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Kiwi Racing Legend Chris Amon Dies at 73
Kiwi Racing Legend Chris Amon Dies at 73

3 Aug 2016, 13:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Kiwi driver who many considered the best to have never won in F1, but who helped Bruce McLaren win the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, is no longer among us

 
Don’t Call Me Cayman: Behold the Porsche GT4 Clubsport MR
Don’t Call Me Cayman: Behold the Porsche GT4 Clubsport MR

3 Aug 2016, 08:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Racecar drivers at the dawn of their careers now have yet another weapon of choice to choose from in the GT4 class. Cue the Porsche GT4 Clubsport MR

 
Flying Driveshaft Injures Three After It Leaves A Demolition Derby Truck
Flying Driveshaft Injures Three After It Leaves A Demolition Derby Truck

1 Aug 2016, 09:30 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Demolition derby events are all about having fun while destroying some cars. Nobody gets hurt most of the time, but accidents happen. Like a flying driveshaft

 
Flying Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo Strips in Violent Spa 24H Crash
Flying Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo Strips in Violent Spa 24H Crash

30 Jul 2016, 10:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It looks like we're dealing with a braking issue here, one that sent this Huracan Super Trofeo spinning into the barrier(s) on the side of the track

 
Formula E's Next Season Car Unveiled, Looks a Lot like the Roborace Design
Formula E's Next Season Car Unveiled, Looks a Lot like the Roborace Design

29 Jul 2016, 13:37 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / With at least three more seasons secured, the Formula E is looking to differentiate itself even further from traditional motorsport competitions

 
NASCAR's Erik Jones Drifts through Indy's Turn 1 at 180 MPH, Avoids Brutal Crash
NASCAR's Erik Jones Drifts through Indy's Turn 1 at 180 MPH, Avoids Brutal Crash

25 Jul 2016, 15:41 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Erik Jones proved that NASCAR drivers can easily rival Formula Drift start when it comes to sliding, all with the aim to save his car

 
Dallara Said To Prepare KTM X-Bow Rival, It Will Be More Expensive
Dallara Said To Prepare KTM X-Bow Rival, It Will Be More Expensive

25 Jul 2016, 13:45 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Famed Italian chassis makers at Dallara plan to build a road car under their own name. It is rumored to have a 2.3-liter EcoBoost engine from Ford

 
Porsche 911 GT3 PDK Gets Racecar Conversion Mixing GT3 R and Tuning Parts
Porsche 911 GT3 PDK Gets Racecar Conversion Mixing GT3 R and Tuning Parts

19 Jul 2016, 21:05 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / You know flying from one vibrator to another gets overly serious when a Porsche 911 GT3 is turned into its R motorsport-savvy sibling

 
Mexico Blue Porsche 911 GT3 RS Gets an Even More Track-Biased Wheel Alignment
Mexico Blue Porsche 911 GT3 RS Gets an Even More Track-Biased Wheel Alignment

8 Jul 2016, 20:07 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This is what happens when an amazing machine such as the Porsche 911 GT3 RS PDK visits a physician, all with a stunning Mexico Blue take

 
Jaguar XJ13 Prototype to Make Le Mans Debut 50 Years After It Was Born
Jaguar XJ13 Prototype to Make Le Mans Debut 50 Years After It Was Born

7 Jul 2016, 16:30 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Half a century after it was built by Bob Blake, the 1966 Jaguar XJ13 is getting ready for its first outing on the Circuit de la Sarthe

 
Romain Dumas Achieves Best Week Ever, Wins At Le Mans And Pikes Peak
Romain Dumas Achieves Best Week Ever, Wins At Le Mans And Pikes Peak

27 Jun 2016, 13:58 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Ever have a really good week at work? Romain Dumas had one of the best of his career, as he won at Le Mans and Pikes Peak in the same week

 
2017 McLaren 570S Sprint Breaks Cover Ahead of 2016 Goodwood FoS Debut
2017 McLaren 570S Sprint Breaks Cover Ahead of 2016 Goodwood FoS Debut

22 Jun 2016, 14:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Gentlemen racers that don't care too much about racing series now have a new toy to play with in the form of the £148,000 McLaren 570S Sprint

 
Ferrari Eyes Le Mans LMP1 Entry, Starts Rumor About it
Ferrari Eyes Le Mans LMP1 Entry, Starts Rumor About it

21 Jun 2016, 09:29 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The 2016 Le Mans 24 Hours saw Ford step all over Ferrari in the GTE Pro class, a defeat that was probably almost as bitter as the one from 50 years ago

 
Toyota's Sad Le Mans Mechanical Failure Could Be Caused By Broken Turbo
Toyota's Sad Le Mans Mechanical Failure Could Be Caused By Broken Turbo

20 Jun 2016, 11:18 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The #5 Toyota TS050 Hybrid was extremely close to winning this year's Le Mans 24-Hour race. It heartbreakingly failed from a technical problem

 
Porsche Grabs Its 18th Le Mans Win after Toyota Loses Power On Penultimate Lap
Porsche Grabs Its 18th Le Mans Win after Toyota Loses Power On Penultimate Lap

19 Jun 2016, 15:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This year's edition of the Le Mans 24h race was as drama-filled as possible and we're here to give you the summary of thr fierce battles

 
Porsche Will Race At 24 Hours Of Le Mans From P1 On The Starting Grid
Porsche Will Race At 24 Hours Of Le Mans From P1 On The Starting Grid

17 Jun 2016, 11:38 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Qualifications for this year's 24-hour race at Le Mans have concluded. Porsche has earned the top spot on the starting grid for the prime class, LMP1

 
Where Eagles Roam, Blake Fuller and His Tesla Model S P90D Gun for a Record
Where Eagles Roam, Blake Fuller and His Tesla Model S P90D Gun for a Record

14 Jun 2016, 14:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Where Eagles Fear to Tread, Blake Fuller and His Tesla Model S Gun for a Record Some say that conquering the unknown is the thing that enabled the human race t

 
Heineken Enters Formula 1 as Global Partner of the King Motorsport
Heineken Enters Formula 1 as Global Partner of the King Motorsport

10 Jun 2016, 12:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Dutch brewing company Heineken signed a £150 million five-year partnership with Formula 1 Management, saving Monza in the process

 
UPDATE: Mark Higgins Sets New Isle of Man TT Record
UPDATE: Mark Higgins Sets New Isle of Man TT Record

7 Jun 2016, 07:28 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / He did again, ladies and gentlemen, this time more than 14 seconds quicker compared to the record lap Mark Higgins set on Saturday

 
Mark Higgins Demolishes Isle of Man TT Record With 2016 Subaru WRX STI
Mark Higgins Demolishes Isle of Man TT Record With 2016 Subaru WRX STI

5 Jun 2016, 11:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Subaru prides itself on a new record-breaking lap of the Snaefell Mountain Course, coming courtesy of rally driver Mark Higgins