Tracks: Racing the Sun - Book Review By Steve Purdy
Dec 4, 2014
Tracks: Racing the Sun A Novel by Sandro Martini Aurora Metro Books â 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
Frankl's F1 Report - Thoughts on Austin and Brazil
Nov 9, 2014
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Nicholas Frankl: F1 Thoughts and Reports October 2014
Oct 31, 2014
Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor The Auto Channel Formula 1 Racing DeskJapan showed us once again that, in life, luck is as important a factor as anything else. Jules Bianchi lost control at turn 7 in the wet and exited the track at the exact right (or wrong) angle to torpedo the rear of a large safety crane, which weighe ... Continue reading
Bentley Continental GT Adds Potent Ice Power in 2015
Oct 30, 2014
Power on Ice - the ultimate winter ice-driving event returns for 2015 The Continental GT3-R makes its dynamic debut on the ice Programme designed by four-time World Rally Champion and two-time ice speed record breaker Juha Kankkunen CREWE -- October 29, 2014: Bentley returns to the icy north of Finland for Power on Ice ... Continue reading
Gumball 3000: Fast Cars, Hot Women and One Epic Rally
Oct 13, 2014
By Larry Cervantes, Chief Communications Officer for Anastasia This past June, four countries hosted 120 of the worldâs hottest luxury cars (and drivers) for a charity car rally that crossed two continents. The Gumball 3000 rally, founded by Maximillion Cooper in 1999, traveled from Miami to Ibiza, stopping along ... Continue reading
Eyeing the Checked Flag Early: Team Preps for the 2015 NASCAR Season
Aug 25, 2014
Even with three solid months of racing left in the 2014 NASCAR season, Toyota team Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is getting ready for 2015. This week the team announced theyâll add a fourth Sprint Cup Series Camry to the lineup next year with two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) runner-up Carl Edwards. The 35-year ... Continue reading
Frankl's Motorsports Thoughts and Reports - 2014 Belgium GP (Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps)
Aug 22, 2014
2014 Belgium GP Nicholas Frankl, Senior EditorMotor Racing CorrespondentThe Auto Channel SPA Belgium August 21, 2014; With the teams fresh off their summer two week break, Belgium's famous Spa Circuit welcomes them, as it has since 1950, to one of the most famous and loved race tracks in the world. Our own Alex Rossi i ... Continue reading
Michael Lewis Prepares For Historic Road America
Aug 6, 2014
Historic Road America LThis race season, Michael Lewis has competed on some of America's historic road courses, and this week features another stellar track as the 2014 IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama will visit Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Michael Lewis seeks another podium finish as the Com ... Continue reading
Aug 1, 2014
Letter from Europe. Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief Somewhere Over The Atlantic August 1, 2014; I am in Seat 12K of Virgin Atlantic's venerable 747 on my way back to San Francisco. Seems like the right time to send you a report on the Summer which was anything but boring! It started, as it has for the last 40 odd y ... Continue reading
The All New 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata is Confirmed
Jul 3, 2014
This fall, 25 years of storied MX-5 Miata history will turn the page to unveil the beginning of its fourth chapter as the next-generation roadster will be rumor no more during simultaneous global events in Japan, Spain and the United States. Officially confirmed as a 2016 model, the all-new MX-5 coyly made an initial d ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Scores an Impressive 1-2 Finish in the 2014 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Jun 30, 2014
A pair of Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) technologically advanced MiEV Evolution III all-electric prototype racecars placed first and second within the Electric Vehicle division in the 92st running of the famous Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) on Sunday, June 29th in the skillful hands of six- ... Continue reading
Subaru Releases "Flat Out: The Full Lap"
Jun 28, 2014
Subaru of America, Inc. has released "Flat Out: The Full Lap," the in-car, full lap video of its record setting lap of the Isle of Man TT Course. Mark Higgins broke the lap record two weeks ago driving a new 2015 Subaru WRX STI on the treacherous 37-mile course with an average lap speed of 117.510 MPH and a time of 19 ... Continue reading
Facts On The 13th Le Mans Victory Of Audi +VIDEO
Jun 26, 2014
Audi with over 80-percent win rate at Le Mans Audiâs hybrid technology unbeaten at Le Mans 263,300 spectators attend the greatest endurance race INGOLSTADT - June 26, 2014: The current Audi R18 e-tron quattro on clinching its Le Mans victory consumed 22 percent less fuel than its predecessor in 2013. With that, Au ... Continue reading
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