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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

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - A Recap Of Key Automotive News Week Ending April 18, 2020

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - A Recap Of Key Automotive News Week Ending April 18, 2020

Wuhan Virus Grips USA and World; Auto Sales In The Tank, Auto Sales Now Essential, Manufacturers Wuhan Virus Responses, C.A.R. Goes Virtual, Cadillac Blackwing Coming, NASCAR, E Grand Prix Updates, Pony.AI ... Continue reading

Nutsons' Weekly Auto News Wrap-up - Week Ending April 4, 2020

Nutsons' Weekly Auto News Wrap-up - Week Ending April 4, 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

Faster: How a Legendary Car and Driver Rene Dreyfus Beat Hitler’s Best

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

Nutson's Auto News Digest Week Ending February 29, 2020

Nutson's Auto News Digest Week Ending February 29, 2020

End of car shows? Work arounds for next week's Geneva Motor Show; Recalls, Impala Gone; Guthrie Hall of Famed, Cussler RIP, China car sales disappear, EV's starved of China made batteries, Bad week for autonomous vehicles, Bad week for silicon valley promoted vehicles. ... 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

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Wins At Abu Dabi - Last Race Of 2019 Formula One Season

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Wins At Abu Dabi - Last Race Of 2019 Formula One Season

Lewis claimed his 84th victory in Formula One – his eleventh of the 2019 season and fifth at the Yas Marina Circuit Valtteri started last on the grid but stormed through the field to take P4, just 0.944 seconds shy of P3 Today’s result marks Lewis’ 50th Formula One win starting from pole position Lewis claimed th ... Continue reading

Gentleman And Ladies Start Your Investing, So Much For Keeping It In The Family - Penske Buying Indianapolis Speedway and INDY Racing (Full Press Conference Transcript)

Gentleman And Ladies Start Your Investing, So Much For Keeping It In The Family - Penske Buying Indianapolis Speedway and INDY Racing (Full Press Conference Transcript)

Hulman & Co. today announced the sale of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Hulman & Company and certain subsidiaries to Penske Entertainment Corp. The Penske firm is a subsidiary of Penske Corporation. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending August 10, 2019

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending August 10, 2019

Auto News Nuggets: ZF Says Real Autonomous Ain't So Easy; GM Still Believes In EV; Tesla Trouble; Dodge Horsepower Crook-Magnet; No Cars In Jakarta; 6.6-liter Duramax Harmed By Thin American Diesel Fuel; MyFord MyLincon Entertainment System Lawsuit; GM Ignition Lawsuit; Ford Recalls; Ford Leads Horsepower War; Congrats ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Digest July 14-20, 2019

Nutson's Auto News Digest July 14-20, 2019

New Corvette; CAFE Buh-Bye; Ford Transmission Fiasco; California (Beach Driving) Dream'n; Autonomous Highspeed Vehicles Delayed (Maybe Forever); JD Power Brand Loyalty; Brazilian Not So Super Cars; Automotive Hall Of Fame Inductees; Formula-e Charged Up; e-Off Road; RIP Don Sommer, Bruce Crower ... 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

Nutson's Auto News Digest Week Ending July 6, 2019

Nutson's Auto News Digest Week Ending July 6, 2019

RIP Car Guy Lee Iacocca; Novi Replaces Detroit; June Sales; RAM Sizzling; Quaker Road Trip Report; China Tariff Truce; $2.7 Million Corvette; Recalls Of Course; Self Riding Co-op; Honda F-1 Smiles; Ford at Goodwood; RIP Bike Racer Carlin Dunne ... Continue reading

Max Verstappen And Honda Win Austrian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen And Honda Win Austrian Grand Prix

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen put together one of the best drives of his young career to bring Honda its first victory in the Formula 1 World Championship since Jenson Button won in Hungary in 2006. ... 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

Herta becomes youngest pole winner in Indy car history

Herta becomes youngest pole winner in Indy car history

ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin (Saturday, June 22, 2019) - Colton Herta knocked on history's door in NTT IndyCar Series qualifying several times earlier this season. On Saturday, the rookie phenom broke through. ... Continue reading

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