Category Archives: racing

Volkswagen Dumps FIA World Rally Championship

Posted on 2 November 2016 by Ken Zino

Both FIA sanctioned racing series were ruinously expensive. Now VW is facing seemingly unending expenses in the dieselgate matter. More criminal charges are also under investigation. A proposed new customer racing program and the extension of existing ones will cut costs, and might even make money. Continue reading →

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2017 COPA Camaro Lottery Open for Potential Buyers

Posted on 2 November 2016 by Ken Zino

Camaro drivers took seven class wins out of eight NHRA Stock classes and a Super Stock class win at the 2016 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. COPO Camaro racer Jeff Lopez was the Stock Eliminator champion. Continue reading →

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Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid Sets Land Speed Record

Posted on 1 November 2016 by Ken Zino

A highly-modified Hyundai Ioniq hybrid prototype, developed by Hyundai Motor America’s Engineering and Quality team, set an FIA-approved production-based hybrid vehicle land speed record of 157.825 mph. Continue reading →

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Audi Dumps World Endurance Cup Racing and Le Mans after 18 Years of Success for Boring Formula E?

Posted on 26 October 2016 by Ken Zino

Unsaid was the Formula E incentives involved – rule changes, appearance money and / or a share of the F1E gate, not that racing organizations ever do such things . Continue reading →

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Toyota Finally Wins a WEC Race at 6 Hours of Fuji

Posted on 16 October 2016 by Ken Zino

The fight for victory ultimately came down to a last hour battle between all three LMP1 manufacturers. Continue reading →

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Porsche’s Mark Webber Says Racing Career Over

Posted on 13 October 2016 by Ken Zino

On the surface or rather the track surface, Webber has no reason to quit as his lap times often and consistently are in the top ten on timing sheets. However, going out on top, and not on top of a stretcher, is a strategy that AutoInformed endorses, though we will miss watching him slice and dice through and around competitive cars. MLB’s Big Papi comes to mind where he competes in an endurance contest of another sort, one that is no less demanding on reflexes, conditioning and smarts. Continue reading →

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FIA Endurance Cup Racing at Mount Fuji in Japan this Weekend

Posted on 11 October 2016 by Ken Zino

In endurance racing Porsche is holding a commanding LMP1 lead – the fastest, arguably most competitive class – in both the driver’s and manufacturer’s championships. Audi is second, and Toyota is third in the first of the three races that wrap up the 2016 Season. Continue reading →

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Corvette Takes Endurance Racing Maker’s, Driver’s Titles

Posted on 3 October 2016 by Ken Zino

The Ferrari 488 GTE of Giancarlo Fisichella, Toni Vilander and James Calado won the GT Le Mans class in the race. Ferrari has been fast, but this was its first victory in the fastest class where the cars are recognizable as being production based. Continue reading →

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Triumph Land Speed Record Attempt Fails

Posted on 19 September 2016 by Ken Zino

The Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner still remains the world’s fastest ever. The streamliner shattered the previous official Triumph record that stood at 245.667 mph Continue reading →

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Pagenaud and Penske Take 2016 Indy Car Title

Posted on 19 September 2016 by Ken Zino

Simon Pagenaud, driver of the #22 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Team Penske Chevrolet IndyCar V6, takes the checkered flag to win the last Verizon IndyCar Series race of the season and the driver’s championship. Continue reading →

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World Endurance Championship Texas Bound. Porsche Leads

Posted on 12 September 2016 by Ken Zino

Two weeks after a Porsche 919 Hybrid won the debut race in Mexico City, the FIA World Endurance Championship heads to Austin, Texas this Saturday on the Circuit of the Americas at a combined WEC and IMSA SportsCar joint event. Continue reading →

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Mexico City High – Porsche Wins WEC Race

Posted on 6 September 2016 by Ken Zino

Reigning world champions Timo Bernhard (DE), Brendon Hartley (NZ) and Mark Webber (AU) won a tightly contested six-hour race in high-altitude Mexico City. Continue reading →

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Ganassi Bests Penske at Watkins Glen IRL Run

Posted on 6 September 2016 by Ken Zino

Chip Ganassi Racing – often in the shadow of Team Penske in media coverage – was in the sunshine this weekend at the Indy Racing League contest at Watkins Glen. Chevrolet benefited as all podium winners led by Scott Dixon driving for Ganassi had Chevrolet power behind them. Continue reading →

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Petersen Museum Displaying Classic BMW Cars

Posted on 1 September 2016 by Ken Zino

The oldest car on display during this special exhibition is the 1970 Alpina 2002ti which had its original paint and body work restored in 2014. Continue reading →

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Larsen Wins at Michigan International Speedway

Posted on 29 August 2016 by Ken Zino

Kyle Larson won Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway to become the first graduate of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity to win at the sanctioning body’s top level. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver won the race … Continue reading →

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