A Car's Life After the Rolex 24 at Daytona
Feb 8, 2013
DAYTONA BEACH, FL - February 8, 2013: Days after the checkered flag waved over the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the winning No. 01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates BMW/Riley was largely unrecognizable except to its mechanics. That's because the car, co-driven to victory by Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, Juan Pablo Montoya and ... Continue reading
Special Motorsports Event - Happy Happy From The Auto Channel - Motorsports
Dec 25, 2012
Auto Central, Dec. 17. 2012: We wanted to thank our readers for following The Auto Channel - Motorsports throughout 2012. We're going to be bigger and better next year so tune in. Meanwhile, have a good Holiday from those of us located in Sacramento, Louisville, Chicago, Austin and our Editors in Europe and in the Paci ... Continue reading
Nov 24, 2012
Vroom vroom! Black Friday became Fast Friday in the Racing Capital of the World November 23, 2012 as Santa traded in his sleigh for a slick new Dallara IndyCar. It was all part of the plan to whisk Mr. Claus to The Children's Museum of Indianapolis in record time before the holidays. It started with a pre-dawn Pit Stop ... Continue reading
Special Motorsports Event - Ford's 2012 Jim Clark Award For Rally Driver David Bogie
Jul 11, 2012
The Association of Scottish Motoring Writers has honoured Dumfries rally driver David Bogie with this year's Ford-sponsored Jim Clark Award in recognition of his sporting achievements. ... Continue reading
Historics - Derek Bell And Bentley Inspired By 'Mission Motorsport' Team At Le Mans Classic
Jul 11, 2012
Bentley's brand ambassador and five time Le Mans winner, Derek Bell MBE, returned to the iconic French race circuit last weekend to spearhead a unique motorsport challenge. ... Continue reading
Auto Manufacturer Sponsorship of Motorsports Continues to Influence New Vehicle Purchases
Jul 4, 2012
Foresight Research released more results from its 2012 Automotive Marketing Communications Study ©. Automotive research specialists, Foresight interviewed 7,851 new vehicle buyers in the US, finding: Overall, 16% of buyers who attended a racing event stated it significantly or completely influenced their vehicle purch ... Continue reading
WEC - Toyota's Anthony Davidson Recovering From Le Mans Crash +VIDEO
Jun 18, 2012
Q+A WITH TOYOTA RACING DRIVER ANTHONY DAVIDSON COLOGNE - June 17, 2012: During the Le Mans 24 Hours, TOYOTA Racing's Anthony Davidson suffered a heavy accident at the wheel of the #8 TS030 HYBRID when he was hit by a lapped car. He will remain in hospital until Wednesday to begin the recovery process after suffering tw ... Continue reading
WEC - Audi Prepared for Le Mans 24 Hours with R18 Diesel and e-tron Cars +VIDEO
Jun 11, 2012
Le Mans premiere for Audi R18 ultra and R18 e-tron quattro Eleven drivers take turns at the wheel Positions one to three for Audi in first comparison INGOLSTADT - June 8, 2012: At the Le Mans test day held two weeks before the 24-hour race, Audi completed its preparation phase with a wealth of valuable findings. The br ... Continue reading
Automotive Performance Brands - New Pennzoil Ultra; 0W-40 Designed For All SRT Vehicles
Jun 7, 2012
Today, Pennzoilî is introducing the new Pennzoil Ultra 0W-40 synthetic motor oil, created alongside Chrysler Group engineers specifically to keep SRT engines running clean. The advanced, co-engineered formulation is the result of months of collaboration between Pennzoil scientists and Chrysler Group engineers to ... Continue reading
Motorsports Commentary - Sleeping With The Enemy
May 27, 2012
<b>by Rick Carlton â Senior Motorsports Editor</b> <p> Austin, May 25, 2012: While I appreciate successful decisions that drive motorsports businesses positively, I am particularly interested in evolutions that become troublesome, and subsequently fall into the category of having to deal with âunintended cons ... Continue reading
Motorsports Commentary - Finally Some Good News In IndyCar
May 2, 2012
Austin, May 1, 2012: Although I probably appear unimpressed by the quality of the recently reconstituted IndyCar to date, the truth is that I'm rooting for the series in the long term. Having watched various management 'teams' critically since the late 80s, IndyCar's administrations have been primarily populated by ego ... Continue reading
Targa Tasmania - Mazda's Targa Prologue Plan Plays Out
Apr 18, 2012
Today's Targa Tasmania prologue stages went exactly as planned for Mazda Motorsport with all four cars coming through unscathed and in perfect condition for the start of racing proper tomorrow. ... Continue reading
FIA GT1 World Championship - Hexis Racing Round 1: Nogaro, France
Apr 11, 2012
The Hexis Racing team were prepared for a challenging race at Nogaro with the entry of two brand-new cars in the FIA GT1 World Championship. ... Continue reading
Motorsports Commentary - Holy Moly Batman, We're Not In Open-Wheel Racing Anymore!
Apr 7, 2012
Austin, Apr. 6, 2012: After my initial op-ed, related to IndyCar's 'new' semi open-wheel car, I decided to give the series a break. Hey, I'm not a complete a-hole, and figured that perhaps the car's looks would grow on me, even though the brick's transgender 'Godzilla Eats New York' styling continued to irritate me, pa ... Continue reading
SRT Viper GTS-R Unveiled; Set for Return to American Le Mans Series +VIDEO
Apr 4, 2012
The street legal 2013 SRT Viper unveiled to the world today at the New York International Auto Show isn't the only high-performance snake making a triumphant return in 2012. The purpose-built, non-street legal and competition-ready SRT Viper GTS-R also was revealed as part of the Chrysler Group's announcement that a fa ... Continue reading
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