Visit with SMS Supercars and SMS Superclub, and check out the new SMS 302 Mustangs at Oregon’s newest SMS Supercars dealer all weekend!
Mustang Wranglers of Oregon’s Ultimate Mustang & Ford Rally, Saturday August 14, 2010
Saturday, August 14 – 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. — during the awards ceremony of the Mustang Wranglers’ Ultimate Ford Rally. Visit with SMS Supercars and SMS Superclub, and check out the new SMS 302 Mustangs at Oregon’s newest SMS Supercars dealer.
Sunday, August 15, 9:00 – 3:00 p.m. — Special appearance by Steve Saleen! Visit with SMS Supercars and SMS Superclub, and check out the new SMS 302 Mustangs. Steve will sign autographs in the morning as well as the afternoon. There will also be an afternoon Saleen vehicle signature session.
Tentative, preliminary, and subject to change. Follow this thread for more details to be announced!
Here is a look at the new Series 6.5 Supercharger lid that will be available soon. Much better air flow with this over the standard series 6 lid. Center boss in the center blocking air is removed, and the air path is opened up the rest of the way through. Keep your eyes open for more test results and pricing soon!
As part of the 2010 Mustang Week festivities, Saleen Performance Vehicles will debut two “Mustang Week” commemorative editions of the 2011 Saleen S302 vehicle during the annual Mustang Week in Myrtle Beach, SC.
The Saleen S302 is based on the 2011 Ford Mustang 5.0 and builds on the Saleen tradition of offering limited-edition, high-performance vehicles for enthusiasts who are looking for an exhilarating driving experience, with refined drivability for real-world road conditions.
Available in both coupe and convertible body styles, the S302 boasts a premium level of design execution, both exterior and interior, with performance to match.
In addition to the 2011 Saleen S302, the high performance vehicle manufacturer will have seven vehicles on display at California Dreaming on Thursday, July 22 and in the Saleen Performance Vehicles display at Mustang Week. On display as part of the Saleen fleet will be two 2010 Saleen 435S and two S281 vehicles.
Saleen Performance Vehicles will use Mustang Week as the official launch of the 2010/2011 Saleen Speedlab parts catalog. The high performance vehicle manufacturer has hundreds of parts available to purchase. Ranging from Saleen decals to the latest suspension kit, the Saleen Speedlab parts are available for 2005-2010 model year Mustangs.
Visitors to the Saleen Performance Vehicles display at Mustang Week have the opportunity to win two Saleen Speedlab certificates. There will be drawings on Friday and Saturday for gift certificates valued at $302 a piece to be used at http://speedlab.saleen.com.
2010 Saleen S281
The 2010 Saleen S281, based on the 2010 Ford Mustang, displays a premium level of design consideration, both exterior and interior, with performance to match. It builds on the Saleen tradition of offering limited-edition, high-performance vehicles for enthusiasts who are looking for an exhilarating driving experience, with refined drivability for real-world road conditions.
The S281’s 4.6-liter V8 engine is equipped with a Saleen Series VI.5 twin-screw supercharger and dual-stage intercooler. It produces 485 hp and 460 lb.-ft. of torque, sent to the rear wheels through a short-throw, five-speed manual transmission and a limited-slip differential with 3.73:1 final drive ratio.
2010 Saleen 435S
As its first 2010 product, the Saleen 435S is based on the new 2010 Ford Mustang. The 435S debuted as part of the Special Vehicle Team Owners Association’s annual “Mustang Week” event in 2009.
The heart of the car’s performance is its 4.6-liter, 3-valve SOHC V8 engine, complete with a Saleen Series VI twin-screw supercharger and two-stage intercooler. This engine produces a vigorous 435 horsepower and 425 lb.-ft. of torque. It’s mated to a 5-speed manual transmission, and has a 3.73:1 rear axle ratio with limited-slip differential.
About Saleen Performance Vehicles
Saleen Performance Vehicles is a manufacturer of limited-edition, high-performance cars and trucks, headquartered in Pontiac, Michigan. Saleen vehicles embody sophistication in engineering, styling and performance, resulting in a dynamic driving experience that is both exhilarating and refined. Together with its sister companies, Control-Tec LLC, Power-Tec LLC and Arrow Racing, Saleen encompasses a broad range of capabilities and services in automotive design, development and manufacturing. For more information, please visit the Saleen Performance Vehicles website at www.saleen.com
By: MATT CAMPBELL on July 10, 2010
Original Article: AGE, THE (MELBOURNE)
High hopes. That pretty much sums up the American-designed Dagger GT concept car.
According to the car’s creators, TranStar, the Dagger GT aims to break all the rules on the way to becoming the fastest supercar in the world.
The company claims it will not quit until it achieves the following goals: a quarter-mile time of less than 6.7 seconds; record lap-times at the Nurburgring in Germany and Virginia International Raceway; a sub 1.5-second 0-100km/h time; and a top speed of more than 480km/h. Jeepers!
How does the Dagger GT aim to do all this? With a twin-turbo multi-fuel 9.4-litre V8 engine producing 1500kW of power and close to 2800Nm of torque, of course. All that gusto is sent to the rear wheels via a reinforced six-speed manual gearbox.
There will be a couple of different models of the Dagger available including a more comfort-focused version and a luxurious model called the GT-X. Each car will be hand-built and customized to the owner’s preferences — including colour, wheels and interior trim.
The car’s lead designer, Phil Frank, is well known in the ultra-fast car community — he also penned the LeMans-winning Saleen S7 supercar.
“It’s time to smile and have fun again,” the company exclaims. “This supercar is being specially designed to break all world records and to bring back the most popular class of race car: the unlimited class which has been regulated, restricted and compromised into extinction.”
TranStar says it plans to have five Daggers on the road next year, and three of them are already accounted for. The company plans to build 10 more cars in 2012, provided the first five examples are snapped up in time.
Possibly the maddest thing about the Dagger GT is that TranStar plans to offer this world-beating behemoth for just $US450,000 ($530,000). So it will be quicker than the recently crowned world’s fastest car – the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport – with a price-tag of about $3m less.
The Saleen Owners and Enthusiasts Club once again participated in the Carlisle All Ford Nationals in Pennsylvania.
WINNERS LIST FOR ALL-FORD NATIONALS 2010
R46 – 1984 – 1993 SALEEN
337 GLASMIRE, JAMES 1988 FORD MUSTANG FIRST PLACE
338 KOENIG, KEVIN 1993 FORD MUSTANG SALEEN SECOND PLACE
339 HITESHUE, JIM 1993 FORD SALEEN THIRD PLACE
R47 – 1994 – 2004 SALEEN
340 COFFEY, MARY SZANYI 2001 SALEEN MUSTANG FIRST PLACE
* Celebrity Pick Chosen By: Tony Day Saleen Club of America
341 PRIZER, SHAWN 2001 FORD MUSTANG SALEEN CPE SECOND PLACE
342 BECERRA, JOSE 1998 FORD MUSTANG SALEEN THIRD PLACE
R48 – 2005 & UP SALEEN
343 SIMMONS, MELISSA 2007 FORD SALEEN FIRST PLACE
344 FOULK, JEFFREY 2006 MUSTANG SALEEN SECOND PLACE
345 O SULLIVAN, MICHAEL 2006 SALEEN EXTREME THIRD PLACE
346 WOODS, MARCELLA 2008 FORD MUSTANG *SPECIAL AWARD*
* Celebrity Pick Chosen By: Bill Miller III Partner, Carlisle Events
Le Mans, France. The #50 Saleen S7R campaigned by Larbre Competition wins the last GT1 classification race to be held at the 78th running of 24 hours of Le Mans and takes its place in history.
Designer of the Saleen S7, Phil Frank celebrates the crowning achievement, “This is very proud moment for me, ten years ago I had just completed my design work on the S7, few people know the interesting story so I’ll share some of it here. I had been providing design consulting for Saleen for about seven years at the time, including two generations of Saleen Mustangs, a Saleen Explorer, a Saleen Focus and the Saleen SR Mustang race car. The later was the precursor to the S7, as it took more time to convert a Mustang into a true competition car than to start from a clean sheet of paper. And thus my design and development work began.”
Phil explains, “December 19, 1999, Portland, Oregon, the design work for the S7 officially began in my humble basement studio of my home. At the time I was employed by Nike Equipment as a watch designer, so my S7 design work took place during my second shift, from 9 PM to 1, 2 or even 3 AM, I knew it was time to sleep when the RML engineers in England responded instantly to my emails!
Phil continues, “For the next four months I pioneered and completed the first complete digital development of the body and interior of a production car, if you can believe it using Rhinoceros3D 1.0! We went from 3D data to production surfaces with just one 1:5 scale CNC model in between.”
August 19, 2000 the S7 debuted at Pebble Beach as the world’s fastest road car of its time, just eight short months after the initial sketches were put to paper, another amazing achievement. The S7R race version was introduced shortly afterwards in 2001, where it went on to win all four of the Championships in which it competed that year including: the driver’s championship of the American and European LeMans Series’, the American Grand Am Series and the FIA GT Championship.
“My congratulations to Jack Leconte and his Larbre Competition drivers Roland Bervillé, Julien Canal and Gabriele Gardel to this extraordinary achievement, you made me proud!” Phil Frank.
For more information on Phil Frank, please visit http://www.phil-frank.com
Orange County, California / LeMans, France. (June 13, 2010) Today, Steve Saleen, the man who founded Saleen, Inc, and who created America’s most successful racecar, the Saleen S7R, congratulated Larbre Competition boss Jack Leconte to winning the GT1 class of this year’s 24 hours of LeMans in the Saleen S7R.
Says Steve Saleen: “The Saleen S7R is the most successful racing car ever to come out of the United States. After having won at virtually every major race track in the world, the win at LeMans represents the crown of motor racing. We would like to congratulate Jack Leconte and his drivers Roland Bervillé, Julien Canal and Gabriele Gardel to this extraordinary achievement. The almost entirely trouble-free race for the Saleen S7R underlines the excellence of this almost ten year old design.”
The Saleen S7 was launched in August of 2000 at Pebble Beach by Steve Saleen as the world’s fastest road car of its time. The S7R race version was introduced shortly afterwards, winning in 2001 all of the four championships which it competed in: the driver’s championship of the American and European LeMans Series’, the American Grand Am Series and the FIA GT Championship. Since then, the S7R has competed in numerous races and championships and has won at least once in every year since. This year, team Larbre Competition competed in LeMans with the S7R in the GT1 class, where it won against the 2nd placed Corvette C6, an Aston Martin DBR9R on 3rd as well as the Lamborghini Murciélago and the Ford GT. Further information about the S7 and the S7R success can be found on Steve Saleen’s website www.smssupercars.com.
About Steve Saleen’s SMS Supercars – Speed, Science and Style
SMS Supercars, a company founded by renowned race driver and automotive icon Steve Saleen, is a manufacturer of high-end lifestyle performance vehicles, technical performance parts, lifestyle accessories and apparel. SMS Supercars designs, engineers, tests, certifies, manufactures and assembles all of its own products and vehicles. SMS Supercars’ first vehicles, the SMS 570 and SMS 570X Challenger were launched in early 2009, with the SMS 302 and 302SC Mustang models following in April of 2010. The SMS 620 and SMS 620X Camaro will complete the offering of SMS Signature Series vehicles in the summer of 2010.
