Grassroots Upset At The 2011 RallyCar Sno*Drift Rally

Grassroots Upset At The 2011 RallyCar Sno*Drift Rally »

More than living up to its name, Sno*Drift Rally is the only winter rally on ...
Inside The New 2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC [Specs]

Inside The New 2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC [Specs] »

Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team recently debuted the Fiesta RS World Rally Car. The ...
Inside The Mini Countryman WRC [SPECS]

Inside The Mini Countryman WRC [SPECS] »

Based on the production Mini Countryman, the MINI WRC is a 1.6-liter turbocharged, all-wheel drive ...
Inside The Borg Warner EFR Turbocharger

Inside The Borg Warner EFR Turbocharger »

Borg Warner fashions the EFR turbine housing out of cast stainless steel, a material that ...
Dyno Test – 13whp In A Bottle – RSR RAN UP Oil Additive

Dyno Test – 13whp In A Bottle – RSR RAN UP Oil Additive »

As RSR tells it, nano technology is basically a dispersion of certain elements to a ...
Porsche Debuts 563hp 918 RSR Concept

Porsche Debuts 563hp 918 RSR Concept »

Powering the 918 RSR Concept is an “updated” 563hp, 10,300RPM V8 engine, based on the ...
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Grassroots Upset At The 2011 RallyCar Sno*Drift Rally

Grassroots Upset At The 2011 RallyCar Sno*Drift Rally

More than living up to its name, Sno*Drift Rally is the only winter rally on the RallyCar calendar and sees ambient temperatures as low as 0-degrees during night stages.

November 3rd, 2011 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC Ready for Debut

2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC Ready for Debut

Ford’s newest World Rally Championship (WRC) competitor, the 1.6-liter turbo Fiesta RS, is set to debut this week with FIA homologation approval. Ford WRC drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala will enter the Fiesta RS in its first WRC round in early February, Rally Sweden.

October 29th, 2011 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

Formula DRIFT Announces Driver List for Abu Dhabi Event

Formula DRIFT Announces Driver List for Abu Dhabi Event

A diverse selection of the top drivers from around the globe will showcase world-class drifting to the Middle East.

May 20th, 2011 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

DTM Goes Korean With Hankook Tire

DTM Goes Korean With Hankook Tire

DTM has recently signed a three-year contract to make Hankook Tire the exclusive supplier for its series. After Dunlop pulled out of the series in late 2010, the series was left without an official tire for the 2011 season.

May 18th, 2011 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

New ALMS West Racing Lamborghini Team Announces Drivers

New ALMS West Racing Lamborghini Team Announces Drivers

The Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored West Racing Team announced Nicky Pastorelli and Dominik Schwager will be its drivers for the 2011 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) season.

January 18th, 2011 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

2010 Year In Review – Motorsport Lens – Part 3

2010 Year In Review – Motorsport Lens – Part 3

Supposedly reclaiming the spirit of the CR-X, Honda’s CR-Z made a big splash at the 2010 SEMA Show. Hidden next to an endurance racecar and a 700hp example, the CR-Z Hybrid R Concept show car gathered lots of attention.

January 6th, 2011 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

2010 Year In Review – Motorsport Lens – Part 2

2010 Year In Review – Motorsport Lens – Part 2

The Porsche racing team would win the 2010 Drivers’ Championship with their 911 GT3 RSR. Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Long are scheduled to return with the team for 2011. Pictured at Petit Le Mans.

January 5th, 2011 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

MAZDASPEED Motorsports – 2010 Year In Review

MAZDASPEED Motorsports – 2010 Year In Review

In the US, MX-5 Miatas, RX-7s, RX-8s, and other Mazda-powered vehicles are a common site at the track. Not even mentioning the massive growth of the Spec Miata class, Mazdas are involved in formula, prototype, touring car, and GT racing the world over.

January 4th, 2011 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

2010 Year In Review – Motorsport Lens – Part 1

2010 Year In Review – Motorsport Lens – Part 1

There was big news in F1, ALMS, and rally racing and lots of new car releases that show that manufacturers still care about performance. New Mustangs and Italian compacts are great, but they can be even better once they’re raced.

January 3rd, 2011 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

Top 10 Biggest Motorsport Milestones Of 2010

Top 10 Biggest Motorsport Milestones Of 2010

From F1 to Audi to Pikes Peak to rally racing, we pick some of the most important motorsport moments, highlights, and events in 2010.

December 27th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

Tyler McQuarrie – 2010 Season In Review

Tyler McQuarrie – 2010 Season In Review

“I’ll be returning with Team Falken Tire in a brand new Z for Formula D. I’ll be racing in a handful of races in the World Challenge in the new Lotus Evora Cup car.”

December 23rd, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

Tanner Foust Wins Drift Packed Gymkhana Grid 2010

Tanner Foust Wins Drift Packed Gymkhana Grid 2010

The all-wheel drive class was led by Ken Block’s Gymkhana 3 Ford Fiesta and Tanner Foust’s X-Games/Rallycross Ford Fiesta.

December 7th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

BMW Announces ALMS, DTM, WTCC, and Formula In 2011

BMW Announces ALMS, DTM, WTCC, and Formula In 2011

Jens Marquardt will be taking over BMW Motorsport on January 1, 2011 and will oversee its BMW M3 GT2, WTCC, DTM, and formula car programs.

December 6th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

No, It’s Not LeMons – The 4AG Time Trial

No, It’s Not LeMons – The 4AG Time Trial

Organized and run by the Drift Association as part of their Grip Day 2 event, the 4AG Time Trial was a competition for fastest lap amongst Toyota 4AG engine-powered machines.

November 30th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

JAF Grand Prix Super GT Fuji Sprint Cup 2010

JAF Grand Prix Super GT Fuji Sprint Cup 2010

Held at the massive F1-friendly Fuji Speedway, the Fuji Sprint Cup held races on the same day and same track configuration with Super GT and Formula Nippon.

November 26th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

Redline Time Attack 2010 Ends At Auto Club Speedway

Redline Time Attack 2010 Ends At Auto Club Speedway

With top time attack cars capable of punching through the 160 mph mark, the track favors high horsepower and aerodynamically stable setups.

November 24th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

BMW Motorsport Director Retires Ahead of DTM Program

BMW Motorsport Director Retires Ahead of DTM Program

As BMW Motorsport Director, Theissen had his hands in every racing program that BMW participated in, from Formula One to GT cars.

November 24th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

Cars of the 2010 Super Lap Battle Time Attack

Cars of the 2010 Super Lap Battle Time Attack

Held once a year, the invite-only Super Lap Battle time attack event is the VIP track day where lap records are always guaranteed to fall. This year was no different. Sierra Sierra Enterprises’ Lancer Evolution VIII officially beat the HKS Evo for the overall top time with a blistering 1:41.046.

November 11th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

Global Tuner Grand Prix Hits Laguna Seca

Global Tuner Grand Prix Hits Laguna Seca

Consisting of time trials, an open GTGP Challenge race, Pirelli Drivers Cup USA Porsche race, and historic stock cars, the GTGP weekend was a mix of both time attack and wheel-to-wheel road racing.

October 25th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

DTM Coming To USA In 2013

DTM Coming To USA In 2013

Starting in 2013 and beyond, racecars conforming to DTM rules will be able to run in Grand-Am sprint races and the occasional NASCAR road course weekend.

October 17th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »