Racing

Treacherous conditions are the name of the game in the Wales Rally Great Britain, so it's no surprise perhaps that Ken Block managed to roll his race ride while practicing in muddy, snowy conditions at the M-Sport proving grounds for the rally this week. On the other hand, the fact that it's Ken...

Racing used to be taboo at General Motors, once banned by a corporate edict. Not that things didn't happen under the table. But things have changed over the past 50 years, with Corvette Racing and other teams going full-bore. Now Chevrolet is jumping back into the IndyCar game with a purpose-built...

"HELLS YES!" That's Travis' answer to the question "you sure you wanna do this?" as he sits behind the wheel and under a tarp in the newly-formed Pastrana-Waltrip racing NASCAR Nationwide team car. That's our answer too. For those of you who may not appreciate the subtleties and refinement of the...

Earlier today we brought you news that Travis Pastrana had ended his partnership with long-time rally partner Subaru. At the time, we speculated that he may well already have another deal lined up. Some sleuthing by our expert social media team turned up something interesting: a Twitter account...

Extreme sports legend and probably the nicest guy in motorsports Travis Pastrana has decided to end his five-year relationship with Subaru, the company announced today. It's not yet clear if Pastrana has another manufacturer lined up for sponsorship, but his Red Bull partnership looks to be...

Reigning F1 champion Jenson Button is lucky to be alive thanks to the expert driving of his security driver following an incident that took place on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil this past weekend. Button, his father John, and several of his McLaren cohorts were stuck in traffic in an armored...

One of the Camaros that Chevrolet brought to SEMA was the Camaro SSX Concept, and now we have video of John Fitzpatrick, the marketing manager for Chevrolet performance cars, and Gary Mulder, the builder of GM Performance Division Concept cars, talking about it and the Corvette Z06X concept. Enjoy...

The Ferrari 458 Italia is among the best road cars ever made, despite its fiery temperament, and the racing version of the car, the 458 Challenge, will soon make its racing debut, taking to the track in anger for the 2011 Ferrari Challenge series. The schedule for the series, announced today...

The F1 Driver's Championship is heating up with five drivers in the hunt for the title. This weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix will play a key role in deciding whether the Red Bull drivers can catch current leader Fernando Alonso's Ferrari, though McLaren's Lewis Hamilton is right in the mix and...

The rumormills, paddock whispers, and back-room media talk has been chock full of talk of the Volkswagen Group, potentially through Audi or Porsche, re-entering Formula 1 for months now. Unfortunately, the hope for a VW-backed F1 team is dead in the water according to the latest reports. According...

The Kia Forte Koup might not be your go-to front-drive two-door for performance modification, but maybe that ought to change. Andy Lally, Trevor Hopwood, and a handful of other great drivers take the wheel of a pair of modified Koups for Continental Tire competition as part of the Grand Am series...

Rally racing fans, we know you're out there (we're in here, too)--get ready to get excited. Ford has just released a new R2 rally kit for the ultra-affordable Fiesta that's set to turn it into a real rally racer for the Fiesta Sport Trophy Championship as part of RallyCar's Rally America Series...

Two kinds of cars will be making their debut from Toyota and Lexus at this year's SEMA show: the NASCAR-inspired Camry, which is focused on performance, and the rest. The rest is composed of hybrid Lexus vehicles slammed, stanced, and body-kitted to present the most street-worthy image possible...

Formula One is often touted as the pinnacle of what is possible in racing and performance car technology, but that's only true within the constraints of the FIA's regulations. If there were no regulations limiting performance, nothing to keep engineers from putting together the ultimate car for...

For those serious about racing, iRacing, with its digitally-mapped tracks and hyper-realistic vehicle setups and physics, has become a go-to for practicing and previewing tracks before running them in real life, both for amateurs and professionals. Now iRacing fans can climb into the virtual...

Would you tune in to NASCAR, not on Sunday race day, but on "Must-See TV?" A report out of Hollywood suggests NASCAR is lending its drama to NBC for "The Crew," a new drama that unfolds with the racing series as a backdrop. From the pen that brought you the short-lived superfriends drama Heroes...

It's been almost four years since James Glickenhaus commissioned his custom Pininfarina-penned Ferrari Enzo-based P4/5 supercar, but the excitement has begun to build back up following news that Glickenhaus is working on a brand new car--a racing version of the original P4/5. The new Ferrari P4/5...

The newest track in Formula 1, the Korean International Circuit, might also be the worst--at least for the time being. Its construction ran right up to the last minute, and adjustments are still being made to pull off what could be one of the most important races of the season as the Driver's...

The new 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car that will make its debut early next year has been revealed and is ready to order now for any interested privateer teams or race track diehards. The new model is the latest edition of one of the best-selling race cars of all time, having been built in a...

At the speeds and level of aggression required to drive with the top tier of the World Rally Championship, it takes only a millisecond's mistake to end up on your roof, the day over, and out of the points. Kimi Raikkonen gives us an excellent illustration of this point from Spain. Watching...