Autosport International
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Ferrari used the 2019 Autosport International motorsport meet in the United Kingdom last week to announce the launch of the new Club Competizioni GT program. Similar to the existing Corse Clienti program, which organizes track days for owners of Ferrari's historic Formula 1 race cars, Club Competizioni GT is designed for owners of the Prancing Horse's GT racers going back to the year 1989. The timeline covers 12 cars, including everything from the F40 Competizione and F50 GT right up to the current 488 GTE and GT3. Club Competizioni GT isn't a race series—though we're sure drivers will...
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Brabham BT62 to go racing in WEC, 24 Hours of Le Mans
Brabham will use this week's 2019 Autosport International show starting Thursday in the United Kingdom to formally announce plans to take the BT62 supercar racing in the World Endurance Championship, whose highlight is the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Australian race team and nascent car manufacturer...
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Developer of Porsche 917 simulator promises realistic sights, sounds and even smells
Last year, Project 917 divulged ambitious details to develop a Porsche 917 replica for motorsport fans to relive the iconic racer. Since then, Project 917 has changed its plans, announcing instead a full-motion simulator complete with a 917 cockpit and hood. If all goes to plan, Project 917 hopes...
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Avatar Roadster debuts in production trim
British sports car startup Avatar burst on the scene a year ago with the unveiling of a lightweight Lotus Elise rival called the Roadster. On Thursday at the 2017 Autosport International in the United Kingdom, Avatar showed off the production version and confirmed the car would be available later...
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Avatar Roadster Revealed With Ford Focus RS Power
Recently, we told you about a new track car from British firm Avatar that was designed to fit a variety of four-cylinder engines from the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F], including the awesome turbocharged 2.3-liter unit fitted to the latest Focus RS and all 350 horsepower that comes with it. Avatar...
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Poland’s Arrinera unveils Hussarya GT racer
It’s been almost a year since Polish supercar startup Arrinera first unveiled its Hussarya. While the company continues to jump through all the hoops required to get the car certified and on sale, it will offer a dedicated racing version that was shown for the first time at Autosport...
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Another day brings another teaser. Thankfully, this time around we're only a day or so away from seeing the real thing, and it's something we haven't seen before. There's a new roadster arriving from the United Kingdom and the company bringing it to market is called Avatar. The idea is to bring together that wonderful ideal of British motoring. That means top-down, lightweight, responsive and a whole bunch of other adjectives that add up to equal all around enjoyability. Here the Avatar Roadster fulfills its promise of fun by employing a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine from Ford's...
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Ford Focus RS-Powered Zenos E10 R Heads To 2016 Autosport International
British track specialist Zenos has come out with a new version of its E10 track car, and this one is packing Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Focus RS power. Yes, Zenos engineers have managed to fit the 2016 Focus RS’s turbocharged 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine into the tiny E10 chassis to create...
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LS3-Powered Ginetta G57 Prototype Racer Revealed
British sports car and motorsports engineering firm Ginetta is out with a new race car called the G57. It’s a prototype-style endurance racer designed in line with regulations for the ACO’s new LMP3 category, which serves as a gateway to explore the prototype side of motorsports in...
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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...
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Zenos’ First Sports Car To Debut At 2014 Autosport International
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...
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Lotus To Present Exige Cup Track Specials At 2013 Autosport International
You may not be able to buy a new Lotus Exige to drive on your favorite roads, but if you enjoy the odd track day or are a serious motorsport competitor then the latest Exige is certainly worth a look. Yes, it is possible to own the latest version of the Exige, the Exige S, in the U.S., but only in...
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It’s been a while since we last heard about Mexico’s Mastretta and its MXT sports car. The good news is that the company is still alive and well, and has even started sales of its MXT in the U.S. And we now have word that Mastretta is planning a more hardcore version of the MXT to provide a link between the sports car and a new racing version also in the works. Autocar is reporting that the new hardcore MXT will be called the MXT-R and make its debut later this week at the 2013 Autosport International motorsport show in the UK. The MXT-R will ditch the MXT’s Ford-sourced...
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Bentley Gives Update On Its Motorsport Comeback
The overwhelmingly positive response to its Continental GT3 race car concept has given Bentley the confidence to return to the world of motorsports, something it’s been wanting to do for a long time. The automaker has already received significant interest for its Continental GT3 from numerous...
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Road-Biased Radical RXC Set For 2013 Autosport International Debut
In just over four weeks, British sports car manufacturer Radical will be presenting a new model at the 2013 Autosport International, the annual auto show for the motorsport industry held in the UK. The new model, previewed here in these computer-generated renderings, is the 2013 Radical RXC, which...
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Ariel Celebrates Atom 10th Anniversary With Mugen Special Edition
It’s hard to believe that the Ariel Atom has been around for 10 years, but it has, and in honor of reaching that milestone Ariel has partnered with Mugen to develop a special edition of its stripped-out roadster. Only 10 of the new roadsters will be built, each powered by an uprated version...
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Caterham And Lola Reveal SP/300.R Prototype Track Car
Caterham's range of ultra-light track cars have been extremely popular amongst driving enthusiasts in the UK and certain other markets such as Italy, Japan and the U.S., and for good reason. The cars represent a much more simplistic approach to racing, with a no nonsense design and purity that most...
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Radical Sportscars To Unveil Road-Legal SR3 SL Next Month
Hardcore motorsport fans are no doubt familiar with Radical Sportscars, makers of the legendary longtime Nordschleife record-holding SR8. But the firm also makes a range of cars for the track-day enthusiast, including one of its most popular, the SR3. Now Radical has announced the new SR3 SL, a...
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Caterham's range of ultra-light track cars have been extremely popular amongst driving enthusiasts in the UK and certain other markets such as Italy, Japan and the U.S., and for good reason. The cars represent a much more simplistic approach to racing, with a no nonsense design and purity that most modern track cars could never emulate. One of Caterham’s key attributes is the adoption of the Lotus Seven chassis, a simple, lightweight two-seater open-top design that’s been improved upon and fine tuned since the 1950s. However, progress must take place and a new model is now in the...
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Ginetta Working On New G55 Supercar
With a half-century of car-building experience for both the road and track, the UK's Ginetta Cars continues to strength its position by announcing plans for a brand new model, the G55 sports car, which is scheduled to debut early next year. Details on the car remain closely held, but the car's...
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Radical To Unveil Updated SR8 At Autosport International
Radical Sportscars is a UK-based carmaker and motorsports company famous for building a range of open-cockpit track cars, which also happen to be street-legal. One of its cars, the SR8, currently holds the record for the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a street-legal car with a blistering time of...
Ralph Hanson