F1 driving champion Jenson Button has picked up a limited edition Mercedes-Benz C-Class DR 520 Estate (wagon). As a reminder the DR 520 is based on the C 63 AMG sedan and wagon, but the power is given a 60 hp boost for a total of an amazing 520 hp. ...
Porsche is offering £50,000 (currently about $76k) for drivers to race their cars. Unfortunately this only applies to drivers in their U.K. race series.
There are two £50k scholarships available to rookie racers in Porsche's Carrera Cup GB (Great Britain) series. The rules are that the driver must be between the...
Legendary Le Mans Porsches hitting Central London for a good cause
Racecars are one of the few sights that are not common in Central London, but this September they will be. An event called Chelsea Auto Legends will celebrate all forms of classic transport, including a special tribute to the 24 Hours Race at Le Mans.
Chelsea Auto Legends is scheduled to...
Citroen debuting Survolt all-electric racecar at LeMans
When Citroen first showed off the Survolt all-electric sports car at the Geneva show back in March, we quietly applauded them for at least making an effort to make electric cars cool. Now we may be ready to give a standing ovation. Citroen has taken the concept sports car and...
Anyone else impressed in Smokey and the Bandit when the Snowman was caught going over 80 mph in his 18-wheeler? Well then this one will really get your engine hummin’ good buddy.
Boije Ovebrink celebrated his 59th birthday earlier this month by setting two land speed records in tractor-trailer truck. Ovebrink...
The Chevrolet Spark had a small problem. It was chosen to be one of the leading cars for the World Touring Car Championship throughout Europe, but its 1.2-liter 80 hp engine has no business setting the pace for the 2.0-liter 170+ hp WTCC racecars. So General Motors reached back to its GTO...
Now that spring is here, the lawn mowers return to suburbia. It is a time honored (but unspoken) weekend tradition for all the dads to showcase their latest lawn care devices. The judging is quietly measured by power and the reward is neighborhood envy. To all those competing father’s out there, here’s...
Alfa Romeo is rolling out its new Giulietta on the European market, and one good way to get all of its dealers excited is to take the compact hatch out on the track. Since the car is only going on sale this month, it will be a little while before...
Almost a month ago we first started getting rumors about a race car built from the ashes of Honda/Acura NSX program. Now Honda has come out with all the official details. The engine will be the 3.4-liter V8 that's already been running around tracks in Formula Nippon (an evolution...
When Honda canceled the NSX project last year we all knew Honda was too efficient to let the whole project go. Although we expected bits and pieces to appear in other projects, we didn’t expect almost the whole package to reappear as a track car.
Ford likes to take its European hatchbacks racing, and it's quite obvious from the latest collaboration with M-Sport. The Ford Fiesta is not built for one specific race series, but instead to be adaptable for multiple rally championships. Ford says the car is built to be eligible for national rally...
