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Peugeot Unveils 2024 9X8 With Revised Aerodynamics and Rear Wing
Peugeot Unveils 2024 9X8 With Revised Aerodynamics and Rear Wing

28 Mar 2024, 14:12 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Peugeot is looking to improve last year's FIA WEC performance when the 9X8 scored a single podium at the 6 Hours of Monza.

 
The 2024 BMW M Hybrid V8 Looks Like It's About To Swallow the Entire Le Mans Grid
The 2024 BMW M Hybrid V8 Looks Like It's About To Swallow the Entire Le Mans Grid

29 Nov 2023, 20:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / BMW will tackle the 2024 FIA WEC season with two cars under the BMW M Team WRT banner. The M Hybrid V8 will also race at Le Mans.

 
Mazda Furai: The Rotary-Powered Concept That Never Crashed but Unfortunately Burned
Mazda Furai: The Rotary-Powered Concept That Never Crashed but Unfortunately Burned

24 Oct 2023, 11:58 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Both a breathtaking concept and a functional race car powered by an ethanol-guzzling three-rotor engine, the Furai seemed destined for greatness

 
Matra MS670: The Underdog Story of the French Car That Won Le Mans Three Times in a Row
Matra MS670: The Underdog Story of the French Car That Won Le Mans Three Times in a Row

28 Aug 2023, 13:37 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / More than five decades after its debut, it remains the only French race car to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times in a row

 
Ferrari 312PB: The Scuderia's Last Succesful Analog Endurance Prototype
Ferrari 312PB: The Scuderia's Last Succesful Analog Endurance Prototype

28 Jul 2023, 14:37 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Build during the wild 1970s, the brutal 312PB had a near-perfect season in 1972 but ultimately failed to bring Le Mans glory for Ferrari

 
Triumph Thruxton Lithium Custom Bike Is Old-School and Ready To Hit the Racetrack
Triumph Thruxton Lithium Custom Bike Is Old-School and Ready To Hit the Racetrack

16 Jul 2023, 01:41 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Mind you, it takes a ton of skill to transform a stock Thruxton into something that would look right at home in an endurance race from the ‘80s

 
Ford P68: The Le Mans-Winning GT40's Forgotten Successor
Ford P68: The Le Mans-Winning GT40's Forgotten Successor

24 Jun 2023, 19:48 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Though Ford officially retired from endurance racing after it dethroned Ferrari, its British division attempted to carry the torch with a F1-inspired prototype

 
Seven Years for Seven Seconds: This Is How You Win in Time Attack Racing
Seven Years for Seven Seconds: This Is How You Win in Time Attack Racing

22 Jun 2023, 15:07 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / You can't get the perfect lap in one shot. That's one of the things the owner of this $150K Volkswagen Golf racecar has learned in seven years of competition

 
Ducati GT1000 Bloody Fang Gives the Fabled SportClassic Package a Custom Touch
Ducati GT1000 Bloody Fang Gives the Fabled SportClassic Package a Custom Touch

21 May 2023, 16:11 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Hitting the racetrack on this customized SportClassic must be pure bliss, because it’ll carve apexes and look the part while doing so

 
Custom Honda VFR740 Retro Racer Looks Seriously Funky Dressed in Purple
Custom Honda VFR740 Retro Racer Looks Seriously Funky Dressed in Purple

15 May 2023, 16:20 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Its groovy colorway is the first thing that’ll catch your attention, but there are plenty of other noteworthy traits for us to look at

 
Peugeot 806 Procar: The Story of the Only Minivan To Ever Compete in an Endurance Race
Peugeot 806 Procar: The Story of the Only Minivan To Ever Compete in an Endurance Race

28 Apr 2023, 22:08 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / It made its first and only official appearance at the 1995 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps endurance race, becoming the clear fan-favorite

 
America Has Le Mans in Cadillac's Sights: V-Series.R Hypercar Aims for Overall Victory
America Has Le Mans in Cadillac's Sights: V-Series.R Hypercar Aims for Overall Victory

27 Feb 2023, 20:52 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The quintessential luxury brand from the city founded by a French nobleman in 1701 has been developing the 2023 Le Mans race car for the past two years

 
Michael Fassbender's Road to Le Mans Will Reach Its Highlight This Weekend
Michael Fassbender's Road to Le Mans Will Reach Its Highlight This Weekend

8 Jun 2022, 09:38 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Several years since the dream of competing in Le Mans was just that, Michael Fassbender will compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a Porsche 911

 
2023 Acura ARX-06 Prototype Teased, Set to Race Next Season
2023 Acura ARX-06 Prototype Teased, Set to Race Next Season

3 Jun 2022, 17:27 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Acura has teased its upcoming racing car, the ARX-06. The LMDh prototype is set to race in the top class of North America's endurance racing series

 
Rover-BRM: The Jet-Powered Car That Proved It Could Hang With the Big Boys at Le Mans
Rover-BRM: The Jet-Powered Car That Proved It Could Hang With the Big Boys at Le Mans

15 Apr 2022, 22:59 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / During a decade when naturally aspirated piston engines still reigned over the motorsport world, a jet-powered car competed in the most prestigious race of all

 
Custom BMW S 1000 RR Wears Seamless Aluminum Garments and Hand-Painted Livery
Custom BMW S 1000 RR Wears Seamless Aluminum Garments and Hand-Painted Livery

11 Apr 2022, 22:34 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / With a bit help from Ornamental Conifer’s talented Nico Sclater, the guys over at Revival Cycles have knocked this project straight out of the ballpark

 
One-Off Ducati Supersport 1000DS Has Custom Charm and Endurance Racer Styling Elements
One-Off Ducati Supersport 1000DS Has Custom Charm and Endurance Racer Styling Elements

6 Apr 2022, 22:06 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / This transformation was a straightforward affair compared to some of Kaspeed’s other builds, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t equally fascinating

 
Valentino Rossi Reveals His Racing Car for the 2022 Season, First Race Is Next Month
Valentino Rossi Reveals His Racing Car for the 2022 Season, First Race Is Next Month

9 Mar 2022, 15:05 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Italian racing legend Valentino Rossi has revealed the livery of his new racing car earlier this week. He will race the Audi R8 ten times this year

 
McLaren M6GT: The F1’s Spiritual Forefather That You Never Knew Existed
McLaren M6GT: The F1’s Spiritual Forefather That You Never Knew Existed

11 Feb 2022, 17:58 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Two decades before the McLaren F1 was even thought of, the British company turned a full-blown race car into a spectacular streel-legal machine

 
Porsche 904 Carrera GTS: A Street-Legal Race Car and 1960s Mid-Engine Masterpiece
Porsche 904 Carrera GTS: A Street-Legal Race Car and 1960s Mid-Engine Masterpiece

27 Jan 2022, 13:52 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / One of the last mid-engine race cars from an era when such vehicles had to be road legal, the Carrera GTS remains one of Porsche's most innovative designs