Racing

The seventh-generation Chevy Corvette is here, as its rather over-the-top Z06 version, and, making its racing debut today at the Rolex 24 in Daytona, the C7.R race car. Captured at the International Horseshoe corner during the first three laps of the race, these photos show the Gavin/Milner/Liddell...

Daytona is, by most standards, a rather quiet little beach town, superficially a third of a century or more past its prime. But for many Americans, and more than a few Europeans, it’s also a holy place—a point of pilgrimage for the Church of Speed. One such European is Romolo Liebchen...

Ferrari has just taken the wraps off its new race car for the 2014 Formula One World Championship, the F14 T. The car, whose name was chosen by the Scuderia’s own fans, is Ferrari’s 60th F1 car and the result of more than two years of development. Although the traditional gestation...

The challenges of running a race car flat-out for 24 hours are monumental. But the Rolex 24 at Daytona doesn’t start at the green flag on Saturday afternoon. In fact, the race started at least a few months ago, then heated up earlier this month with the Roar Before the 24, three days of...

Lotus F1 is the latest team to reveal its new car for the 2014 Formula One World Championship. The car carries the E22 designation and will be driven in the new season by existing Lotus driver Romain Grosjean and newcomer Pastor Maldonado. Sure to prove controversial is the car’s new...

About a month ago we told you that Ferrari would let fans determine the name of its 2014 Formula One race car by voting on social media. Well, the voting process is now complete, with fans choosing the name F14 T from a list of five options. The others were F14 Maranello, F14 Scuderia, F166 Turbo...

Aston Martin will be on the starting grid for the world famous Rolex 24 at Daytona this weekend, for the first time since 1985. The historic British automaker’s motorsport division Aston Martin Racing together with The Racers Group will be fielding three Vantage-based race cars in the...

Red Bull gathered eight Pro4 race trucks and drivers at a ski resort in Maine for a little motorsport fun.

Audi will be pacing and racing the 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona.

Williams is the second Formula One team to reveal its new race car for the 2014 season, following on the heels of Force India, which showed off its car yesterday. Williams’ new racer is called the FW36 and it comes powered by an engine and Energy Recovery System (ERS) sourced from...

Sahara Force India is the first team to reveal its new car for the 2014 Formula One season. In Force India tradition, the car has been named the VJM07. New, however, is the livery, which brings a fresh trackside image for the team with the introduction of black alongside the traditional colors of...

Formula One racing may be losing V-8 engines in 2014, but if you know where to look there's plenty more eight-cylinder action to be found on the world's race tracks. Whether NASCAR, Australia's V8 Supercars or simply some drag racing at the local strip, it's easy to find that familiar sound. From...

A McLaren F1 race car once piloted by ex-Formula One driver J.J. Lehto was sold at auction over the weekend for a staggering $5,280,000. The price paid is certainly an incredible sum, but you have to consider that only around 100 F1s were ever built, including racing versions like the one featured...

Gene Simmons likes to put his personal stamp of approval on plenty of items. Recently, he and his wife Shannon Tweed partnered up with Ford to produce a pretty wild custom F-100 pickup truck. It was unveiled at the 2013 SEMA show, where folks got a look at its rather impressive under skin bits...

Chevrolet’s new 2014 Camaro Z/28 has spawned a racing version, the Camaro Z/28.R, which will make its competition debut this weekend in the GS class of the IMSA Continental Tires SportsCar Challenge, one of the lead-up events for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. It will be one of the most...

It was 50 years ago that Shelby American introduced the FIA version of the small block Cobra, the 289 FIA Cobra, which would eventually go to compete alongside the likes of Aston Martin and Jaguar in the World Manufacturers Championship. Now, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the car, Shelby...

A trio of MINI All4 Racing crossovers took the top three spots in the 2014 Dakar Rally, which saw Spanish driver Joan ‘Nani’ Roma come first. It was the first win for Roma in a car at the Dakar Rally (he won the event on a motorcycle back in 2004 when the rally was still held in...

Ron Dennis has been reappointed CEO of the McLaren Group, a role he held from 1982 right up until 2012. Dennis, who is also chairman of the McLaren Group, which comprises the McLaren Formula One team as well as the McLaren Automotive supercar division, replaces Martin Whitmarsh who has been running...

Claims of bribery by prosecutors in Germany continue to haunt Bernie Ecclestone, with the allegations getting so serious that the British billionaire and Formula One figurehead was finally indicted last summer. The 83-year-old has since stepped down from the board of the company which runs F1...

It's not your typical starting grid. There's a Ford Mustang convertible lining up against an Opel Ascona. A Hillman Imp looks to go wheel to wheel against a gaggle of Mini Coopers. A lone Toyota surveys the field while a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow looms large amidst the proletariat. What are all...