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Saab Wins First Swedish Touring Car Race
Saab Wins First Swedish Touring Car Race

16 May 2012, 14:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Finally we get to write a piece of Saab-related news that can be filed under “positive”, as the defunct Swedish carmaker has won the inaugural round of the Swedish Touring Car Series. ...

 
Porsche 911 Racing Tribute
Porsche 911 Racing Tribute

5 Apr 2012, 13:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Porsche 911 is one of the best handling cars in the world and this is all thanks to a refinement process that has taken half a century so far. German engineers have learned to compensate for the...

 
McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Promo Video: Competition Debut
McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Promo Video: Competition Debut

29 Mar 2012, 13:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The first McLaren car built for racing outside of Formula 1 since the McLaren F1 GTR has already had its baptism of asphalt this year, but to promote the car and its customer racing programs the Bri...

 
Jost Capito Leaves Ford for Volkswagen Motorsport
Jost Capito Leaves Ford for Volkswagen Motorsport

29 Mar 2012, 13:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It seems like only yesterday we were listening to him talk about the Fiesta ST, and now Jost Capito has decided to move from Ford Motor Company to Volkswagen Group. In case you’ve been hidi...

 
Ferrari 599XX Evolution Shakedown at Suzuka
Ferrari 599XX Evolution Shakedown at Suzuka

29 Mar 2012, 10:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ferrari has finally released the official video of its 599XX Evolution track car’s first shakedowns at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan. The car you see here is what Maranello though would be th...

 
2013 Dodge Charger Sprint Cup Race Car Revealed
2013 Dodge Charger Sprint Cup Race Car Revealed

12 Mar 2012, 10:16 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Dodge has recently unveiled the 2013 Charger Sprint Cup racer, a vehicle that has already come to you in a previous report. We have to say that the design of the car is quite impressive, mainly than...

 
Daytona 500 Rescheduled Due to Rain
Daytona 500 Rescheduled Due to Rain

27 Feb 2012, 15:55 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We live in the 21st century and technology rules everything - whenever something goes wrong, people turn to the god of technology to solve the problem. Wel, this time, a natural phenomenon as old as...

 
Michelle Obama Booed during NASCAR Season Finale
Michelle Obama Booed during NASCAR Season Finale

22 Nov 2011, 00:48 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Motorsport is already under enough pressure from environmental concerns so it didn't needed extra weight n its shoulders, but it seems that it has received a new burden, this time from politics...

 
MINI Cooper 2012 B-Spec Race Car Presented
MINI Cooper 2012 B-Spec Race Car Presented

17 Nov 2011, 16:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Racing without a huge budget , this is what the B-Spec series will be - a championship that is scheduled to kick off next year and use production-based vehicles with only a few mods, which will be e...

 
Toyota FT-86 Teased in Gazoo Racing Video
Toyota FT-86 Teased in Gazoo Racing Video

17 Nov 2011, 00:55 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Subaru BRZ STI Concept might be shining on the LA Auto Show floor, but the Toyota FT-86 isn't ready to give up the public attention yet, so the car is now back in the headlines, thanks to a...

 
Subaru BRZ to Enter 2012 Super GT Series
Subaru BRZ to Enter 2012 Super GT Series

16 Nov 2011, 02:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As if the Subaru BRZ wasn't anticipated with enough emotion already, Subaru now announced that it will also use the car to make its racing comeback. Thus, a beefed-up version of the BRZ that...

 
Mika Hakkinen Preparing for Racing Return in Mercedes SLS AMG GT3
Mika Hakkinen Preparing for Racing Return in Mercedes SLS AMG GT3

7 Nov 2011, 15:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ex-F1 champion Mika Hakkinene is preparing to breath motorsport air again, with the driver set to return to the racing world behind the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3. Hakkinen, who is now ...

 
Team Lotus Becomes Caterham and Virgin Turns into Marussia for 2012 F1 Season
Team Lotus Becomes Caterham and Virgin Turns into Marussia for 2012 F1 Season

7 Nov 2011, 14:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The time to finally get things straight with the Lotus name running loose on race tracks. As you know, the 2011 season has seen Malaysian-owned Team Lotus fight Lotus Renault GP for the tack use of ...

 
2012 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Unveiled
2012 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Unveiled

4 Nov 2011, 14:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / If you want to race a Porsche, this is the best you’ll be able to get for the 2012 season: the new 911 GT3 RSR. Nope, it’s not based on the new 991 generation of the 911. But since we&r...

 
2011 SEMA: Toyota Yaris B-Spec Club Racer
2011 SEMA: Toyota Yaris B-Spec Club Racer

28 Oct 2011, 21:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / A bit earlier, we showed you a SEMA-bound Toyota Tacoma destined for off-road racing and it is now time to tell you that the Japanese carmaker will also give us an on-road racer at the event: the Ya...

 
Cartel Pitt Boss Scion iQ Brings the Summer to 2011 SEMA
Cartel Pitt Boss Scion iQ Brings the Summer to 2011 SEMA

27 Oct 2011, 22:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / If you thought that the custom Scion iQ trio that will be displayed at SEMA - the one we showed you earlier - was extreme, wait 'till you see what Cartel, the company that treated us with a str...

 
NASCAR to Honor Dan Wheldon Using B-Pillar Decal at Talladega
NASCAR to Honor Dan Wheldon Using B-Pillar Decal at Talladega

20 Oct 2011, 21:04 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The tragic death of NASCAR driver Dan Wheldon, which took place in Las Vegas last weekend, is still haunting the world of motorsport, with an infinity of fans feeling the pain of his family. NASC...

 
BMW X6 Trophy Truck Attacks the Desert
BMW X6 Trophy Truck Attacks the Desert

14 Oct 2011, 20:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’re pretty sure that BMW and the creators of the off-roading monster you see in the adjacent images have pretty different things in their minds when they hear the “X6” designatio...

 
Spyshots: Toyota FT-86 Race Car
Spyshots: Toyota FT-86 Race Car

13 Oct 2011, 20:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We still haven't gotten to see the Toyota FT-86 without camo or outside its concept form, but the vehicle will follow the pathway created by the Lexus LFA, meaning that we'll get too see i...

 
Fanatec M3 GT2 Clubsport Steering Wheel Mixes Gaming and Real Driving
Fanatec M3 GT2 Clubsport Steering Wheel Mixes Gaming and Real Driving

3 Oct 2011, 15:26 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Earlier today, we gave gamers and automotive enthusiasts a new reason to make budget notes, presenting the Thrustmaster Ferrari F1 replica steering wheel, but now we have something that seems to be ...