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Check out the Black Swan Porsche team as they dominated ALMS with fastest lap time, fastest practice time, and fastest qualifying lap at the Streets of Long Beach last weekend for the ALMS race. These guys ended up taking home first place with their gorgeous factory backed Porsche team and KW Suspension was on the scene to catch all the action of their winning program.

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Front Side 1:18 Maisto Diecast

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Front Side 1:18 Maisto Diecast

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Front with Doors Open at 1:18 Maisto Diecast

The guys at Maisto Toys sent me this present the other day that I wanted to share with you guys. It is from the Premiere Edition 1:18 diecasts which you can find online. I cannot even show you the box because I ripped it open so fast and promptly placed it to my desk instead of in my diecast car collection. The silver SLR McLaren has a hood and trunk that open and really is quite an amazing replica of the real car. The under hood work is fantastic and detailed showing the Mercedes 5.4L supercharged V8 engine. Add these 1:18 diecasts from Maisto Toys to your wish list!

If your in the area of Vista, California or looking for a solid Saturday morning driven then head over to HRE Wheels for quite an Open House. The Open House includes a factory tour showing how these wheels are designed, manufactured, and finished in house right here in California.

Where:
2611 Commerce Way Suite D
Vista, CA 92081

When:
Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Time:
7:30am to 11:30am

This video features Jeff Zwart’s attack on Pikes Peak with his Porsche GT3. He easily defeated Rhys Millen who was the class holder before him. The Porsche flew up the mountain in the Time Attack class and sounded great doing it. Check out the intense steering work he puts him when the cars goes onto dirt.

Check out the new Bentley Supersport exhaust, Dry Carbon Fiber Front Splitter, and Rear Duckbill Spoiler for the Bentley Supersport. This video shows of all the new items Technocraft has created for the car. The exhaust sound is shown from the back of the car, inside the car, and inside the car with windows up. Don’t miss these great products to upgrade your Bentley Supersport with.

Lamborghini Gallardo Downtown Los Angeles at Post LA Lakers Championship

What sheer stupidity broke out after the Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA championship after a close Game 7. If you were watching KTLA (I think, maybe KCAL) after the game you saw a helicopter view of this Lamborghini Gallardo getting destroyed. People threw safety cones at it, kicked it, put cones on it, and even jumped up and down on the back. They even boxed the car in forever not letting the driver leave the game area.

This was just one horrible example and the tactless Los Angeles Lakers fans. The Lamborghini probably suffered some of the most expensive damages due to it’s value but other cars got the worst of it. A taxi got burnt to the ground and other cars got windows busted along with other damage. If they do go for a three peat next year we put out a high advisory you leave anything you don’t want ruined at home. I recommend that you try the Metro to get to the game and back home or to your car. LAist has reported 38 arrests at this time. These events just show the real kind of crowds the NBA brings out. No wonder guys like Ron Artest are still in the sport.

Source: http://laist.com/2010/06/18/by_the_numbers_the_lakers_rowdy_cel.php?gallery0Pic=3#gallery

Black Xbox 360 with Kinect System

So at a private party in downtown Los Angeles we got to grab hold of the Xbox 360 new Kinect system. Forza Motorsport 3 created an interactive game where you race a Ferarri F458 Italia down a mountain pass and acquire points from passing people. You just simply put your hands at 10 and 2 and steer the Ferrari. The gas and brake operate by itself as your steer around the cars in the pass. It was great fun and we even managed to score 200,000 points which was higher than our Turn 10/Forza host. The game also had an interesting feature that let you literally do a 360 walk around of the car without your controller. You can open the doors, change the point, hop into the interior, and even crank the car without a controller and moving your hands. The game even lets you duck down to look at thing like the wheel of the vehicle. It is quite a unique feature and we cannot wait until it is made public for purchase.

Lamborghini Gallardo Twin Turbo in Flat Black

Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV at Underground Racing

Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Engine Bay with Twin Turbo Kit

Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Engine Bay with Twin Turbo Kit

Lamborghini Murcielago Engine Bay with Twin Turbo at Underground Racing

Lamborghini Murcielago Engine Bay with Twin Turbo at Underground Racing

Lamborghini Murcielago Engine Bay with Twin Turbo at Underground Racing

Lamborghini Gallardo Running a Parachute

Here are some snapshots of Underground Racing in Charlotte, North Carolina. They build up Lamborghini’s with twin turbo kits and currently are working on a Ferrari F-430 kit. We had some time to walk around the shop and snapped these photos for your pleasure. They are currently working on building a twin turbo kit for a Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV. I was told that the car might be at SEMA in a booth if it can be finished in time! Big thanks to everyone at Mobil 1 for giving us the opportunity to preview the shop on our trip to Charlotte, North Carolina.

Here is a cool Behind the Scenes Look at how they created the Lexus LF-A “Pitch” commercial you have been watching on television over the last few weeks. It’s a unique look into the Lexus super car and how it managed to shatter glass.