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Aston Martin Racing Launches New GTE Challenger and 2016 Title Hopes

Aston Martin Racing Launches New GTE Challenger and 2016 Title Hopes

GAYDON, England - February 22, 2016: Aston Martin Racing has unveiled its ambitious plans for the 2016 season, its latest V8 Vantage GTE challenger and an exciting new collaboration with global energy supplier TOTAL and tyre supplier Dunlop. The premiere GT-racing outfit, which enters its twelfth year of competition, w ... Continue reading

Honda 2016 Motorsports Program Overview

Honda 2016 Motorsports Program Overview

Honda 2016 Motorsports Program Overview ... Continue reading

EPA Seeks to Prohibit Conversion of Vehicles into Racecars

EPA Seeks to Prohibit Conversion of Vehicles into Racecars

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2016 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a regulation to prohibit conversion of vehicles originally designed for on-road use into racecars. The regulation would also make the sale of certain products for use on such vehicles illegal. The proposed regulation was contained w ... Continue reading

2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Prepares For Grueling Off-Road Racing Series

2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Prepares For Grueling Off-Road Racing Series

There's a roar in the desert - spitting sand and kicking up rocks. It's the sound of the all-new 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor, running in the 2016 Best in the Desert off-road racing series new factory stock class. The Raptor race truck will leverage Raptor's production platform including its all-new high-output 3.5-liter Eco ... Continue reading

2016 Rolex 24 Boasts Sharp Finish

2016 Rolex 24 Boasts Sharp Finish

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. The AP reported that Scott Sharp celebrated a second win at the Rolex 24 at Daytona 20 years after his first victory in a race that saw most of the top contenders fall apart during the twice-around-the-clock endurance race. Sharp's Tequila Patron Extreme Speed Motorsports gave Honda its first win at ... Continue reading

Rolex 24 at Daytona - Mazda Prototype team led the race before misfortune struck -

Rolex 24 at Daytona - Mazda Prototype team led the race before misfortune struck -

- IRVINE, Calif. (January 31, 2016) – The Mazda Prototype team opened the 2016 season with a new race engine - the MZ-2.0T - and high expectations for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The gas-fueled engine performed well, powering into the lead of the race three times with the No. 55 Mazda Prototype, before mechanical iss ... Continue reading

Brashear, Childress, Gabelich, Ganassi, McClelland, Posey, Sweikert To Be Inducted Into Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

Brashear, Childress, Gabelich, Ganassi, McClelland, Posey, Sweikert To Be Inducted Into Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 29, 2016) – The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) announced its 28th class of inductees today at Daytona International Speedway, continuing a long-standing tradition of honoring legendary figures from a wide variety of racing disciplines. The seven-person class of 2016 inductees ... Continue reading

2016 Rolex 24 At Daytona - GTLM Preview

2016 Rolex 24 At Daytona - GTLM Preview

2016 ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA - GTLM PREVIEW A RACE ENGINEER'S PERSPECTIVE (Houston, Texas, January 23, 2016)...Rick Mayer, race engineer of the Risi Competizione No. 62 Ferrari 488 GTLM team, takes a look ahead at this year's Rolex 24 At Daytona, January 30-31, 2016, at the newly renovated Daytona International Speedway. P ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - December 14-20, 2015; VW Fix, Noisy Ferrari's, Mazda Leads MPG, Tesla Sells Emission Credits, Purdy Driving Home to NAIAS, Rain Man Buick, Jeep Recall

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - December 14-20, 2015; VW Fix, Noisy Ferrari's, Mazda Leads MPG, Tesla Sells Emission Credits, Purdy Driving Home to NAIAS, Rain Man Buick, Jeep Recall

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - December 14-20, 2015; VW Fix, Noisy Ferrari's, Mazda Leads MPG, Tesla Sells Emission Credits, Purdy Driving Home to NAIAS, Rain Man Buick, Jeep Recall ... Continue reading

Jaguar Returns To Racing with FIA Formula E (Electric) +VIDEO

Jaguar Returns To Racing with FIA Formula E (Electric) +VIDEO

MAHWAH, N.J., Dec. 15, 2015 - Jaguar today announced its return to global motorsport. In the autumn of 2016, Jaguar will enter the third season of the exciting FIA Formula E Championship as a manufacturer with its own team. FIA Formula E is the world's first global single-seater championship for electric powered cars. ... Continue reading

Nisan/Infiniti and Red Bull Racing to Discontinue Their Partnership

Nisan/Infiniti and Red Bull Racing to Discontinue Their Partnership

Nissan, Infiniti and the Red Bull Racing Formula One team have reached mutual agreements to discontinue the partnership between the two automotive brands and the Formula One team at the end of December this year. In particular, the agreements entail the following two key components: Infiniti and Red Bull Racing will di ... Continue reading

Brabham Dynasty To Continue At The 100th Running Of The Indianapolis 500 +VIDEO

Brabham Dynasty To Continue At The 100th Running Of The Indianapolis 500 +VIDEO

Arguably Australia's greatest name in motor racing "Brabham," will return to one of the biggest events on four wheels in 2016. Matthew Brabham, the grandson of three-time F1 world champion, Sir Jack, will compete at the 100th running of the famed Indianapolis 500 in what is a true Australian effort. PACKAGE: Ben Beazle ... Continue reading

Mercedes-AMG C 63 S Coupe Featured in the Racing Simulation Game 'Forza Motorsport 6' +VIDEO

Mercedes-AMG C 63 S Coupe Featured in the Racing Simulation Game 'Forza Motorsport 6' +VIDEO

Even before the official market launch, games fans are able to experience the new Mercedes-AMG C 63 S Coupé interactively on the racetracks of the world. The new sports car is the centrepiece of an exclusive download package which is now available for the new racing simulation game “Forza Motorsport 6,” available on ... Continue reading

More Powerful and Efficient: Audi R18 Celebrates World Premiere in Munich

More Powerful and Efficient: Audi R18 Celebrates World Premiere in Munich

New hybrid race car for the 2016 Le Mans 24 Hours Unchanged driver line-up in the DTM High demand for new Audi R8 LMS GT3 sports car MUNICH -- November 30, 2015: The brand with the four rings will be entering the 2016 motorsport season with the most powerful and efficient race car Audi has ever built. The new Audi R18 ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Museum: Motorsport Safety: Special Exhibition 'Safety Cars'

Mercedes-Benz Museum: Motorsport Safety: Special Exhibition 'Safety Cars'

The "Safety Cars" special exhibition launches on 1 December 2015 at the Mercedes-Benz Museum. The exhibition in Collections Hall 5 honours the unique story of the Mercedes-Benz Safety Car. The brand has been providing all of these special vehicles in Formula 1 since 1996. Until 17 April 2016, the exhibition will showca ... Continue reading

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