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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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 »

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 »

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 »

Ferrari McLaren F1 Burnout and Donut

Ferrari McLaren F1 Burnout and Donut

Hooliganism at its finest. At the Goodwood Festival of Speed, we witness some donuts and burnouts with the Ferrari and McLaren Formula One racecars.

October 27th, 2010 | Filed under Videos | Read More »

Lotus Racing Responds In F1’s Latest Fiasco

Lotus Racing Responds In F1’s Latest Fiasco

There always seems to be a battle or scandal going on in Formula One, ranging from crashes to Mosley-style Nazi sex. The current F1 battle is over the use of the Lotus name, which has a long history with the sport.

September 27th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

Will Proton Destroy Lotus Racing F1?

Will Proton Destroy Lotus Racing F1?

The news recently surfaced that Lotus was unhappy with its business partnership with Fernandes’ team and had cut him off from all rights to use the names Team Lotus, Lotus Racing, or any other variant containing the name “Lotus”.

September 27th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

Edoardo Mortara Will Be F1’s Next Superstar

Edoardo Mortara Will Be F1’s Next Superstar

Just four years ago, the 23 year-old Mortara made his way up from karts to single-seater formula racecars. In 2007, he entered the F3 Euro Series, finishing the season in 8th – the highest placing rookie.

September 20th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

2010 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Highlights

2010 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Highlights

Highlights of some of the best vintage racing action from the 2010 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion (formerly Historics) at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Includes rare and classic racecars from the following groups – Formula One (F1), IMSA, Bugatti, Ferrari, Porsche, GTP, Can Am, and Trans Am.

September 13th, 2010 | Filed under Videos | Read More »

600hp McLaren MP4-12C Supercar Debut at Pebble Beach 2010

600hp McLaren MP4-12C Supercar Debut at Pebble Beach 2010

McLaren Automotive debuts their new 600hp twin-turbo V8-powered MP4-12C supercar at the world famous 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Run in conjunction with the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion week, the concours show is the perfect debut spot for the F1-inspired exotic.

August 31st, 2010 | Filed under Videos | Read More »

Inside The 2010 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Historic Races

Inside The 2010 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Historic Races

With million dollar cars on track and in the concours shows, some going for up to four million dollars in the auctions, enthusiasts show up to Monterey in waves. The cars entered fall into categories like 1966-1972 Trans-Am, 1981-1989 FIA Manufacturer Championship & IMSA GTP cars, Bugatti Grand Prix, and 1966-1983 F1.

August 27th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »

First Super GT Win For The Subaru Legacy B4 In Suzuka

First Super GT Win For The Subaru Legacy B4 In Suzuka

Round 6 of the Super GT series, the 121 lap race at Suzuka Circuit, held some surprises for the 33,000-strong crowd. Longtime favorite ARTA came out on top again with the new Honda HSV-010 and the Subaru Legacy B4 took its first ever win in the series.

August 23rd, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

Toyota History Garage – The Dream Museum

Toyota History Garage – The Dream Museum

The History Garage museum is designed to honor production cars from the 1950s through the 1970s, as well as past racing machines. The Corolla WRC car and GT-One Le Mans car are rare sights at any museum.

August 18th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »

2010 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Top 3

2010 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Top 3

Each group is packed to the gills – there’s more trailers, people, and cars than during the ALMS weekend – so we actually got to see more than just trophy wives and trailered supercars. Although there was plenty of that as well.

August 14th, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »

Megaweb – Toyota’s Not So Secret Tokyo Museum

Megaweb – Toyota’s Not So Secret Tokyo Museum

It’s not what you’d expect from a car company who seems dead set on selling only Camrys and Corollas in the US but Megaweb is a little different than anything you’ll find in the US. Sometimes, that can pretty refreshing.

August 12th, 2010 | Filed under Tuned Cars | Read More »

Red Bull F1 Simulator In Action [VIDEO]

Red Bull F1 Simulator In Action [VIDEO]

We all know that budget and rule constraints have limited Formula One teams in their insanely expensive test sessions at the track. The only logical solution? Build an insanely expensive electronic simulator for the drivers.

July 28th, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »

Video – Webber Freejacks Valencia F1

Video – Webber Freejacks Valencia F1

At the recent 2010 Valencia, Spain F1 race, Mark Webber crashed directly into the rear of Lotus’s Heikki Kovalainen and then launched himself off into the air.After landing his Red Bull RB6 into the tire barrier, Webber must have been wondering why he keeps freejacking (yes, Freejack…) racecars. Le Mans 1999, anyone?

June 29th, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »

Inside A Formula One Racecar Steering Wheel

Inside A Formula One Racecar Steering Wheel

On race weekends, each driver will have a minimum of three steering wheels available so there is always a spare on hand should there be any issues. That’s more than $120,000 in steering wheels alone.

June 24th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tech | Read More »

Hamilton And Button Build McLaren F1 Car Promo Video

Hamilton And Button Build McLaren F1 Car Promo Video

F1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button “build” a McLaren F1 car by assembling a bunch of pieces on to a chassis at the McLaren Technology Center. The trick is, their crew is sent out to have a cut of coffee.

June 23rd, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »

F1 Champion Alain Prost Drives Renault Dacia Duster Rallycar

F1 Champion Alain Prost Drives Renault Dacia Duster Rallycar

March 1st, 2010 | Filed under Videos | Read More »

Toyota F1 car TF108 Vs Batmobile At Silverstone

Toyota F1 car TF108 Vs Batmobile At Silverstone

As a promotion for the The Dark Knight movie, last year Timo Glock drove the Toyota TF108 F1 car at Silverstone circuit against the actual Batmobile. A running and driving movie prop, the Batmobile of course would get destroyed on a racetrack against the 900hp F1 car.

June 24th, 2009 | Filed under Tuned Cars | Read More »