Racing

The starting grid for the 2013 Formula One Korean Grand Prix was decided in the final moments of today’s qualifying session. Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel was barely ahead of his rivals but in the end he ended up posting a blistering 1:37.202 to secure pole position. Starting next...

An ex-bank manager averaged 186 mph in a Porsche 911 to claim the record.

Ford Racing is gearing up to put its 3.5-liter V-6 EcoBoost engine on the line against some seriously powerful and proven V-8 engines in a Daytona Prototype race car next year. So what is it bringing to the table? A pair of glowing-red exhaust manifolds and a whole lot of optimism, apparently. We...

Only two names have ever appeared on the winner’s trophy for the Korean Grand Prix and this weekend at the Korean International Circuit in Yeongam, Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel will again be locked in combat as the 2013 Formula One season reaches the home stretch. The circuit in...

Infiniti Red Bull Racing is mid-way through a seven-part series that takes an unusually close look at what goes into bringing a modern F1 car to life on the track. The first part gave us insights into the design and R&D phase of the process. Then we saw how carbon fiber is used--and made--to...

Ford hopes its popular EcoBoost engine will be just as successful on the track as it is in the showroom.

Hennessey Performance Engineering does many things we envy, from the Venom GT to its ridiculous/awesome CTS-Vs. But this we don't so much envy--we've already driven the Stingray hard. We can't say it surprises us, either. But it's still impressive. A bone-stock, automatic-transmission Stingray, the...

A VW rally car takes to the air in this slow-motion rally video.

Carbon fiber is more complicated than it seems, as the Mercedes F1 team shows in this video.

Located just an hour and a half outside of New York City, Monticello Motor Club is one of our favorite private tracks in the country. We've been lucky enough to drive the challenging circuit and enjoy the facilities several times, even though we're not members. Soon, the club will be adding some...

The new Rush movie is officially being released across the U.S. today, and it looks like it will be great. But is there more to the story of James Hunt's and Niki Lauda's duel in the 1976 F1 season? There is, and Vodafone McLaren Mercedes shares it from an insider's perspective in its first-ever...

When Toyota and Subaru brought their respective rear-wheel-drive compact sport coupes to the market, the enthusiasts of the world rejoiced. After all, it's always exciting when automakers bring sporty products into their lineup, and the GT86/FR-S/BRZ siblings are just that. These are fun to drive...

There are roughly 3.4 million reasons not to like the Ford Pinto, but there's one really, really good reason to like it: this. It's nowhere close to a stock Pinto, of course, and it's not alone in its unlikely transition from fire-prone econobox to fearsome dragstrip demon, but this little yellow...

Entering any form of motorsports is a monumental undertaking for a carmaker. The transition from road-going masterpiece to track-thrashing missile is difficult, and then there's the expense of actually going racing. But for Bentley and its Continental GT3, it looks easy. From the first announcement...

Carbon fiber and its various composite materials are central to the design and construction of a modern Formula 1 car. But how are carbon composites made, used, and leveraged to make the brutally efficient machines we see on race day? This video takes us behind the scenes into Infiniti Red Bull...

If you haven't been to the Circuit of the Americas yet, you need to figure out a way to do it. And you should go on a race weekend. Just about any race weekend. Last weeked wasn't just any race weekend, however, as the FIA World Endurance Championship made its first-ever stop at the new track with...

Getting into motorsports at a professional level these days requires about a decade of experience--before you turn 18. This young woman, Aurora Straus, appears to be well on her way. In this video, you can see her turning an impressive lap in a Radical SR3. And she's just 15 years old. The course...

Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel showed why he’s a multiple Formula One World Champion, by dominating the field yesterday at the 2013 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix. He finished the race 32.6 seconds ahead of the next best driver, Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. Rounding out the...

The Six Hours of Austin will see the green flag in just over an hour, but the teams and drivers are out in the pit lane showing off their hardware and signing autographs--and the fans have turned out in droves to see it all up close. There's not as much fanfare--no pomp and circumstance--as you'll...

The weather is difficult to track in Singapore and heavy rain is always a possibility. In fact, the current prediction for this weekend’s Formula One Singapore Grand Prix calls for stormy weather. Peak temperature for Sunday’s race is expected to reach 90 degrees F (32 degrees C) during...