News By Topic: Race Car Drivers

Lotus Elise Cup 250 Faaaaasssstttt! and Light!

Feb 16, 2016

Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 13:30Fastest Elise ever: 0-60 mph in 3.9 secs, 154 mph top speed 243 hp and in excess of 261 hp/tonne Available as a roadster as standard Carbon Aero Pack option saving a further 10 kg The global production run of the Elise Cup 250 will be limited to two-hundred vehicles per year Proving th ... Continue reading

U.S. Army Racing: Circle K NHRA Winternationals at Pomona Race Report - Tony Schumacher & Antron Brown

Feb 15, 2016

U.S. Army Duo Off and Running for 2016 Schumacher, Brown Show Great Promise for New NHRA Drag Racing Season Despite Early Exits from Season-Opening Winternationals at Pomona Date: Feb. 14, 2016 Event: 56th Annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals (Round 1 of 24) Series: Top Fuel class of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Se ... Continue reading

SEMA To Oppose Action As Threat to Modified Racecars and Parts Suppliers

Feb 9, 2016

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2016; The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a regulation to prohibit conversion of vehicles originally designed for on-road use into racecars. The regulation would also make the sale of certain products for use on such vehicles illegal. The proposed regulation was contained wit ... Continue reading

Rolex 24 at Daytona - Mazda Prototype team led the race before misfortune struck -

Jan 31, 2016

- IRVINE, Calif. (January 31, 2016) – The Mazda Prototype team opened the 2016 season with a new race engine - the MZ-2.0T - and high expectations for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The gas-fueled engine performed well, powering into the lead of the race three times with the No. 55 Mazda Prototype, before mechanical iss ... Continue reading

BMW Team RLL - 54th Rolex 24 At Daytona - Four Hour Report

Jan 31, 2016

Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – January 30, 2016… Four hours into the 2016 Rolex 24 At Daytona the No. 100 and No. 25 BMW M6 GTLM racing cars stand 5th and 8th respectively in the GTLM class. John Edwards started the No. 100 M6 from the third position and ran three stints in the opening two-hours-and-twenty-two minute ... Continue reading

Risi Competizione 18-Hour Report - Rolex 24 At Daytona

Jan 31, 2016

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ RISI COMPETIZIONE 18 HOUR REPORT - ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTLM No. 62: Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) Toni Vilander (FIN) Davide Rigo ... Continue reading

Shane Gray Picks Up Additional Sponsor Nova Services

Jan 29, 2016

DENVER, N.C. (Jan. 29) -- A Lexington based motor oil company will continue its partnership with Gray Motorsports and Pro Stock racer Shane Gray for the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. In addition, Gray Motorsports welcomes a new partner, Nova Services, for several races in 2016. The company specialize ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Corvette Influential Personalities - 1993-2016 Corvette Microsite +VIDEO

Jan 26, 2016

SEE: Chevrolet Corvette News, Video, Opinion, 1993-Present SEE: Chevrolet Corvette Specs 1997-2016 Dick Gulstrand - Uncle of the Corvette DETROIT - August 8, 2002; Over the last half-century, thousands of gifted, intelligent men and women have contributed to the Corvette legacy. Any attempt to whittle the list down to ... Continue reading

2016 Rolex 24 At Daytona - GTLM Preview

Jan 25, 2016

2016 ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA - GTLM PREVIEW A RACE ENGINEER'S PERSPECTIVE (Houston, Texas, January 23, 2016)...Rick Mayer, race engineer of the Risi Competizione No. 62 Ferrari 488 GTLM team, takes a look ahead at this year's Rolex 24 At Daytona, January 30-31, 2016, at the newly renovated Daytona International Speedway. P ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - January 18-24, 2016 : VW Lying; 47 cent Gas; Recall Record;Citroen Returning?; NASCAR HofF

Jan 24, 2016

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - January 18-24, 2016 : VW Lying; 47 cent Gas; Recall Record;Citroen Returning?; NASCAR HofF ... Continue reading

Audi Triumphs at the Hankook 24H Dubai

Jan 18, 2016

DUBAI, UAE, January 18, 2016 -- The Belgian Audi Club Team WRT won the Hankook 24H Dubai. After 588 laps, they crossed the finish line on Saturday ahead of Black Falcon and C.ABT Racing. The Ventus Premium racing tyres from Hankook delivered a perfect performance. The winners Stuart Leonard and Michael Meadows (both Br ... Continue reading

DETROIT SLEEK PEEK: MITSUBISHI KEEPS A LOW PROFILE BUT HAS HIGH HOPES

Jan 10, 2016

By: Michael BernsteinEditor, Michigan BureauThe Auto Channel The North American International Auto Show press preview days don’t officially begin until Monday January 11 and while many of the world’s automakers will have exhibits, some are sitting this event out. One of them is Japan’s Mitsubishi and whi ... Continue reading

Motorsports HoF Announces Bridgestone Induction Sponsor

Jan 8, 2016

Motorsports HoF Announces Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations As Presenting Sponsor for Annual Induction Ceremony Three-year partnership to begin with June 29 induction at Daytona International Speedway DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 8, 2015) – The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America announced today that Bridgestone A ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - December 28 - January 3, 2016; Drive Home, Gorilla Glass, Truck of Year, Genesis Breaks

Jan 3, 2016

* Three vintage cars are on the road this week driving a 2,900-mile route from Tacoma, WA to Detroit to help open the North American International Auto Show. The project, called “A Drive Home" is the brainchild of David Madeira, CEO of The LeMay, America’s Car Museum and Rod Alberts, executive director of the ... Continue reading

A DRIVE HOME : LeMay Museum, Tacoma To Detroit Auto Show +VIDEO - Chapter One By Steve Purdy

Dec 28, 2015

A DRIVE HOME Three old cars go from Tacoma to Detroit in the dead of winter By Steve Purdy Senior Editor, The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau LWe first learned of this project last summer while doing a story on America’s Car Museum in Tacoma, Washington. The concept was so unexpected we hesitated just an instant thin ... Continue reading