Racing
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These days, seeing a car hit 200 mph isn’t all that special—there are American-made muscle cars and sports cars available for less than $150,000 that will do the deed. But 50 years ago, it was a serious feat, especially to do it in a quarter mile. MUST WATCH: This Is How You Test Wheelspin At 1,100 MPH: Video Not even today’s fastest supercars will do that. And while today’s top fuel dragsters will push well beyond 300 mph, watching “Big Daddy” Don Garlits do it with the tech of half a century ago in his Swamp Rat VI is still impressive. It’s all the...
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Toyota GT86 CS-R3 Rally Car To Make WRC Debut In Germany: Video
This is the Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ/Toyota GT86 rally car, and it’s amazing. It will make its debut in WRC competition at the ADAC Rallye Deutschland, August 21-24. Built by Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG), the new GT86 CS-R3 rally car is the realization of last year’s announcement that it...
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Inside Subaru's Climb To The Clouds (Video)
Pikes Peak might get all the media attention, but the 'Climb to the Clouds' held over 7.4 miles of asphalt up New Hampshire's Mount Washington is even older, celebrating its centenary this year. While the first attempts took over 24 minutes to complete in steam-powered vehicles, recent competitions...
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Chris Harris Takes You To Drift School: Video
Our friends at /DRIVE are embarking on a new season now, and while the model for their business has changed a bit, the awesomeness hasn’t. Here, Chris Harris teaches you how to drift a car on track. MUST WATCH: 13-Year-Old Finn Rally Driver Scares Hilarious Passenger: Video If you’re...
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13-Year-Old Finn Rally Driver Scares Hilarious Passenger: Video
It’s been five years since we last checked in with Kalle Rovanpera. Back then he was wheeling a ratty rally car in preparation for a career in the WRC. Fast forward to 2014 and the mighty Kalle is no longer a mere 8 years old, and he’s well on his way toward WRC stardom. His passenger...
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Taking In The Practice Sessions At The 2014 X Games: Video
The 2014 X Games have come and gone. The traveling circus of action sports and motor racing whipped through Austin, Texas and provided a thrilling bit of entertainment for a wide range of fans. Hooniverse was there to capture the action that revolved around rolling things fitted with engines rather...
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Having already done testing duties for the likes of Caterham and Force India, America’s Alexander Rossi has now been signed by rival Formula One team Marussia as its new reserve driver. It’s not clear why Rossi left Caterham to join Marussia, as both teams are backmarkers, but we know the 22-year-old’s departure from the British squad happened immediately after the team was sold to new Swiss and Middle Eastern investors. Rossi was already with Marussia at last weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix and at present he is signed on for the remainder of the season. Should either...
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Mercedes Releases More Of Its Crazy 360-Degree Interactive Videos
Modern motorsport coverage gives viewers plenty of angles to watch from, but doesn't give you every angle to watch from. But Mercedes-Benz recently released F1 car footage from Silverstone that got a lot closer, thanks to a 360-degree camera system that let viewers swing the camera around while the...
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Porsche Buys South Africa's Kyalami Race Track
Porsche is the new owner of the track that once hosted the F1 South African Grand Prix.
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Belgian Audi Club Team WRT R8 LMS ultra Wins 2014 Spa 24 Hours
This past weekend saw an Audi R8 LMS ultra race car driven to victory in the 2014 Spa 24 Hours at Belgium’s legendary Spa Francorchamps race track. The winning car was the #1 R8 LMS ultra of Belgian Audi Club Team WRT, driven by René Rast, Laurens Vanthoor and Markus Winkelhock. Just...
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Red Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo Emerges Victorious After Thrilling Hungarian GP
With Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg starting from pole in yesterday’s 2014 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix, it looked like the German driver was set to bag yet another victory. It wasn’t to be, however, thanks to the strong performances of Red Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo...
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Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg Secures Pole For 2014 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix
Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg will start on pole tomorrow for the 2014 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix after yet another strong performance during today’s qualifying. Unfortunately for his teammate Lewis Hamilton, who was the fastest during practice, an engine fire just minutes into the...
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They say no drivers are indifferent to the Hungarian Grand Prix’s Hungaroring; either they love it or hate it, along with the hot weather that it’s famous for. And teams will certainly be in for some hot weather during this weekend’s event. Temperatures are expected to peak around 84 degrees F (29 degrees C) and there’s very little chance of rain, living up to the event’s traditionally hot and dry conditions. Things were even hotter during Friday’s practice, where the Mercedes AMG duo of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg continued to dominate the field...
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Six McLaren 12C GT3s Competing In 2014 Spa 24 Hours
In the beautiful Ardennes Forest of Belgium is the legendary Spa Francorchamps race track, where once a year the Spa 24 Hours, the highlight of the Blancpain Endurance Series, takes place. This year’s race gets underway tomorrow and McLaren has confirmed that six of its 12C GT3 race cars will...
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Lambda Performance Ford GT GT3 Sounds Will Melt Your Ears: Video
If a car sounds this good on a GoPro, it must be stupefyingly awesome in real life. Listen to this Ford GT in GT3 trim and feel the vibrations of a higher plane of existence. MUST WATCH: 5,000-HP, 348-MPH Devel Sixteen Spotted In The Wild: Video Built by Lambda Performance, and recorded by Auto...
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Slow Motion Corvette Daytona Prototype Burnout At Indy: Video
Some say social media is useless and has no purpose. All we know is it just brought us this slow-motion burnout of a Corvette Daytona Prototype as it leaves the pits in testing for the Brickyard Grand Prix at Indy. ALSO SEE: 2016 Acura NSX Burns To The Ground During 'Ring Testing Posted by Jordan...
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2014 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix Preview
This weekend sees the 29th edition of the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix. The race has always been held at the Hungaroring, on the outskirts of Budapest, and though the track has gone through various modifications it remains one of the slowest on the calendar (average speeds are about 120 mph)...
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2015 Formula One Calendar Adds Mexican Grand Prix
Formula One returns to Mexico in 2015 after more than two decades. The race will be held once again at Mexico City’s Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez and the race organizer, live events firm CIE, says it has a signed a five-year contract. F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone confirmed the news and said...
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Following the likes of Aston Martin and Bentley, Audi has now confirmed its lineup of race cars for the 2014 Spa 24 Hours taking place this weekend. Eight examples of the Audi R8 LMS ultra race car will be taking part in the grueling event, held on the beautiful Spa Francorchamps circuit, and these will be divided up among four teams: Belgian Audi Club Team WRT, Team Parker Racing, Saintéloc Racing and ISR. The Spa 24 Hours is the highlight of the Blancpain Endurance Series, which is open to private teams, so major automakers aren't directly involved. However, some of the teams, such...
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Watch This Viper GT3-R Make The Fastest Lap Around VIR At UTCC 2014: Video
The Grassroots Motorsports Ultimate Track Car Challenge is an event any gearhead or track dog can love: it pits an amazing assortment of cars against the clock for honor and glory. MUST SEE: 5,000-HP, 348-MPH Devel Sixteen Spotted In The Wild: Video Held on the full course of Virginia International...
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Five Aston Martins To Take On 2014 Spa 24 Hours
Aston Martin cars will be taking part in a 24-hour race this weekend at Belgium’s beautiful Spa Francorchamps circuit, the Spa 24 Hours. The British automaker is supplying five of its V12 Vantage GT3 race cars to teams competing in the event, and will also offer the talent of some of its own...
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More Details On Ford’s Rumored Le Mans Comeback
A week ago we heard that Ford was looking to return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2016 to mark 50 years since its legendary first win at the event with the GT40. While we originally heard that Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] was looking to launch a new GT supercar and compete in Le Mans' GTE category...
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Foust, Volkswagen Win Red Bull Global Rallycross New York: Video
Tanner Foust and Scott Speed put their Volkswagen Andretti Global Rallycross Polo race cars on the first and second steps of the podium at the Red Bull GRC New York event this weekend, though a penalty ultimately stripped Speed of his second place finish. The result marks a massive outcome for the...
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1978 Budweiser Cosworth Indy 500 Car Thrills Goodwood: Video
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is behind us for 2014, but the sights and sounds keep coming as car owners and sponsors post videos of their time on Lord March’s estate. CHECK OUT: Lamborghini Veneno Roadster Delivered In Germany: Gallery, Video With so many amazing cars, it’s impossible...
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