Racing

In the past couple of months we’ve witnessed the respective Le Mans and Nürburgring 24 hour races but this weekend we will be treated with yet another exciting endurance race, the prestigious Spa 24 Hours race at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. The grueling race is the...

The skies are mostly sunny above the Hockenheim Circuit, home of the 2012 Formula 1 German Grand Prix, though some cloud scatter is expected to appear during race time later today and could lead to rain. The current temperature is a chilly 55 degrees F (13 degrees C), though this should peak at...

A strong performance from Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso saw him take pole for the second race in a row, with a best time of 1.40.621 posted during a very wet qualifying session at the 2012 Formula 1 German Grand Prix. This is pole number 22 for the Spaniard and his fourth with the Scuderia, and...

The McLaren MP4-12C is one of the hottest supercars on the market right now, and McLaren is proving it's not just a great road car, but a great racer, with its MP4-12C GT3. With a total of nine of the high-tech race cars set for next weekend's 24 Hours of Spa, we're likely to get to see just how...

Round 10 of the 2012 Formula 1 World Championship is the German Grand Prix, with racing set to take place in just a couple of days at the Hockenheim Circuit. Given that Hockenheim was built in 1932, it was a relatively late addition to the Formula 1 calendar. It staged its first German Grand Prix...

Ferrari’s [NYSE:RACE] Corse Clienti group, headquartered right next to the former office of Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari, continues to grow in popularity at each event held throughout the year. In addition to organizing races for owners of the 599XX and FXX experiment cars, the group is also...

If you think that Formula One is all about spending obscene amounts of money in the pursuit of speed, you’re correct. In the world of professional sports, however, even the net worth of a successful Formula One team pales in comparison to the net worth of European football (our soccer)...

Factory-built performance packages are rarely in short supply in the muscle-car world, but rarely do they so perfectly fit the desires of the handling-obsessed rather than those keen on snarlier looks or more ludicrous horsepower. The Camaro 1LE is that rare fit. The 1LE package, first offered on...

The final round of the second season of the joint Nissan-PlayStation GT Academy North America is about to get underway, with the top 16 contenders from the thousands of entrants headed to the U.K. Silverstone racing circuit for an intensive week-long race camp and competition series. Spike TV will...

On July 3, Marussia F1 Team test driver Maria De Villota was critically injured while testing the team car at Duxford Airfield in England. As De Villota slowed to approach the pits, the car suddenly accelerated, striking the back of a support truck parked near the temporary paddock area. De...

Track days are growing in popularity worldwide, and there’s no shortage of track-only cars to choose from. If your budget is modest, a used-but-serviceable SCCA racer may suit your needs. If you’ve got more money to spend, cars like the Caterham 7, Ariel Atom or KTM X-Bow will provide...

When the new Viper was unveiled at this year’s New York Auto Show, SRT revealed both road and race versions of its performance icon simultaneously. Since the racing pedigree of the original Viper was so impressive, SRT felt it was necessary to launch a race version of the car even before the...

When we say “company president and CEO,” what kind of suit comes to mind? Chances are it’s made of wool, tailored for a precise fit and best worn with a carefully-knotted silk tie and shiny shoes. While BMW’s North American president and CEO, Ludwig Willisch, wears that kind...

Rally, NASCAR, and X Games just aren't enough four-wheeled competition for Travis Pastrana, so he's going off-road racing in a truck later this month at the Chicagoland Speedway's Route 66 Raceway in the TORC Series. Pastrana's ride will be a TORC Series Pro 2WD truck from Menzies Racing Red...

Walking around the paddock areas at Le Mans Classic hurts. Your neck is sore from constantly swiveling back and forth, your feet are sore from walking over the same several miles of historic asphalt a dozen times, and your heart is sore from the aching desire to own, to drive, to even sit in just...

Sign up for most driving schools, and the course will consist of a few hours of classroom time, followed by paced laps around a track to learn the line, followed by instructor ride-alongs, followed by semi-unrestricted lapping, interspersed with more classroom instruction. It’s a tried and...

It’s very rare these days for an automaker to develop a car completely from scratch. Often, designing and building a car involves sourcing parts from other firms, including even from rival automakers. That’s because many firms do not have the capability to design, test and manufacturer...

Vacations for Ken Block take a bit more planning than vacations for the rest of us. Not only does Block have to factor in the logistics of shipping his Hybrid-Function-Hoon-Vehicle (HFHV) to San Francisco, there’s the whole matter of getting streets blocked off for filming during daylight...

Rain has already affected the practice and qualifying sessions of this weekend’s 2012 Formula 1 British Grand Prix, and the prediction for today’s weather, sadly, is simply more of the wet stuff. The predicted maximum temperature is a cool 62.8 degrees F (17.1 degrees C) and humidity...

Bad weather delayed today’s qualifying session at the Silverstone Circuit, home of the 2012 Formula 1 British Grand Prix, but that didn’t deter Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso who managed to post the fastest time of the day. The rain got heavier throughout the first two sessions, with...