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Jul 24, 2008 - OC MAZDA - ocmazdaspeed.com

Here is my new site that I will be spending most of my time.

http://www.cardomain.com/id/ocmazdaspeed

If you have any further questions, please contact me at ocmazdaspeed@gmail.com

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Mar 25, 2008 - 2008 MAZDA LMP BP Yokohama B-K Lola LG

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Mar 21, 2008 - 1959 Aston Martin DBR1 Race Car

Picture of the day:

1959 Aston Martin DBR1 Race Car.

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Mar 13, 2008 - Past Research.

In 2000 I was a Senior in H.S. and in my third year working on engineering projects for fun.  What we did for a project was to build a battery powered car and race it against University students, we came in third that year under UCLA and some other big U that I dont remember... Not bad.  We designed it and the metal shop class fabricated it and the electronics class wired it up.

"The competition's goal is to complete as many laps as possible in one hour, racing around the track at speeds of 30 to 35 mph."

This was 8 years ago.  This boggles my mind why car makers "will not" release the technology for the economy and communitys to save money and have a more healthy enviroment.  Do you want to save money and live in a cleaner enviroment?  I do.  I am saying that they "will not" do this because I think that its either they are going to try and squeeze as much petrol based vehicles out as they can, or the oil companys are making it so they cant pop out these cars because they would loose billions. 

As high school students we built a car that lasted over an hour (more than enough time for me to get to work and back) and still... There is nothing "affordable" that I can think of that is street legal in california.  This to me is rediculous.  We even built an electric powered scooter.  Manufactures need to get on the ball with this kind of thing in a hurry.  Gas prices right now are stupid, just plain stupid.

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Mar 10, 2008 - DP1

My gosh this is amazing... The people at DP1 really know how to make a badass mini LMP.

Wheelbase: 80.5"
Length: 113"
Width: 71"
Height: 39" (top of rollbar)
Ground Clearance: 2.5"
Drivetrain: proprietary AWD system with chain drive and Quaife limited slip differentials
Chassis: carbon monocoque, quick-change bodywork
Wheels: 13x8 Tires: 225/45-13 Hoosier R6 or 20x8-13 race slicks
Engine: Custom 2800cc V8, 375hp @10,000 RPM, 220 lb-ft @6500 RPM
Gearbox: 5-speed sequential with reverse
Weight: 850lb
Power/weight: 970 hp/metric ton (2.25 lb/hp)



Projected price as of March 2007: $125,000
This is really an inspiration to me.  This is a perfect concept and think that this should become a class in racing ASAP...

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