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GM unveils Chevrolet Corvette C6.R in GT2 Class based on Corvette ZR1

Posted: Aug 04, 2009

Filed under: Chevrolet, GM

After make its presence known in the GT1 American Le Mans Series, Corvette Racing is now entering the GT2 Class territory with the new Corvette C6.R. The new model will make its competition debut at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this weekend.
This will put Corvette Racing and their Corvette C6.R race car head to head with Ferrari, [...]

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Michael Schumacher to return to F1, will replace Massa for the season

Posted: Jul 29, 2009

Filed under: Industry News

Taking a break from his duties as “The Stig” from Top Gear, 7-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher will make a return for Ferrari to replace injured driver Felipe Massa. Ferrari confirmed earlier today that Schumacher has agreed to replace Massa until he is in the condition to return.
Massa received multiple skull fractures during an accident where he was [...]

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BMW to quit Formula One by the end of 2009

Posted: Jul 29, 2009

Filed under: BMW, Industry News

BMW surprised the Formula One world today by announcing their exit as a team and engine supplier at the end of 2009.
“Resources freed up as a result are to be dedicated to the development of new drive technologies and projects in the field of sustainability,” BMW said in a statement. “BMW will continue to be [...]

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2010 Ford Mustang NASCAR to race in Nationwide series

Posted: Jul 28, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Ford

Ford Racing announced today that the Mustang, which hasn’t competed in NASCAR, will race in the Nationwide series when Ford begins a limited rollout of its new car in 2010.
“We had been talking with NASCAR for some time about Mustang as part of its vision for a ‘muscle car’ rollout for the Nationwide Series. We [...]

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Reiter Lamborghini LP560 GT3 gets 570-hp for the track

Posted: Jul 22, 2009

Filed under: Lamborghini

Tuner Reiter is known for turning road-going Lamborghini into motorsport fun for the track. Their latest creation is based on the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4. Known as the Reiter LP560 GT3, the car is equipped with a new and more powerful 5.2L V10 making 570-hp with a maximum torque of 398 lb-ft.
With the new LP560 GT3, [...]

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Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen launch campaign for Taxi Grand Prix

Posted: Jun 19, 2009

Filed under: Videos

Vodaphone has launched their new Taxi Grand Prix fantasy racing campaign. Users can log on to the Taxi Grand Prix website, pick their team of taxi drivers and must have them finish the race before anyone else to win. The distance traveled by each taxi driver in real life is added to the player’s total points [...]

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Video: NASCAR Pit Stop in Times Square

Posted: Jun 12, 2009

Filed under: Videos

Red Bull has just released a new advertising stunt with NASCAR driver Brian Vickers and his pit crew perform a full pit stop in the middle of Times Square, New York.
We’re not sure if they got permission from the City to perform this stunt, but we’re pretty sure all the onlookers and passerbys had no idea [...]

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Video: Team Polizei races at Laguna SECA

Posted: Jun 09, 2009

Filed under: Videos

Rene Villeneuve and Henri Richard get behind the wheel of 144P, Team Polizei’s Porsche GT3 entry in the 2009 Grand-Am Rolex Series. The story starts at Laguna Seca, the proving ground for sports.
Check out the brilliant video put together by our friends at Garage419.

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Miscellaneous Thoughts: Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon commercial debut, Hamilton portrait painted with Mobile 1 oil

Posted: Jun 08, 2009

Filed under: Cadillac, GM, Miscellaneous Thoughts, Videos

It’s finally that time of the day where we get to throw you some random findings across the internet.
Lewis Hamilton portrait painted with Mobile 1 oil: David Macaluso, an oil painter from the U.S., used the oil that drove Hamilton to his 2008 championship title to paint a portrait of the famous F1 race car [...]

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2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid becomes first hybrid to pace NASCAR Sprit Cupe Series

Posted: May 23, 2009

Filed under: Hybrids, Green News, Toyota

A 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid will make history tomorrow at the Coca-Cola 600 becoming the first hybrid to pace a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series from start to finish. Of course, before NASCAR threw the 187-hp Camry Hybrid on the track, the hybrid had to go through some performance tests for the 600-mile race.
Toyota says that [...]