Race Cars
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Two McLaren executives give a walk-around tour of the changes made to the Senna to create the track-only Senna GTR.
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Sauber-Mercedes C9 replica legal for street, nearly nails race car's looks
South African Johan Ackerman built a replica of the Le Mans-winning Sauber-Mercedes C9 of the 1980s. It's the only C9 legal for the street.
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Calling rich racers: 2019 Porsche 935 build slot for sale
One of only 77 build slots for the Porsche 935 track-only car is available, but the buyer will have to act quickly because delivery is scheduled for July 19.
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A closer look at the VW ID R electric race car's charging system
For its Nürburgring electric car record attempt, the pair of batteries in the VW ID R race car are charged in about 20 minutes by two fast chargers that transfer electricity at a rate of 90 kw each.
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Color us envious: Porsche digs into motorsport archives for reborn 935 liveries
Porsche is honoring its racing history by offering a choice of seven historical liveries on its reborn 935 race car, and one is more gorgeous than the next.
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Porsche race car has been preserved since its final race in 1967
The classic Porsche race car is meticulously maintained, but will never be restored—let alone driven.
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The Volkswagen ID R electric race car will attempt to set a new lap record for EVs at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, and testing is already under way. Following a debut of the updated and tweaked version of the ID R for the Nürburgring, VW got right to work at the racetrack. The team hit the track for the first time last Friday with driver Romain Dumas behind the wheel, and produced the video above to show its progress. Dumas has vast experience at the Green Hell and also piloted the ID R race car to an all-out record time at the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb last year. Still...
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Chris Harris goes for the drive of his life in the Le Mans-winning Porsche 919 Hybrid
What does it take to pilot the 1,000-horsepower, Le Mans-winning Porsche 919 Hybrid? Top Gear host Chris Harris finds out.
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Recycled race car: How to build an F1 car using only cardboard
Reduce, reuse, recycle. We hear it often, but what if there was a far cooler way to repurpose cardboard laying around? Fortunately, there is. A new video from YouTuber "The Q" shows us exactly how to take regular, old cardboard and turn it into a full-blown Formula 1 car. We have so many questions...
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Help make this Auto Union Type C race car a Lego kit
Numerous well-designed Lego kits have arrived in the past year, but one fan needs some help to get his/her own project off the ground. The proposed kit is a 1936 Auto Union Type C race car. The build has been posted to the Lego Ideas portal by a user who goes by the handle redera00. The portal...
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The beat goes on: Porsche 919 Hybrid tires turned into vinyl records
Porsche retired from the Le Mans LMP1 class in 2017, took the 919 Hybrid-derived 919 Evo on a farewell tour, and parked both cars at their final residence at the Porsche Museum in Germany. Yet, the story isn't over for the championship-winning race car. Porsche announced Monday in a video that it...
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Ford GT to wear historic liveries for Rolex 24 at Daytona
Fans will be treated to historic liveries on a pair of Ford GTs set to do battle in the Rolex 24 at Daytona later this month. Ford Performance and Ford Chip Ganassi Racing unveiled two throwback liveries for the numbers 66 and 67 GT race cars on Thursday. It's the first time the GT will sport...
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In honor of Gymkhana 10's release on Monday, let's take a closer look at one of the five star cars of the latest film: the 1965 Ford Mustang Hoonicorn. The car Ken Block has called "frightening." The Hoonigan team highlighted the car as part of the Biology Build series, which goes through the ins and outs of the car with a fine-toothed comb. Specifically, this is Hoonicorn version 2.0. It's been updated since the car first made an appearance in Gymkhana 7. It still makes an outrageous 1,400 horsepower from a 410-cubic-inch V-8 fed by a pair of Garrett turbos. That power heads to all four...
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Gone whaling: Only street-legal Porsche 935 ever built now for sale
Porsche's "Moby Dick" of a race car terrorized racetracks in the late 1970s and early '80s, but the 935 was never street-legal. Except for this one. This Porsche 935 was converted for the street for legendary Formula 1 team owner Walter Wolf. After decades, it's for sale and marks a truly...
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Race car concept has illegal turbine powertrain, aims to replace F1 race cars
Turbine-powered race cars were banned long ago by the racing community's sanctioning bodies, but that won't stop Keith Hylton and his dream to bring the Turbine T1 to life. Hylton, a California-based businessman with team ownership experience, calls his T1 Turbine concept race car a new-generation...
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Italian company wants to make a cheap electric race car for everyone
Racing is a an expensive hobby, but a company by the name of Spice-X aims to make it affordable with a cheap race car, and it's a green proposition to boot. Spice-X is a collaborative effort between a handful of car companies based in Piedmont, Italy, with the goal to produce an affordable electric...
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How the Porsche 911 GT1 Evo supercar came to be
Homologation. It's the racing rule that results in some of the world's greatest road cars. To race, many cars have to be homologated, which means they have to have a number of street-legal counterparts to prove they're part of a brand's production line. Sitting high on this list of all-time...
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Racing for pinks: Ferrari 488 Pista Piloti Ferrari only offered to customer racers
At the 24 Hours of LeMans, Ferrari has pulled back the sheet on a new version of the 488 from its Tailor Made program, and this one is for the racers. Based on the hardcore 488 Pista, the Piloti Ferrari (yes, the name is Ferrari 488 Pista Piloti Ferrari) designation signifies that this particular...
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Aston Martin has sprung a surprise on those attending the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend. On Thursday, the British performance and luxury brand revealed the 2019 Vantage GT4 and GT3 customer race cars. The GT3 will ultimately replace the highly successful V-12 Vantage GT3 racer, which most recently took home wins in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and British GT series. The new Vantage GT3 racer features the same 4.0-liter turbocharged V-8 engine found in the road car with plenty of tuning expertise from Aston Martin Racing (AMR). Power is variable by boost and it can run as high...
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Adam Carolla's Paul Newman collection going on display
For the first time ever, Adam Carolla is going to display his collection of Paul Newman race cars. The San Marino Motor Classic will provide the setting, and Carolla will provide 10 iconic race cars all once piloted by the legendary actor and driver. As you might expect, the collection features a...
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Riding in a rally race car is insane, dangerous, and not for the faint of heart
A hand touches my shoulder from behind as I hear, “Are you ready?” I turn to see legendary rally driver John Buffum standing with two race helmets, sizes large and medium. Before I can open my mouth to answer, the calm, crisp 27-degree Wisconsin winter air is violently filled with the...
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Buy Adam Carolla's BMW 3.0 CSL race car
Comedian and well-known car collector Adam Carolla is parting ways with one of his personal vehicles, and it seeks a new home. His 1972 BMW 3.0 CSL is now listed for sale with Classic Driver. Before Carolla purchased the car, Dahmen-Tuning owned it and Heinz-Jorgen Dahmen converted the car to race...
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Mock C2 Stingray racer built from C1 Corvette heading to auction
Barrett-Jackson auctions see many Chevrolet Corvettes pass the block, but this one is a little different. While this car, called the Centurion, looks like a modified C2-generation Corvette, it's actually a C1 Corvette underneath. According to the car's information document, the C2 Corvette racer...
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What are the differences between race car and street car braking systems?
You might know that there's a physical difference between race car brakes and street car brakes. The size of the rotors, the materials used in the pads, and the brake lines are all going to be upgraded to handle the rigors of motorsport. But that's only part of the story. Did you know that more is...
Jeff Glucker