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Graduating Bob Bondurant's Racing School

Bob Bondurant Grand Prix Racing School, KIT CAR, Corvette C6

The Formula Fords at the Bob Bondurant School of H

Posted June 13 2008 08:00 AM by AutoSmith

If you want to put your kit or replica on a racetrack, you should go to the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving to get the most out of your car and your racing abilities.

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Backdraft Racing Roadster Tested at KIT CAR Performance Day

Backdraft Racing Roadster, Cobra 427SC, Roush Engines

We became dizzy just watching the Backdraft Racing

Posted June 12 2008 09:00 AM by AutoSmith

We put a midnight blue Backdraft Racing roadster through its paces at the KIT CAR Performance Day.

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Shell Valley Cobra 427SC Tested at KIT CAR Performance Day

Shell Valley Cobra 427SC, KIT CAR Performance Day, Chevy

Dean applies big pressure to the whoa! pedal.

Posted June 11 2008 09:12 AM by AutoSmith

Dean Hornbacher's Shell Valley Cobra 427SC does have a big-block V-8 engine, but it's not from the Blue Oval.

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Row, Row, Row This GTM

GTM Mulsanne, Supercar, Factory Five Racing

Read all about Gary Cheney's Factory Five Racing G

Posted June 10 2008 08:49 AM by AutoSmith

Gary Cheney's Factory Five Racing GTM Mulsanne won the Sony Playstation GT award at the 2007 SEMA Show. You can read all about it in the July 2008 edition of KIT CAR. After reading the article, be sure to tell what you...

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First In GT III Category At '64 Le Mans

Shelby American Team, Daytona Coupe, Type 65

One of the cars that we tested at the '08 KIT CAR

Posted June 3 2008 03:00 PM by AutoSmith

The '64 Daytona Coupe with the following serial number, CSX 2299, won the GT III category at the prestigious "24 Hours of Le Mans" in 1964. Like this Factory Five Racing Type 65 Daytona Coupe, it wore the number 5 in its...

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Run 'N' Gun 2008 Is Coming Up

Run 'N' Gun, racing the clock, man and replicar are one

Run 'N' Gun 2008 promises to be the biggest and be

Posted May 28 2008 04:15 PM by AutoSmith

Run ‘N' Gun 2008, presented by Gateway International Raceway Park, will be held from October 8-11 at Gateway International Raceway, in Madison, Illinois. If you own or drive any replica automobile this...

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London Cobra Show Raises Money to Eradicate Cystic Fibrosis

Superformance Mk III, Raffle Car, London Cobra Show

The Superformance Mk III roadster was unveiled as

Posted May 21 2008 02:10 PM by AutoSmith

The London Cobra Show will take place from June 17 through June 22, 2008. Each year the Ohio Cobra Club puts on this event and raises money to help fund finding a cure for Cystic Fibrosis. One way that the OCC is able to...

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Westfield 11 Tested At KIT CAR Performance Day

British Sports Cars of the 1950's, Lotus 11, Colin Chapman

Nick Licata, editor of Camaro Performers, expertly

Posted May 20 2008 10:18 AM by AutoSmith

This week's KIT CAR Performance Day T-Shirt Giveaway contest trivia question is even easier than last week's question. If you look at last week's post, you'll see that no one answered the question! I was under the...

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This Week's KIT CAR Performance Day T-Shirt Question

Acceleration, Skid Pad, Slalom, Braking

Ace driver Nick Licata took the Superformance GT40

Posted May 13 2008 10:46 AM by AutoSmith

This week's KIT CAR Performance Day T-shirt contest question should be pretty darn easy for fans of the Ford GT40 and for racing fans. Here it is: The car in the photo is a replica of the Ford GT40 Mk II that won at the...

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KIT CAR Performance Day Giveaway T-Shirt Contest

Acceleration, Skid Pad, Slalom, Braking

Posted May 7 2008 09:04 AM by AutoSmith

We had a blast at the 2nd Annual KIT CAR Performance Day, held on the Monday following the AHA Knott's Berry Farm Show at the AMCI testing center on the El Toro Marine Base. Since even that immense space wasn't large...

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Testing A Shell Valley Cobra

Shell Valley Cobra 427SC, KIT CAR Performance Day

Mike Bell made his first run on the 420-foot slalo

Posted April 14 2008 08:07 AM by AutoSmith

You'll enjoy reading about Mike Bell and the Shell Valley Cobra 427SC that he built. Not only will we provide a full feature story on this Genesis aluminum big block powered Cobra, we tested the car at KIT CAR's first ever...

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KIT CAR Tests A Vintage Spyders' 550-S

Vintage Spyder 550-S, KIT CAR Performance Day, James Dean

Greg Leach, Vintage Spyders' owner, took on the sl

Posted April 7 2008 10:45 AM by AutoSmith

Watch for the KIT CAR Performance Day article on Vintage Spyders' 550-S. We put the Porsche replica through its paces in four categories: acceleration, braking, skidpad, and slalom. Find out how the sexy silver roadster...

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You Can't Catch This Mr. Jones!

GT Developments' GT40 Mk I, Dennis Jones, GT40, Racecar

Dennis Jones has a GT Developments GT40 Mk I that

Posted March 31 2008 12:23 PM by AutoSmith

You'll enjoy reading the story about Dennis Jones and his GT Developments GT40 Mk I. Watch for it in the May 2008 KIT CAR Magazine, which hits newsstands on Tuesday, April 1. This isn't an April Fools joke! If you're a...

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The Fastest Cobra Ever Is A Replicar

Kirkham Cobra 427SC, KMP 259, Morris Clement, Dick Smith

Morris Clement's Kirkham 427SC is a racecar pure a

Posted March 25 2008 04:20 PM by AutoSmith

Watch for Morris Clement's Kirkham 427SC in the May issue of KIT CAR. Is this the fastest Cobra ever? Read the article and judge for yourself. Don't worry. We'll tell you what we think.

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Henry Renaud's FFR GTM

Factory Five Racing, GTM, Mulsanne, Supercar, Superkitcar

Henry Renaud was a beta builder for Factory Five R

Posted March 20 2008 04:29 PM by AutoSmith

Watch for the multi-page feature article on Henry Renaud's Factory Five Racing GTM in the May 2008 issue of KIT CAR. Henry was a beta-builder of the GTM for Factory Five Racing. You'll enjoy reading about some of the nice...

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