Auto Body Gilroy News: 5-11-12

Carroll Shelby, Automotive Legend, Dead At 89 [Carroll Shelby]

Bill Cosby Tells A Great Carroll Shelby Story [Video]

I don’t know what’s funnier, that Bill Cosby bumped into Carroll Shelby in a grocery store back in 1966 or so, or that he wrote one of the greatest comedy bits (about cars) of all time about what happened next. More »

Learning to drive faster at the Simraceway Lancer Evolution Experience- CNET

(Credit: Antuan Goodwin/CNET)

The best mod that you can make to improve the performance of any car doesn’t happen in the engine bay or in the wheel wells. It happens in the cabin; and I’m not talking about a stereo upgrade, a Momo steering wheel, or racing bucket seats. I’m talking about boosting the performance of the boob sitting in the driver’s seat. Improving your skill as a driver will allow you to pull the most performance out of any mod that you make to the car you’re currently driving and it’s transferable to any other car you drive in the future.

One way to make that driver improvement is through trial and error; another is to practice in a racing simulator game such as Simraceway, Gran Turismo, or Forza Motorsport. However, the best and fastest way to improve your driving skills is to enroll in a performance driving school, which is why after 25 years behind the wheel and almost half a decade of reviewing cars, I still jumped at the chance to check out the Simraceway Lancer Evolution Experience at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.

Simraceway, a name that you may recognize from the … [Read more]

More Than 1,700 Exhibitors Confirm Booth Space for 2012 SEMA Show – BodyShopBusiness

Thursday, May 10, 2012 11:05:20 AM

More than 1,700 exhibitors have confirmed booth space for the 2012 SEMA Show slated for Oct. 30-Nov. 2 in Las Vegas. These exhibitors will select…