Limited-run Type 66 is the 1970s Can-Am race car Lotus never made

Fifty-three years ago, Lotus founder Colin Chapman set out to discover how Lotus design principles could be applied to a Can-Am Series race car. The long-time-coming result is a V8 known as the Type 66 – and only 10 of them are being built.Continue Rea… Continue reading Limited-run Type 66 is the 1970s Can-Am race car Lotus never made

Indian is now selling souped-up race cruisers for the … Closed road?

We laughed our heads off when we first heard about King of the Baggers racing. Giant, open-road touring sofas from Harley and Indian going head to head in a race series starting at Laguna Seca? It sounds as preposterous now as it did then.Continue Read… Continue reading Indian is now selling souped-up race cruisers for the … Closed road?

Radical sticks a Garrett turbo on its fastest SR-series racecar yet

Britain certainly has a nice little industry going producing super-lightweight racetrack cars. Between Radical, Caterham, BAC, Ariel, Ultima, Zenos and the odd dalliance by Lotus, the UK produces a staggering array of track-only and road/track toys wit… Continue reading Radical sticks a Garrett turbo on its fastest SR-series racecar yet