Racing

Audi and the 24 Hours of Le Mans go hand in hand these days. The automaker has won 11 races, and it's only entered in 13 of them. Those 11 wins place Audi behind only Porsche for most wins by a manufacturer, and Porsche has been at this quite a bit longer. Audi's recent domination of what many...

If you’re serious about your motorsport, you had better ensure you have access to the various Fox Sports channels as the media giant has signed up for broadcast rights of two new racing series. Yesterday we told you that Fox Sports would be broadcasting the new Formula E Championship starting...

The Lamborghini Gallardo is near the end of its life cycle, and engineers at Sant'Agata are known to be developing the follow-up. That car, which may be called the Lamborghini Cabrera, has already been spotted in prototype form. A concept version is likely to be unveiled soon and a sales launch is...

Fox Sports has signed a multi-year deal with organizers of the Formula E Championship for broadcast rights of the new electric car racing series. The deal includes broadcast exclusivity across the Fox family of networks in the U.S., including the new Fox Sports 1 channel which launches on August...

There are few cars that mimic a race car-like experience on the street. A few Porsche products can do it, and some supercars certainly deliver in this area. Some automakers, however, have created vehicles that retain a daily usability while also offering up perfectly packaged potent powerplants...

Honda, more specifically Honda’s U.S.-based Honda Performance Development unit, is working on a new engine it hopes to sell to private teams competing in the World Endurance Championship and the series’ highlight, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The new engine is a turbocharged V-6 that will...

The new Acura NSX should prove to be quite an entertaining machine. It will be interesting to see how it holds up to the original NSX from a pure driving experience standpoint. Of course, you can still buy the old NSX if you hunt them down on Craigslist and eBay Motors. If you have the means to...

It’s been almost a year since Hyundai first announced its intention to return to the world of WRC, and since then we’ve seen the Korean automaker slowly build up its team, establish a new motorsport center in Germany and start development of a brand new WRC car. Today, Hyundai revealed...

Tony Stewart took to the Southern Iowa Speedway dirt track on Monday night to take part in a sprint car race. He wound up wrecking, and the crash was a rough one, as Stewart ended up breaking his right leg. Both the fibula and tibia... ouch. Because of the wreck, Stewart will have to sit out of the...

In the secretive world of race car development, it’s rare that a constructor will allow just about anyone to test one of its cars. Heck, constructors even withhold engine specs to maintain whatever edge they think they have over the competition. But in a rare opportunity, Nissan will allow...

Watching a pro rally driver at work in his office is like watching a conductor use all four limbs to direct an orchestra--at about 200 beats per minute. Watching that driver work in quadvision will blow your mind. One camera looks at the driver, another looks at his feet, a third looks forward from...

Formula E electric car racing doesn’t get underway until September 2014 but the race cars that will be competing in the event’s inaugural season will be revealed this September, at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. All teams competing in Formula E’s inaugural season will use a common...

Mercedes AMG was one of the first of the Formula One engine suppliers to reveal its new turbocharged 1.6-liter V-6 developed for the 2014 season, and now it’s the first to release a sound clip for the controversial powerplant. The sound has been recorded in Mercedes AMG’s test lab in...

Defending back-to-back Rally America champion David Higgins and the Subaru PUMA RallyCross Team are joining forces for the festivities at X Games Los Angeles. The team will compete in the Gymkhana Grid event against the likes of Ken Block, Tanner Foust, as well as his own Subaru PUMA teammates...

The Pirelli World Challenge is an exciting racing series that features a variety of familiar vehicles racing on a wide range of circuits. From tight street tracks like Long Beach and St. Petersburg to wide and fast circuits such as COTA, the Pirelli World Challenge provides thrills for fans...

Ferrari has a long and prestigious history in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a history that has led to many a story, including the famous one of Ford and its GT40 ending the dominance of the Prancing Horse at Le Mans back in 1965. The Italian automaker has nine overall wins at Le Mans and is one of the...

It was only a few months ago that Lamborghini founded its Squadra Corse department to handle its motorsport activities, including its one-make series, the Blancpain Super Trofeo. The Super Trofeo race series spawned its own special-edition racing Gallardo, and now the Squadra Corse department has...

If you're not watching IndyCar racing, you should be. Yes, there are ovals, but there are also road courses on a regular basis, and whichever is on the weekend's docket, you're in for some of the best wheel-to-wheel racing anywhere on the planet. Next year, the competition should heat up even more...

The 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C will serve as the official safety car at the Silverstone round of the 2013 World Superbike Championship, which takes place in the U.K. this weekend. Alfa Romeo is a top sponsor of the event and has ensured its 4C safety car will stand out by decking it out in a special livery...

Campy commercials with F1 drivers are just a bit of sidework for NASCAR champion and all-around badass Tony Stewart. From 24 Hours of Lemons to dirt track sprint cars, if there's a race in Stewart's vicinity, chances are he's behind the wheel. Last night, for example, Stewart was racing a sprint...