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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
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
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
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With a curt statement Audi has withdrawn the protest it filed when after six hours of tight endurance racing in Silverstone the Audi victory was tossed because the car was illegal.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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Tagged apa, autoinformed.com, automotive press association, Ken Zino, le mans, michelin
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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
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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Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino, Sivocci, Targa Florio
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Harvick in a Chevy Decaled Racer takes Phoenix
Harvick won in a spec racer by a hundredth of a second, the closest finish in NASCAR Sprint Cup History. This was Harvick’s 500th consecutive series start, as one of only by 14 others throughout the history of NASCAR. The difference is now they basically driving the same cars with decals determining brand in what has become the pro-wrestling of motorosports. Continue reading
Juan Pablo Montoya Wins St. Petersburg for Penske
It is the second year in a row Montoya has won this race. Continue reading
Cadillac’s O’Connell, Cooper 1-2 at Circuit of the Americas
Johnny O’Connell, driver of the #3 Cadillac ATS-V.R, wins Sunday on 6 March 2016 during the second of two weekend Pirelli World Challenge GT Series Championship Continue reading
Mazda Takes Three Class Wins at Circuit of the Americas
After the season opening double-header for the 2016 Pirelli World Challenge at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas, Mazda showed three class wins, eight podium finishes, and three pole positions. Continue reading
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