-
Recent Posts
- GM launches OnStar Fleet Intelligence Platform with AI
- New Vehicle Transaction Prices Continue to Soar in U.S.
- Two Time Indy 500 Winner Gordon Johncock dead at 90
- New 2027 VW ID. Tiguan Debuts in October
- Trump’s New Fuel Economy Standards Will Cost You ~$600!
- Rivian Automotive Recall for ~100,000 Bad Rearview Cameras
- Jaguar Land Rover Recall for Loss of Drive Power
- CARB Adopts Rules Supporting Use of E15 Gasoline
- Gasoline Prices Heading for New September Record!
- ACEA – Hybrids Top August EU Car Registrations
- Volkswagen Debuts In-Vehicle Gaming on Some 2027 Models
- By the Seat of Their Pants – Premium Seats Lag in Quality?
- September 2026 Light Vehicle Production Forecast So-So
- California Keeps Growing as It Cuts Climate Emissions Again
- Chrysler Recalls 97,349 Jeeps for Flying Roof Racks
Recent Comments
- NHTSA on Steering Loss – Ford Recalls F-Series Trucks
- AAA on AAA – August 20 Gasoline Prices Highest Ever!
- Nissan Motor on Nissan Posts ¥77.9B Profit in Q1 of Japanese Fiscal Year
- Jeff Badman on Ford Motor Recalls 850,000 Vehicles for Sudden Stalling
- Magna International on Magna International Posts Q1 2026 EPS Loss of $0.04
Archives
Meta
Category Archives: racing
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
Posted in racing
3 Comments
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
Posted in awards, milestones, news, people, racing
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino, Penske
Leave a comment
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
Posted in racing
Leave a comment
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
Posted in new vehicle, racing
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino, Sivocci, Targa Florio
1 Comment
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
Posted in racing
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino, Pirelli World Challenge
Leave a comment
NASCAR, Mack Trucks Announce Multi-Year Decal Deal
The trucks will be equipped with a 505-horsepower, 13-liter Mack MP8 engine, a so called mDRIVE automated manual transmission and GuardDog Connect telematics system that big brother like monitors the truck’s performance, alerting customers to “potential concerns.” Continue reading
Chevrolet Wins Pro Stock at Winternationals in Pomona
Greg Anderson, driver of the Summit Racing Equipment / KB Racing Pro Stock Chevrolet Camaro SS lines-up to race his KB Racing teammate Jason Line, during the finals of the NHRA Winternationals Sunday 14 February 2016 at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California. Anderson won the race, his sixth Winternationals win and the 79th of his career. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, people, performance, racing, results
Leave a comment
Toyota GAZOO Racing Back in Rally, Endurance, NASCAR
In WEC, 2016 will see the debut of the new Toyota TS050 Hybrid race vehicle, with which the team will aim to recapture the series championship and achieve its first win in the 24 Hours of Le Mans this June. Continue reading
Lamborghini Runs Out of Fuel. Audi Takes GTD at Daytona
In a nail biting GTD finale of the Daytona 24 Hours Magnus Racing produced an Audi victory. This was the second GT class victory for an Audi Sport customer racing team at the endurance race in Florida since 2013. Audi … Continue reading
Chevrolet Corvette C.7R Wins 24 Hours of Daytona
The #4 Chevrolet Corvette Racing C7.R, driven by Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner and Marcel Fässler wins in the GTLM class at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Continue reading
Posted in racing
Leave a comment
