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Porsche 911 2.5 S/T Restored in Time for Techno Classica
Porsche 911 2.5 S/T Restored in Time for Techno Classica

6 Apr 2016, 15:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / From a jalopy to a supermodel, this Porsche 911 2.5 S/T has been born again thanks to the talented people over at Porsche Classic

 
Roborace Autonomous Racecar Specs Revealed, NVIDIA Provides the Brains
Roborace Autonomous Racecar Specs Revealed, NVIDIA Provides the Brains

6 Apr 2016, 14:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Roborace will be a blast, make no mistake about it. Other than the way these cars look, the technological aspect is sure to make some jaws drop

 
Emerson Fittipaldi Is $7.45 Million in Debt
Emerson Fittipaldi Is $7.45 Million in Debt

5 Apr 2016, 09:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Poor old Emerson Fittipaldi is in huge financial trouble. His companies are so indebted, collectors were called in to seize all good that they could find

 
SEAT Leon STCC Is a Badass Touring Car
SEAT Leon STCC Is a Badass Touring Car

1 Apr 2016, 16:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Dear SEAT, please make a street-legal version of the Leon STCC touring car, then put it into production. Signed, everyone

 
IndyCar's Max Chilton Terrifies His Finace in NASCAR Machine at Goodwood
IndyCar's Max Chilton Terrifies His Finace in NASCAR Machine at Goodwood

1 Apr 2016, 15:30 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Max Chilton and Chloe Roberts actually got engaged a few days after the racing driver terrified his SO using a NASCAR machine

 
DTM to Introduce Radical Qualifying Format for 2016
DTM to Introduce Radical Qualifying Format for 2016

1 Apr 2016, 13:25 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / DTM race cars are based on production cars. Thus, a comparison between DTM race cars and their production versions would be an attractive proposition

 
Lamborghini Scouts for Young Racers with New Kart Driving Program
Lamborghini Scouts for Young Racers with New Kart Driving Program

31 Mar 2016, 16:06 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The Squadra Corse wing of Lamborghini is in charge of all motorsport activities for Sant'Agata Bolognese and it's already thinking about the future

 
First Formula 1 Car Ever Raced by Niki Lauda Heads to Auction
First Formula 1 Car Ever Raced by Niki Lauda Heads to Auction

31 Mar 2016, 15:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This 1971 March 711 single-seater racecar is an alluring proposition for those collectors with Formula 1 flowing through their veins

 
Roborace Driverless Racing Series to Feature Cars That Look like the Mantis
Roborace Driverless Racing Series to Feature Cars That Look like the Mantis

31 Mar 2016, 08:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Roborace will be as cutting edge as racing series will ever get. Other than the technological aspect of the autonomous racecars, their design is also dazzling

 
Volvo V60 Polestar Is the 2016 WTCC Safety Car
Volvo V60 Polestar Is the 2016 WTCC Safety Car

29 Mar 2016, 12:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Fans of the WTCC, rejoice! Volvo is back in business on the grid with the S60 Polestar TC1 and ahead of it with the V60 Polestar safety car

 
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Wants to Donate His Brain to Science After His Death
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Wants to Donate His Brain to Science After His Death

29 Mar 2016, 08:46 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. has announced on Twitter that he intends to donate his brain after his death to aid science. He also wants to donate other organs

 
You Can Bid on the Peugeot 205 T16 Group B Rally Car Driven by Ari Vatanen
You Can Bid on the Peugeot 205 T16 Group B Rally Car Driven by Ari Vatanen

28 Mar 2016, 09:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / RM Sotheby's will offer Ari Vatanen's Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Group B rally car at auction this May. Chances are it will fetch more than a million euros

 
Gary Brabham, Son of Sir Jack Brabham, Convicted of Child Rape
Gary Brabham, Son of Sir Jack Brabham, Convicted of Child Rape

24 Mar 2016, 19:02 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Not the best kind of news related to the family of the Australian Formula 1 legend, especially since Gary used to be a racing driver himself

 
2017 Acura NSX GT3 Racecar Ditches Hybrid and AWD Systems
2017 Acura NSX GT3 Racecar Ditches Hybrid and AWD Systems

23 Mar 2016, 16:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / During its metamorphosis from production car for the road to GT3 class racecar, the 2017 Acura NSX has lost its hybrid powertrain and the 9-speed transmission

 
2016 Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 Race Car Packs 900+ Horsepower
2016 Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 Race Car Packs 900+ Horsepower

23 Mar 2016, 13:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The German manufacturer with the most wins at Le Mans is gearing up to win its eighteenth constructors' title since 1970

 
F1 Safety - How Technology Allows Drivers to Walk Away from High-Speed Crashes
F1 Safety - How Technology Allows Drivers to Walk Away from High-Speed Crashes

22 Mar 2016, 17:05 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Last weekend, Fernando Alonso escaped without a scratch from a massive crash at the Australian GP. We have a look at recent safety innovations in Formula 1

 
Electric Motorsport Is Getting a New Championship Next Year and It's Got Teslas
Electric Motorsport Is Getting a New Championship Next Year and It's Got Teslas

10 Mar 2016, 15:25 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A new series - not yet endorsed by FIA - has all the chances of becoming a proving ground for all future electric vehicles

 
Formula One Risks Turning into a (Bigger) Farce, New Safety System Tested
Formula One Risks Turning into a (Bigger) Farce, New Safety System Tested

3 Mar 2016, 19:20 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Coming up with a safety system for vehicles that routinely go over 180 mph is a tough nut to crack, but that's not holding the F1 engineers back

 
Formula One Hopes to Become More Exciting by Changing Exhaust Regulations
Formula One Hopes to Become More Exciting by Changing Exhaust Regulations

28 Feb 2016, 13:54 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The FIA is taking the most minute steps towards solving the current crisis its crown jewel, the Formula One, is in. Did we say they were small?

 
Twin-Turbo Ferrari 430 Racecar Is the Gentleman Racer of a Swiss Billionaire
Twin-Turbo Ferrari 430 Racecar Is the Gentleman Racer of a Swiss Billionaire

19 Feb 2016, 16:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Now that Ferrari has released two incarnations of the 488 racecar, we want to show you a just-as-turbocharged F430 motorsport machine