Happy Birthday Motorsport Legend Kurt Ahrens on his 80th birthday
Apr 19, 2020
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
SVRA REVISES 2020 SEASON SCHEDULE
Apr 7, 2020
Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced its revised 2020 schedule, reflecting adherence to national and local safety guidelines in the fight against the COVID-19 global pandemic. The schedule consists of the remaining eleven race weekends but with three date changes. ... Continue reading
SPRING VINTAGE FESTIVAL WEEKEND FEATURING SVRA AT ROAD AMERICA POSTPONED
Apr 7, 2020
Road America announced today that it has been forced to postpone the Spring Vintage Festival Weekend featuring SVRA event scheduled for May 15-17 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. A new date for the event is under discussion and will be announced at a later time. ... Continue reading
Nutsons' Weekly Auto News Wrap-up - Week Ending April 4, 2020
Apr 5, 2020
* COVID-19 Oh My - March Sales Bad April Sales Worse?, SAFE Replaces CAFE Fuel Standards; Gas Prices FALLING; Car Makers React To Virus; Stay At Home And TACH ... Continue reading
Faster: How a Legendary Car and Driver Rene Dreyfus Beat Hitler’s Best
Mar 22, 2020
How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler’s Best By Neal Bascom A pulse-pounding tale of triumph by an improbable team of upstarts over Hitler’s fearsome Silver Arrows during the golden age of auto racing. They were the unlikeliest of heroes. ... Continue reading
Yell OW For Sure - NSX Goes Indy Yellow Again
Aug 11, 2019
Aug 8, 2019 - TORRANCE, CALIF. A modern interpretation of sought-after Spa Yellow, offered on the 1997-2003 NSX, Indy Yellow Pearl joins Berlina Black as one of two NSX heritage colors Spa Yellow was the fifth most popular first-generation NSX color 2020 NSX now available for ordering, with first deliveries due in Nove ... Continue reading
Midwest Automotive Media Association Hosts Fifth Annual Track Driving School
Aug 2, 2019
SOUTH HAVEN, Mich.--The Midwest Automotive Media Association (MAMA), hosted the fifth annual MAMA Track Driving School this week at GingerMan Raceway in South Haven, Michigan. CGI Motorsports led 20 automotive journalists in a track training session covering everything from braking techniques, vehicle weight-transfer m ... Continue reading
FIRST ‘DBS 59’ SHOWCASES RACING HERITAGE
Apr 21, 2019
Built to celebrate one of the most illustrious moments in Aston Martin’s motorsport history, ‘DBS 59’ is a limited run of 24 special edition DBS Superleggeras, the first of which has just been built at the company’s global manufacturing headquarters, Gaydon. ‘DBS 59’ was a special commission through ‘Q by ... Continue reading
Toyota Yaris WRC Takes on the Twisting Turns of Corsica
Mar 22, 2019
Tour de Corse: Preview - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team takes the lead of the drivers', co-drivers' and manufacturers' standings to the French island of Corsica for the first pure asphalt round of the season, the classic Tour de Corse. Championship leader Ott Tanak will look to continue his recent run of podium f ... Continue reading
Lamborghini's Dramatic Sebring 12 Hours Victory
Mar 17, 2019
Racing Team Huracán GT3 of Mirko Bortolotti, Rik Breukers and Rolf Ineichen. The Italian manufacturer is the first to complete the "36 Hours of Florida", with back-to-back victories in the Sebring classic and the Daytona 24 Hours in the same year, for the second time in a row. ... Continue reading
Porsche celebrates “50 years of the 917”
Mar 11, 2019
Return of the 917-001 and more than 7,795 PS-powered special exhibition Stuttgart, Germany. One of the strongest number sequences ever produced by Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year: the Porsche 917. ... Continue reading
Alessandro Zanardi: “It has been simply fantastic all the way”.
Feb 8, 2019
08.02.2019 BMW works driver Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) attracted global attention with his start at the 24 Hours of Daytona (USA) in the BMW M8 GTE. The Italian was the focus of reporting all over the world and was the fans’ favourite at Daytona. ... Continue reading
Jan 28, 2019
BMW Team RLL took victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona (USA) . When the opening round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship was suspended due to heavy rain for the second time, the #25 BMW M8 GTE and drivers Connor De Phillippi (USA), Augusto Farfus (BRA), Philipp Eng (AUT) and Colton Herta (USA) were leading th ... Continue reading
Pennzoil to Aid in Restoration of Re-discovered "Little Red" Shelby GT500 EXP Prototype
Aug 20, 2018
As brands that have been part of American and worldwide automotive history for more than 100 years, Shell and Pennzoil understand the importance of heritage and are joining the restoration process to return "Little Red" to its original glory. Dubbed "Little Red," the big-block Shelby notchback coupe was one of a pair o ... Continue reading
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Wins 2018 Le Mans On 20th Attempt
Jun 18, 2018
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing won the 86th Le Mans 24 Hours, taking an historic first victory at its 20th attempt. 2018-19 WEC Round 2 Le Mans 24 Hours Sebastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Fernando Alonso in the #8 TS050 HYBRID started from pole position and took the chequered flag after 388 tense and often dramatic laps at the ... Continue reading
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