Racing
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The chimera you see here doesn’t look (or sound) to be the most skillful of creations, but we have to tip our hats to the crazy bastards who built it just for the sheer audacity of doing so. MUST SEE: 27-Year-Old That Crashed McLaren P1 Had Car For Less Than 24 Hours What is it? It’s a Dodge Neon SRT-4 that’s been upgraded with another engine in the rear, driving the rear wheels. Even more wacky: the two engines and drive axles can apparently be run separately—or together. In this demonstration, the car does a front-drive burnout, followed by a rear-drive burnout, and...
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Ford Pulls Out Of V8 Supercars Just As Lexus Looks To Hop InThere was a time when Holden and Ford dominated the Australian touring car series known as V8 Supercars, with their respective Commodore- and Falcon-based race cars going head to head each round and legions of fans turning up to support their favorite teams and drivers. Unfortunately, the...
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Turbo Hayabusa Engine Hits The Dyno Before Going Into Palatov D4: VideoThe Palatov D4 is a beastly little machine, purpose built for carving apexes, laying down thick slabs of lap time, covered in a rich gravy of speed. But that’s before it gets a George Dean Race Engines turbo Hayabusa power plant. MUST SEE: 27-Year-Old That Crashed McLaren P1 Had Car For Less...
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Toyota And Star Drivers Anthony Davidson And Sébastien Buemi Claim 2014 WEC TitlesThis past weekend’s 6 Hours of Sao Paulo in Brazil marked the end of the 2014 World Endurance Championship, with Toyota and its TS040 LMP1 Hybrid declared the victor in the Manufacturers’ Championship thanks to its 289 points. Second in the standings was Audi with 244 points, followed...
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Mercedes Rolls Out Special SL63 AMGs Celebrating F1 VictoryMercedes-Benz has celebrated its victory in the 2014 Formula One World Championship with a pair of special edition SL63 AMGs developed together with its star drivers. The car of the 2014 world champion Lewis Hamilton is the one in black while runner-up Nico Rosberg’s car is the one in white...
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Tom 'Mr. Le Mans' Kristensen To Retire From RacingHe's been called the greatest driver ever to pilot a vehicle in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. You can debate that claim, but you can't debate the fact that Tom Kristensen has won the great race nine times. Six of his wins were peeled off in consecutive years, and he's owned the race for multiple...
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Between 1988 and 1992, McLaren Formula One cars powered by Honda engines were dominant on the track. In fact, during those years McLaren racked up 44 wins and eight titles thanks to the likes of Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna. Now, McLaren and Honda are looking to rekindle those glory days by once again partnering, with McLaren remaining as constructor and Honda as engine supplier. Their first season together will take place next year. DON'T MISS: McLaren P1 Suffers Serious Crash In Dallas McLaren first rolled out its Honda-powered racer at a special event at the Silverstone track earlier in...
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First 2015 Ford Mustang GT To Break Into The 9s: VideoA 2015 Ford Mustang GT clocks a 9.91-second quarter-mile pass at 135 mph.
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Former Philip Morris Exec Named Ferrari F1 BossFerrari has announced that former Philip Morris executive Maurizio Arrivabene has replaced Marco Mattiacci as team principal for Scuderia Ferrari, and in addition to running the Formula One squad will also head the Sporting Activities Department responsible for the Corse Clienti and Challenge...
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Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton Named 2014 Formula One World ChampionMercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton has been named the 2014 Formula One World Champion, after the Briton won yesterday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in spectacular style. He’s now the first Mercedes driver to claim the title since Juan Manuel Fangio all the way back in 1955. His teammate Nico...
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Watch A Big Rig Jump A Moving Formula One Car: VideoLike a scene from one of the Fast and the Furious movies, a big rig, with its trailer in tow, has managed to successfully jump a Formula One car, setting a new world record in the process. MUST SEE: Jay Leno Gives Wounded Veteran A 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat: Video The stunt was set up by...
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Rosberg Secures Pole In Championship-Deciding Formula One Abu Dhabi GPThe 2014 Formula One World Championship is going down to the wire thanks to the controversial double points system for the final race of the season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which is once again being held at the Yas Marina Circuit. The only two drivers still in contention are Mercedes AMG men...
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The final round of the 2014 Formula One World Championship brings us to Yas Marina Circuit, the home of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Conditions are typically hot and dry during the days of the Middle Eastern race, and this year’s event will be no different. Clear skies are expected throughout the weekend and the peak temperature on Sunday will be 86 degrees F (30 degrees C), although the actual race doesn’t start until the late afternoon in order to escape Abu Dhabi’s harsh mid-day sun. Because of this, engineers have to be wary of the cooling track temperatures as the sun goes...
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2014 Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix PreviewThe 2014 Formula One World Championship is going down to the wire thanks to the controversial double points system for the final race of the season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which is once again being held at the Yas Marina Circuit. The only two drivers in contention are Mercedes AMG men Lewis...
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Sebastian Vettel Replaces Fernando Alonso At Ferrari: OfficialFerrari has finally confirmed what everyone has already known for some time, that four-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel will replace Fernando Alonso at its F1 team in 2015. Alonso is yet to confirm where he’s headed but the current thinking is a return to McLaren, which the...
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Injured Formula One Driver Jules Bianchi No Longer In Induced ComaInjured Formula One driver Jules Bianchi is no longer in the induced coma he was placed in following his tragic accident at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix in early October. In a statement released by his family on Wednesday, it’s been revealed that Bianchi remains unconscious but is breathing...
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Race Car And New One-Make Series AnnouncedMercedes-AMG has confirmed that a race car based on its new GT sports car will be launched in 2016 as a successor to the current SLS AMG GT3. The new race car will be known simply as the GT3 and will start testing sometime next year. We can also expect a road-going version of the new race car at...
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It's Time To Watch Ken Block Tear Up L.A. In Gymkhana 7: VideoIt’s time to sit back and enjoy Ken Block’s Gymkhana 7, which this time sees the professional rally driver/hoonigan weave his way around the empty streets of Los Angeles—empty, thanks to some help from the LAPD. His Gymkhana formula may be getting a bit stale but Block certainly...
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Cadillac’s replacement for the CTS-V.R race car is the all-new ATS-V.R, but instead of targeting North America’s Pirelli World Challenge with its latest racer Cadillac has more global ambitions. In line with this focus, the ATS-V.R has been developed to meet FIA GT3 specifications. MUST SEE: 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Packs New V-8, Serious Track Upgrades: Video The ATS-V.R is based on the 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe debuting this week alongside an ATS-V sedan at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show, and even shares the road car’s twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter V-6, albeit a...
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Chevrolet Chaparral 2X Vision Gran Turismo Concept To Debut At L.A. Auto ShowChevy's Vision Gran Turismo concept will be inspired by the legendary Chaparral racers.
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McLaren Starts Testing New Honda Power Unit In Its F1 CarMcLaren today started testing of a new Honda power unit in a modified version of its 2014 Formula One car. The testing took place during a filming day at the Silverstone circuit in the U.K. under strict conditions. MUST SEE: Meet The Man That Modified The Car For 'Furious 7': Video McLaren, along...
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Eight MINI ALL4 Racings To Take On 2015 Dakar RallyThe 2015 Dakar Rally is coming up and in the lead up MINI has announced that eight of its custom-built ALL4 Racings will take part. MINI, together with its partner in the Dakar Rally, German motorsport and engineering firm X-raid, will be aiming to defend its title, which last year was won by...
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Be A Track Day God With These Used Formula One CarsThere are plenty of ways to be the fastest guy at your local track day. You could wrench like a mad man to get your spec Miata in top shape. You could spend a bit of dough on top-tier driving classes, and then apply your learned skills to your local circuit. Perhaps you have enough cash to dump on...
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Marussia F1 Team Disbanded, Caterham Turns To CrowdfundingBoth the Marussia and Caterham Formula One teams have missed the last two races of the 2014 season due to financial difficulties, with the former still reeling from the Japanese Grand Prix accident that caused one of its drivers, Jules Bianchi, to suffer serious head injuries. The latest statement...
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