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The VRSC was introduced in 2001 in a single model called the V-Rod aiming to compete against Japanese and American muscle bikes. The V-Rod's Revolution engine was developed for road use by Porsche Engineering with the aid of a few Harley-Davidson engineers [6] [7] [8] from Harley-Davidson's VR1000 V-twin racing bike engine.
MillenWorks, known as Rod Millen Motorsports until 2005, was an American automotive technology company started by Rod Millen in 1980. [2] The company began by preparing Millen's rally cars , and evolved into designing and building them. [ 3 ]
The fastest and most expensive Rod formula are the National Hot Rods (not to be confused with the American-based National Hot Rod Association) which use tube chassis, kevlar bodies and highly tuned 2 litre straight-4 engines. This formula also races in Ireland, continental Europe and South Africa. They have similarities with some of the more ...
Hot Rod is the oldest magazine devoted to hot rodding, having been published since January 1948. [2] [3] Robert E. Petersen founded the magazine and his Petersen Publishing Company was the original publisher. The first editor of Hot Rod was Wally Parks, who went on to found the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). [4]
The Goodguys Rod & Custom Association headquarters are located in a 10-story facility located at Texas Motor Speedway, overlooking Turn 2. Goodguys employs a team of 26 full-time staff members. The Goodguys organization through the years set up many programs to highlight young talents and builders such as the "Trendsetter Award" which was ...
Rod Hall (born 1937 or 1938 — died June 14, 2019) was an American professional off-road racer. He was inducted in the Off-road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2005. [ 1 ] He has spent his entire adult life around four-wheel-drive vehicles.
A car club or automotive enthusiast community is a group of people who share a common interest in motor vehicles. Car clubs are typically organized by enthusiasts around the type of vehicle (e.g. Chevrolet Corvette , Ford Mustang ), brand (e.g. Jeep ), or similar interest (e.g. off-roading ).
The first overhead camshaft (OHC) engine dates back to 1902, in the Marr; [13] however, use of this design was mostly limited to high-performance cars for many decades. OHC engines slowly became more common from the 1950s to the 1990s, and by the start of the 21st century, the majority of automotive engines (except for some North American V8 ...