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.
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.
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.
A diverse selection of the top drivers from around the globe will showcase world-class drifting to the Middle East.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
From F1 to Audi to Pikes Peak to rally racing, we pick some of the most important motorsport moments, highlights, and events in 2010.
“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.”
The all-wheel drive class was led by Ken Block’s Gymkhana 3 Ford Fiesta and Tanner Foust’s X-Games/Rallycross Ford Fiesta.
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.
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.
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.
With top time attack cars capable of punching through the 160 mph mark, the track favors high horsepower and aerodynamically stable setups.
As BMW Motorsport Director, Theissen had his hands in every racing program that BMW participated in, from Formula One to GT cars.
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.
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.
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.