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Custom Porsche 911s are almost as common as the cars themselves, but the W3 Triposto is not likely to be lumped in with the crowd. With a center-seated driving position, speedster profile and outlandish design, the Triposto is anything but common.

Built in 2005 by Clyde and Hugh Kwok, a father-son team behind Wingho Auto Classique, Inc. from Montreal, the fiberglass, carbon fiber and kevlar construction is not your typical garage-built fare either. Drawing on Clyde's background as an engineering professor and Hugh's talents as a race car driver, the duo bent their creative powers to the 911 platform with surprising results. The styling of... Custom Porsche 911s are almost as common as the cars themselves, but the W3 Triposto is not likely to be lumped in with the crowd. With a center-seated driving position, speedster profile and outlandish design, the Triposto is anything but common. Built in 2005 by Clyde and Hugh Kwok, a father-son team behind Wingho Auto Classique, Inc. from Montreal, the fiberglass, carbon fiber and kevlar construction is not your typical garage-built fare either. Drawing on Clyde's background as an engineering professor and Hugh's talents as a race car driver, the duo bent their creative powers to the 911 platform with surprising results. The styling of the car's various elements pays tribute to classics from Porsche's stables. The Triposto claims its 300hp (224kW) output and 2,310lb (1,050kg) dry weight is enough to drive it to 180mph (290km/h), but to put that to the test would require a good helmet and plenty of nerve, given the open cockpit and barely-there doors. Thanks to the three-position seating, those brave enough to put the power down can enjoy the stereophonic screams of their companions while taking in the fresh air. The car is available as a conversion to a range of donor cars with a price tag of $250,000 - edging into custom Ferrari or similar territory, but its apparently excellent build quality could make it a collectible. Via: JalopnikWingho W3 Triposto Read More

North America’s sole remaining F1 stage, the Canadian GP at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, has been left off next year’s calendar. After a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council on Tuesday, the sport's governing body issued an amended 18-race calendar, omitting the race previously scheduled for 7 June.

Instead, the Turkish grand prix has been moved from 9 August to June, creating a four week gap between the Hungarian GP on July 26 to the European GP on August 23.

This will be the first time since 1987 that the Canadian GP will not feature on the F1 calendar. The event, first held in 1967, was previously left off... North America’s sole remaining F1 stage, the Canadian GP at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, has been left off next year’s calendar. After a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council on Tuesday, the sport's governing body issued an amended 18-race calendar, omitting the race previously scheduled for 7 June. Instead, the Turkish grand prix has been moved from 9 August to June, creating a four week gap between the Hungarian GP on July 26 to the European GP on August 23. This will be the first time since 1987 that the Canadian GP will not feature on the F1 calendar. The event, first held in 1967, was previously left off the calendar 21 years ago because of a dispute over sponsorship. The reason the latest decision is rumored to be because of contractual problems between Circuit Gilles Villeneuve officials and commercial rights holder F1 management, reports the Associated Press. Canadian GP officials are yet to confirm the news. The lack of a North American F1 event could reignite the chance of the sport returning to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the United States, although F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has repeatedly stated that he is more interested in emerging markets. Another development that emerged from Tuesday’s meeting was a decision to allow "teams to equalize engine performance across the field for 2009, pending the introduction of cost-saving measures from 2010". FIA president Max Mosley was also given authority to negotiate with the F1 teams' alliance FOTA and introduce "radical measures to achieve a substantial reduction of costs in the championship from 2010". The revised 2009 F1 season is as follows: 29 March - Australia 5 April - Malaysia 19 April - Bahrain 10 May - Spain 24 May - Monaco 7 June - Turkey 21 June - Great Britain 28 June - France 12 July - Germany 26 July - Hungary 23 August - Europe (Valencia) 30 August - Belgium 13 September - Italy 27 September - Singapore 11 October - Japan 18 October - China 1 November - Brazil 15 November - Abu Dhabi Read More