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6 days ago | grassrootsmotorsports.com | J.A. Ackley

Mini JCW Countryman: Do we need a Mini SUV? Yes, but …By J.A. AckleyEveryone from Toyota to Lamborghini has at least one SUV in its lineup, so do we really need another one with the Mini JCW Countryman All4? The answer is yes, and here’s why. Let’s first compare the new JCW Countryman SUV to the old JCW wagon. It’s 3.9 inches taller, 0.9 inches wider, 5.3 inches longer, but somehow just 91 pounds heavier than the outgoing wagon model. It’s got 11 more horses at 312 but also 36 lb.-ft.

1 week ago | grassrootsmotorsports.com | Colin Wood

[Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the May 2008 issue of Grassroots Motorsports.]Never underestimate the power of a plan, particularly in competition. Every team that competes in our $200X Challenge events does so with some degree of premeditated intent. One peek at the Spotter’s Guide shows that the complexity of these schemes varies greatly from one team to another.

1 week ago | grassrootsmotorsports.com | Colin Wood |Tony Sestito |David S. Wallens |James Wood

Update by James Wood to the Mazda RX-7 project car Apr 17, 2025 | Mazda, Mazda RX-7, Engine Building Photography by James Wood It started like most of my worst ideas do: sitting in the garage, staring at the empty engine bay of my RX-7, sipping cold coffee and letting Marketplace get the best of me. I told myself I’d take my time. Be smart. Build the right motor for the right reasons. Cue: LY6. Six liters of truck-born fury. Iron block.

1 week ago | grassrootsmotorsports.com | David S. Wallens

Rand Pobst, a Mustang and two novices itching for seat time: the outcome? During our time at the official GRM test track, the Florida International Rally & Motorsport Park, an opportunity arose for Chris Tropea, fellow GRM staffer, and I to get one-on-one driving lessons in our Club Spec Mustang GT project car. From who? None other than pro driver Randy Pobst.

1 week ago | grassrootsmotorsports.com | Chris Tropea

Why did we buy an S197 Ford Mustang–and why should you? Find out as we take our first laps in our own 2006 Mustang project car with GRM Tech Editor and Test Driver J.G. Pasterjak. More Like This Comments UltimaDork 4/11/25 2:15 p.m. In reply to Chris Tropea :Pffft............A Foxbody is superior in every way. Well expect may lap times, and maybe comfort, oh and maybe interior noise. But other than that a Foxbody is superior in every way.