Stories about: motorsport

MINI Cooper 2012 B-Spec Race Car Presented

17 Nov 2011, 16:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Racing without a huge budget , this is what the B-Spec series will be - a championship that is scheduled to kick off next year and use production-based vehicles with only a few mods, which will be e...

Toyota FT-86 Teased in Gazoo Racing Video

17 Nov 2011, 00:55 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Subaru BRZ STI Concept might be shining on the LA Auto Show floor, but the Toyota FT-86 isn't ready to give up the public attention yet, so the car is now back in the headlines, thanks to a...

Subaru BRZ to Enter 2012 Super GT Series

16 Nov 2011, 02:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As if the Subaru BRZ wasn't anticipated with enough emotion already, Subaru now announced that it will also use the car to make its racing comeback. Thus, a beefed-up version of the BRZ that...

Mika Hakkinen Preparing for Racing Return in Mercedes SLS AMG GT3

7 Nov 2011, 15:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ex-F1 champion Mika Hakkinene is preparing to breath motorsport air again, with the driver set to return to the racing world behind the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3. Hakkinen, who is now ...

Team Lotus Becomes Caterham and Virgin Turns into Marussia for 2012 F1 Season

7 Nov 2011, 14:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The time to finally get things straight with the Lotus name running loose on race tracks. As you know, the 2011 season has seen Malaysian-owned Team Lotus fight Lotus Renault GP for the tack use of ...

2012 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Unveiled

4 Nov 2011, 14:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / If you want to race a Porsche, this is the best you’ll be able to get for the 2012 season: the new 911 GT3 RSR. Nope, it’s not based on the new 991 generation of the 911. But since we&r...

2011 SEMA: Toyota Yaris B-Spec Club Racer

28 Oct 2011, 21:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / A bit earlier, we showed you a SEMA-bound Toyota Tacoma destined for off-road racing and it is now time to tell you that the Japanese carmaker will also give us an on-road racer at the event: the Ya...

Cartel Pitt Boss Scion iQ Brings the Summer to 2011 SEMA

27 Oct 2011, 22:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / If you thought that the custom Scion iQ trio that will be displayed at SEMA - the one we showed you earlier - was extreme, wait 'till you see what Cartel, the company that treated us with a str...

NASCAR to Honor Dan Wheldon Using B-Pillar Decal at Talladega

20 Oct 2011, 21:04 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The tragic death of NASCAR driver Dan Wheldon, which took place in Las Vegas last weekend, is still haunting the world of motorsport, with an infinity of fans feeling the pain of his family. NASC...

BMW X6 Trophy Truck Attacks the Desert

14 Oct 2011, 20:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’re pretty sure that BMW and the creators of the off-roading monster you see in the adjacent images have pretty different things in their minds when they hear the “X6” designatio...

Spyshots: Toyota FT-86 Race Car

13 Oct 2011, 20:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We still haven't gotten to see the Toyota FT-86 without camo or outside its concept form, but the vehicle will follow the pathway created by the Lexus LFA, meaning that we'll get too see i...

Fanatec M3 GT2 Clubsport Steering Wheel Mixes Gaming and Real Driving

3 Oct 2011, 15:26 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Earlier today, we gave gamers and automotive enthusiasts a new reason to make budget notes, presenting the Thrustmaster Ferrari F1 replica steering wheel, but now we have something that seems to be ...

Forza Motorsport 4 Demo Date Announced

26 Sep 2011, 15:34 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / You can sit back and relax - you won’t have to worry about gas prices for quite a while, as Forza Motorsport 4 is now only a few steps from its official release. However, you don’t have ...

Ducati 2012 Superbike Name Revealed: 1199 Panigale [Video Teaser]

21 Sep 2011, 11:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ducati has chosen to start the teasing of its 2012 Superbike with the name of the machine, telling us that it will use the 1199 Panigale designation and also giving us a teaser video, which shows th...

Nissan GT Academy USA Reality Show Coming to Speed Channel

19 Sep 2011, 13:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The gap between racing video games and real-life motorsport has never been smaller, thanks to Nissan’s GT Academy, a competition that allowed Gran Turismo 5 gamers to become professional racer...

Ford Focus ST-R Races into Frankfurt

13 Sep 2011, 16:44 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford has used the Frankfurt Auto Show to unveil the new Focus ST, a car that promises to be a very hot hatch. In case you also want to use it for family hauilng, you can go for the wagon version (on...

2012 Formula Ford Race Car Starts Its Engine in Frankfurt

13 Sep 2011, 15:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Hmm... a single-seater with Ecoboost and Powershift written all over it - is Ford erasing the line between the road and the track? Yes, and we're glad it's so. In fact, the Blue Oval has b...

Porsche to Enter New Endurance Racing Series in 2014

8 Sep 2011, 21:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We are now years away from the first rumor that put a Volkswagen, Audi or Porsche car on an F1 grid, but the story is now over, as Porsche CEO Matthias Mueller told Automotive News that the company ...

2012 Peugeot RCZ Race Car Unveiled <span>· Video</span>

2012 Peugeot RCZ Race Car Unveiled · Video

6 Sep 2011, 14:39 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Peugeot recently introduced the racing incarnation of the RCZ, a vehicle that is scheduled to receive its dedicated motorsport series in 2012, the RCZ Racing Cup. The vehicle isn’t an incre...

2012 Porsche 911 GT3 R Comes with More Power

3 Sep 2011, 12:16 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We're not the kind of nostalgics that don't favor evolution - even our name says that - but when we heard that the upcoming Frankfurt Auto Show is going to bring us a new incarnation (991)...