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Volkswagen Develops New Golf for the Racetrack

Volkswagen Develops New Golf for the Racetrack

A new Golf for the racetrack: Volkswagen Motorsport is developing its first racing car based on the seventh generation Golf. The production-based, 330-hp concept car is assembled in accordance with TCR regulations and is intended to help Volkswagen evaluate a potential customer racing programme from the 2016 season onw ... Continue reading

2015 British Grand Prix - F1 Race

2015 British Grand Prix - F1 Race

2015 British Grand Prix - F1 Race ... Continue reading

Chevrolet a Founding Partner of DAYTONA Rising Project

Chevrolet a Founding Partner of DAYTONA Rising Project

International Speedway Corporation and Chevrolet today announced a multi-year partnership that will make Chevrolet a Founding Partner at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) as part of its DAYTONA Rising redevelopment project. The historic $400 million DAYTONA Rising project, encompassing the Speedway’s nearly one ... Continue reading

New Record for Series-Production Diesel Car in US Hill-Climb Race: Mercedes-Benz C 300 d 4MATIC Sets New Record at Pikes Peak

New Record for Series-Production Diesel Car in US Hill-Climb Race: Mercedes-Benz C 300 d 4MATIC Sets New Record at Pikes Peak

"With extensive simulation measures, gruelling durability road tests and exhaustive trial driving at test sites all over the world, Mercedes-Benz's testing programme is undoubtedly one of the most rigorous in the automotive branch," says Prof. Dr Thomas Weber, member of the board of management of Daimler AG, responsibl ... Continue reading

New Chevrolet Camaro Tested and Tuned on Eight Tracks, and the Autobahn

New Chevrolet Camaro Tested and Tuned on Eight Tracks, and the Autobahn

All-new Camaro makes European debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed: To celebrate its return to the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Chevrolet has shipped a surprise across the Atlantic for its European debut – the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro. The sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro revealed today was tested and tuned on more th ... Continue reading

ANSYS Charges To The Forefront Of Electric Vehicle Development With Drayson Racing Technologies

ANSYS Charges To The Forefront Of Electric Vehicle Development With Drayson Racing Technologies

Simulation leader becomes official supplier to e-Racing pioneers PITTSBURGH, June 25, 2015 -- ANSYS, Inc. engineering simulation solutions are helping Drayson Racing Technologies (DRT) – a pioneer in the development of high-performance electric drivetrains and wireless electric vehicle charging systems – deve ... Continue reading

Global Debut Of 911 Targa, Reimagined By Singer Vehicle Design At 2015 Goodwood Festival Of Speed

Global Debut Of 911 Targa, Reimagined By Singer Vehicle Design At 2015 Goodwood Festival Of Speed

First-ever Customer-Owned Targa to be Optimized by Singer, Includes Finest 4.0-liter Technology by Ed Pink Racing Engines WEST SUSSEX, UK -- June 25, 2015: Teaming together for the ultimate global debut at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed, Singer Vehicle Design and Ed Pink Racing Engines today showed the first Targa ... Continue reading

Honda and Acura Bring 13 Vehicles To Compete in 2015 Pikes Peak Hill Climb

Honda and Acura Bring 13 Vehicles To Compete in 2015 Pikes Peak Hill Climb

Indy Lights champion Alex Lloyd to compete Honda-powered vehicles have earned class wins in each of last 13 years TORRANCE, CA -- June 26, 2015: Honda, Acura products to run in 11 classes in June 28 race In their most ambitious assault ever on the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, Honda Performance Development and H ... Continue reading

@MercedesAMGDTM on Social Networking Sites

@MercedesAMGDTM on Social Networking Sites

This weekend, #DTM will stage races five and six at the Norisring. The @MercedesAMGDTM team intends to introduce its new official Instagram channel, www.instagram.com/MercedesAMGDTM, just in time for this high point to the season at Nuremberg’s street circuit. ... Continue reading

Goodwood Celebrates Mazda's Motorsport Heritage

Goodwood Celebrates Mazda's Motorsport Heritage

Mazda is the subject of the central feature at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed Immense sculpture features Le Mans-winning Mazda 787B and LM55 virtual racer GOODWOOD HOUSE, UK and LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY -- June 25, 2015: Mazda's racing heritage is the centre of attention at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed. The c ... Continue reading

Next-Generation Acura NSX to Serve as Official Pace Car for the 93rd Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Next-Generation Acura NSX to Serve as Official Pace Car for the 93rd Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Pikes Peak-first 360-degree video to capture NSX run to the top TORRANCE, CA -- June 25, 2015: The next-generation Acura NSX supercar will serve as the official pace car in the 93rd running of the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 28. With a custom racing-inspired livery, the twin-turbo charged NSX ... Continue reading

Lexus to Compete in 2015 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with All-New RC F GT Concept

Lexus to Compete in 2015 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with All-New RC F GT Concept

On June 28<sup>th</sup>, Lexus will compete in the Time Attack class of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The luxury automaker will be campaigning the all-new RC F GT Concept, a vehicle that builds upon the legacy of the IS F CCS-R vehicles that last competed at Pikes Peak in 2013. This historic event, now in it ... Continue reading

Lexus to Compete in 2015 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Lexus to Compete in 2015 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

V8 Powered, Production Car-based Coupe to be Driven by Justin Bell RC F GT Program to Serve as Key Developmental Tool for F brand Engineering June 22, 2015 TORRANCE, Calif. (June 22, 2015) – On June 28th, Lexus will compete in the Time Attack class of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The luxury automaker w ... Continue reading

Ferraris Return to Retrace Historic Road Race Course at Pebble Beach

Ferraris Return to Retrace Historic Road Race Course at Pebble Beach

First Ferrari to Race in California to be Featured on Poster Art for 65th Annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance PEBBLE BEACH, CA -- June 18, 2015: Hopes ran high for the 1949 Ferrari 166 Mille Miglia owned by Jim Kimberly when it pulled to the starting line of the 2nd annual Pebble Beach Road Races in 1951. It was th ... Continue reading

A Legend Under The Hammer - Auctionata Offers The Most Successful Formula 2 Racing Car of All Times

A Legend Under The Hammer - Auctionata Offers The Most Successful Formula 2 Racing Car of All Times

In the classic cars auction on June 26, 2015 the online auction house Auctionata will auction off an exceptional racing car legend: The original 1967 Brabham BT23-5, which was driven by the Austrian -German racing driver, Grand Prix winner and Formula 1 World Champion Jochen Rindt. ... Continue reading

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