL. This example is billed as a numbers-matching example that also features a well-documented history dating back to the late 1970s. More recently, the Pagado received new Coker white-line tires, replated front and rear bumpers, a new wood trim kit and fresh carpeting. Likewise, the underside of the car was dry-ice cleaned.
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1 week ago | 
grassrootsmotorsports.com | Colin Wood
For many of you, you’re either eyeing the calendar for the first track and autocross events of the year, or you’re still faced with the prospect of another few weeks of nothing while your world thaws out. Here in Florida, the “season” pretty much goes on year-round, even if we do complain about showing up to the track on a day in the 50s. Look, when the heaviest thing you own is a thin hoodie with your favorite band’s logo on it, you have a little bit different frame of reference.
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1 week ago | 
classicmotorsports.com | Colin Wood
Not just a rare and highly desirable Lamborghini Miura P400 SV, but a Monterey Car Week award-winner, too. In 2016, the Miura won the award for "Best Lamborghini" at the Concorso Italiano’s Miura 50th Anniversary celebration. Billed as retaining its numbers-matching engine, the SV is also noted to be factory equipped with both the "split-sump" lubrication system and air conditioning.
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1 week ago | 
grassrootsmotorsports.com | Tom Suddard |Andy Hollis |Colin Wood |David S. Wallens
By Tom Suddard May 6, 2025 | Hyundai, One Lap of America, Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Photography by Tom Suddard and Andy Hollis By Tom Suddard and Andy HollisBy day three, the Tire Rack One Lap of America Presented by Grassroots Motorsports was in full swing. Proven when we woke up, stared at the ceiling for a few minutes, and honestly couldn’t remember what city we were in. Oh, right.
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1 week ago | 
grassrootsmotorsports.com | Colin Wood
By David S. Wallens May 6, 2025 | Toyota, FX16, Toyota Corolla Photography courtesy Toyota unless otherwise credited Remember the Toyota Corolla FX16? We do. Heck, we even ran them as factory-backed magazine project cars, putting an up-and-coming autocrosser named Randy Pobst behind the wheel. The year was 1987.
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1 week ago | 
grassrootsmotorsports.com | Colin Wood |Coniglio Rampante |JG Pasterjak
You may recall our BMW sprung a leak recently. A boost leak to be precise. After several months of trouble-free operation, the silicone coupler between the Evolution Raceworks charge pipe leading from the turbo to the CSF intercooler inlet popped free. We reattached it, adjusting it a bit to better seat it on both tubes, then went on our way. But after … You may recall our BMW sprung a leak recently. A boost leak to be precise.
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1 week ago | 
classicmotorsports.com | Colin Wood
Upgrading a classic car doesn’t always mean increasing horsepower. Take, for example, this Series 1 E-type. Instead of chasing big power, the Jaguar was modified to improve drivability. In addition to a Retro Air Conditioning system, the Jaguar has been upgraded with a Tremec five-speed gearbox, aluminum radiator with electric fan, electronic ignition, a gear reduction starter and more. Some originality does remain as the car retains its numbers-matching cylinder head and engine block.
