What’s it Like Driving a Mazda MX-5 Cup Car?
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This little roadster is absolutely brilliant.
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Get Behind the Wheel of the Ford GT Le Mans Race Car (in a Video Game…)
Forza 6 offers free download of Ford’s Le Mans GT race car
McLaren P1 GTR More Focused than Adderall Addict
McLaren’s track-focused P1 GTR is currently under development but the company just released information about the car’s race-ready interior.
Porsche Sued by Widow of Driver in Paul Walker Crash
Kristine Rodas, widow of Roger Rodas who was killed in the same fiery crash that claimed actor Paul Walker’s life late last year has filed a lawsuit against Porsche claiming the Carrera GT her husband was driving had a faulty suspension part, which resulted in the accident.
Porsche 919 Hybrid Racecar States its Case in New York
Naturally racecars are about maximum performance, neck-snapping acceleration, organ-bruising lateral grip and of course enough stopping power to rip the skin off your forehead. The Porsche 919 Hybrid is one such machine, but that’s not all.
James Hunt Getting Inducted into Motor Sport Hall of Fame
Later this month British racing legend James Hunt will be one of four drivers getting inducted into the Motor Sport Hall of Fame.
Formula E Building new HQ in UK at Donnington Park
Formula E is the FIA’s electric racing series and the global organization just announced that its new headquarters will be located at Donington Park Racing Circuit in the United Kingdom.
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R to Debut at Detroit Auto Show
As expected, Chevrolet Racing will be back in action for the 2014 season.
Mercedes CLA 45 AMG Racecar Concept Revealed in Frankfurt
Mercedes’ CLA is one of the most exciting vehicles to come from the Stuttgart, Germany-based automaker in years, and the ludicrously powerful AMG version is all the better. But cranking the knob to 11… and snapping it right off is the CLA 45 AMG Racecar Concept.
Porsche Launches Three New Driving Courses
Porsche is celebrating the 40th birthday of its RennSport (RS) line by launching three new driving courses at its Experience Centre located at Silverstone Circuit in the U.K.
DeltaWing Racer To Be Powered By Nissan
One of the most interesting race cars to ever come to life is the DeltaWing racer. Originally designed to be an innovative replacement for the IZOD Indy Car race series, this futuristic race car seems to have a found some new life. Originally, it was rejected by the Indy Car series, who opted to go...
Upgraded Porsche 911 GT3 R On Sale This November
While some may accuse Porsche for having the most lazy designers who rather than invent something completely different, just softly modify their cars year after year, the same cannot be said of its e ngineers. Its engineers are constantly trying to improve the cars dynamics, making it faster and handle better. Those in the market...
Aston Martin V12 Zagato Gets Green Light for Limited Production
When Aston Martin first unvieled the V12 Zagato coupe at the recent Villa d’Este concours event, the British exotic car manufacturer said this is just to celebrate the relationship between them and coachbuilder Zagato. They went onto say that just a racing version will be produced to take part in numerous endurance racing events this...
Lexus IS-F to Compete in European Superstars International Series
For a luxury brand to be taken seriously nowadays it is a must to go racing with its most potent family car. All the European luxury brands are heavily involved in racing series like DTM, BTCC and the FIA World Touring Car Championship, and their successes on the track are well decorated in showrooms, to...
Switec-Porsche 962C Is a Street Legal Race Car
We have featured some interesting used cars before, but this one might top them all. It is based on one of the most successful racing cars of all time, the Porsche 962C, and its transformation was done over at Switec in New Zealand over a four-year period by the Sauber F1 teams ex-chief engineer Ernest...
K-PAX To Enter Two Volvo C30’s In World Challenge Touring Car Racing
While the average person might think of Volvo as a safe, but boring brand, the truth is, Volvo has been involved in racing for a long time. In recent years, K-PAX Racing has successfully entered an S60 in the GT Class of the World Challenge Touring Car championship, winning both the driver’s and teams championship...
850-HP Nissan GT-R Powered Dacia Duster To Take On Pikes Peak
The Pikes Peak Hill Climb event attracts racers and car manufacturers from around the world. In the last quarter-century, the Germans, the Japanese and more recently the South Koreans have had a go in conquering this mountain, and now it looks like its Romania’s turn. Yea, Romania. Dacia might not be well know in America,...
Caterham Reveals All-New Model in Partnership With Lola [Video]
Detroit is not the only city currently hosting a motor show. Birmingham in the U.K. is also hosting an event: the Autosport International Motor Show. This show, however, focuses more on track day toys, and hence that’s why Caterham has launched their latest track day special there. Caterham’s first new car in 15-years (anyone remember...
Radical SR3 Gets 300-HP Ford EcoBoost Engine
If you like going around a track faster than just about anyone else, the Radical SR3 is the car for you. It is also currently the fastest ‘street-legal’ car to lap the 13-mile Nurburgring circuit in an incredible 6min 48 secs. For pure driving enthusiasts, the fact you can tweak this car in infinite ways...
GST Motorsports Sets New Super Lap Battle Record at Firebird Raceway
At this year’s Modified Magazine Tuner Shootout, the Super Lap Battle track record set by Crawford Performance last year was broken by driver Gary Sheehan in the GST Motorsports Subaru Impreza L. With famed Japanese Time Attack driver Tarzan Yamada behind the wheel, the Crawford Performance 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI set a lap record of 1:02.1...
Lamborghini Announces One–Make Racing Series
Following in the footsteps of Ferrari and its Challenge series, Lamborghini has decided to form its own one-make series using the successor to the Gallardo, the LP560. Called the Gallardo Super Trofeo, this complete racecar will make 570hp and weight significantly less than the street-going machine. Lamborghini will build just 30 of the spec cars...
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