Racing

Though the Australian V8 Supercar Series and our own NASCAR series are radically different forms of racing, the two series share more than a few common elements. Both base racing cars on popular production sedans, both rely on highly-tuned V-8 engines for power and both use a front-engine...

While the Lola T70 Mark III may not have enjoyed the same success as its contemporaries from Porsche (the 917) and Ford (the GT40), there’s no denying that the T70 was among the most beautiful endurance racers ever penned. Its resemblance to the Ford GT40 is no coincidence, as designer Eric...

As we told you last December, Aston Martin Racing (AMR) recently penned a deal with The Racers Group (TRG) to create a new entity, called TRG-AMR. TRG-AMR will campaign Aston Martin race cars, including the Vantage GTE and Vantage GT3, in American Le Mans Series and Rolex Grand-Am competition...

In 2012, Pikes Peak International Hill Climb legend and record-holder Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima announced he’d be switching from the gasoline-powered Unlimited class to take on a new challenge: attempting to set a new record in the race’s Electric class. Though Tajima was...

If you’ve followed the Bernie Ecclestone F1 bribery case over the past two years, you know that it has more intrigue than a John le Carré spy novel. In fact, the only thing that’s clear about the case is this: money changed hands that shouldn’t have. In November of 2005, an...

Volkswagen, in only its second outing in the World Rally Championship, has managed to take home a win. The 2013 WRC season is the first for the German auto giant, which is campaigning two of its Polo R WRC race cars. After coming second on its debut at the Rally Monte Carlo last month, Volkswagen...

Just one day after General Motors’ Australian subsidiary, Holden, unveiled its handsomely-styled VF Commodore, teams campaigning the car in the 2013 V8 Supercars touring car series unveiled their various versions. Featured here is the car from Holden’s official factory team, the Holden...

The job of a racing driver, on any level, is to go faster than his competitors. Doing so generally results in victories, which (in theory) results in sponsors, which are essential to help fund a career in motorsports. There aren’t too many occasions where a driver is denied entry into a...

The use of pure electric cars in motorsport is coming. In fact, the FIA already has a sanctioned event, the Formula E Championship, which starts next year. So, whether you’re a fan of electric cars or not, you’ll increasingly see them making headlines on performance sites like this one...

Now that the relationship between Rhys Millen Racing (RMR) and Hyundai is back on track, RMR can get back to the business at hand: building a competitive Unlimited Class racer to set a new record at this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. When Hyundai announced that it would again...

This video isn't especially special in the realm of drift videos, except for a couple of very important facts: it's shot beautifully, and the entire run appears to be a first take. Fans of things like Ken Block's Gymkhana are familiar with seemingly space-bending maneuvers with high-horsepower...

Though the radically-styled DeltaWing racer wasn’t developed by automaker Nissan, Nissan is the company that most fans associate with the futuristic race car. After all, the DeltaWing has usually sported the Nissan logo on its bodywork, and Nissan provided the 1.6-liter engine (tuned by...

If you’re the superstitious type, you probably view a crash by F1 star Lewis Hamilton on his first full day of testing the new Mercedes W04 Formula 1 car as a bad omen. If you’re the pragmatic type, however, you’re probably glad that the team is shaking out all the bugs before the...

Ford will be using Thursday’s 2013 Chicago Auto Show to announce an expanded lineup for this year’s Global RallyCross Championship, where the automaker will also debut the new Fiesta ST Global RallyCross race car that it hopes will continue to see it victorious in the new season. The...

This year is Aston Martin’s 100th, so the automaker is hoping to make it a memorable one. To mark its first 100 years, Aston Martin has already introduced new Centenary Edition models, flown a Vanquish coupe via helicopter to the top of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, and just this week...

If all you know about the Daytona International Speedway comes from watching NASCAR races, you’re probably unaware that the track also contains a challenging infield road course for sports car competition. Like the tri-oval, Daytona’s road course is both fast and demanding, with Ferrari...

Toyota already has a racing version of its GT 86 sports car, the global version of our Scion FR-S. Developed with Gazoo Racing, this race car has already proven quite capable and will once again be competing in the 2013 motorsport season, including a run in this year’s Nürburgring 24...

The organizer of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), will be celebrating this June 90 years since the first 24-hour endurance race was held at the legendary Le Mans race track in France. As part of the celebrations, the ACO ran a poll among its members and fans to select...

To mark its first 100 years, Aston Martin has already introduced new Centenary Edition models and flown a Vanquish coupe via helicopter to the top of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. Now it’s announced the largest-ever vintage racing event for Aston Martin cars, to be held at England’s...

Mercedes AMG has taken the wraps off its new W04 Formula One race car that former world champion Lewis Hamilton will be driving in his first year with the team, and his first away from McLaren, which he has been linked with since the age of 13. Driving alongside Hamilton will be Nico Rosberg, who...