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Great Drives; In A Ford GT From London to Folkestone to The Nürburgring to Obsteig to Monaco to Romorantin-Lanthenay to Le Mans to London

Great Drives; In A Ford GT From London to Folkestone to The Nürburgring to Obsteig to Monaco to Romorantin-Lanthenay to Le Mans to London

The fastest lap ever driven during the 24 Hours of Le Mans took less than 3 minutes and 34 seconds (3:33.483 in 2002); for one lucky enthusiast, it took 41 years. Wheeling a lipstick red Ford GT under the Dunlop Bridge at Le Mans on a glorious afternoon in July, I fully recognized what a charmed life I have led. ... Continue reading

First-Ever Ford GT Heritage Edition to Celebrate Storied ’66 Daytona Win, Plus 2021 Studio Collection Graphics Package

First-Ever Ford GT Heritage Edition to Celebrate Storied ’66 Daytona Win, Plus 2021 Studio Collection Graphics Package

The Ford GT is America’s only Le Mans-winning supercar, and taking this pinnacle of Ford Performance even further for 2021, Ford is revealing two new enhancements today – the first-ever Heritage Edition inspired by the original model’s first endurance win at the 1966 Daytona 24 Hour Continental race, plus an all- ... Continue reading

Lamborghini secures one−two finish in opening British GT

Lamborghini secures one−two finish in opening British GT

Sant’Agata Bolognese, 2nd August 2020 – Both emerged from the first corner after the rolling start in the same order as the third Huracán of Marcus Clutton making it a one-two-three.Keen, having started, held the advantage either side of the mandatory driver-change pit-stop, with Collard taking over from Mitchell ... Continue reading

Lewis wins the 2020 British Grand Prix

Lewis wins the 2020 British Grand Prix

Lewis wins the 2020 British Grand Prix despite last-lap puncture Lewis scored the 87th victory of his Formula One career – his third of the 2020 season and seventh at Silverstone, breaking the record for most home Grand Prix wins Valtteri held P2 for the majority of the race but suffered a puncture with three laps re ... Continue reading

Formula 1 - 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix Results

Formula 1 - 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix Results

Lewis takes victory for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team at the 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix, with Valtteri P3. Lewis scored the 86th win of his Formula One career - his second of the 2020 season and eighth at the Hungaroring, matching Michael Schumacher’s record for the most wins scored at the same race and the same t ... Continue reading

Nutsons Auto News Review - Week Ending June 13, 2020

Nutsons Auto News Review - Week Ending June 13, 2020

*It Happened Last Week:</b> Wuhan Virus STILL Affecting Our Auto Universe; New Model Reveals - Yes and No; 40% Less Traffic; Summer Road Trips Coming?; Lyft and Uber Drivers Ruled Employees (Buh-Bye?); EV Ubiquity-Naht Yet!; Tesla Delivers 11,000 3's in China (Big Whoopie); Over The Web Digital Signatures OK For Buying ... Continue reading

TACH Automotive News Library Indexed By Single Topics (1993-2023)

TACH Automotive News Library Indexed By Single Topics (1993-2023)

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Happy Birthday Motorsport Legend Kurt Ahrens on his 80th birthday

Happy Birthday Motorsport Legend Kurt Ahrens on his 80th birthday

04/19/2020 Today the former Porsche works driver Kurt Ahrens celebrates his 80th birthday. Kurt Karl Heinrich “Kurti” Ahrens was born in Brunswick in 1940 as the son of the racing driver Kurt Ahrens senior. ... Continue reading

APPLICATIONS FOR AUDRAIN NEWPORT CONCOURS GOES ONLINE

APPLICATIONS FOR AUDRAIN NEWPORT CONCOURS GOES ONLINE

The Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week today opened registration online for cars looking to compete October 4th on the lawn of the historic and breathtaking Breakers mansion in Newport, Rhode Island. Cars built prior to 1970 that exemplify the Concours core theme of “History, Luxury & Sport will all be considered. ... Continue reading

Henny Hemmes Champion Race Driver, Automotive Journalist and Our Friend Passed Away in 2019 - Rust Zacht Henny Rust Zacht

Henny Hemmes Champion Race Driver, Automotive Journalist and Our Friend Passed Away in 2019 - Rust Zacht Henny Rust Zacht

Louisville, KY May 2, 2019; It is with great sadness and tears that I am reporting that Henny Hemmes, our friend, collegue, mentor, teacher and creative partner has passed away. Henny was always more than a journalist to all of us here at The Auto Channel, she was a real hero...a pioneer in women's rights who used her ... Continue reading

"FORD v FERRARI" Hollywood Premiere

"FORD v FERRARI" Hollywood Premiere

Academy Award®-winners Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in FORD v FERRARI, inspired by the remarkable true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon) and the fearless British driver Ken Miles (Bale), who together battled corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal dem ... Continue reading

Taycan Prototype Shocks At Endurance Run in Nardò

Taycan Prototype Shocks At Endurance Run in Nardò

3,425 kilometres in 24 hours Stuttgart. In 24 hours a pre-production Taycan covered a distance of exactly 3,425 kilometres righty before the world premiere on September 4 as part of a test at the Nardò high-speed track in Italy. ... Continue reading

Letter From Europe - Chevrolet Bolt, e-Golf, F-1 Podcast

Letter From Europe - Chevrolet Bolt, e-Golf, F-1 Podcast

Letter from Europe by Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief Greetings; First the seriously good news. As you know I have been working for a Ferrari magazine since 1996. ... Continue reading

2019 Austrian Grand Prix - Sunday

2019 Austrian Grand Prix - Sunday

Spielberg Valtteri finishes third with Lewis in fifth in the heat of Austria Valtteri came home in P3 to score his third podium at the Austrian GP in his 50th race for Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport. ... Continue reading

Watch the Volkswagen ID.R drive the fastest all-electric lap around the Nurburgring

Watch the Volkswagen ID.R drive the fastest all-electric lap around the Nurburgring

Jun 13, 2019 Thirty-six years ago, one of the world’s fastest race cars – a Porsche 956 – tore around the 12.9 miles of the Nürburgring Nordschelife race track in a scant 6 minutes, 11.13 seconds. That record stood for more than three decades as an ultimate testament to power, engineering and skill, only falling ... Continue reading

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