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  • Formula E electric race car

    Formula E electric car racing doesn’t get underway until September 2014 but the race cars that will be competing in the event’s inaugural season will be revealed this September, at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. All teams competing in Formula E’s inaugural season will use a common chassis being developed by Renault together with Spark Racing Technologies. The chassis will be called the Spark-Renault SRT_01E Formula E and it will feature technology from a handful of different companies including many involved in Formula One. Renault, for instance is helping with the chassis...

  • Mercedes AMG’s turbocharged V-6 for the 2014 Formula One season
    Listen To Mercedes AMG’s V-6 Turbo For The 2014 F1 Season: Video

    Mercedes AMG was one of the first of the Formula One engine suppliers to reveal its new turbocharged 1.6-liter V-6 developed for the 2014 season, and now it’s the first to release a sound clip for the controversial powerplant. The sound has been recorded in Mercedes AMG’s test lab in...

  • David Higgins and Craig Drew celebrate the 2012 Rally America Championship - image Lars Gange
    Subaru, Higgins To Compete At X Games Gymkhana Grid: Video

    Defending back-to-back Rally America champion David Higgins and the Subaru PUMA RallyCross Team are joining forces for the festivities at X Games Los Angeles. The team will compete in the Gymkhana Grid event against the likes of Ken Block, Tanner Foust, as well as his own Subaru PUMA teammates...

  • aston martin trg raceer
    Aston Martin To Take On Pirelli World Challenge

    The Pirelli World Challenge is an exciting racing series that features a variety of familiar vehicles racing on a wide range of circuits. From tight street tracks like Long Beach and St. Petersburg to wide and fast circuits such as COTA, the Pirelli World Challenge provides thrills for fans...

  • Proposed New Jersey F1 street circuit
    A Lap Of The Proposed New Jersey F1 Street Circuit: Video

    America is finally back in the F1 saddle with the U.S. Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. But that's the only place in the U.S. that could have an F1 race soon--New Jersey's Port Imperial Street Circuit is still on the table. Placed as close to New York City as is...

  • Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
    Is Ferrari Considering A Le Mans LMP1 Entry?

    Ferrari has a long and prestigious history in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a history that has led to many a story, including the famous one of Ford and its GT40 ending the dominance of the Prancing Horse at Le Mans back in 1965. The Italian automaker has nine overall wins at Le Mans and is one of the...

  • Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Squadra Corse

    It was only a few months ago that Lamborghini founded its Squadra Corse department to handle its motorsport activities, including its one-make series, the Blancpain Super Trofeo. The Super Trofeo race series spawned its own special-edition racing Gallardo, and now the Squadra Corse department has given us another. Also based on the Gallardo Super Trofeo, the Gallardo LP 570-4 Squadra Corse is a road-going car that leverages technology and weight savings from race car, including extensive use of aluminum and carbon fiber, high-downforce aerodynamics, and quick-release engine cover. The engine...

  • Chevrolet's twin-turbo IndyCar V-6 engine
    IndyCar Goes To Mandatory Twin-Turbo Setup For 2014

    If you're not watching IndyCar racing, you should be. Yes, there are ovals, but there are also road courses on a regular basis, and whichever is on the weekend's docket, you're in for some of the best wheel-to-wheel racing anywhere on the planet. Next year, the competition should heat up even more...

  • Alfa Romeo 4C 2013 World Superbike Championship safety car
    Alfa Romeo 4C Safety Car Revealed

    The 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C will serve as the official safety car at the Silverstone round of the 2013 World Superbike Championship, which takes place in the U.K. this weekend. Alfa Romeo is a top sponsor of the event and has ensured its 4C safety car will stand out by decking it out in a special livery...

  • Tony Stewart flips his sprint car five times
    Tony Stewart Flips Sprint Car Five Times, Walks Away: Video

    Campy commercials with F1 drivers are just a bit of sidework for NASCAR champion and all-around badass Tony Stewart. From 24 Hours of Lemons to dirt track sprint cars, if there's a race in Stewart's vicinity, chances are he's behind the wheel. Last night, for example, Stewart was racing a sprint...

  • Custom Ford Ranger to be entered in 2014 Dakar Rally
    Ford To Enter 2014 Dakar Rally With Mustang-Powered Ranger Pickup

    Ford confirmed it will enter the 2014 Dakar Rally using its latest Ranger pickup truck currently sold overseas. The rally, which once again will be taking place in South America instead of its traditional home in Africa will run from January 5-18 next year. Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] will enter...

  • HTP-Motorsport’s 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 race car at the Spa 24 Hours
    HTP-Motorsport Drives Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 To Spa 24 Hours Victory

    Winning the Hungarian Grand Prix wasn’t the only reason for Mercedes-Benz to celebrate this past weekend. One of its race cars was driven to overall victory at the Spa 24 Hours, giving the German automaker its first victory at the Belgian endurance classic since 1964. The race car, a 2013...

  • Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton after winning the 2013 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix

    Lewis Hamilton secured his first win for the Mercedes AMG team, driving his Silver Arrow to victory yesterday in the 2013 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix. The young Briton had started on pole and was aided by a clean getaway, despite reigning champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing starting next to him on the grid. Hamilton then executed the race strategy perfectly, including some really strong and aggressive overtaking moves when he needed to. Fortunately, the Mercedes he was driving had the pace to match other teams’ cars. Second place went to Kimi Räikkönen of Lotus...

  • Mercedes AMG at the 2013 Formula Hungarian Grand Prix
    Hamilton Edges Out Vettel For Hungarian Grand Prix Pole

    A Mercedes AMG driver will start on pole for the seventh time this season, with the German team’s star driver Lewis Hamilton managing to come in just ahead of Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel during qualifying today at the 2013 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix and secure the best spot...

  • Porsche 917/10 Can-Am car driven on the street
    Driving a Porsche 917 on the street

    So, you own a 1972 Porsche 917/10--good for about 1,000 horsepower and a championship-winning Can-Am race car--what better to do than take it for a little drive around town? That is, as long as you're a fan of being bumper-high to a MINI and putting $6 million dollars in the hands of the general...

  • Ferrari at the 2013 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix
    Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix Weather Forecast

    The Hungaroring, near Budapest, is one of the most challenging circuits on the calendar with the high ambient temperatures at this time of the year also putting extra demand on the cars and their drivers. The current weather forecast for the 2013 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix is for hot and dry...

  • Mazda6 Skyactiv Diesel racecar at Brickyard 400
    Mazda Brings Diesel Back To The Brickyard

    Mazda is keen on making a diesel impact this year. Many folks are waiting to get their hands on the upcoming oil-burning Mazda6. It's the first time a Japanese automaker has sold a diesel mill here in the States since it came attached to a vehicle wearing an Isuzu badge. Since this is Mazda we're...

  • F1 2013 in-game footage at the Hungaroring
    F1 2013 In-Game Hotlap Of The Hungaroring: Video

    If you're a fan of current, 1980s, or 1990s Formula 1 racing, the next edition of Codemasters' series, F1 2013, is shaping up to be a winner. This video from the Hungaroring, where the real F1 squads are doing battle this weekend, puts a point on it. Rife with stunning graphics, dead-on audio, and...

  • McLaren at the 2013 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix

    After their three week break, teams are now in Mogyoród, Hungary for the 2013 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix. Once again the race will be taking place at the Hungaroring, where conditions in July are typically hot and dry. The Hungaroring became the first circuit behind the former Iron Curtain to host a F1 race, with the inaugural Hungarian Grand Prix taking place back in 1986. Since then it’s been a fixture on the F1 calendar and that doesn’t look set to change anytime soon despite next year’s season gaining some new races. The 2.7-mile circuit is the slowest of...

  • 2014 Citroën C-Elysée WTCC race car
    Citroën Reveals Sébastien Loeb’s New WTCC Race Car

    As was confirmed a month ago, Citroën is to enter the World Touring Car Championship in 2014 with at least two cars, one of which is to be driven by the French automaker’s star driver Sébastien Loeb, a winner of nine World Rally Championships and the man who just obliterated the...

  • The sound of Ayrton Senna lapping Suzuka, brought back to life
    Ayrton Senna's Ghost Haunts Suzuka: Video

    As much a legend as a living, breathing human even during his own abbreviated lifetime, Ayrton Senna continues to have a following that verges on cult status. Here, the Honda sect of the Cult of Senna holds an auditory seance with the F1 pilot's ghost. Well, sort of, anyway. By apparently taking...

  • Callaway Competition 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray GT3 race car
    Callaway’s German Arm To Build Corvette Stingray GT3 Race Car

    The European distributor for expert Corvette tuner Callaway, Callaway Competition of Germany, has started work on a new GT3 race car based on the latest 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. These initial drawings give an idea of what to expect from Callaway Competition and perhaps even hint at...

  • Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Pace Car
    Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Will Set The Pace At Brickyard 400

    If you're going to pace any racing event, you need to be driving something powerful. ESPN anchor Sage Steele will get to experience this at the upcoming Brickyard 400 NASCAR race because she is slated to pilot the leading machine. Our chariot of choice will be supplied by Chevrolet, and it's a good...

  • Red Bull Racing at the 2011 Formula 1 Italian GP
    Formula One Returning To Austria In 2014

    Energy drinks company Red Bull has inked a deal with Formula One organizers to host a race in Austria next year. The race will be held at the former A1-Ring in Spielberg, which held the last Austrian Grand Prix back in 2003 and is now known as the Red Bull Ring. The confirmation was made in a...

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