Racing

The Ford Mustang Cobra Jet, which comes in normally-aspirated, supercharged and (now) twin-turbo variants, is designed with a singular purpose in mind: to get through the quarter-mile as quickly as possible. The turn-key drag racer, which can be had for as little as $85,490 (for the...

McLaren is one of the dominant forces in racing, with its Formula One team second only to Ferrari in motorsport’s highest echelon when it comes to the total number of wins. What many readers may not know, however, is that McLaren is much more than just a race team. In fact, McLaren has...

Actions have repercussions, something that Jeff Gordon was well aware of before he deliberately hunted down and crashed Clint Bowyer in last Sunday’s AdvoCare 500 in Phoenix. Arizona. We now know what those repercussions are, as NASCAR was swift in handing out penalties to drivers and crew...

On Sunday afternoon, at the AdvoCare 500 in Phoenix, Arizona, Brad Keselowski almost certainly became the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion. Thanks to a mid-race right front tire failure that put Jimmie Johnson hard into the wall, Keselowski merely has to finish next weekend in 15th spot or better...

With two races left on the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule, the championship will likely come down to a dogfight between points leader Jimmie Johnson and second-place Brad Keselowski; the big question is where that dogfight will take place. While Clint Bowyer is still mathematically in the running...

In January of 2013, Britain’s first professional Dakar Rally team will contest for an T1 Class win driving an all-new desert racer. Loosely based on the Range Rover Evoque, the RaBe Desert Warrior is a purpose-built, all-terrain terror that should be capable of enduring all the storied race...

If you like your racing sims filled with bump drafting and fender-banging action, we’ve got good news for you: Activision is releasing NASCAR The Game: Inside Line to stores today. Developed by Eutechnyx, Inside Line gives players over 40 drivers and teams to choose from, as well as a...

Akira Iida has competed in the Japanese Super GT Series, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 24 Hours of the Nürburgring and VLN endurance races, where he has twice delivered class wins in a Lexus LFA racer. As if that wasn’t enough, Iida was also the driver who piloted a Lexus LFA...

If you grew up in the 1970s and had any interest in cars, you know the names Don “The Snake” Prudhomme and Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen. Rivals on track and (mostly) friends off-track, the pair created a marketing juggernaut that paved the way for modern motorsports marketing...

McLaren is probably best known for its Formula One team, but more recently the company has been making waves with its road-car division, McLaren Automotive, builder of the 12C supercar and upcoming P1. McLaren Automotive also has its own motorsport division, McLaren GT, which is responsible for all...

After a season of so many near misses, Kimi Räikkönen produced a fantastic performance to win the 2012 Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix yesterday and give his Lotus team its first victory since 2008. Räikkönen’s latest performance also means that the 2012 season has now...

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit is unique in the Formula One calendar in that it is the only race that takes place during the twilight hours. Starting in the heat of the afternoon, the drivers will race into the night, switching from the harsh sunlight to spotlights. The weather...

UDPATE: The third grid position earned by Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel after qualifying today will not be included due to his car not containing enough remaining fuel to return to parc ferme and provide the 1.0-liter mandatory sample to the FIA. Vettel immediately stopped after...

With all the attention given to the launch of the Scion FR-S and the Subaru BRZ, it was inevitable that the cars would turn up in pro racing for the 2013 season. Sure enough, the first Scion FR-S GTS racer has bowed its head at this week’s SEMA show. Built by Ken Stout Racing, the FR-S will...

Three races separate Jimmie Johnson, current Chase for the Championship points leader, from the 2012 title. Brad Keselowski likely has a thing or two to say about that, and he’s just two points behind Johnson in the Chase. While the Texas Motor Speedway is known for its fast speeds...

Professional racing is in dire straits in the United States these days. Attendance at Indy Car events was sparse this season, a mere fraction of what it was prior to the Champ Car / IRL split. Even NASCAR, the motorsport marketing juggernaut, has fallen on hard times and has had difficulty filling...

It’s official: Porsche Motorsport is shuttering its development program for the current type 997 911 GT3 RSR to focus on the creation of a new 911 GT3 RSR, built from the type 991 Porsche 911 that was introduced in 2011. While customer support for the current race cars will continue...

Announced in 2011, the B-Spec series (sanctioned by both the SCCA and Grand Am) is arguably the cheapest way to go racing on a professional level. Up to now, the series has starred the Honda Fit, the Ford Fiesta, the Kia Rio, the Fiat 500, the MINI Cooper, the Toyota Yaris and the Mazda2. Now...

The 2012 SEMA show is well underway, and among the various tuned and factory custom cars on the show floor, there are a few legitimate race cars. One of them is the straight-strip terrorizing Mustang Cobra Jet--now with twin turbos. Get more Mustang news: Subscribe to our daily newsletter Though we...

At last year’s SEMA show, Chevy announced that it would build 69 COPO Camaros for the 2012 model year. The number was in honor of the original COPO (short for Central Office Production Order) Camaro, which hit the drag strip in 1969 as a factory-built race car. Like the originals, the new...