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Audi presents technology, innovations, design of R18 e-tron quattro

Audi presents technology, innovations, design of R18 e-tron quattro

Ingolstadt/Le Mans, March 21, 2014 – With a unique presentation Audi will be unveiling the technology, the innovations and the graphics of the new Audi R18 e-tron quattro at Le Mans on March 25, starting at 13.15 CET. Escorted by a police escort, Le Mans record winner Tom Kristensen will be driving the diesel hybr ... Continue reading

Honda has unveiled plans for the inaugural Honda TT Revolution

Honda has unveiled plans for the inaugural Honda TT Revolution

Honda has unveiled plans for the inaugural Honda TT Revolution – a series of events during the Isle of Man TT festival that in 2014 will see internationally-renowned DJs Carl Cox and Danny Howard headline exclusive opening and closing parties to top and tail race week. The Honda TT Revolution will begin on the eve ... Continue reading

MITSUBISHI will be flying the eco flag in the world's largest electric vehicle rally with its i-MiEV

MITSUBISHI will be flying the eco flag in the world's largest electric vehicle rally with its i-MiEV

The all-electric car, to be driven by Brian Orr of sustainability consultants EV Matters Ltd, is to take part in the World Advanced Vehicle Expedition (WAVE), which starts in Sindelfingen, Germany, on 31st May and ends at Rigi in Switzerland on 7th June. The event will see up to 70 teams taking in 20-plus towns and cit ... Continue reading

VOLKSWAGEN GUNNING FOR SECOND WIN IN SWEDEN

VOLKSWAGEN GUNNING FOR SECOND WIN IN SWEDEN

Return to the scene of Volkswagen’s maiden WRC victory Ogier/Ingrassia start round two of the 2014 WRC as World Championship leaders Happy stomping ground for Latvala/Anttila and Mikkelsen/Markkula Back at the scene of the emotional first triumph: Volkswagen lines up at the Rally Sweden brimming with confidence an ... Continue reading

Subaru and David Higgins Kick-Off Rally America Title Defense with Victory at 2014 Sno*Drift Rally

Subaru and David Higgins Kick-Off Rally America Title Defense with Victory at 2014 Sno*Drift Rally

Defending Rally America Champion David Higgins kicked off his 2014 Title defense with authority by winning the Sno*Drift Rally this past weekend at the wheel of his 2014 Subaru WRX STI. Higgins, with co-driver Craig Drew, dominated the event winning 16 of the event's 20 ice and snow covered stages to win by over two mi ... Continue reading

Axalta Racing and Jeff Gordon Unveil 2014 Paint Scheme

Axalta Racing and Jeff Gordon Unveil 2014 Paint Scheme

What: NASCAR Four-Time Champion Jeff Gordon will unveil Axalta Racing’s No. 24 Chevrolet SS paint scheme. See the 2014 design proudly displayed on the show car. At the event, Gordon will receive a donation from Axalta Coating Systems for Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation. Where: NASCAR Hall of Fame, Great Hal ... Continue reading

Ford GT 40 America's First and Last World Sports Car Champion at the Simeone Automotive Museum

Ford GT 40 America's First and Last World Sports Car Champion at the Simeone Automotive Museum

Ford Racing Legends World Sports Car Championship from 1966 to 1969. Shelby American Automobile Club Simeone Automotive Museum’s first 2014 event in its new Racing Legends Day series. ... Continue reading

U.S. Marine Sgt. Liam Dwyer to Drive Freedom Autosport Mazda MX-5 in 2014

U.S. Marine Sgt. Liam Dwyer to Drive Freedom Autosport Mazda MX-5 in 2014

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Liam Dwyer will be driving select rounds of the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Series with Tom Long in the No. 27 Mazda MX-5. ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Presents Championship Driver's And Team Owner's Trophies At 2014 Automotive News World Congress

BorgWarner Presents Championship Driver's And Team Owner's Trophies At 2014 Automotive News World Congress

BorgWarner presented Tony Kanaan with his first BorgWarner Championship Driver's Trophy™ during the 2014 Automotive News World Congress held in Detroit, Michigan, on January 15. Affectionately known as the "Baby Borg" to racing fans, the personal keepsake sports a sterling silver visage of the 2013 Indianapolis 50 ... Continue reading

Toyo Tires Blog Gives Dakar Rally Fans Exclusive Content, Driver Interviews & Daily Updates from the Race

Toyo Tires Blog Gives Dakar Rally Fans Exclusive Content, Driver Interviews & Daily Updates from the Race

The annual Toyo Tires® Dakar® Rally Blog is back at ToyoTires.com/Dakar with exclusive pre-race features and soon, daily coverage of the world's most grueling, most unpredictable race. Covering nearly 3,500 miles over 13 days of competition, racers never know what Dakar will throw at them. This year, drivers will jou ... Continue reading

LA Auto Show: Complete Shelby Press Conference +VIDEO

LA Auto Show: Complete Shelby Press Conference +VIDEO

Shelby American Brings Back Iconic Shelby GT for 2014 with World-Class Power and Performance ... Continue reading

Ford EcoBoost V6 Engine Powers Colin Braun, Michael Shank Racing to New Speed Records at Daytona

Ford EcoBoost V6 Engine Powers Colin Braun, Michael Shank Racing to New Speed Records at Daytona

Ford's technologically advanced 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost® race engine helps set three new speed records at Daytona International Speedway Colin Braun drives to new 222.971 mph single-lap mark on Daytona tri-oval, breaking 26-year-old record held by Bill Elliott and his Ford Thunderbird Michael Shank Racing also sets new ... Continue reading

Citizen Watch Company Introduces Limited Edition Watch With Brand Ambassador Matt Kenseth

Citizen Watch Company Introduces Limited Edition Watch With Brand Ambassador Matt Kenseth

Citizen Watch Company of America, Inc. (COA) introduces a new limited edition watch with CITIZEN Brand Ambassador, 2003 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and two-time Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth. ... Continue reading

NASCAR: MBNA Platinum 400 Race Wrap Up

NASCAR: MBNA Platinum 400 Race Wrap Up

NASCAR WCUP: MBNA Platinum 400 Race Wrap Up ... Continue reading

FedEx Racing Driver Accepts March of Dime Award at 75th Anniversary Celebration

FedEx Racing Driver Accepts March of Dime Award at 75th Anniversary Celebration

FedEx Racing driver Denny Hamlin will be honored with the "Champion for Babies" award at Thursday night's March of Dimes Volunteer Leadership Conference dinner and gala in Washington, D.C. Before hundreds of top volunteers from around the country, Hamlin will receive the special recognition for his work in raising awar ... Continue reading

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