Racing
-
The United Kingdom’s Bloodhound has secured vital funding from Chinese automaker Geely in order to complete its attempt on the world land speed record, scheduled to for South Africa in October 2017. Geely, which is the parent company to Volvo, has been named the prime sponsor of Bloodhound, as well as the team’s official automotive partner. The three-year deal will see Geely technology used in the construction of Bloodhound’s new SSC (supersonic car) as well as the company's logo on its flanks. ALSO SEE: 2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo priced from $176,585 Jaguar, which became a...
-
Venturi and Ohio State University set 341.4 mph electric car record
French firm Venturi may be most widely recognized for its expensive, oddball electric cars like the America SUV and Fetish sports car, but it’s also known in some circles for pushing zero-emission powertrain technology to the limits. For example, in 2010 Venturi reached a record speed of 303...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Next-gen Citroën C3 previewed by Paris-bound WRC concept
Cars competing in the 2017 World Rally Championship will look radically different to what we’ve become accustomed to over the past few seasons. The regulations allow for cars that are wider and feature bodies designed with greater freedom in regards to aerodynamics, with many already...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Formula E to race in New York
It may have missed out on a Formula One race but New York City will get to host back-to-back rounds of the Formula E Championship. Organizers of the electric car racing series confirmed on Wednesday that the final two rounds of the 2016/2017 season will take place in Red Hook, Brooklyn. The rounds...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Fiat Abarth 124 R-GT seen being tested and properly flung
The Fiat 124 Spider is a fun Italian take on the Mazda Miata. There's an Abarth version that ups the fun a bit more. The one I want to drive though? It's the Fiat Abarth 124 R-GT rally car. Any Abarth-tuned Fiat is going to make some great sounds. This particular car definitely does just that...
Jeff Glucker -
Rare update on Michael Schumacher reveals he cannot walk
In an update no one really wanted to hear, comes word that Michael Schumacher is not doing well. This update comes in the face of a lawsuit filed by the Formula One legend's family against a German magazine that published information to the contrary. Bunte wrote a piece stating that the Formula One...
Jeff Glucker -
Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg is back in the lead of the 2016 Formula One World Championship after a decisive win in Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix. The German started the race on poll and was mostly settled apart from the final stages when he was challenged by Red Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo. By the end, the Australian was less than half a second off the pace of the leader. Mercedes’ other driver Lewis Hamilton could only manage third, finishing approximately 8.0 seconds behind the leader. The reigning world champion suffered from high brake temperatures throughout...
-
2016 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix preview
One of the jewels of the Formula One World Championship calendar, the Singapore Grand Prix, is on this weekend. As the only night race of the year, it provides a fantastic show under the lights held around an impressive 3.15-mile circuit, making it a favorite with fans, teams and drivers—even...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
More details on ambitious project to build Porsche 917 replicas
We recently told you about an ambitious group setting out to build Porsche 917 replicas aimed at track day enthusiasts keen to live out their Le Mans fantasies in real life. The group’s goal is clear: to build a 917 replica so fans can experience what it’s like to drive the classic...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Ken Block 'Gymkhana Nine' has landed, looks awesome
Ken Block is at it again. The rallycross racer and gymkhana king on Tuesday released the ninth installment in the Gymkhana series that started almost a decade ago. It’s called Gymkhana Nine: Raw Industrial Playground and is a must for anyone that’s into fast cars and ruin porn. No, it's...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Ken Block teases 'Gymkhana Nine' on Instagram
Rallycross racer and gymkhana king Ken Block is at it again. Today on Instagram he teased the ninth installment in the Gymkhana series that started almost a decade ago. That first video was titled "Gymkhana Testing and Practice," and was run on Block's own site. It went viral and taxed the...
Kirk Bell -
Driving a vintage Lotus at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
If the best thing you can do with a car is to drive it, then the best thing to do during Monterey Car Week is to drive a classic. I can think of no better place to drive a classic than at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, so I packed up my 1956 Lotus Eleven sports racer and headed to...
Mitch McCullough -
Old film cameras are hopelessly overrated. Fabulous magazine covers have been shot anonymously with smartphones; "geniuses" have shot with disposable film cameras, yielding photos only slightly better than I took on my seventh grade aquarium field trip in 1992. (Yet, Terry Richardson still gets plenty of advertising work?) I know all of that. The fake nostalgia for film means less to me than an ad on Instagram. But sometimes a roll of Ilford 400 is the best tool in the box. I spent a day shooting drivers and their cars at the 2016 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Mazda Raceway Laguna...
-
Jaguar unveils I-Type Formula E electric racer
Jaguar is committed to electrifying its lineup but it’s first electric car isn’t a production model. Rather, it’s a race car for the third season (2016/2017) of the Formula E Championship which gets underway in Hong Kong on October 9. The new race car is called the Jaguar I-Type...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
America’s Liberty Media finalizes $8 billion deal to buy F1
Huge changes are taking place behind the scenes in Formula One. American media giant Liberty Media on Wednesday finalized a deal to wrest control of the commercial aspects of Formula One from the current consortium of owners, led by private equity firm CVC Partners. The deal values the sport at...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Former IndyCar driver Simona de Silvestro joins Australia’s Supercars
Former IndyCar and Formula E driver Simona de Silvestro has signed up to race in the touring car series known as the Australia Supercars Championship. The 28-year-old Swiss driver has entered a 3-year agreement starting in 2017, making her the first full-time female driver in the sport...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Toyota reveals Hilux Evo racing truck for 2017 Dakar rally
Toyota’s Hilux is the basis of a new racing truck the Japanese auto giant plans to enter in the 2017 Dakar rally. Called the Hilux Evo, the racing truck is being developed by Toyota of South Africa in partnership with Toyota Gazoo Racing. It adopts two-wheel drive rather than four-wheel drive...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Control of F1 poised to be sold to America’s Liberty Media
American media giant Liberty Media is reportedly close to completing a deal to wrest control of the commercial aspects of Formula One. Citing people familiar with the matter, the Financial Times on Sunday reported that Liberty Media is in advanced talks with private equity firm CVC Partners in a...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Mercedes AMG enjoyed a one-two finish in Sunday’s 2016 Formula One Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, its fourth of the season. In what turned out to be a relatively clean race, Nico Rosberg crossed the line first to take home his 21st career win and first at Monza. His teammate Lewis Hamilton would cross the line a little over 15.0 seconds back. Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] driver Sebastian Vettel pleased the locals by finishing third, close to 21.0 seconds behind the leader. ALSO SEE: Control of F1 poised to be sold to America’s Liberty Media Both Mercedes men...
-
2016 Formula One Italian Grand Prix preview
The 2016 Formula One World Championship continues this weekend with round 14, the Italian Grand Prix, at the legendary Autodromo Nazionale Monza. The 3.6-mile race track, known to most as simply “Monza,” is located just outside of Milan. It was built in 1922 and has hosted the Italian...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
SCG003 supercar now has its own customer racing program
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus, the fledgling race team and supercar manufacturer formed by American car collector James Glickenhaus, stunned the world at the 2015 Geneva auto show with the unveiling of the SCG003 supercar. The SCG003 is a race car for the road in the truest sense, in that it can...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Audi to race in Formula E from 2017
The Formula E electric car racing series is starting to gain traction among the major automakers. Audi on Friday confirmed it will have a factory team ready to race in season four of Formula E starting in late 2017, joining other automakers DS, Faraday Future, Jaguar, Mahindra, NextEV, Renault and...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Felipe Massa to quit F1 at end of 2016 season
Felipe Massa confirmed today that he will retire from Formula One at the end of the 2016 season. Speaking to reporters at the Italian Grand Prix, the Brazilian driver, whose current contract with Williams expires at the end of this year, said he had already decided some months ago that this would...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Bryce Menzies soars to new distance record in his Pro2 truck
Bryce Menzies is an accomplished off-road truck racer. He's won the Baja 100 a few times. He's taken the win for the last two years of the Red Bull Frozen Rush. The TORC Pro2 series? He's a three-time champion. Bryce was looking to do something a little more grand, though, and the idea occurred to...
Jeff Glucker