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Bugatti Veyron Doing 220-Plus MPH Runs On Public Road: Video

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:30:00 +0000

It’s a sad fact that a vast majority of supercar owners will never take their million-dollar machinery to the extremes they were designed for. In fact, it’s quite common for many of these beauties to be locked away in garages, only to be driven a few hundred miles each year. While we don’t condone speeding on public roads, we at…

Flying Lizard Motorsports Sets Sebring Driver Lineup

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:01:00 +0000

Flying Lizard Motorsports have confirmed their driver lineup for the 2012 Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring, the 60th running of the springtime classic. The Sonoma, CA-based team fields two Porsche 911 GT3 RSR race cars in the GT class for the entire American Le Mans Series (ALMS) season. Both Porsche factory drivers Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Long…

Cadillac’s ATS Coupe On Hold, Or Is It?

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Cadillac has been blunt about which competitor is in the crosshairs of its upcoming ATS sedan. Not content to take on the Audi A4 or the Infiniti G37, Cadillac has repeatedly named the BMW 3-Series as the primary rival of the ATS. Part of the appeal of BMW’s 3-Series is the number of the number of variants it comes in, ranging from sedan, to…

Pagenaud Joins Muscle Milk Pickett Racing For Sebring

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:30:00 +0000

If you can’t beat him, just hire him? That must have been Muscle Milk Pickett Racing’s mantra when they decided to complete their American Le Mans Series (ALMS) driver lineup for the season opening race. The team signed former ALMS LM P1 champion Simon Pagenaud, formerly one of their biggest rivals, to join regular drivers Klaus Graf and Lucas…

Adrian Newey On The Record: F1 Design, 2012 Season

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:45:00 +0000

Everywhere he’s gone in the world of high tech motorsports, Adrian Newey has been the architect of winning cars. Currently technical director for Red Bull Racing, the reigning two-time World Championship team in Formula One, Newey is charged with keeping the team atop the world motorsports pyramid in 2012. It’s not an easy task, made even more…

Race Fans: Viper Cup Returning For 2012

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:30:00 +0000

Last year’s Dodge Viper Cup Series has gotten a name change, and it’s back for 2012 as the SRT Viper Cup Series, still presented by Pennzoil Ultra. The name isn’t all that’s changed, since new rules are designed to make racing even more competitive than before. As in previous years, the season will consist of ten races over…

MINI And Prodrive Parting Company In WRC: Report

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:15:00 +0000

The relationship between Prodrive, the company that builds and campaigns the MINI John Cooper Works WRC cars, MINI and MINI’s parent, BMW, has been described as “complex, and not in a good way.” Late last year, Prodrive missed a deadline, nearly excluding the highly competitive MINI WRC cars from the 2012 WRC season. Ultimately…

Red Bull Racing Reveals The 2012 RB8 Formula 1 Car: Video

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:30:00 +0000

In preparation for the 2012 F1 season, which kicks off on March 16 in Melbourne, Australia, Red Bull Racing has revealed its latest effort, the RB8. Following up on last year’s hugely successful RB7, which racked up 12 wins, 27 podiums and 18 pole positions, the RB8 has some big shoes to fill. Like the other F1 chassis revealed so far, the…

Aston Martin V12 Zagato, Top Gear USA, Ferrari F620: Today’s Car News

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Aside from the usual spate of Lamborghini crashes, more Super Bowl ads, some F1 sniping over Kimi Raikkonen’s return, and a handful of Geneva Motor Show teasers, the big news today is the unveiling of the production version of Aston Martin’s V12 Zagato. It’s stunning. Top Gear USA will be returning February 14th. Sorry, guys and gals, your…

Sauber F1 Team Unleashes Interim-Bodied C31 Race Car

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:15:00 +0000

It’s coming-out day for many 2012 Formula 1 challengers, including the Sauber F1 Team, which revealed the new Sauber C31-Ferrari at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in Spain this week. The reveal took place ahead of the official Formula 1 pre-season testing that gets underway on Tuesday. This coming year is the 20th season for the Sauber F1 Team…