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Tomorrow - The Great "Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrow Controversy" to be Discussed at IMRRC June 9 WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.

Tomorrow - The Great "Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrow Controversy" to be Discussed at IMRRC June 9 WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. Don Capps, one of the foremost experts on the topic, will present "The Silver Arrows: The 1934 Eifelrennen and Neubaurer's Dilemma?" at the International Motor Racing Research Center on Saturday, June 9. The discussion will focus on the creation tale of the Mercedes Benz racing cars, the "Silver Arro ... Continue reading

Watch the Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Season Opener LIVE Right Here March 24-25 +VIDEO

Watch the Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Season Opener LIVE Right Here March 24-25 +VIDEO

This weekend, Mazda will bring the excitement of the Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires to fans around the world with a live Internet broadcast of the season opening races at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. ... Continue reading

2018 Geneva Motor Show: Toyota Unveils GR Supra Racing Concept

2018 Geneva Motor Show: Toyota Unveils GR Supra Racing Concept

The GR Supra Racing Concept revives the great heritage of one of Toyota’s most famous sports cars. The Supra name evokes power, performance and handling that defined a succession of world-class cars for a quarter of a century. As a thoroughbred sports car, the Toyota Supra built a reputation both as a formidable perf ... Continue reading

Lamborghini Huracán Performante: the Fastest on Eight International Tracks +VIDEO

Lamborghini Huracán Performante: the Fastest on Eight International Tracks +VIDEO

The Lamborghini Huracán Performante, just one year on from its official debut at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, has taken the production car lap-time records on eight international circuits. The new records, which confirm the Performante as one of the fastest production super sports cars in the world, are proof of its ex ... Continue reading

Road America Extends Partnerships With Pepsi, Anheuser-Busch and Torke Coffee

Road America Extends Partnerships With Pepsi, Anheuser-Busch and Torke Coffee

Wis., February 21, 2018 - beverages and select non-carbonated beverages served at Road America. Lakeside Pepsi Cola has been an official partner since 2013. ... Continue reading

Shelby American Unveils Next Gen Shelby 1000 Track Car

Shelby American Unveils Next Gen Shelby 1000 Track Car

Shelby American, Inc., has once again rocked the automotive world with the return of its legendary Shelby 1000. ... Continue reading

SEMA 2017: Recaro Unveils Speed V New Performance Seat for Corvette Owners

SEMA 2017: Recaro Unveils Speed V New Performance Seat for Corvette Owners

seat combines the look, feel and support of a racing generation seat with all the necessary comfort for every day driving - fitting this legendary American sports car perfectly. ... Continue reading

2017 Lexus RC F Race on Sunday; Drive to Work on Monday - 2017 Lexus Review By Larry Nutson

2017 Lexus RC F Race on Sunday; Drive to Work on Monday - 2017 Lexus Review By Larry Nutson

2017 Lexus RC F Race on Sunday; drive to work on Monday. By Larry Nutson Senior Editor and Bureau Chief Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel The 2017 Lexus RC F is designed and built with the expectation that it will be track driven. ... Continue reading

Carroll Shelby’s 1964 “Secret Weapon” Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe to Return in Limited Production Series

Carroll Shelby’s 1964 “Secret Weapon” Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe to Return in Limited Production Series

Shelby American will finish Carroll Shelby's 1964 "secret weapon" program with a limited production series of big block Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupes. ... Continue reading

LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO RACE AT ROAD AMERICA

LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO RACE AT ROAD AMERICA

The smell of spent racing fuel and the sound of racing engines at full scream greeted us as we crested the knoll inside the historic Road America racetrack where we had an overview of the pits and the surrounding glacial hills of Central Wisconsin. How nostalgic. ... Continue reading

TWO WEEKS OUT: America's premier gathering of performance vehicles - Bowling Green, KY July 21-23

TWO WEEKS OUT: America's premier gathering of performance vehicles - Bowling Green, KY July 21-23

CAR REGISTRATION AND SPECTATOR TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR AMERICA’S PREMIER GATHERING OF PERFORMANCE VEHICLES IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE CAR CRAFT SUMMER NATIONALS July 21-23, 2017 Now at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky Register your car and be a part of this major event! Spec ... Continue reading

North America Race at Watkins Glen International

North America Race at Watkins Glen International

Ashley Freiberg Becomes First Woman to Stand on Overall Podium in Any Worldwide Lamborghini Series News provided by Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America 15:15 ET Share this article WATKINS GLEN, N.Y., July 3, 2017; Riccardo Agostini and Trent Hindman finally claimed their first victory of the season in the weekend's ... Continue reading

ROBB HOLLAND CHOOSES E85 ETHANOL-FUELED KATECH STAGE 3 C7 Z06 PACKAGE FOR PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL HILL CLIMB

ROBB HOLLAND CHOOSES E85 ETHANOL-FUELED KATECH STAGE 3 C7 Z06 PACKAGE FOR PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL HILL CLIMB

Our Katech engine will be tuned to run E85, which will give us more horsepower than on regular pump gas. What's interesting at Pikes Peak is that engines struggle to cool because at 10,000-14,000 feet, the air is very thin and dry. The inherent cooling capabilities of E85 will substantially help keep engine temps down. ... Continue reading

Le Mans Agony for Toyota GAZOO Racing

Le Mans Agony for Toyota GAZOO Racing

Le Mans Agony for Toyota GAZOO Racing Toyota City, Japan, Jun, 19 2017 - Toyota GAZOO Racing endured a painful Le Mans 24 Hours in which two of its TS050 Hybrids did not reach the chequered flag while the remaining car finished ninth.Hopes were high of a first Toyota win at Le Mans when the pole position-winning #7 TS0 ... Continue reading

2017 Honda Civic Type R Claims Title as World's Fastest Front-Wheel-Drive Production Car with Record Nürburgring Lap Time

2017 Honda Civic Type R Claims Title as World's Fastest Front-Wheel-Drive Production Car with Record Nürburgring Lap Time

TORRANCE, Calif. April 24, 2017; Less than two months before its U.S. launch, the 2017 Honda Civic Type R has claimed the title of world's fastest production front-wheel-drive (FWD) production car, setting a new benchmark lap time at Germany's legendary Nürburgring. ... Continue reading

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