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“The Bachelor” Arie Luyendyk, Jr. Encourages Young Drivers to Show Their Tires Some Love this Valentine’s Day

“The Bachelor” Arie Luyendyk, Jr. Encourages Young Drivers to Show Their Tires Some Love this Valentine’s Day

Arie Luyendyk, Jr. is teaming with Cooper Tire’s Tread Wisely program, a tire and vehicle safety campaign for teens and young adults, to encourage young drivers to learn how to properly care for their tires. ... Continue reading

2019 Toyota TRD Pros Typify Ultimate Off-Road Performance

2019 Toyota TRD Pros Typify Ultimate Off-Road Performance

Next-Generation 4Runner and Tundra TRD Pro Feature All-New Fox shocks; Tacoma TRD Pro to Feature New TRD Desert Air Intake •Fox 2.5-inch Internal Bypass Shocks Featured on Entire TRD Pro Lineup •Tacoma TRD Pro Offers Available TRD Desert Air Intake •New TRD Roof Rack on 4Runner TRD Pro •Tundra TRD Pro Fitted wi ... Continue reading

All-New Polaris RZR® RS1 Victorious in Competitive Debut

All-New Polaris RZR® RS1 Victorious in Competitive Debut

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Factory RZR Driver Ronnie Anderson Validates Polaris' New Single Seal Race-Inspired RZR RS1 with Dominating Victories at the WORCS season opener at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, February 3. Ronnie's RZR RS1 was only upgraded to meet racing safety requirements. ... Continue reading

Lamborghini Wins the Daytona 24 Hours Race

Lamborghini Wins the Daytona 24 Hours Race

After 24 hours and 750 laps, the #11 Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 conquers the 56th edition of the famous endurance race at the Daytona International Speedway. The Austrian team, winner of the 2017 Blancpain GT Series, dominated the GTD category (Gran Turismo Daytona) with the crew formed by Lamborghini ... Continue reading

Dakar Stage 12 Canceled Due To Heavy Rain

Dakar Stage 12 Canceled Due To Heavy Rain

Dakar organizers made the decision to cancel the first half of Stage 12 on the night of January 17, due to safely concerns. The predicted heavy fog in the early morning, when the bikes start, was a concern, preventing the race-control helicopter to secure the safety of the stage, and heavy rain had caused the rivers to ... Continue reading

TEAM O’NEIL RALLY SCHOOL TO OFFER RALLY CAR RIDES ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2018

TEAM O’NEIL RALLY SCHOOL TO OFFER RALLY CAR RIDES ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2018

DALTON, NH JANUARY 2018 – On Saturday, February 17, 2018 from 10am-2pm guests can visit the Team O’Neil Rally School facility in Dalton, NH to sit in the co-driver seat and get sideways and airborne on some of the school’s 6 miles of private, purpose-built rally roads. It’s an opportunity for many people to liv ... Continue reading

RIP DAN GURNEY

RIP DAN GURNEY

Dan Gurney ... Where to start? Just his name alone stands for so much in our world ... a lifetime of contributions to motorsports, the way that he never seemed completely satisfied with the status quo, his effortless skill behind the wheel, and the upbeat spirit that he expressed endlessly. He was our hero for so many ... Continue reading

New Bondurant Drag Racing Course Featuring the 840-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Added To High Performance Driving School +VIDEO

New Bondurant Drag Racing Course Featuring the 840-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Added To High Performance Driving School +VIDEO

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 12, 2018 -- New Bondurant Drag Racing Course Featuring the 840-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Opens One-day performance-packed drag racing course offered at no additional charge. . ... Continue reading

Formula E: Audi Drivers Ready To Race In Marrakesh

Formula E: Audi Drivers Ready To Race In Marrakesh

Return to winning ways – this is Team Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler’s aim for the Formula E round in Marrakesh (Morocco). Following a difficult opener in Hong Kong, the two campaigners, Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi, are traveling to round three of the electric racing series’ season to be held on the African contine ... Continue reading

RALLYE AICHA DES GAZELLES DU MAROCA - A Unique Adventure for the Modern and Courageous Woman

RALLYE AICHA DES GAZELLES DU MAROCA - A Unique Adventure for the Modern and Courageous Woman

The Gazelles’ goal is to drive the shortest possible distance to reach a series of predefined checkpoints. Free to choose their own route, they face a challenge each day: to study the map and the day’s geographical coordinates, analyze the risks and difficulties of the terrain and choose the shortest path. They hav ... Continue reading

S7 LM Commemorates Rich S7 Racing Victories

S7 LM Commemorates Rich S7 Racing Victories

CORONA, CA, Dec. 18, 2017. ... Continue reading

Sprint Car Marathon will lead into 2018 Chili Bowl telecast

Sprint Car Marathon will lead into 2018 Chili Bowl telecast

the 32nd running of the world famous Chili Bowl Midget Nationals presented by General Tire, on Saturday night, January 13, 2018, starting at 8:30pm ET, ... Continue reading

Hankook Tire Commemorates Culmination of Eleven Years of Formula Drift Success

Hankook Tire Commemorates Culmination of Eleven Years of Formula Drift Success

Hankook Tire announces the end of their time with Formula Drift after 11 great years ... Continue reading

Alfa Romeo Returns to Formula 1, But Only By Name

Alfa Romeo Returns to Formula 1, But Only By Name

Last April, Sauber confirmed it would end their engine deal with Ferrari and begin a new contract with Honda engines next year. ... Continue reading

2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Preview

2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Preview

A thrilling 2017 Formula One season concludes with Round 20 from the Yas Marina Circuit Toto Talks Abu Dhabi Featured this Week: On Your Marks… Stat Attack: Abu Dhabi and Beyond Toto Talks Abu Dhabi We head to Abu Dhabi for the final race of the 2017 season with the same hunger and fire in our stomach that we took to ... Continue reading

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