Racing

Mercedes-AMG has confirmed that a race car based on its new GT sports car will be launched in 2016 as a successor to the current SLS AMG GT3. The new race car will be known simply as the GT3 and will start testing sometime next year. We can also expect a road-going version of the new race car at...

It’s time to sit back and enjoy Ken Block’s Gymkhana 7, which this time sees the professional rally driver/hoonigan weave his way around the empty streets of Los Angeles—empty, thanks to some help from the LAPD. His Gymkhana formula may be getting a bit stale but Block certainly...

Cadillac’s replacement for the CTS-V.R race car is the all-new ATS-V.R, but instead of targeting North America’s Pirelli World Challenge with its latest racer Cadillac has more global ambitions. In line with this focus, the ATS-V.R has been developed to meet FIA GT3 specifications. MUST...

Chevy's Vision Gran Turismo concept will be inspired by the legendary Chaparral racers.

McLaren today started testing of a new Honda power unit in a modified version of its 2014 Formula One car. The testing took place during a filming day at the Silverstone circuit in the U.K. under strict conditions. MUST SEE: Meet The Man That Modified The Car For 'Furious 7': Video McLaren, along...

There are plenty of ways to be the fastest guy at your local track day. You could wrench like a mad man to get your spec Miata in top shape. You could spend a bit of dough on top-tier driving classes, and then apply your learned skills to your local circuit. Perhaps you have enough cash to dump on...

Both the Marussia and Caterham Formula One teams have missed the last two races of the 2014 season due to financial difficulties, with the former still reeling from the Japanese Grand Prix accident that caused one of its drivers, Jules Bianchi, to suffer serious head injuries. The latest statement...

The fight for the 2014 Formula One World Championship is still very much alive after Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg secured top honors at the past weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix, held once again at the legendary Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace. This means he's now just 17 points behind his...

Round 18 of the 2014 Formula One World Championship takes place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace which has been home to the Brazilian Grand Prix since 1990. It’s a track that presents many difficulties, including the need to find the right compromise between qualifying...

It’s not like you don’t see NASCAR drivers out sliding their cars around nearly every weekend, and many drivers and fans are no strangers to the flat-brimmed hat. But this tribute to the Days of Thunder movie by the Wide Open Drift Team is a mashup of two sports that might not—at...

This is a story of disaster narrowly averted. Arriving rapidly at 220 mph during a brutal half-mile run, this Nissan GT-R driver soon finds himself pirouetting through the desert. ALSO SEE: Bargain Ferrari Enzo For Sale: May Need Some Minor Buffing A parachute attached to the car doesn’t...

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show is getting underway in Las Vegas today, and among the more interesting announcements to come from the event is Mazda’s new Global MX-5 Cup race series. To be populated by a fleet of identically-prepared race cars, the spec series promises...

SEMA is kind of ridiculous, most of the time, with everyone from tuners to manufacturers unveiling their most extreme—and often most tasteless—takes on everything from the family minivan to the heaviest super-duty trucks. But one item on display at SEMA this year is utterly badass. ALSO...

The race is over, the trophies handed out, the trucks packed, the crowds gone home. The full grid couldn’t even make the trip to America this year. But despite controversy and hyperbole, F1 in the U.S. is still going strong—and growing stronger. CHECK OUT: 2015 Ford Mustang RTR...

It was at the SEMA show back in 2011 that Chevrolet first revealed its COPO Camaro based on the fifth-generation version of the Chevy muscle car. The limited-production, factory-built drag racer has been a hit ever since and is now about to enter its fourth year on the market. The latest version...

It’s being reported that German engineering group Capricorn, which bought the operator rights to the Nürburgring earlier this year after the previous owner become insolvent, is facing financial troubles of its own and may have already sold the rights to the legendary race track to...

Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton edged closer to securing his second Formula One World Championship by winning yesterday’s United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. His teammate Nico Rosberg finished second, 4.3 seconds behind the leader. Rosberg started the...

Nico Rosberg took pole position after the qualifying session for this weekend’s 2014 Formula One United States Grand Prix, with his teammate Lewis Hamilton completing a Mercedes AMG front row lock out at the Circuit of the Americas where the race is being held. The German’s time in Q3...

After a three-week break, Formula One is back on this weekend with the United States Grand Prix. And with just three races left this year, including this Sunday’s run, the tension between the top drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg of Mercedes AMG is likely higher than ever. Hamilton...

Toyota is out to demonstrate the performance and reliability of its fuel cell technology by ‘featuring’ its first production fuel cell vehicle, the FCV, in a rally taking place in Japan this weekend. No, the FCV won’t be trying to set a time but will simply run the planned course...