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  • 2016 Opel Astra TCR race car

    There’s a new race series called the Touringcar Racer International Series (TCR) that held its inaugural season this year. With its low cost of entry and low running costs, the series is aimed at enthusiasts and up-and-coming drivers and features cars with only around 300 horsepower. Previously we saw a Volkswagen Golf TCR racer and now we have one based on the latest Opel Astra hatch. ALSO SEE: Ferrari Valued At $9.8 Billion, Shares Start Trading Today The Opel Astra TCR remains close to the production model but most of its comfort amenities have been stripped away and replaced by...

  • 2015 Renault R.S. 01 race car
    Chris Harris Drives The GT-R-Powered Renault R.S. 01 Race Car: Video

    In motorsport circles, Renault is probably best known for its participation in Formula One. However, the French automaker remains active in other forms of motorsport, including its own one-make series called the Renaultsport Trophy. The series forms part of the ever-expanding World Series by...

  • 2015 Audi A5 DTM Selection
    Audi Celebrates DTM Participation With Special A5

    Audi competes in the German touring car series DTM with a race car based on its A5 coupe, and in recent years the automaker has celebrated this participation with special versions of the road car. The latest is the A5 DTM Selection, which will be built in a limited run of just 50 cars and sold...

  • Mercedes AMG's Lewis Hamilton at the 2015 Formula One Russian Grand Prix
    Lewis Hamilton Storms To Victory In Action-Packed Russian Grand Prix

    It was another cruise to victory for Lewis Hamilton at yesterday’s 2015 Formula One Russian Grand Prix, with the win sealing the Constructors' Championship for his Mercedes AMG team for the second time in a row. But it wasn’t all good news at the Mercedes camp because Nico Rosberg...

  • Mercedes AMG at the 2015 Formula One Russian Grand Prix
    Rosberg Edges Out Hamilton For Russian Grand Prix Pole

    Today’s qualifying session for the 2015 Formula One Russian Grand Prix saw Nico Rosberg edge out his teammate Lewis Hamilton to secure pole position and in the process help his team earn an historic 30th all-Silver Arrow front row. Rosberg’s best time at the Sochi Autodrom was a...

  • Sochi Autodrom, home of the Formula One Russian Grand Prix
    2015 Formula One Russian Grand Prix Weather Forecast

    The weather in Sochi is typically mild and pleasant this time of year, and looking at the forecast for this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix fine weather is exactly what we’re in store for. The peak temperature on Sunday should be 69 degrees F (21 degrees C) and the skies will only be...

  • 2016 Ford GT race car

    We can’t get enough of the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new GT, and we hope you can’t either as we’ve got even more content regarding the upcoming supercar. The new GT is an impressive bit of kit, regardless whether it’s the road-going version you fancy or the menacing race car. Here we have 50 glorious seconds of the latter as it underwent a recent test at Florida’s Daytona International Speedway. The GT race car is confirmed to compete in both the World Endurance Championship and United SportsCar Championship from next year on. As it’s derived from...

  • Sochi Autodrom, home of the Formula One Russian Grand Prix
    2015 Formula One Russian Grand Prix Preview

    After last year’s successful inaugural race, the Russian Grand Prix held at the Sochi Autodrom returns to host the 16th round of the 2015 Formula One World Championship this weekend. The Sochi Autodrom is one of the longest in F1 at 3.63 miles and circumnavigates the 2014 Winter Olympic...

  • Upgraded 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 race car
    Nissan’s Problematic LMP1 Campaign Postponed Until 2016

    Nissan had high hopes for its front-wheel-drive race car developed to compete in the top-level endurance racing that is the LMP1 category of the World Endurance Championship. After a troubled start that caused it to miss the opening races of the 2015 WEC season, Nissan had three of its GT-R LM...

  • 2016 Ford GT race car
    Ford Gives Insight Into Development Of New GT Race Car--Photo Update

    The Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new GT race car doesn’t make its competition debut until the 2016 Rolex 24 at Daytona, scheduled for the last weekend of January, but there’s plenty of testing and fine tuning to complete before it’s ready for action. This video gives us an...

  • 2016 Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R race car
    Callaway Unveils GT3-Spec Corvette Racer: Video

    Here in the United States, Callaway is widely recognized for its tuning prowess, particularly when it comes to the Chevrolet Corvette, but the company has a European offshoot that also builds complete turnkey race cars. We’re talking about Callaway Competition based in Leingarten, Germany...

  • Romain Grosjean
    Romain Grosjean to drive for America's Haas F1 team in 2016

    The new Haas Formula One team, formed by American Gene Haas, the founder of a machining company as well as the Stewart-Haas Racing NASCAR team, is gearing up for its competition debut next season and this week confirmed Romain Grosjean as one of its drivers. DON'T MISS: Callaway Unveils GT3-Spec...

  • DeltaWing GT road car concept, 2015 Petit Le Mans

    DeltaWing’s plans for a road car based on its radical arrow-shape design has taken a step in the right direction with the unveiling of a concept. It’s been more than a year since the people at DeltaWing confirmed their intention to produce a road-going DeltaWing car, and in the lead up to this weekend’s Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta they’ve unveiled this concept which is simply known as the GT. ALSO SEE: Marussia To Run Mercedes Power In 2016, Button To Stay On At McLaren As previously reported, DeltaWing doesn’t plan to build cars itself. Instead, the company...

  • Mercedes AMG power unit from the 2015 Formula One World Championship
    Marussia To Run Mercedes Power In 2016, Button To Stay On At McLaren

    There’s been a flurry of Formula One-related news in the past couple of days, ranging from new engine supply deals to revised calendars to Dutch youngster Max Verstappen passing his road driving test. First up there’s confirmation that Marussia is ending its current contract with...

  • 2016 Global MX-5 Cup
    Mazda Announces Pricing For Miata MX-5 Cup Car

    How much will it cost you to buy a turn-key race car and begin your semi-professional racing career? If you want a 2016 Mazda Miata MX-5 Cup car, it will run $53,000. Mazda developed the car to race in the Global MX-5 Cup series and the factory will give priority to current drivers in the series...

  • Tony Stewart's engulfed by microphones - NASCAR photo
    Tony Stewart To Retire From NASCAR Sprint Cup Series After 2016 Season

    Tony Stewart will hang up his NASCAR Sprint Cup racing suit at the end of the 2016 season, according to Motorsport.com. The man's had a long road in NASCAR racing, and his accomplishments place him in elite company. His last few years have proven difficult both behind the wheel and personally...

  • Sébastien Loeb joins 2016 Dakar Rally team Peugeot-Total
    Peugeot Enlists Rally Legend And Pikes Peak Record Holder Sébastien Loeb For 2016 Dakar

    He’s already been named champion nine times in the World Rally Championship, and in 2013 he obliterated the previous record for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb with his seemingly impossible time of 8:13.878, but soon Sébastien Loeb may be able to add yet another title to his growing list of...

  • Sir Stirling Moss
    Sir Stirling Moss Chats About His Amazing Career: Video

    The term living legend is comprised of two words that aren't paired up very often, and for good reason. There are very few folks who deserve the honor, yet Sir Stirling Moss is most certainly one of them. The man has had an absolutely tremendous driving career, and while he's often referred to as...

  • Volkswagen celebrates 2015 World Rally Championship victory

    Volkswagen may not have much to cheer about right now but there’s at least one reason for the German auto giant to celebrate: a third-straight title in the World Rally Championship. Star duo Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia won the Drivers’ Championship following their victory at the recent rally in Australia, and VW was awarded the Manufacturers’ title. It was also a hat trick for the French pairing. ALSO SEE: Mercedes-AMG’s Next Four-Cylinder To Be Developed By F1 Team VW once again was using its Polo R WRC rally car. The Australian rally was the car's...

  • Mercedes-AMG turbocharged four-cylinder engine
    Mercedes-AMG’s Next Four-Cylinder To Be Developed By F1 Team

    Mercedes-AMG has just upgraded the turbocharged four-cylinder engine found in its compact cars to deliver 375 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque, but for further upgrades the official Mercedes tuner will turn to an all-new engine—one developed by the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One...

  • Lamborghini Huracán GT3 race car
    Lamborghini Huracán GT3 To Make North American Debut At 2016 Daytona 24 Hours

    Lamborghini’s Huracán GT3 was unleashed at the start of this year, and its first port of call was the Blancpain Endurance Series. Next year, however, the raucous racer will enjoy an expanded motorsport program that will include an entry in the United SportsCar Championship. MUST SEE...

  • 2009 Renault Formula One race car
    Renault Poised To Take Control Of Lotus F1 Team: Official

    Renault hasn’t fielded its own Formula One team since 2010 but that may be set to change very soon. The French automaker has confirmed the signing of a Letter of Intent regarding the potential acquisition of a controlling stake in cash-strapped Lotus F1. READ: Mercedes AMG Back In Form At...

  • Mercedes AMG at the 2015 Formula One Japanese Grand Prix
    Mercedes AMG Back In Form At Formula One Japanese Grand Prix

    After a minor blip at the previous Singapore Grand Prix, Mercedes AMG continued its dominance in the 2015 Formula One World Championship with a stunning performance yesterday at the Japanese Grand Prix, held at the Suzuka Circuit. It was a one-two finish for the German automaker, with star driver...

  • Mercedes AMG's Nico Rosberg at the 2015 Formula One Japanese Grand Prix
    Rosberg Secures Pole After Kvyat Crashes Out At 2015 Japanese Grand Prix

    There was a dramatic end to qualifying for the 2015 Formula One Japanese Grand Prix earlier today, with Infiniti Red Bull Racing driver Daniil Kvyat crashing in the final stages and the red flag forced to come out. It meant nine remaining drivers were unable to complete their final quick lap as the...

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