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Honda S2000 Gets 450 HP NSX Engine, Becomes Honda S3500 German Time Attack Monster
Honda S2000 Gets 450 HP NSX Engine, Becomes Honda S3500 German Time Attack Monster

18 Dec 2015, 14:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This has to be every Honda S2000 driver’s dream, with the time attack machine seen here basically retaining the factory balance, but taking things much higher

 
Who Needs to See Ahead While Doing 120 MPH on a Track? Not This Guy
Who Needs to See Ahead While Doing 120 MPH on a Track? Not This Guy

13 Nov 2015, 15:20 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / On a list of 100 bad things that can happen while you give it all on a race track, this guy's experience must rank among the first twenty or so

 
Ex-SRT CEO Ralph Gilles Drives the Hell Out of His Viper ACR at VIR, Shares Car with Wife
Ex-SRT CEO Ralph Gilles Drives the Hell Out of His Viper ACR at VIR, Shares Car with Wife

11 Nov 2015, 15:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ex-SRT CEO Ralph Gilles is now the Head of Design for Fiat and Chrysler, but the man can also draw quite a racing line, especially in his 2013 Viper ACR

 
2016 Dodge Viper ACR Aces 13 Track Records, Thrashes 918 Spyder, P1 on Laguna Seca
2016 Dodge Viper ACR Aces 13 Track Records, Thrashes 918 Spyder, P1 on Laguna Seca

4 Nov 2015, 17:29 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This is yet another proof of how brilliant the Viper has grown, but can we expect the trophy cabinet to influence the below-expectations sales?

 
What’s Best for Your BMW? Here’s the Difference Between Better Pads and Bigger Brakes
What’s Best for Your BMW? Here’s the Difference Between Better Pads and Bigger Brakes

4 Nov 2015, 17:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When one considers going to the track with their BMW, they must choose wisely the kind of upgrades they'll get for their ride. That's if funds aren't unlimited

 
How a Renault Clio Cup Racecar’s Abuse Taught Me the Clio RS Trophy Is a Delicious Hot Hatch
How a Renault Clio Cup Racecar’s Abuse Taught Me the Clio RS Trophy Is a Delicious Hot Hatch

28 Oct 2015, 17:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / I enjoy forgiving fast cars that let you fool around while hooning, and this is what I found in Renaultsport’s Clio RS Trophy and Clio Cup

 
Hockenheimring Crashes and Spins Show How the Typical Track Day Cars Behave at the Limit
Hockenheimring Crashes and Spins Show How the Typical Track Day Cars Behave at the Limit

27 Oct 2015, 10:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Just like gems can be identified by their flaws, we can discuss the typical ups and downs of the cars that are the most popular for track days

 
Chris Harris Goes Wild in Renault Sport R.S. 01 Racecar, Flies on Silverstone, Does Donuts
Chris Harris Goes Wild in Renault Sport R.S. 01 Racecar, Flies on Silverstone, Does Donuts

16 Oct 2015, 11:24 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Renaultsport’s R.S. 01 racecar may be confined to their one-make series, but as Chris Harris explains, this is quite a blast

 
LaFerrari, McLaren P1, Porsche 918 Independent Track Test Shows Silverstone Times
LaFerrari, McLaren P1, Porsche 918 Independent Track Test Shows Silverstone Times

11 Oct 2015, 12:09 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This is the first time when the holy hybrid hypercar trinity is the subject of an instrumented test involving customer cars

 
Lamborghini Veneno Roadster, 1 of 9, Hits the Track with Lamborghini Race Driver
Lamborghini Veneno Roadster, 1 of 9, Hits the Track with Lamborghini Race Driver

5 Oct 2015, 09:39 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / With a price of anywhere between $4.5 million and $7.4 million, the Lamborghini Veneno Roadster isn’t your usual track day sight

 
Aston Martin DBS Volante Shows Up at Track Day, Serious Hooning Ensues
Aston Martin DBS Volante Shows Up at Track Day, Serious Hooning Ensues

2 Oct 2015, 16:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / You don’t get to see an Aston Martin DBS on the track every day, especially if it’s the Volante version, but this one pulls some serious hooning moves

 
Little Girl Rides Bike Down Corkscrew at Laguna Seca, Joy Overcomes Her
Little Girl Rides Bike Down Corkscrew at Laguna Seca, Joy Overcomes Her

12 Sep 2015, 14:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Laguna Seca's Corkscrew is the kind of corner that punishes both experienced and inexperienced drivers for the slightest mistake. This 5yo doesn't care

 
UPDATED: 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R POV Hot Lap at Grattan Raceway Is Fast
UPDATED: 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R POV Hot Lap at Grattan Raceway Is Fast

29 Jul 2015, 10:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford test driver Steve Thompson puts the 2016 Shelby GT350R through its paces on the Grattan Raceway, demonstrating the handling of the machine

 
Secrets of the Wet Nurburgring, How To Do a Hot Lap without Crashing
Secrets of the Wet Nurburgring, How To Do a Hot Lap without Crashing

20 Jul 2015, 14:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Whether you are preparing to hit the Nurburging soon or simply gathering knowledge, this is one valuable piece of advice

 
Nurburgring Management Proposes Chicanes, New Limits. Really!?
Nurburgring Management Proposes Chicanes, New Limits. Really!?

3 Jul 2015, 14:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / From it past and current owners to the tourist drivers, everybody is abusing the Nurburgring, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise if the 'Ring gets ruined soon

 
Nurburgring Survey Makes You Choose Between Better Barriers and Track/Racecars Limitations
Nurburgring Survey Makes You Choose Between Better Barriers and Track/Racecars Limitations

3 Jul 2015, 09:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Nurburgring is currently under a set of speed limitations following the deadly VLN racing crash earlier this year. Well, everything is about to change

 
The Moment When an 1,340 HP Koenigsegg One:1 Meets a Porsche 911 GT3 RS on the Track
The Moment When an 1,340 HP Koenigsegg One:1 Meets a Porsche 911 GT3 RS on the Track

3 Jun 2015, 13:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When you’re inside a Porsche 911 GT3 RS on a track, there are quite few street-legal cars you have to watch out for. Here’s their daddy, a Swedish machine

 
Top 5 Nurburgring Mistakes that Lead to a Crash, Short Guide to Surviving the Green Hell
Top 5 Nurburgring Mistakes that Lead to a Crash, Short Guide to Surviving the Green Hell

1 Jun 2015, 12:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / A lap of the Nurburgring sounds like the thing to do if you love your car. Here’s a quick guide to making sure you two stay together after the episode

 
2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Has Extreme Crash on Laguna Seca, Wet Track Bites
2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Has Extreme Crash on Laguna Seca, Wet Track Bites

27 May 2015, 13:16 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This is the story of a 2015 Chevrolet Corvette’s ill encounter with a wet Laguna Seca, as whitnessed by a man in four-wheel drive Porsche 911

 
Biker Doing a U-Turn and Nearly Crashing on the Nurburgring Looks Suicidal
Biker Doing a U-Turn and Nearly Crashing on the Nurburgring Looks Suicidal

25 May 2015, 09:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Biker Doing a U-Turn and Nearly Crashing on the Nurburgring Looks Suicidal - VideoBiker Doing a U-Turn and Nearly Crashing on the Nurburgring Looks Suicidal - V