Racing

In only its second year of competition, Porsche’s 919 Hybrid LMP1-spec race car not only took home top honors in the 24 Hours of Le Mans but also the title in the World Endurance Championship. This year will see the 919 Hybrid enter its third year of competition and this time it’s about...

Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] is the second major team to show off its car for the 2016 Formula One World Championship. The car is the SF16-H, and it’s the one Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen will be driving in the hopes of securing for Ferrari its first Drivers’ Championship title...

It may only be February but we may have already witnessed the best save of the year. This clip from YouTube channel High Tech Corvette shows a drag meet between two current-generation Dodge Viper supercars. ALSO SEE: Nut Drives His Lamborghini Sesto Elemento On The Street: Video Things look hairy...

Last week, the internet was up in arms after the Specialty Equipment Manufacturer's Association (SEMA) put out a press release stating that a proposed EPA emissions regulation was targeting racing. At the time we reported that the EPA had said the regulation is aimed at closing an exception for...

There hasn’t been a Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] world champion in Formula One since 2007, when Kimi Räikkönen took top honors. The Finn will be with the Italian team in 2016, and by his side will be German driver Sebastian Vettel. ALSO SEE: 1957 Ferrari 335 S Sells For $36M--The Second...

Attention all you devotees of the 1,320-foot stretch of asphalt. A new factory-built mean machine is heading your way. It's the 2016 Chevrolet COPO Camaro drag racer, and it looks to be bringing serious heat. The car was recently sent over to a drag strip for testing, and it managed to rip off an...

Buried in an Environmental Protection Agency document from last summer but just coming to light now, the EPA is proposing to make it illegal to remove emissions controls from non-road vehicles, specifically motorcycles and snowmobiles, for the purpose of using them in competition. The proposal...

You may recall that about three years ago, General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] announced it was consolidating a number of its powertrain development centers into its main GM Global Powertrain campus located in Pontiac, Michigan. The consolidation is now largely complete and as part of the process GM...

McLaren’s 650S may be one of the fastest cars in its class but its racing cousin, the GT3, hasn’t fared as well. The car is absent from most top-level competitions though it has seen some success in the Blancpain Endurance Series. A 2015-spec car was also declared the overall winner in...

We haven't heard much in regard to Michael Schumacher's recovery in the last few months. In fact, the last time we heard anything of significance was back in September of 2014 when he left the hospital to complete his recovery at home. Today, the former chairman of Ferrari [NYSE:RACE], Luca di...

After announcing its return as a constructor in the Formula One World Championship late last year, Renault today unveiled its race car for the 2016 season. Along with the reveal, the French automaker confirmed drivers Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer for the squad. The official name of the new F1...

Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new F-150 Raptor isn’t due in showrooms until the later part of the year but you’ll be able to see it in action much sooner than that. Ford has confirmed that a virtually stock version will enter the off-roading racing series that is the Best in the...

Renault is finally back in Formula One with its own team after acquiring a controlling stake in cash-strapped Lotus F1 at the end of last year. But that’s not the only bit of good news for fans as it has been confirmed that Pastor Maldonado won’t be a part of the new squad. As the BBC...

Last fall’s Goodwood Revival served as the stage for Shelby American’s 50th anniversary celebrations of the monumental 1965 World Sportscar Championship, a championship in which Shelby finished ahead of Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] to secure a manufacturers’ title—a first for an...

I've always respected the purity of sports car racing, but I just never really got into it. And then the invitation came from Audi to attend the 2016 Rolex 24 at Daytona and I couldn't pass up the opportunity. With little exposure to the sport, I had to educate myself on the various classes and the...

The number 2 Tequila Patrón ESM Ligier-Honda JSP2, driven in the premier Prototype class by Pipo Derani, Johannes van Overbeek, Scott Sharp and Tequila Patrón CEO Ed Brown, was the winning car at this past weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, the opening race of the 2016 IMSA...

The season opener of the 2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the Rolex 24 at Daytona, is currently underway. Unfortunately for the DeltaWing from Panoz DeltaWing Racing, the race was over within a few hours due to a crash. ALSO SEE: The Beginner's Guide To The Rolex 24 At Daytona: Mega...

In the mid-'80s, Porsche had racing on its mind. Well, really Porsche has always had racing on its mind but in 1984 it had rally racing stuck in its craw, and the only way to scratch that itch is to dive in. The Porsche 911 SC RS was born, and its 290-horsepower heart was set on getting the outside...

We've recently shown you that drifting is a bit harder than you might think. Imagine doing this tire-killing deed in a car designed to keep its occupants cossetted in supreme comfort and luxury. Imagine doing it in a vehicle that has engineers who enjoy adding in more weight rather than trying to...

The first major motorsport event of the year is on this weekend in Daytona, Florida. We are, of course, talking about the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the opening round of the 2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, which this year sees several new race cars competing including Ford Motor...