Merry Christmas!! Enjoy the last batch of the 2011 SEMA Show Girls brought to you by Richard Owen of Supercars.net.

[Source: Supercars.net]

Sorry this post is so late. There really is no excuse. Please enjoy these photos of female 2011 SEMA Show car models posing in front of various custom modified cars. You can click on the photos to view them full size. This years photos are again courtesy of Mr. Richard Owen of Supercars.net! Don’t forget to checkout last years 2010 SEMA Girls either

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The 2011 Dubai International Motor Show Photos opened yesterday and runs until November 14th. MadWhips contributor Tariq199 has just uploaded his first batch of his Day1 coverage for all of us to enjoy. Included are 3 Special Edition Bugatti Veyrons and custom modified supercars by Mansory, Hamann, AC Schnitzer, Gemballa and more. There are also a pair of Rolls Royce Phantom’s (Coupe & Drophead) with a 2300 diamonds (g color, vs clarity) “flying lady” hood ornament weighing in at 38.53 carats to celebrate her centenial!

Stay tuned and check back daily for more photo coverage of the show!

[Source: MadWhips.com]

Another year, another slow economy for the USA and specifically sunny Las Vegas, yet the 2011 SEMA Show Photos seems to be packed full of modified and exotic cars. It truly is something to visit SEMA, and see all the sweat, blood and money that goes into some of the custom cars and trucks at this show. Special thanks go out to my friend Richard Owen (founder of supercars.net) for these pictures and the rest to come this week!

[Source: MadWhips.com]

The 2011 Quail Motorsports Gathering took place on the green lawn of the Quail Lodge in Carmel Valley, California. There was a gathering of 10 Bugatti Veyrons, a special class dedicated to the Ferrari Superamerica and of course the crazy Pagani Zonda R. California this past August. Checkout all the photos thanks to Stephan Bauer!

[Source: Stephan Bauer via MadWhips.com]

This years 2011 Pebble Beach Concours was yet again another cloudy and dismal day in the otherwise sunny and beautiful Monterey California region. The weather didn’t hamper the mood as there were several new exotic supercars on the Concours d’Elegance. Click below for all the fun photos!

For more pictures, click on the thumb nail photo gallery below!

[Source: MadWhips.com]

This year marked the 20th anniversary of the McCalls Motorworks Revival private event at the Monterey Jet Center.Lotus debuted the Evora GTE Road Car Concept, Lamborghini had 2 LP700-4 Aventador’s, Hennessey also displayed their first Venom GT (destined for a domestic customer) and Aston Martin brought a bright red V12 Zagato. Full Photo Album: 2011 McCalls Monterey Jet Center Party Pics

[Source: Stephan Bauer via MadWhips.com]

Good morning beautiful sunny California! Today is day practice day before 2 days of races at the Laguna Seca 2011 Ferrari Racing Days at the Mazda Raceway in Monterey. I arrived in San Francisco yesterday and warmed up my 5DMKII by visiting Lamborghini San Francisco and Bentley San Francisco.

Among the Ferrari Racing events I am most excited to see the hardcore track only versions of the Ferrari 458, Ferrari FXX and Ferrari 599XX screaming around the track! Stay tuned for full video and photo coverage!

Ferrari Racing Days Schedule
round 1: 16 Feb-17 Feb 2011 Abu Dhabi
round 2: 29 Apr-01 May 2011 Infineon (USA)
round 3: 20–22 May 2011 Laguna Seca (USA)
round 4: 17–19 Jun 2011 Fuji (JPN)
round 5: 22–24 Jul 2011 Shanghai (CHN)
round 6: 02–04 Sep 2011 Zeltweg (AUT)
round 7: 19–20 Sep 2011 Spa (BEL)
round 8: TBD
World Final: TBD

[Source: MazdaRaceway.com, YouTube.com]

This upcoming Saturday February 26, 2011, Auto.ca is giving away 7000 FREE parking spaces at 7 Parking Green P’s Downtown Toronto! The following lots will be FREE PARKING from 7am to Midnight: 37 Queen Street (Queen & Victoria), 40 York Street (York & University), 323 Richmond (Richmond & Sherbourne), 37 Yorkville (Yorkville & Bay), 20 St. Andrews (Kensington Garage), 110 Queen Street (Nathan Phillips Square) and 2 Church Street (St. Lawrence Garage).

The Free Parking Day initiative coincides with the final weekend of the 2011 Canadian International AutoShow taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

SEE MAPS BELOW

[Source: www.Autos.ca/Freeparking]

Here’s the post most of you have been waiting for. The 2011 Tokyo Auto Salon Girls. Cheers.

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2011 Tokyo Auto Salon Photos



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Happy New Year everyone! 2011 is looking to be quite an interesting year with several awesome car shows on my calendar this year! I am starting off 2011 by heading out to Japan at noon today to visit one of my oldest and best friends Adrian Grey co-founder of SET JAPAN for yet another amazing 2 week Japanese adventure!

In addition to soaking up more Japanese culture, eating and drinking the best Sushi and Sake in the world and snowboarding in the mountains, I will be once again attending and covering the 2011 Tokyo Auto Salon!! Starting Friday, stay Tuned to CarZi.com and MadWhips.com for full event coverage like no one else on the web! Some of the coolest cars at the show were daily drivers parked in the Tokyo Auto Salon Makuhari Messe parking lot!

Interested in seeing the red carpet tour of Japan that Adrian hooks up?? Add me on Facebook!

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[Source: TokyoAutoSalon.com, WhipDaddy]

Congrats to Andrew Romanowski on his recent LCA appointment to be the President of the Lamborghini Club of America!! The LCA also recently launched a new campaign (that focuses on the heritage of the brand built by founder, Ferruccio Lamborghini) as well as a new website!

Seeing that I have been to the Ferrari Club of America’s annual meets for the last couple years, I figure this year I should make it to my first Lamborghini Club of America annual meet!

The campaign idea and website redesign was developed in partnership with Jill Sugita-Hulme, a brand marketing consultant, and her affiliated partners, Christian Seichrist and Alex Kim, working collaboratively with Automobili Lamborghini these past few months.

You will see many changes and improvements addressing your needs on the new website including:

-Improved User Experience
-Ability to Manage Your Membership Information Online
-More Up-to-Date Information on Lamborghini-Related Events and Runs
-Latest News from Automobili Lamborghini
-Comprehensive Lamborghini Marketplace
-Resource Locator Tools to Find Authorized Dealers and Affiliated Lamborghini Partners

If you are on the West Coast, don’t forget to checkout Cats Exotics for more than just your Lamborghini needs as they specialize in vehicles of all types, not just exotics.

If you are on the East coast give Brett David and his team @ Lamborghini Miami a call for your Lamborghini and exotic car needs!

[Source: LamborghiniClubAmerica.com]

What would any car show be without the Show Girls, Bikini Models & Booth Babes? Well it just wouldn’t be a car show worth attending now would it? Even though I was unable to attend the 2010 SEMA Show this year (thanks to a friends stag a couple weeks ago), my friend and rockstar photographer Mr. Richard Owen of Supercars.net who is in attendance was nice enough to provide me with a plethora of photos to try and cheer me (and you) up. Thanks Richard

Now will you all please stop sending me emails requesting SEMA Show GIRLS and just enjoy this years new crew!!!

[Source: Richard Owen]

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The brand new McLaren MP4-12C made it’s public world debut last week (July 2-4, 2010) at the 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Jenson Button (current F1 World Champion) and Lewis Hamilton (2008 F1 World Champion) entertained the crowds by driving an Orange McLaren Validation Prototype MP4-12C up the Goodwood Hill. In addition to the Validation Prototype on hand, it was also complimented by a MP4-12C rolling chassis which exposes the car’s frame and beautifully crafted carbon fiber tub. McLaren will start to ship out their new supercar from their factory in Woking, England next summer!

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RIP “Alexander Djordjevic. Famously known online as ‘VRAlexander’, Alex was a true motorsport enthousiast and a rockstar entrepreneur.

VRAlexander had a tragic accident at the 1st Annual Spectre 341 Challenge hill climb road race event this past weekend (June 26, 2010) in his Porsche 996TT. Very few facts are available at this time, however speculation and rumors suggest there might have been an engine fire failure coupled with a accident involving the non guardrail cliff.

VRAlexander Pictures and Video Links
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UPDATE (6-29-2010): Associated Press

VIRGINA CITY, Nev. — A Las Vegas race car driver was killed when his Porsche slid off a curvy, mountain highway that had been closed to traffic for a sanctioned against-the-clock race.

Alexander Djordjevic, 37, died Saturday afternoon while competing in the Speed by Spectre 341 Challenge near the historic mining town of Virginia City, Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Chuck Allen said Monday.

Djordjevic was wearing a seat belt and helmet. But Allen said his silver 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo was traveling at an “extremely high rate of speed” before it rolled down the embankment off state Highway 341, known as Geiger Grade, which connects Reno to Virginia City, around 4:50 p.m.

The sponsor, Spectre Performance, billed the race as pitting “the world’s fastest street cars against the clock in a full throttle blast up a mountain road.”

Djordjevic told KTVN-TV of Reno before the race that it was a “challenge to yourself and your street car to do well.”

The 5.2-mile stretch of highway was closed during the race, Allen said. The company secured the necessary state permit along with approval from Lyon and Storey counties, he said.

UPDATE (6-28-2010): Spectre Performance – Official statement

“After two days of fun and excitement, the 341 Challenge suffered a tragedy when VRAlexander was killed in an accident when he went off course.”

Alex came from an entrepreneurial background. Over the years, Alex had secured several patents and founded/co-founded dozens of business ventures. His rockstar entrepreneurial status was gained by 7 different corporations owned under his VC company stem from early Silicon Valley start ups to Vegas Casino, restaurant and bar venues. Him and his custom cars have been featured in Magazines and TV programs such as ‘PINKS’ and ‘Supercars Exposed’.

His latest philanthropic venture was the creation of the US Military Charity; a non-profit charity dedicated to help US military troops re-integrate to civilian life from overseas duties.

VRAlexander and Valentino Balboni

VRAlexander and Will Smith

THE 1st ANNUAL SPEED BY SPECTRE 341 CHALLENGE

Spectre Performance announces hill climb road race challenge where the fastest street cars on earth will race up infamous Nevada Highway 341

When: June 25-26, 2010
Where: Nevada Highway 341, South of Virginia City, NV

Ontario, Calif. (Feb. 5, 2010) – Spectre Performance is proud to announce the return of road racing competition to one of the most infamous and challenging mountain roads in America – Nevada Highway 341 – for The 1st annual Speed by Spectre 341 Challenge. The race, scheduled for June 25-26, 2010, will pit the world’s fastest street cars against the clock in a full-throttle blast up a mountain road, which will be closed to the public for the event. The challenge will include Pro-Touring Street Machines, European Exotics, and Highly-Tuned Imports competing for a chance to be crowned King of the Hill.

The Speed by Spectre 341 Challenge is a rare opportunity to drive flat-out on some of the most aggressive and challenging mountain roads in the country, without the worry of oncoming traffic or law enforcement. The course is 5.2 miles long with 22+ turns, a 1,216-foot rise in elevation, steep drop offs and no guardrails! Vehicles must be street-legal and registered. Tires must be DOT legal with at least 3/32? tread depth and a minimum 100 tread wear rating. Qualifying is scheduled for Friday, June 25th. Racing is set for Saturday the 26th.

“We are always looking for ways to go faster, to prove our parts at maximum velocity,” says Spectre Performance founder Amir Rosenbaum. “We autocross and road race our muscle cars and set a 330mph Land Speed Record at Bonneville last year; but to this day one of the most demanding and exhilarating events I’ve ever participated in was the Virginia City Hill Climb. The Speed by Spectre 341 Challenge will bring that excitement back, but with the addition of muscle, exotic and import cars competing against each other it will be an incredible event. We are also very lucky to have FM3 Marketing onboard to ensure everything runs smoothly.”

The original Virginia City Hill Climb was founded in 1972 and ran through 2002. Rosenbaum holds the all time record for the event, running the course in three minutes, ten seconds in a modified Ferrari F40. The Speed by Spectre 341 Challenge will also include a Media Shootout, pitting magazine editors against bloggers and forum members in a project car challenge. Invites will be issued soon and more information will be posted on the website in the coming weeks.

Celebrating its 27th anniversary, Spectre Performance designs, manufactures and sells high performance hpR™ air filters, ProFab™ cold air intakes and automotive accessories engineered and tested in the most extreme conditions on earth for maximum performance, durability and style. Look for Spectre products at all major automotive parts stores and performance part retailers. To learn more about The Speed by Spectre 341 Challenge or to find a dealer near you, visit us online at www.SpectrePerformance.com or: Spectre Performance, 1720 S. Carlos Ave. Ontario, CA 91761 or call (909) 673-9800.

[Source: TeamSpeed.com Tribute Thread, Autogespot.com, Google Hosted News]