Race Cars
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The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 was driven to first, second, and third place at the 2012 Dubai 24 Hours endurance race.
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Building The SLS AMG GT3, Step One: VideoIn a new video series AMG takes us through the process of building it s AMG SLS GT3 racer.
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Caterham F1 First To Unveil 2012 Race CarCaterham F1, the team formerly known as Team Lotus, has unveiled its new CT01 race car that will be competing in the 2012 Formula 1 season. Caterham F1 is the first team to unveil its new racer and in the process has revealed some of the design changes made to suit the new rules for 2012. The CT01...
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2013 Ford Fusion NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Car UnveiledEven if you're not a NASCAR fan, you've probably noticed that the race cars haven't looked like the cars they're ostensibly based on for a long time. That's changing, just a bit, with Ford's 2013 Fusion the first to bring brand identity back into the series. "We wanted Fusion to be the car that...
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2012 Ford Focus ST-R Test Drive With Tanner Foust: VideoThe Focus ST-R race car may not be cheap at $98,995, but for avid fans looking for a quick entry into motorsports it's certainly a worthy option.
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2012 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Revealed Ahead Of Dubai 24 HoursFour world-championship winning drivers will drive the JRM Racing's Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 in the 2012 Dubai 24 Hours endurance race.
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Over the years Germany’s Reiter Engineering has released a series of Lamborghini Gallardo-based GT3 racers that have competed in numerous race series around the world, including in the Gallardo’s own Blancpain Super Trofeo one-make competition. The cars have been quite successful to say the least, with drivers of the 2011 edition of Reiter’s LP600+ GT3 car scoring wins in the ADAC GT Masters, Brazil GT3, ASIA GT3 and Spanish GT Championship. Now Reiter Engineering is going after 24-hour endurance racing honor, unleashing the new--and much more reliable--LP600+ GT3 for the...
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Lotus Successful On First Fire-Up Of IndyCar Engine, Exige R-GT ShakedownWhilst most have been enjoying the festive period these past several days, the hard working Lotus Motorsport crew are busy celebrating the fruits of their labor over the past 12 months following the first successful engine fire-up in the Lotus IndyCar chassis, as well as the first proper Exige R-GT...
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Ford Shows Off The Focus ST-R: VideoFord Racing's Andy Vrenko gives us an overview of the Focus ST-R, the latest turnkey race car from Ford.
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Porsche At Le Mans Video Series Looks To The FutureIn 2014 Porsche will be reliving its Le Mans glory days with a brand new LMP1 race car and a determined team of drivers and engineers. In the lead-up to the 2014 season, Porsche has been looking at its past performance in an intimate video series detailing a 60-year history of Le Mans racing. The...
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Audi R8 LMS ultra Entering 2012 FIA GT1 World ChampionshipIt seems there’s no limit to what Audi’s R8 LMS race cars can do. Since its launch in 2009, the stunning race car has seen 115 victories and 12 national or international titles in the hands of Audi’s customers. More recently the race car, in Grand-Am trim, has been preparing for...
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Ford Prices Focus ST-R Race Car From $98,995Ford has priced its Focus ST-R turnkey racer from $98,995, with deliveries projected to begin in the fourth quarter of next year.
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Ferrari’s new 458 Italia Grand-Am race car isn’t the only hot euro making its debut at next month’s 2012 Daytona 24 Hours endurance race. The new Audi R8 Grand-Am, seen for the first time testing on American soil, has successfully passed its baptism by fire. The new model was fine-tuned at the Daytona race track during its final shake-down last week and is now ready to be delivered to privateer teams competing in the Grand-Am series. As previously reported, the new Audi R8 Grand-Am is based on the extremely successful Audi R8 LMS that has scored more than 110 victories and...
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Ferrari 458 Grand Am Making Racing Debut At 2012 Daytona 24 HoursFerrari’s new 458 Italia Grand Am race car has already been revealed but the stunning piece of machinery isn’t scheduled to make its first competition debut until the 2012 Daytona 24 Hours, which takes place next month at Florida’s Daytona International Speedway. The 458 Italia...
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Ford Racing Unveils 2013 Cobra Jet MustangToday, Ford Racing unveiled the 2013 Cobra Jet Mustang at the Performance Racing Industry show in Orlando, Florida. This is the latest in Ford Racing’s Cobra Jet lineage, which began with the drag racing special’s victorious introduction at the NHRA Winternationals back in 1968. The...
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Subaru BRZ GT300 Race Car: 2011 Tokyo Motor ShowSubaru will switch from a Legacy sedan to the new BRZ coupe to compete in the 2012 Japanese Super GT series.
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Ferrari 599XX Evolution Is The Ultimate Track WeaponTo mark the end of production of its 599 GTB, Ferrari has built the ultimate version of the popular grand tourer, the new 599XX Evolution. Just as the original Ferrari Enzo-based FXX experimental supercar had its more extreme FXX Evolution variant, the 599XX Evolution, or ‘Evoluzione’...
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McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Starts Testing At The NurburgringThe GT3 racing version of McLaren's new supercar, the MP4-12C, has already received its share of fanfare, including at this year’s Spa 24 Hours endurance face, but new photos show off more details of the racer, and we can't look away. This time the sultry race car was spotted at the...
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Audi's successful R8 LMS GT3 race car is being retired after the 2011 season, replaced by the new R8 LMS ultra.
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MINI To Offer Turnkey B-Spec Race Cars For 2012MINI has announced the development of a B-Spec race car based on the MINI Cooper hardtop. The car will be available from MINI of Charleston prior to the start of the 2012 season.
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Ferrari 599XX Evolution Spy ShotsJust as the original Ferrari Enzo-based FXX experimental supercar had its more extreme FXX Evolution variant, so will the 599XX as confirmed by these latest spy shots. Taken during the Finali Mondiali event held in Italy last week, the spy shots depict a 599XX Evolution, or ‘Evoluzione’...
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Porsche Announces 2012 911 GT3 RSR Turnkey RacerTopping the line of factory built Porsche race cars, the Stuttgart automaker has announced the availability of the 2012 911 GT3 RSR.
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America’s KleenSpeed Submits EV-X11 For FIA Formula E ApprovalMotorsports’ main sanctioning body, the FIA (Federation Internationale De L'Automobile), is serious about launching a new Formula E category for zero-emission electric race cars and has even issued a call for “Expressions of Interest” in just such a series being developed. In...
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370Z NISMO RC Turnkey Race Car Available For Customer PurchaseNISMO is branching out from selling tuner parts to building turnkey race cars.
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