Track Day

  • 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06  -  2014 Detroit Auto Show live photos

    The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show this week is already the fastest production Corvette ever, faster than even the C6 ZR1 according to Chevy, but engineers are considering an even faster, stripped-out version designed strictly for track use. “The idea was a non-street-legal, factory-built track car, and that is something that we are considering would be a great thing to apply to the new Corvette Z06,” Corvette product manager Harlan Charles has revealed to Car and Driver. “I mean that’s something we could see in the future.” Chevy...

  • Radical RXC
    EcoBoost Radical RXC Is Your Daytona Prototype For The Street

    The Radical RXC gets even more radical with a new Turbo model.

  • 2014 Zenos E10
    Zenos E10 Sports Car Debuts At 2014 Autosport International

    Since stepping down from the CEO position at Caterham in 2012, British businessman Ansar Ali together with fellow former Caterham executive Mark Edwards went on to start their own car brand, Zenos. At the 2014 Autosport International motorsport event this week, Zenos presented its first product, a...

  • 2013 Caterham 620R
    Superformance Signed As New U.S. Distributor For Caterham

    Acquiring one of Caterham’s iconic Seven roadsters in the U.S. is about to become a much simpler process thanks to a new deal signed by the British sports car company and the distribution experts at Superperformance. Starting from the first of this month, Superperformance, based in Irvine...

  • 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Performance Data Recorder (PDR)
    2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray To Get Hard-Wired Performance Recorder

    Calling gearheads, gamers, and weekend track addicts: It might be time to step up to the real thing. On the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, GM [NYSE:GM] will offer an industry-first Performance Data Recorder (PDR) option that lets you record video and audio, and interface it with numerous vehicle...

  • 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
    2014 Chevy Camaro Z/28 Priced At $75,000, First Example Going Up For Auction

    The all-new 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 has been priced at $75,000, including a $995 destination charge and gas guzzler tax, making it one of the most expensive cars ever offered by the bowtie brand. The asking price is certainly quite the leap over the more powerful Camaro ZL1’s $55k sticker...

  • Teaser for Zenos Project E10

    Zenos Cars, a startup established by former Caterham managers Ansar Ali and Mark Edwards, will reveal its first sports car at the 2014 Autosport International motorsport event taking place in the U.K. next month. Zenos has been teasing its new sports car, the E10, over the past couple of months and now the company has confirmed its debut. The E10 has been designed for track use but the car is also road legal. It's a two-seater roadster powered by a mid-mounted 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine sourced from Ford. The engine is rated at 200 horsepower and should provide some pretty interesting...

  • 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
    2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28: Track Tech For Extra Downforce

    Muscle cars and pony cars have never been the most sophisticated of things. For most of their history, they've relied on great looks and brute force--and captivated hearts and minds as a result. More recently though, things have changed. Customers want their cars to go around corners too, so...

  • 2014 SRT Viper TA
    2014 SRT Viper TA Limited To 159 Units

    SRT’s awesome Viper TA (Time Attack) track special is ready for its showroom debut but if you're thinking of getting one you had better not waste too much time in deciding as only 159 examples are planned, divided up into 93 in the hero TA Orange color, 33 in Venom Black and the remaining 33...

  • The Aston Martin Vantage GT3
    Aston Martin Mulls Hardcore V12 Vantage GT3 Road Car: Report

    Aston Martin’s current Vantage sports car has been on the market since 2005 and will soon be in need of a successor. The British automaker has just launched its most potent version yet, the V12 Vantage S, which takes the car into the 2015 model year. But could an even more potent version be...

  • 2014 Magnum MK5
    Magnum MK5 Revealed

    Track enthusiasts now have another option to consider when searching for their next toy: the all-new MK5 from Canadian race car constructor Magnum Cars. The MK5 is billed as a lightweight sports car designed for both street and track use, which puts it in an exclusive club that includes some worthy...

  • 2013 Tramontana GT
    Tramontana GT V-10 Track Special Can Be Yours For $626,000

    Spain’s Tramontana is back with a new model aimed at track day enthusiasts. The car is based on Tramontana’s unique line of V-12 supercars but its “GT” badging signifies it is designed for the track. A Tramontana GT is currently up for sale on JamesEdition (via GT Spirit)...

  • Teaser for Magnum MK5

    Canada’s Magnum Cars, an expert when it comes to building open-wheel formula race cars, is venturing into the world of road cars and will give us a first taste of its future plans as early as next week. On October 30, Magnum will reveal its new MK5, which the company describes as a lightweight sports car designed for the street and track. The company also boasts the MK5 features race car performance and supercar build quality and styling. Development of the MK5 is complete, which means sales are likely to commence shortly after next week’s reveal. From the teasers, it appears the...

  • 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
    2014 Camaro Z/28 Laps The Milford Road Course: Video

    Yesterday we told you about getting the chance to learn more about the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28. Today we're showing you what it's like to ride shotgun in the car as it's flung around the Milford Road Course at General Motors' Proving Grounds. The driver stated that he was only running at...

  • 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 First Ride
    2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Is The Real Track-Focused Deal: First Ride

    Chevrolet told us... We were told that the automaker would only bring back the Z/28 moniker if there was a car that warranted the badge. You can't simply slap together a few performance bits, gather some marketing folk to drum up a cliche-laden press release, and then shove a poorly thought out...

  • 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
    2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Laps The ‘Ring In 7:37.47: Video

    In developing the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28, engineers were almost entirely focused on track capability, and it appears their endevors have paid off as the car has now lapped Germany’s Nürburgring, one of the toughest tracks on the planet, in a time of 7:37.47. That might not sound very...

  • Teaser for Zenos Project E10
    Zenos Reveals New Teaser And Details For E10 Sports Car

    Only a week ago we brought you the first details on a sports car brand in the making, Zenos Cars, the brainchild of former Caterham managers Ansar Ali and Mark Edwards. Today, Zenos has released more details on its plans, including a more revealing teaser shot of its first car, tentatively named...

  • Radical RXC takes the speedbump challenge
    Radical RXC Is A Practical, Everyday Car: Video

    If you thought the Radical RXC was just a track-only toy that's not up to the harsh environment of real world streets, well, you're just wrong. Or at least that's the point the team behind the car is trying to make with this video, showing the RXC easily clearing an array of speed bumps. Naturally...

  • 2013 McLaren 12C GT Sprint

    Following its official debut at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, McLaren’s new 12C GT Sprint has gone on sale, priced from 195,000 British pounds (approximately $315,827). That may seem a lot for what is essentially a track toy (the car isn’t homologated for any racing series), but you are getting many of the features from the fully-fledged 12C GT3 race car in a reliable yet stupidly fast package. The 12C GT Sprint is based on the road-going 12C supercar but has received extensive modifications from McLaren’s sports car racing department, McLaren GT...

  • Zenos Project E10
    Former Caterham CEO Starts Zenos Sports Car Brand

    Since stepping down from the CEO position at Caterham a year ago, British businessman Ansar Ali has now revealed details on his next project, which, like Caterham, centers on lightweight track cars. That next project is Zenos Cars, which Ali is co-founder and director of. Ali describes Zenos as a...

  • Monticello Motor Club
    Monticello Motor Club To Expand With Kart Track, 'Autominiums'

    Located just an hour and a half outside of New York City, Monticello Motor Club is one of our favorite private tracks in the country. We've been lucky enough to drive the challenging circuit and enjoy the facilities several times, even though we're not members. Soon, the club will be adding some...

  • Caterham Seven 165, 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show
    Caterham Seven 165 Is For Track Enthusiasts On A Budget: 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show

    British track car specialist and Formula One team Caterham is about to expand into the potentially lucrative world of performance road cars and is even eying the launch of a supercar, but the company certainly hasn’t forgotten its roots. Caterham is launching an affordable, entry-level...

  • R1-powrered Locost
    Superbike Power In A Lightweight Lotus-Clone Can Be Yours For Just $16,000

    Motorcycles are incredible nimble and quick machines. Cars offer a sense of safety that motorcycles can't match. Is there a way to combine the best of both worlds? Yes, and you can put it in your driveway for just $16,000. It's a Locost, which is a clone of the famed Lotus Seven, and this one is...

  • Engine bay of Caterham's upcoming entry-level model
    Entry-Level Caterham Seven 165 To Be Previewed In Frankfurt

    British track car specialist Caterham is working on a new entry-level model based on the legendary Lotus Seven chassis. Caterham is targeting a pricetag of approximately 17,000 British pounds (approximately $25,800) and will launch the car on the market early next year. We’ll get our first...

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