Race Cars

  • The 1975 BMW 3.0 CSL, to be driven by BMW NA CEO Ludwig Willisch

    When we say “company president and CEO,” what kind of suit comes to mind? Chances are it’s made of wool, tailored for a precise fit and best worn with a carefully-knotted silk tie and shiny shoes. While BMW’s North American president and CEO, Ludwig Willisch, wears that kind of suit to the office during the week, he’s not averse to donning a fire-resistant Nomex suit on the weekend, particularly when doing so allows him to drive a 1975 BMW 3.0 CSL racer at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Willisch will pilot the car, one of five campaigned by BMW during the 1975 and...

  • 1928 Bentley Bobtail  - image credit Mathieu Huertault, Gooding & Company
    Four Historically Significant Race Cars Hit The Block In Monterey

    When it comes to collector cars, those with documented racing histories are generally among the most valuable. If the cars are all original yet immaculately preserved, the value can rise exponentially. That’s the case with four “magnificent motorsport legends” that will be up for...

  • Tommy Kendall prepares to lap the Lausitzring in an SLS AMG
    Tommy Kendall Drives The SLS AMG GT3: Video

    Sign up for most driving schools, and the course will consist of a few hours of classroom time, followed by paced laps around a track to learn the line, followed by instructor ride-alongs, followed by semi-unrestricted lapping, interspersed with more classroom instruction. It’s a tried and...

  • Brumos' 911 GT3 Cup Grand-Am car
    Brumos To Build Limited Edition Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Race Car

    When it comes to racing Porsches in North America, the name Brumos is the stuff of legend. The Jacksonville, Florida dealership has been building winning Porsche race cars for the better part of five decades, and it’s now working with Porsche Motorsport North America to offer a special...

  • The SRT Viper GTS-R tests at Virginia International Raceway
    SRT's Viper GTS-R Looks Fast On Track: Video

    SRT is set to debut its Viper GTS-R in American Le Mans Series competition later this year, so it’s taking every opportunity it can to show off the car in development and testing. As with the Viper teasers released ahead of the car’s New York Auto Show debut, we expect to see regular...

  • Ferrari F40 GTE
    FIA Championship-Winning Ferrari F40 GTE Up For Sale

    If you have a thing for rare Ferraris with a racing history, this one-of-seven-built 1992 Ferrari F40 GTE may be just what you need to complete your collection. It’s got a well documented racing history, and is one of just two Ferrari F40s to win an FIA Championship, specifically the 1994...

  • The carbon fiber monocoque from a modern F1 car

    Of all the safety advances achieved in F1 racing over the years, the development of the carbon fiber monocoque is among the most significant. Not only is carbon fiber incredibly light, it’s also incredibly strong, which is a good thing when it comes to protecting the driver. In fact, it may be better to think of the monocoque as the driver’s safety cell, instead of just as part of the car’s chassis. In the event of a crash, components such as the nose assembly are designed to crumble and dissipate energy, reducing the amount of force transmitted to the monocoque (and...

  • 2013 SRT Viper GTS-R race car
    2013 SRT Viper GTS-R Completes First Track Session: Video

    The racing version of the new 2013 SRT Viper, the Viper GTS-R, has completed its first shakedown ahead of its American Le Mans comeback later this year.

  • Entrants in the inaugural Aston Martin Racing Festival of Le Mans
    Aston Martin Announces Inaugural Racing Festival Of Le Mans

    Proving that there’s no such thing as too much racing, Aston Martin has announced the entry list for the inaugural Aston Martin Racing Festival of Le Mans, scheduled to tale place at the Circuit de la Sarthe, France, in conjunction with this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. Meant to be a...

  • The very first 1969 Camaro ZL1  Image: Mecum Auctions
    Original Camaro ZL1 Sells For A Disappointing $400,000

    While the Camaro ZL1 you can buy at your local Chevy dealer today is meant to be a Jack-of-all-trades muscle car, the original Camaro ZL1 was built with a singular purpose in mind: to get through the quarter mile faster than any other car being run in AHRA competition. The 1969 Camaro ZL1 was the...

  • Sauber shows you the inner workings of an F1 car
    Sauber Shows You An F1 Car From The Inside Out: Video

    It’s no secret that modern Formula One cars are among the most complex purpose-built race cars on the planet, so few outside the F1 inner circle of mechanics and engineers ever get to see one at the component level. The Sauber F1 Team wants to show fans what the inside of an F1 car looks...

  • A rendering of the upcoming Porsche Experience Center in Carson, California
    Porsche Motorsport North America Relocating To Los Angeles

    Porsche is sparing no expense on building its upcoming West Coast Experience Center, which will be located in Carson, California just minutes from Los Angeles International Airport. When completed, the facility will have a test track, a handling course, an off-road area and surfaces that can...

  • 2013 Toyota Camry NASCAR Sprint Cup race car

    Toyota is the latest to unveil its challenger for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Based on the latest 2013 Toyota Camry, the race car’s introduction marks the culmination of an aggressive redesign to provide it with an updated and more familiar identity. As some readers may recall, NASCAR held a summit back in 2010 with all four brands currently racing in Sprint Cup with the aim of returning brand identity to the cars on the track. The concept was launched quite successfully in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2011, with the Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger and Chevrolet Impala race...

  • Laguna Seca, from the engine cover of a Ferrari 333 SP
    Ferrari Racing Days Visits Laguna Seca: Video

    Ferrari’s Corse Clienti program visited California’s storied Laguna Seca circuit last weekend, tied to the Ferrari Challenge North America race. The event drew some uncommon Ferrari models, such as the 333 SP seen in the video above. Released in early 1994, the Ferrari 333 SP heralded...

  • 1991 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Sanction II Coupe
    Rare Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Sells For $1.9 Million

    With only four examples in existence, bidding on a 1991 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Sanction II Coupe that recently went to auction was always going to be furious. However, few would have guessed that bidding on the car would reach levels approaching the $2 million mark--but it did. At a Bonhams...

  • 2012 Maserati GranTurismo MC Trofeo race car
    Maserati Trofeo MC World Series Back For Another Year

    A lighter and more aerodynamic Maserati GranTurismo MC Trofeo race car has been developed for the 2012 season of Maserati’s single-make race series, the Trofeo MC World Series.

  • Gazoo Racing's Nürburgring 24 Hours entries
    Toyota GT86 (Scion FR-S) And Lexus LFA Ready For Nürburgring 24 Hours

    When the green flag waves at the start of this weekend’s Nürburgring 24 Hour race, the field will include four race-prepped Toyota GT86 models (the Scion FR-S, in the United States), as well as a Lexus LFA. We already told you about two of the GT86s and the LFA, all of which will be...

  • A Ferrari FXX Evoluzione runs at Monza.
    Ferrari FXX Evolutions Run At Monza: Video

    No matter how much money you have, you can’t park a Ferrari FXX in your garage. Derived from the street-legal Ferrari Enzo, the FXX is a track-day weapon that’s stored and maintained by Ferrari as part of its Corse Clienti program. Original ownership of the $2.1 million FXX model was by...

  • The Lotus Type 102. Image: Paul Melbert

    Vintage F1 cars driven at events like the Goodwood Festival of Speed are often piloted by their owners, who may not be comfortable with the idea of another driver, no matter how experienced, behind the wheel. When the 1990 Lotus Type 102 in Camel livery takes to the track for this year’s Goodwood hill climb, however, it will be former Lotus F1 driver Martin Donnelly in the cockpit. The car’s owner, Andrew Morris, will be somewhere in the North Atlantic as part of his 2,587-mile self-propelled journey across the ocean. Morris is teaming up with Roz Savage to become the first...

  • Ferrari 599XX and FXX Corse Clienti program
    Ferrari 599XX And FXX Mega-Gallery

    If you ever wondered how mega-rich car fans spend their weekends, just take a look at these photos taken at one of Ferrari’s recent Corse Clienti events held in Monza, Italy. Right from its second year and after numerous victories for the works cars at their debut in 1947, Ferrari has always...

  • Ford GT40 Mk I, chassis 1003. Image: Fiskens
    Rare Ford GT40 Mk I Up For Sale

    Ford’s GT40 racer was built with one goal in mind: to take on Ferrari and beat them on the race tracks of Europe. To that end, the GT40 was phenomenally successful, winning at Le Mans for four successive years and racking up an impressive string of victories on both sides of the Atlantic...

  • Bentley Speed 8 LMP race car
    Bentley Weighs Up Options For Motorsports Comeback

    The last time a Bentley automobile took to the track in top-level motorsports was 2003, when the legendary brand from Crewe won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the Bentley Speed 8. Since then there have been inklings that the automaker was looking at a return to motorsports, which culminated late last...

  • McLaren MP4-27 2012 Formula 1 race car
    Nanotech Remains Yellow-Flagged In Formula 1

    During any given auto race, what transpires on the track is just one of several contests taking place--especially in Formula 1. There are pit crews, of course, but behind the scenes are teams of technicians in high gear at keyboards and screens. Their real-time monitoring and adjustments come from...

  • Track-focused 2013 Nissan GT-R spy shots
    Nissan Working On New Track-Focused GT-R? Not Likely

    A mysterious GT-R prototype fitted with a number of performance modifications has been spotted at Nissan’s test facility just outside the Nürburgring race track in Germany, suggesting that the automaker is hard at work developing a new performance variant of the iconic Japanese supercar...

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