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Mazda Unveils Diesel-Powered Prototype Racer for 2014 USCC
Mazda Unveils Diesel-Powered Prototype Racer for 2014 USCC

15 Nov 2013, 10:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Mazda has announced plans to return to the top tier of endurance racing with a diesel-powered vehicle that will be campaigned in the Prototype Class of the 2014 TUDOR United Sport...

 
Paul Miller Racing to Race Audi R8 LMS in 2014 USCC
Paul Miller Racing to Race Audi R8 LMS in 2014 USCC

14 Nov 2013, 13:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Paul Miller Racing will be campaigning an Audi R8 LMS race car in the 2014 TUDOR United SportCar Championship, Audi Motorsport revealed earlier this week, adding that the team will begin testing at ...

 
“Need for Speed” Mustang to Pace 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Finale
“Need for Speed” Mustang to Pace 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Finale

13 Nov 2013, 10:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Set to arrive in theaters in February 2014, the “Need for Speed” movie will feature a unique Shelby GT500 we’ve already introduced you to earlier this year. The musclecar sports a ...

 
Travis Pastrana to Leave NASCAR at the End of the Season
Travis Pastrana to Leave NASCAR at the End of the Season

13 Nov 2013, 09:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Travis Pastrana has announced plans to quit the NASCAR Nationwide Series at the end of the 2013 season, quoting lack of sponsors 2014 and the competition’s difficult schedule. “It...

 
Felipe Massa Joining Williams F1 for 2014
Felipe Massa Joining Williams F1 for 2014

12 Nov 2013, 09:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Brazilian driver Felipe Massa has reached an agreement to race for Williams F1 starting with the 2014 season. Left without a team after Ferrari signed Kimi Raikkonen, the 32-year-old inked a three-y...

 
McNish Secures 2013 World Endurance Championship Title
McNish Secures 2013 World Endurance Championship Title

11 Nov 2013, 10:26 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / British driver Allan McNish has sealed the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championships with one round left to go, after scoring a third-place finish with his hybrid-diesel Audi R18 at the Six Hours of Sh...

 
Raikkonen to Miss Final F1 Races After Back Surgery
Raikkonen to Miss Final F1 Races After Back Surgery

11 Nov 2013, 09:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen will miss the final two races of the 2013 Formula One season in order to undergo back surgery, Lotus F1 Team announced on Sunday via their official Twitter feed. Thi...

 
2013 SEMA: Volkswagen Golf 1 Gets Crazy Pikes Peak Body Kit <span>· Live Photos</span>
2013 SEMA: Volkswagen Golf 1 Gets Crazy Pikes Peak Body Kit · Live Photos

8 Nov 2013, 10:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Volkswagen had a great WRC season this year with the brand new Polo, winning everything from the drivers’ championship to the co-drivers’ and the championship for manufacturers. This mak...

 
2014 Lotus Elise S Cup R Announced
2014 Lotus Elise S Cup R Announced

8 Nov 2013, 09:23 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / British-based sportscar manufacturer Lotus has announced the introduction of the 2014 Elise S Cup R, a 924 kg (2,037 lbs) track-only racer that will be eligible to compete in next year’s Lotus...

 
Former F1 Team Super Aguri Joins Formula E
Former F1 Team Super Aguri Joins Formula E

5 Nov 2013, 10:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Former Formula One team Super Aguri is the latest bunch to join the newly-founded Formula E Championship. Led by former F1 driver Aguri Suzuki, Super Aguri is the sixth team to sign an agreement wit...

 
Toro Rosso Signs Daniil Kvyat for 2014
Toro Rosso Signs Daniil Kvyat for 2014

23 Oct 2013, 13:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With Daniel Ricciardo “promoted” to Infiniti Red Bull Racing to replace the void left by Mark Webber’s departure, Toro Rosso has signed Russian driver Daniil Kvyat as Jean-Eric Ver...

 
2013 IndyCar Championship Goes to Scott Dixon
2013 IndyCar Championship Goes to Scott Dixon

22 Oct 2013, 14:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon has become the new IndyCar Series champion after scoring a fifth place in the season’s final race at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. The Australian-b...

 
BMW M4 Customer Racer to Arrive in December
BMW M4 Customer Racer to Arrive in December

6 Oct 2013, 09:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Back in August, BMW announced it will introduce a new DTM car for the 2014 season, based on the all-new high-performance M4 model. Now, word has it the Germans are working on another race car that w...

 
Gary Paffett Finishes in Points at Zandvoort
Gary Paffett Finishes in Points at Zandvoort

30 Sep 2013, 07:50 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The ninth race of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) championship took place yesterday at the historic circuit in Zandvoort, the Netherlands. Unfortunately, Gary Paffett was the only Mercede...

 
Porsche to Field Two-Car Factory Team in 2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship
Porsche to Field Two-Car Factory Team in 2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship

23 Sep 2013, 08:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Porsche Cars North America will campaign pair of 911 RSR race cars in the 2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship under the Porsche North America name, the German automaker announced yesterday. ...

 
Frankfurt Motor Show's Racing Cars Galore <span>· Live Photos</span>
Frankfurt Motor Show's Racing Cars Galore · Live Photos

12 Sep 2013, 10:10 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Ever since our website was launched, one of the most important autoevolution constitution-like laws was to please everyone infused with the automotive virus and make no discrimination between car lo...

 
Mercedes CLA 45 AMG Racing Series Concept Coming to Frankfurt
Mercedes CLA 45 AMG Racing Series Concept Coming to Frankfurt

4 Sep 2013, 08:53 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Those of you who appreciate customer racing are set to receive a nice treat at the Frankfurt Motor Show, with Mercedes set to showcase the CLA 45 AMG Racing Series Concept. Mercedes is thus intro...

 
Lamborghini Gallardo Racer Escapes on the Road
Lamborghini Gallardo Racer Escapes on the Road

3 Sep 2013, 11:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The green monstrosity you see here is a 2013 Lamborghini Gallardo Blancpain Super Trofeo and it’s supposed to be confined to the racetrack. Yes, that huge wing, whose shadow covers a parking s...

 
Mercedes-AMG F1 Team Has Strong Result at Spa-Francorschamps
Mercedes-AMG F1 Team Has Strong Result at Spa-Francorschamps

26 Aug 2013, 07:45 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Scoring a total of 27 points at this weekend's 2013 Belgian Grand Prix, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 team consolidated the second place in the Constructor's Championship. A stron...

 
Mercedes Featured a Classic 500 SL at the 2013 ADAC Eifel Rally Festival
Mercedes Featured a Classic 500 SL at the 2013 ADAC Eifel Rally Festival

31 Jul 2013, 13:35 UTC · By: Alex Oagana /  The 2013 ADAC Eifel Rally Festival took place between 25 and 27 July, offering a variety of testing stretches for classic rally cars. Although now fielded exclusively as a luxurious and sporty...