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Kurt Busch Wins Rain-Postponed Sprint Cup Race in Pocono

It was Busch’s 28th career Cup Series win, first of the 2016 season. Continue reading

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Penske Home Teams Dominate Detroit Grand Prix

Notably absent on the podiums were Ford Motor, and FCA. Continue reading

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Andretti AutoSport Puts Rookie Rossi in Indy Winner’s Circle

It is unknown if Rossi-owner Indianapolis patriarch and dynasty founder, Mario Andretti, who was part of the pre-race pomp when “singer-actress” Lady Gaga occupied Andretti’s two-seat p.r. car during the warm-up hype. Continue reading

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Dodge Charger Sets Funny Car Speed Time Records in Kansas.

Hagan also claimed the No. 1 qualifier spot and set NHRA national records for time and speed at the drag race. Continue reading

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The Force is with a Camaro SS in Funny Car

The new Funny Car body is the first based on the sixth-generation Camaro SS. Continue reading

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Toyota Engines Fail on Way to Sure Win at SPA. Audi Triumphs

It was evident at the opening race this year at Silverstone that Toyota was still down on power compared to the Germans. In a classic demonstration of the trade-offs in racing, both TS050 Toyota hybrids had significantly improved performance – but. Continue reading

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WEC Battle of the Bulge – Japanese v Germans at Spa

“Even if the result at Silverstone was pretty good, we know we need to show more performance if we are to achieve our targets this season,” said Toshio Sato, Team President. Continue reading

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BMW Laptimer to Add More GoPro Camera Functions

“This allows us to provide BMW drivers the ability to safely capture and share their track experience,” said Christian Schmid, senior development engineer at the BMW Group Technology Office USA. Continue reading

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Audi Withdraws Silverstone Elimination Protest. Porsche, Toyota Move Up in Endurance Racing Standings

With a curt statement Audi has withdrawn the protest it filed when after six hours of tight endurance racing in Silverstone the Audi victory was tossed because the car was illegal. Continue reading

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24 Hours of Le Mans in 2030 – Intriguingly Unpredictable

“Maybe the significant changes will be in the level of autonomous or remote control of the cars?” said Ben Bowlby, the owner of Bowlby Racing, who was part of the panel. We need to work out what the objective of racing in 2030 is and what the rules will be. Only then we can determine what the race car will look like.” Continue reading

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Porsche Wins a Disputed Silverstone. Audi Protesting

Audi Sport Team Joest has appealed against the exclusion of winners Marcel Fässler/André Lotterer/Benoît Tréluyer. Hence the result of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season opener remains provisional. Continue reading

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Porsche 919 Hybrids Set Fastest Laps in Silverstone Practice

For 2016 the WEC regulations stipulate 8% less fuel consumption, and a reduced fuel flow for the class one Le Mans prototypes – LMP1- the most sophisticated and exciting racecars in the world. Continue reading

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2016 Argetsinger Racing Award Goes to Roger Penske

My favorite Penske moment came when I was covering the Indy 500 back in the CART days – the best open wheel racing around until the Tony George’s IRL disaster that reorganized the series and destroyed it. Team Penske finished second Al Unser in a March chassis with a Cosworth engine as I recall. Continue reading

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Can Audi R18 Beat Porsche at Le Mans in June?

Audi’s LMP1 sports car is a vehicle that is more powerful and “clearly more efficient than its predecessor.” While the new R18 is Audi’s strongest race car to date, it consumes less fuel than any of the generations before it. Continue reading

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Alfa Romeo Giulia Line Debuts at the New York Auto Show

The Germans – notably Audi, BMW and Mercedes Benz – dominate the market. To a smaller degree Japanese brands – Acura, Infiniti and Lexus – also are active. Alfa and Jeep are the key elements in FCA’s planned global expansion. The Jeep line appears to be a relatively easy global play; Alfa is a much more difficult proposition. Continue reading

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