Brent Schultz talks about the sand-cast ECOtec head.

GM Racing Hosts ECOtec Race Engine Class

Recently, GM Racing hosted a class for engine builders, where we showed off our GM Racing Powertrain facility and all the cool things going on in the world of pro-level, turbo-charged ECOtec race engines.

We picked a few experienced engine builders to come out for the one-day class and passed along what we’ve learned from our more than five years of ECOtec engine development. read more...

Jason Hunt captured his second Pro FWD victory of the season at Atco, moving him up to second place in the overall points race.

NHRA Atco and NDRA St. Louis: Two Wins and a Record During a Long Weekend of Racing

It was a long, but great, weekend at Atco Raceway in Atco, NJ.

It started off on Thursday with Pro FWD driver Gary Gardella facing off against Air Race pilot Kirby Chambliss during the Red Bull Air & Asphalt project (see previous post) and ended with a race event win, two runners-up, and lots of great head-to-head racing.

The Pro FWD class offered another exciting battle to the finish. The top two Chevy Cobalt teams, with drivers Marty Ladwig and Jason Hunt, grappled with mechanical problems during the first two rounds of qualifying.

But, qualifying round three was fast for all the Chevy teams and resulted in a very tight ladder. Jason Hunt grabbed the number one spot with a 7.50-second run, followed by Gary Gardella (7.64) in the second spot, Marty Ladwig (7.65) in fourth, and Bryan Jimenez (7.89) in sixth. read more...

Kirby Chambliss and Gary Gardella squared off in unique fashion this week, pitting Gardella's Chevy Cobalt against Chambliss' Zivco EDGE airplane.

Champions Gary Gardella and Kirby Chambliss Face Off in Red Bull Air Race and Asphalt Event

Gary Gardella, driver of the Red Bull Pro FWD Chevy Cobalt and 2005 NDRA Pro 4 Champion, and Kirby Chambliss, pilot of the Red Bull Zivko EDGE and 2006 Red Bull Air Race world champion, competed for bragging rights Thursday at Atco Raceway.

Two days prior to the NHRA Sport Compact Drag Race here, the two experienced athletes arrived to test the limits of both air and asphalt.

Chambliss’ Zivko EDGE was at a power disadvantage to Gardella’s ECOtec-powered Chevy Cobalt, and so Chambliss was granted a running start. read more...