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Trio of Aston Martins for Nürburgring 1000 km

Trio of Aston Martins for Nürburgring 1000 km

Aston Martin Racing will enter three Gulf liveried LMP1 challengers in the penultimate round of the Le Mans Series, the ADAC 1000km of Nürburgring on the 23 August 2009. ... Continue reading

BMW to Exit Formula One at End of 2009 Season - VIDEO ENHANCED

BMW to Exit Formula One at End of 2009 Season - VIDEO ENHANCED

The BMW Group will not continue its Formula One campaign after the end of the 2009 season. 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 will continue to be actively involved in other motor sports series. The landmark dec ... Continue reading

Lewis Hamilton Wins Hungarian GP

Lewis Hamilton Wins Hungarian GP

Budapest July 26, 2009; After qualifying fourth, Lewis made a good start but was able to benefit from KERS to charge down to the first turn alongside Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel. He out-braked Mark Webber to briefly hold second before losing traction at the exit and ceding the place back into Turn Two. Nonethel ... Continue reading

Unveiling of New Greenchoice Forze Hydrogen Kart

Unveiling of New Greenchoice Forze Hydrogen Kart

Press release Unveiling of new Greenchoice Forze hydrogen kart Speed and sustainability Delft, the Netherlands, 20th of July, 2009 Today the new hydrogen kart of Greenchoice Forze, the Formula Zero team Delft, has been unveiled. Ivo Opstelten, former mayor of Rotterdam, together with Dutch racing driver and former Le M ... Continue reading

2009 German Grand Prix - Race

2009 German Grand Prix - Race

2009 GERMAN GRAND PRIX NÜRBURGRING 12 JULY RACE Brawn GP endured a disappointing race at the German Grand Prix today despite Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello bringing their Brawn-Mercedes cars home in points-scoring fifth and sixth positions respectively. Both drivers were on a three-stop strategy and started the ... Continue reading

F1 Chief Bernie Ecclestone Expresses Admiration for Adolf Hitler

F1 Chief Bernie Ecclestone Expresses Admiration for Adolf Hitler

Is the cracked pot showing new cracks? AUTO CENTRAL - July 5, 2009: In an interview this weekend with the London Times, Bernie Ecclestone (president and CEO of Formula One Management) praised Adolf Hitler for getting things done, despite the atrocities committed by the Germans and Nazis, for which, Ecclestone believes, ... Continue reading

Glock and Load: Timo Takes the Camera - VIDEO STORY

Glock and Load: Timo Takes the Camera - VIDEO STORY

COLOGNE - July 3, 2009: Timo Glock is one of the rising stars of Formula 1 and already has two podium finishes to his name since joining Panasonic Toyota Racing for the 2008 season. This year he has been a regular points scorer and finished third in Malaysia, but behind Timo there is a whole team working to deliver res ... Continue reading

Porsche at the 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed

Porsche at the 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed

LONDON - July 2, 2009: With an unbeaten record of 16 victories in the Le Mans 24 Hours race, the reputation of Porsche has been founded on success in the high speed, high pressure motor sport environment. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Porsche 917, the first Porsche to win Le Mans outright, and it is there ... Continue reading

Wet Racing with Timo Glock and Panasonic Toyota F1 - VIDEO FEATURE

Wet Racing with Timo Glock and Panasonic Toyota F1 - VIDEO FEATURE

COLOGNE - June 17, 2009: Driving a Formula 1 car in the rain is one of the most challenging disciplines in all of sport, with almost no grip from the tyres and even less visibility. The 2009 season has already seen rain at races in Malaysia and China, with Panasonic Toyota Racing driver Timo Glock emerging as a star pe ... Continue reading

'LF-A' Prototype to Again Enter 24-hour Nurburgring Race

'LF-A' Prototype to Again Enter 24-hour Nurburgring Race

Tokyo, Apr 21, 2009; Lexus announces plans to again enter its "LF-A" premium two-seater sports car in the 24 Hours Nurburgring1 endurance race in Nurburg, Germany, from May 21 to 24, 2009. Based on a prototype of the LF-A being developed with an eye toward commercial release, the race vehicle, entering the Nurburg even ... Continue reading

LADIES, START YOUR ENGINES! IT'S OUR TURN NOW!

LADIES, START YOUR ENGINES! IT'S OUR TURN NOW!

<b><i>By Theresa Earnheart, President Track Chic</b></i> <i>We know who we are. We’re passionate! We LOVE speed! We’re motorsports racing fans. Die hards! Balancing our love of the sport with our other roles of worker, mother, sister, friend, daughter, wife...</i> <b>We are the Track Chic phenomenon.</b> Shar ... Continue reading

REAL WORLD AUTOMOTIVE STIMULUS - JOIN THE VINTAGE RACING LEAGUE COMMUNITY!

REAL WORLD AUTOMOTIVE STIMULUS - JOIN THE VINTAGE RACING LEAGUE COMMUNITY!

If you've ever owned, or wished you owned a vintage race/performance car, we'd like to invite you to join the global VRL Community. <p> The Vintage Racing League (VRL) is committed to the protection and development of "living motorsports history", by showcasing the passion, power, nostalgia and excitement associated wi ... Continue reading

PRRACEwire Offers Electronic Brochure

PRRACEwire Offers Electronic Brochure

Austin TX. January 2, 2009: Potential PR, Marketing, Team and Sponsor organizations can now download and review all relevant templates for PRRACEwire's Driving Ambition (TDAP) marketing/advertising program. The self-contained e-book is entirely safe and can be reviewed online, saved to one's workstation for later use, ... Continue reading

Lamborghini Announces the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo: World's Fastest One-make Series

Lamborghini Announces the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo: World's Fastest One-make Series

BOLOGNA, Italy - October 25, 2008: Automobili Lamborghini has today announced The Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo – the world’s fastest one-make series. The series will debut in May 2009, and feature Lamborghini’s Super Trofeo: a lightweight version of the Gallardo LP 560-4 super sports car launched e ... Continue reading

Behind the Scenes of a Race Day Experience - VIDEO FEATURE

Behind the Scenes of a Race Day Experience - VIDEO FEATURE

GROVE, England - October 1, 2008: The Williams F1 Race Day is the opportunity for Formula One fans to get closer to the sport without the expense of attending a race, as guests are invited to watch a Grand Prix at the AT&T Williams team’s headquarters at Grove, United Kingdom. The RBS Williams F1 Conference Centre ... Continue reading

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