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What to Eat to Become a Better Driver
What to Eat to Become a Better Driver

7 Mar 2014, 10:11 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Of course, you would also need to earn your wings on the track before thinking about improving your skills through a special diet

 
How Rally Drivers and Co-pilots Shower
How Rally Drivers and Co-pilots Shower

7 Mar 2014, 16:26 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Being part of a rally crew means that pretty much every piece of your life has something to do with your car. Well, it seems that some people go as far as shower with their racer, as shown in the vi...

 
Nurburgring Now Has an American Owner: Report
Nurburgring Now Has an American Owner: Report

6 Mar 2014, 09:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Quite a lot of time has passed since the Nurburgring entered a financial issues tornado and it appears that this storm is about to come to an end. The US private equity company HIG Capital reportedl...

 
These Are The Mercedes-Benz DTM Drivers For 2014
These Are The Mercedes-Benz DTM Drivers For 2014

5 Mar 2014, 12:58 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / This year's driver lineup for the DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft) is now officially complete as far as Mercedes-Benz is concerned, with no less than seven drivers to drive the DTM Merc...

 
Porsche 919 LMP1 Leaked in Le Mans Livery
Porsche 919 LMP1 Leaked in Le Mans Livery

3 Mar 2014, 15:26 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Porsche’s brand new 919 Hybrid race car, which is scheduled to debut in this year’s World Endurance Championships and mark the brand’s return to Le Mans as an LMP1 contender, surfa...

 
Kevin Harvik Wins in Phoenix, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Second
Kevin Harvik Wins in Phoenix, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Second

3 Mar 2014, 12:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Kevin Harvick won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway this weekend, making it two out of two for Chevrolet so far this season. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver led 224 o...

 
A Short History of The Mercedes-Benz C-Class in DTM
A Short History of The Mercedes-Benz C-Class in DTM

3 Mar 2014, 14:43 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Almost 31 years ago, the spiritual grandfather of the current Mercedes-Benz C-Class W205 was starting an unofficial motorsport career for the original Baby Benz. Between 13 and 21 August of 1983,...

 
Tanner Foust Confirms 2014 GRC, World Rallycross Calendar
Tanner Foust Confirms 2014 GRC, World Rallycross Calendar

26 Feb 2014, 09:23 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Rockstar Energy Drink driver and Top Gear co-host Tanner Foust has confirmed he will be competing in this year’s Global Rallycross Championship, as well as select events in the new FIA World R...

 
2,000 HP Mustang Takes Off During Quarter Mile Race
2,000 HP Mustang Takes Off During Quarter Mile Race

25 Feb 2014, 12:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Drag racer David Measell was in for a wild ride during last weekend’s Outlaw Drag Radial event at South Georgia Motorsports Park, when his monster of a Ford Mustang nearly flew over the safety...

 
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Wins Daytona 500
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Wins Daytona 500

24 Feb 2014, 08:41 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Dale Earnhardt Jr. has won the 2014 Daytona 500 yesterday, at the end of a race that brought the longest rain delay in the event’s history - six hours and 22 minutes. The Hendrick Motorspor...

 
Corvette Racing Confirms 24 Hours of Le Mans Entry
Corvette Racing Confirms 24 Hours of Le Mans Entry

23 Feb 2014, 10:11 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Corvette Racing has announced it will compete in this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race using two of its brand new C7.R vehicles. The American brand has been accepted into the GTE class...

 
Ken Block Unveils Full 2014 Race Schedule
Ken Block Unveils Full 2014 Race Schedule

21 Feb 2014, 10:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Gymkhana star Ken Block is in for a very busy year, with no less than 19 events - from four different racing series - on his schedule. The 46-year old driver will take on the full Global RallyCro...

 
Lotus and Renault Extend Formula One Partnership
Lotus and Renault Extend Formula One Partnership

20 Feb 2014, 13:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Lotus F1 Team and Renault Sport F1 have announced the extension of their chassis-engine partnership for the 2014 Formula One season and beyond. In other words, Lotus F1 Team will be powered by Re...

 
Lotus Joins LMP1 Class in World Endurance Championship
Lotus Joins LMP1 Class in World Endurance Championship

19 Feb 2014, 13:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Lotus has announced plans to step up to the LMP1 class of this year’s World Endurance Championship. The Kodewa-backed squad will field a single vehicle based on the T129 race car that was used...

 
BMW M4 DTM Gets First Teaser
BMW M4 DTM Gets First Teaser

19 Feb 2014, 10:44 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / BMW Motorsport has released the first teaser image of the 2014 M4 DTM, which is scheduled to make its road course debut in late March, during testing at Hungaroring track. “Testing the BMW ...

 
Donuts Now Allowed after F1 Races: Winner Takes It All
Donuts Now Allowed after F1 Races: Winner Takes It All

18 Feb 2014, 10:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Sebastian Vettel may have just won himself some admirers, as he deserves the most credit for FIA’s latest decision, making donuts and other forms of hooning legal after the race. Last seaso...

 
Austin Dillon Wins Daytona 500 Pole
Austin Dillon Wins Daytona 500 Pole

17 Feb 2014, 12:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Dillon has secured pole position for next week’s Daytona 500 in the No. 3 Chevrolet SS, with Martin Truex Jr. (Furniture Row) and Greg Biffle (Roush Fenw...

 
IMSA Appoints Racing Veterans to Key Technical Roles
IMSA Appoints Racing Veterans to Key Technical Roles

14 Feb 2014, 11:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Motorsport veterans Scott Raymond and Jeff Mishtawy have been appointed to key technical roles by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), the sanctioning body announced yesterday. An I...

 
Here's a Viper Playing in the Dirt
Here's a Viper Playing in the Dirt

13 Feb 2014, 09:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The street versions of the Viper are wild enough to drive, but when you get to the track-bound GTS-R versions, the badassery reaches an incredible level. An excellent way to illustrate that is to ca...

 
Danica Patrick Can Win If No One Else Races, Says Richard Petty
Danica Patrick Can Win If No One Else Races, Says Richard Petty

11 Feb 2014, 13:53 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / There's a good reason why Richard Petty is known as "The King". In fact, there's more than one, as the North Carolina-born legend has won 200 Sprint Cup races, seven NASCAR champ...