jorgedrift: abril 2012

DIOS BN Sports Demo Altezza

As requested by a few, new pics and spec on the BN Sports Alteazza.

(All spec is tbc, it was a few years since it was built so BN Sports arent 100% on it!)

ORC Clutch
Injectors and ECU normal (Needs setup before hard use!)
Aristo Pump

JIC Seats
Pivot Multi Meter
BN Aero Parts, colour and Stickers
Momo Stering Wheel
Gram Lights Wheels
Good Year Rev Spec Tyres
Grex Brakes
T67 Turbo Kit
Weld Engine Cover
Koyo Rad
Greddy intercooler
JIC Coilovers
Aftermarket Full Exhaust System

Cost over 3,000,000 to build, just needs some finishing to be one of the best Altezzas around.

JHONNATTAN CASTRO COMPETIRA EN FORMULA DRIFT!

Luego de lograr la corona de la Serie de Drift 2011, Jhonnattan Castro se prepara para convertirse en el primero dominicano que competirá en el Campeonato de Formula Drift en Estados Unidos, con lo que sigue haciendo historia de la mano del Team Progreso, a través del Banco del Progreso.

En lo que consideramos una de las ruedas de prensa mas divertidas que hemos asistido, el Team Progreso anuncio su programa de trabajo para todo el 2012.

Nuestro gran amigo Alfredo Nin estaba a cargo de las palabras iniciales, donde hablo un poco de los inicios de Jhon y el Drift.

Jhon indicó que este año seguirá entrenando fuertemente para seguir demostrando su liderazgo en las carreras de esta disciplina.

Formula D es una de la mayor categoría de Drift en todo Estados Unidos y América. Jhon y el Team Progreso participará en los 7 Rounds de la Serie, inician en Long Beach este 6-7 de Abril.

El Auto a usar por Jhon es un 350Z con un motor V6 Turbo de unos 550 y con un equipo de trabajo compuesto por unas 5 personas.

La señora María Isabel Grullón, Vicepresidenta Adjunta de Comunicación y Asuntos Corporativos del Banco del Progreso destacó que Castro “ha demostrado consistencia, determinación, entrega y un espíritu competitivo, para lograr sus metas”.
“Esta nueva meta de Jhonnattan de convertirse en el primer dominicano en competir en una demostración de Drift en Estados Unidos, nos llena de satisfacción y nos indica que se trata de un profesional para el cual los retos representan nuevos logros en su carrera hacia el éxito”, enfatizó la señora Grullón.

“Para nosotros en el Banco del Progreso es gratificante apoyar a un joven que permanentemente ha dado muestras no sólo de su destreza en el volante, sino de su capacidad competitiva, de su espíritu emprendedor y sobre todo su pasión por hacer las cosas bien desde el primer momento”, enfatizó Grullón.

resumen de Jhon

Jaguar confirms F-Type coupe, AWD coming within two years

Shortly after Jaguar announced that the production F-Type will be coming to market in mid-2013, we sat down with Adrian Hallmark, Jaguar Global Brand Director, to discuss some of the finer points of the new sub-XK sports car. The F-Type is more or less the production version of the C-X16 concept that debuted at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, but instead of sticking to the concept's coupe body style, Jaguar said that the production F-Type will launch as a two-seat roadster. But that doesn't mean a coupe isn't coming.

"C-X16 was a vision car," Hallmark stated. The intent of C-X16 was to show off a new design language, and it's easier to completely realize the full capacity of a new styling direction on a coupe body style rather than on a roadster. But when we asked Hallmark about the possibility of a hardtop F-Type, his response was that Jaguar "certainly won't stick to just a convertible. If you get a convertible right, it's easy to do a coupe."

Jaguar's director of design, Ian Callum, added that there are no plans to offer a folding hardtop version of the F-Type roadster – it will use a standard soft top. A folding hardtop "would ruin the shape of the car," Callum told us.

As we reported earlier, the F-Type will use a new powertrain family, possibly previewed by the supercharged 3.0-liter V6 and electric motor combination found under the hood of the C-X16 concept. Hallmark stated that in terms of driver involvement and performance, the F-Type "will start where the XKR-S finishes, even with less power." In other words, the F-Type will be more of a focused sports car rather than a luxury GT. As for pricing, Hallmark stated that the F-Type will be priced below the XK but above competitors like the Porsche Boxster/Cayman, BMW Z4 and Mercedes-Benz SLK.

Moving away from the F-Type, Hallmark spoke briefly about plans to add all-wheel drive into the Jaguar lineup. "We're very interested in all-wheel drive," he stated, later adding that the company will likely offer it in its next-generation products rather than fitting it to the vehicles that are currently available. Hallmark assured us that it will be "not more than two years" until we see an all-wheel-drive Jag, and that prototype vehicles are already in the on-road testing phase.

Dodge Dart gears up for Pastrana's assault on RallyCross

Although we don't doubt it's been done, turning a Dodge Neon or Caliber into a race car would be a bit of a stretch. The Dart, however, is another beast entirely. So people stood up and noticed when Dodge announced it was fielding a competition version of its Alfa Romeo-based compact sedan – with no less prominent a performer than Travis Pastrana behind the wheel – in the Global RallyCross Championship.
Now the rally-spec Dart has debuted here under the bright lights of the New York Auto Show – all 600 horsepower of it. And as far as competition versions of Dodge economy sedans go, it sure looks the business. Especially since Alfa hasn't taken the Giulietta on which the Dart is based to any races we've seen, anyway. Check it out in our gallery of high-resolution photos from the Javitz