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Team TAISAN and Power Japan Plus Form Partnership to Develop World's First Electric Vehicle Powered by the Ryden Dual Carbon Battery

Team TAISAN and Power Japan Plus Form Partnership to Develop World's First Electric Vehicle Powered by the Ryden Dual Carbon Battery

LE MANS, France--Racing group Team TAISAN and materials engineer Power Japan Plus have formed a partnership to develop an electric racing vehicle, which will be the first in the world to use the Ryden dual carbon battery. Under this partnership, Power Japan Plus will provide Ryden cells and Team TAISAN will leverage it ... Continue reading

Vintage car racer Howard Katz named third recipient of Gorsline Cup

Vintage car racer Howard Katz named third recipient of Gorsline Cup

INDIANAPOLIS (June 6, 2014) - Vintage car racer Howard Katz was named the third recipient of The Gorsline Cup on June 5 at The Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Gorsline Cup is presented by Gorsline Company, the premier insurer of high-risk individuals, to a driver who best e ... Continue reading

2014 Subaru WRX STI sets new Isle of Man lap record

2014 Subaru WRX STI sets new Isle of Man lap record

Rally ace Mark Higgins sets new lap record around famous TT circuit in all-new Subaru WRX STI New four-wheeled lap record for the 37.8-mile course stands at 19:26 – beating 2011 record established by Higgins in previous-generation WRX STI Minimal modifications to record-beating road car The Subaru WRX STI has once ... Continue reading

The jaw-dropping PEUGEOT entry for the forthcoming Dakar event--the 2008 DKR

The jaw-dropping PEUGEOT entry for the forthcoming Dakar event--the 2008 DKR

PEUGEOT’s entrant into next year’s Dakar race is displayed at Goodwood – a European debut The stand’s mezzanine is being themed to reflect the recent exhibits of the PEUGEOT Design Lab Are you sitting down? The PDL Sofa is exclusively available to purchase for €135,000. The jaw-dropping PEUGEOT ... Continue reading

72nd Monaco Grand Prix Sidebar

72nd Monaco Grand Prix Sidebar

Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor and Motorsports Correspondent The Auto Channel Formula 1 Racing Desk Monaco May 22, 2014; So the 72nd Monaco Grand Prix is upon us. Without doubt still the jewel in the crown of global motorsport. The port is oversold with $3 Billion + of yachts moored in berths that cost more than $200,00 ... Continue reading

Goodyear Transforms NASCAR Tires for Memorial Day Race Weekend, Launches Charity Auction to Benefit Support Our Troops Organization

Goodyear Transforms NASCAR Tires for Memorial Day Race Weekend, Launches Charity Auction to Benefit Support Our Troops Organization

Continuing its long history of supporting the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces, the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, exclusive tire supplier of NASCAR’s three major national series, has launched its fifth annual “Goodyear Gives Back” charitable program benefitting the Support Our Troops® organiza ... Continue reading

Yellow Party At Indy500 Adds All Star Guests +VIDEO

Yellow Party At Indy500 Adds All Star Guests +VIDEO

All Star IndyCar Guest List for The Yellow Party Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN. (May 16). On May 22nd, some of the most prominent names in IndyCar will gather together for one of the biggest events of the year, The Yellow Party at the Crane Bay in downtown Indianapolis. IndyCar Series Champion Ryan Hunter-Reay will hos ... Continue reading

New Ford Technical Support Center to Increase Vehicle Performance On- and Off-Track

New Ford Technical Support Center to Increase Vehicle Performance On- and Off-Track

Ford reinforces commitment to racing and performance car development with announcement of new Ford Technical Support Center in Concord, N.C. Expected to be fully operational later this summer, the facility will serve as a center for Ford Racing technical support and for racing teams to develop and test their cars; cent ... Continue reading

FORD’S VAUGHN GITTIN JR. EARNS FIRST FORMULA DRIFT VICTORY AS OWNER/DRIVER AT ROUND 2 ROAD ATLANTA

FORD’S VAUGHN GITTIN JR. EARNS FIRST FORMULA DRIFT VICTORY AS OWNER/DRIVER AT ROUND 2 ROAD ATLANTA

· Vaughn Gittin Jr. finished first at Round 2 | The Road to the Championship of Formula DRIFT and earned his first podium of the season in the Nitto Tire Monster Energy Ford Mustang. · Justin Pawlak fell short of a run for the podium at Road Atlanta with an early exit at the Top 16 battle against Vaughn Gittin Jr ... Continue reading

The new BMW M4 Coupe DTM Safety Car.

The new BMW M4 Coupe DTM Safety Car.

BMW Motorsport will not only field eight BMW M4 DTMs in the 2014 DTM season, but is also represented by a new lead car, based on the production model of the BMW M4: the BMW M4 Coupé DTM Safety Car will lead the 23 DTM racing cars around the circuits on the race calendar safely and with great aplomb. The new BMW M4 C ... Continue reading

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