Jul 31, 2016
* It's the #NissanYearoftheTruck. We spent a couple days this week out west driving the all-new 390HP #2017Armada, the new 284HP refreshed #2017Pathfinder and the new #2017Titan full size Crew Cab and saw Nissan's new entry, the Titan single-cab pickup. We'll have full drive reports on these in August. * Luxury brands ... Continue reading
Aston Martin Racing Launches New GTE Challenger and 2016 Title Hopes
Feb 22, 2016
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
Feb 14, 2016
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Jan 29, 2016
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
Feb 26, 2015
Munich February 25, 2015; Inspired by the brand's legendary motor racing success, the MINI Design Team has created the essence of a MINI to enable maximum racing performance in the game Gran Turismo®6 for PlayStation®3. "MINI has many highly emotional achievements to its name in motor racing. The MINI Clubman Vision ... Continue reading
1960 Abarth Monoposto Pininfarina Record Car
Feb 23, 2015
After finding and photographing the Mercedes Gullwing in Cuba last summer, I did recently another great find which I was looking for for many years.1960 Abarth Monoposto Pininfarina ... Continue reading
2014 Ferrari 458 (HOT) Review - Not Your Average Italian Speciale
Dec 16, 2014
By Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor and F1 correspondent The Auto Channel Maranello, Italy June 2014; Ferrari, in true and tested form, recently introduced a “hot†version of the 458. The “speciale†is both lighter and more powerful than the “ordinary†458, packed with even more technological ... Continue reading
Tracks: Racing the Sun - Book Review By Steve Purdy
Dec 4, 2014
Tracks: Racing the Sun A Novel by Sandro Martini Aurora Metro Books – UK www.tracksracingthesun.com Reviewed By Steve Purdy Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel Historical fiction is great fun because it can flesh out and add vivid color to subjects already partially familiar, in this case the early days of motor raci ... Continue reading
Audi Takes 1 and 2 at 24 Hours of Le Mans +VIDEO
Jun 15, 2014
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Jun 15, 2014
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25 Hour Thunderhill Race - Mazda6 SKYACTIV-D Clean Diesels Show Well in Debut
Dec 9, 2013
The Venn diagram that best showcases Mazda Motorsports is the overlap between endurance racing and club racing. That overlap was showcased on a freezing cold weekend at the longest endurance race in America, the National Auto Sport Association (NASA)’s US Air Force 25 Hours of Thunderhill. Of the 57 cars that took ... Continue reading
Lucas Oil Owned MAVTV Motorsports Network Adds Execs
Aug 21, 2013
Corona, CA August 21, 2013; Bob Patison, President of MAVTV American Real announces executive team expansion in the key areas of production, marketing, and distribution for the Lucas Oil owned network. "We are already on-air in 27 million households and targeting 50 million households," says Patison. "We are determined ... Continue reading
"Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500" Unveiled
Aug 16, 2013
YOKOHAMA, Japan – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Nissan Motorsports International Co., Ltd. (NISMO) today unveiled the new-for-2014 rules' compliant GT500-class spec SUPER GT machine, the "Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500.†From 2014, cars in the GT500 class of SUPER GT will be developed based on the same new technical re ... Continue reading
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