Jeff Gordon Helps Future Auto Racing Engineers +VIDEO
Apr 5, 2016
Racing icon Jeff Gordon met with UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN students to announce a partnership to support engineering studies on the campus. *Gordon notes that the racing community depends on engineers for its future, and that this partnership will give students a unique opportunity to get hands on experience with NASCAR! ... Continue reading
Mar 30, 2016
Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor and Motorsports Correspondent Another season, much anticipation, and three good positives to start! New drivers from exotic countries with no F1 history, a whole new team from the USA, plus all the favorites back to do battle on, and off, the track. Donât be surprised when Bernie anno ... Continue reading
Acura Unveils NSX GT3 Racecar in New York
Mar 23, 2016
NEW YORK, March 23, 2016 -- Acura took the wraps off a NSX GT3 racecar today at the 2016 New York International Auto Show, announcing its intention to campaign the twin-turbocharged NSX supercar in North America starting in 2017. The NSX is currently undergoing testing and slated for homologation as an FIA GT3 class ra ... Continue reading
Aston Martin Racing Launches New GTE Challenger and 2016 Title Hopes
Feb 22, 2016
GAYDON, England - February 22, 2016: Aston Martin Racing has unveiled its ambitious plans for the 2016 season, its latest V8 Vantage GTE challenger and an exciting new collaboration with global energy supplier TOTAL and tyre supplier Dunlop. The premiere GT-racing outfit, which enters its twelfth year of competition, w ... Continue reading
Honda 2016 Motorsports Program Overview
Feb 14, 2016
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EPA Seeks to Prohibit Conversion of Vehicles into Racecars
Feb 9, 2016
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2016 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a regulation to prohibit conversion of vehicles originally designed for on-road use into racecars. The regulation would also make the sale of certain products for use on such vehicles illegal. The proposed regulation was contained w ... Continue reading
2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Prepares For Grueling Off-Road Racing Series
Feb 3, 2016
There's a roar in the desert - spitting sand and kicking up rocks. It's the sound of the all-new 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor, running in the 2016 Best in the Desert off-road racing series new factory stock class. The Raptor race truck will leverage Raptor's production platform including its all-new high-output 3.5-liter Eco ... Continue reading
2016 Rolex 24 Boasts Sharp Finish
Jan 31, 2016
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. The AP reported that Scott Sharp celebrated a second win at the Rolex 24 at Daytona 20 years after his first victory in a race that saw most of the top contenders fall apart during the twice-around-the-clock endurance race. Sharp's Tequila Patron Extreme Speed Motorsports gave Honda its first win at ... Continue reading
Rolex 24 at Daytona - Mazda Prototype team led the race before misfortune struck -
Jan 31, 2016
- IRVINE, Calif. (January 31, 2016) â The Mazda Prototype team opened the 2016 season with a new race engine - the MZ-2.0T - and high expectations for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The gas-fueled engine performed well, powering into the lead of the race three times with the No. 55 Mazda Prototype, before mechanical iss ... Continue reading
Jan 29, 2016
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 29, 2016) â The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) announced its 28th class of inductees today at Daytona International Speedway, continuing a long-standing tradition of honoring legendary figures from a wide variety of racing disciplines. The seven-person class of 2016 inductees ... Continue reading
2016 Rolex 24 At Daytona - GTLM Preview
Jan 25, 2016
2016 ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA - GTLM PREVIEW A RACE ENGINEER'S PERSPECTIVE (Houston, Texas, January 23, 2016)...Rick Mayer, race engineer of the Risi Competizione No. 62 Ferrari 488 GTLM team, takes a look ahead at this year's Rolex 24 At Daytona, January 30-31, 2016, at the newly renovated Daytona International Speedway. P ... Continue reading
Dec 20, 2015
Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - December 14-20, 2015; VW Fix, Noisy Ferrari's, Mazda Leads MPG, Tesla Sells Emission Credits, Purdy Driving Home to NAIAS, Rain Man Buick, Jeep Recall ... Continue reading
Jaguar Returns To Racing with FIA Formula E (Electric) +VIDEO
Dec 15, 2015
MAHWAH, N.J., Dec. 15, 2015 - Jaguar today announced its return to global motorsport. In the autumn of 2016, Jaguar will enter the third season of the exciting FIA Formula E Championship as a manufacturer with its own team. FIA Formula E is the world's first global single-seater championship for electric powered cars. ... Continue reading
Nisan/Infiniti and Red Bull Racing to Discontinue Their Partnership
Dec 7, 2015
Nissan, Infiniti and the Red Bull Racing Formula One team have reached mutual agreements to discontinue the partnership between the two automotive brands and the Formula One team at the end of December this year. In particular, the agreements entail the following two key components: Infiniti and Red Bull Racing will di ... Continue reading
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