Racing

The urban environments most taxis call home are known for treacherous driving conditions, but not as treacherous as those of the Nürburgring Nordschleife. A BMW M5 Ring Taxi was the latest casualty of the track known as the "Green Hell," BridgeToGantry reports. Thankfully, no injuries were...

Update: This image, sourced from Braille Battery, a supplier to the C7.R race car, is apparently not the real thing. We think it will be close to what the final product is, but it's a creation of DeviantArt user davcrea. The new seventh-generation Chevy Corvette Stingray has been making waves since...

The stunning run of Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel in the 2013 Formula One season showed no sign of slowing yesterday after the German won the Indian Grand Prix and in the process secured his fourth consecutive world championship. This puts the 26-year-old in an exclusive league of...

Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel secured pole position after qualifying today at the 2013 Formula One Indian Grand Prix. The young German, who is likely to earn his fourth consecutive world championship tomorrow, managed a time of 1:24.119 despite the somewhat smoggy conditions. He’ll...

Four-time Formula One world champion Alain Prost has joined forces with Jean-Paul Driot, founder of leading GP2 and Formula Renault 3.5 team Dams (Driot Associés Motor Sport), to form a new team that will compete in the inaugural season of Formula E next year. The new team, to be called...

The weather forecast for this weekend’s 2013 Formula One Indian Grand Prix is for sunny skies and a warm peak temperature of 86 degrees F (30 degrees C). Temperatures at the track tend to be considerably high at the Indian GP, and there’s always a bit of dust and pollution from nearby...

This weekend is the 2013 Formula One Indian Grand Prix, which takes place once again at the Buddh International Circuit near the capital New Delhi. The track was built new for the Indian GP, which hosted its first race in 2011, and is one of seven on the current calendar designed by German Hermann...

Ferrari has given a surprising and somewhat rare look into the machinations surrounding its actions in Formula One, by providing two of its biggest fans--and critics--some face time. Those fans were Riccardo Verdelli and Gian Maria Lamberti, who in the recent past have posted a number of barbs via...

David Higgins clinched his third consecutive Rally America Championship at the 2013 Lake Superior Performance Rally.

Late last week, Nissan took the covers off its ZEOD RC electric Le Mans prototype, which it plans to field as a ‘Garage 56’ experimental entry in next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. Nissan revealed the car on the eve of the sixth round of the 2013 World Endurance Championship at Fuji...

It's not really a race. Instead, Red Bull Racing Australia decided to run one of its acrobatic planes against a V8 Supercar. Why? Because it's fun, and it looks pretty awesome on video. The V8 Supercar is piloted by Jamie Whincup, who has run his racecars to four V8 Supercar championships. With...

There are many forms of racing, but one of our favorites has to be spec series racing. This pits the same type of cars against each other, meaning that the winner comes out on top because he truly drove the best that day. There are many type of one-make racing series out there. Lamborghini runs its...

Next year will see a radical shift in engine technology for Formula One, with the regulations calling for downsized 1.6-liter V-6 engines that can be aided by turbochargers and energy recovery systems. Only three engine suppliers will be active next year, Ferrari, Mercedes AMG and Renault, but by...

It’s hard to believe that it was only in February that Nissan confirmed its intention to field its own race car in the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2014, initially with a unique ‘Garage 56’ experimental entry and eventually with a contender in the top LMP1 category. Since...

Here's a car for those adults out there who never wanted to give up their go-karts. Bang Shift found this half-scale McLaren M8B Can-Am car for sale on eBay. And yes, you can drive it. According to the seller, the mini McLaren was built using modern racing kart components, including a four-stroke...

Audi is celebrating the granting of the 2013 DTM championship title to its star driver Mike Rockenfeller, by launching a special edition A5. Rockenfeller earned the title, his first in DTM, behind the wheel of a 2013 Audi A5 DTM race car fielded by factory team Audi Sport Team Phoenix. The special...

British racing driver Sean Edwards, son of 1970s Formula One driver Guy Edwards, died earlier today in an accident that took place during a driver training course on a race track near the Australian city of Brisbane. Edwards, 26, was in the passenger seat of a Type 996 Porsche 911 when its...

The RK Motors Collector Car Auction is set to get underway in Charlotte, North Carolina from October 31 through November 3. It's not your average auction, however, as it features several supremely iconic vehicles representing a variety of drivers and disciplines in the world of motorsports. It's...

Former Formula One test driver Maria de Villota was found dead in a hotel room in Spain on Friday, with reports at the time claiming her death was due to natural causes. It has since been revealed that the Spanish driver passed away from injuries sustained during her horror crash last year while...

Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel has managed to win his fifth race in a row following this past weekend’s 2013 Formula One Japanese Grand Prix. That’s brought the German youngster closer towards his fourth consecutive Drivers’ Championship title but a strong performance...