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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…

Lotus Enters LM P2 Car For Le Mans And Full WEC Season

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:54:00 +0000

In a 56-car 80th anniversary 24 Hours of Le Mans field that’s heavy on prototypes – there are 15 LM P1 invited cars and an enviable 18 LM P2 production-based racers on the list – one very surprising invitation emerged from the list. That would be Lotus, spreading its tentacles throughout the motorsports world from Formula 1 to Indy cars…

2013 BMW 1-Series Gran Turismo Spy Video

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Yesterday we brought you news that BMW’s upcoming 1-Series Gran Turismo, the automaker’s first front-wheel drive model, would be debuting at the 2012 Paris Auto Show in September. Now we have an exclusive spy video of several prototypes that were spotted testing in Germany. The new vehicle shares its front-wheel drive platform with the…

DeltaWing Heads To Windshear Wind Tunnel

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:15:00 +0000

It has new Michelin tires, it has an EMCO gearbox, the bodywork is completed and an unnamed engine is installed, so it’s time for the new DeltaWing prototype to travel from Dan Gurney’s All American Racers in Orange County, California to outside Charlotte, North Carolina to undergo full-scale wind tunnel testing at the vaunted Windshear wind…

Ex-Obama Chrysler 300C Appears On eBay: Start Bid $1 Million

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:45:00 +0000

It’s not often you get to sit in the same seat once used by a United States President. Statistically, you’re pretty unlikely to find yourself behind the desk in the oval office, but there are other ways of getting that presidential feeling. Like buying a car once leased by 44th U.S. President Barack Obama, for example. The gray 2005 Chrysler 300C…

Toyota TS030 HYBRID Le Mans Prototype Race Car Unveiled

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Because saying something in capital letters on the web is like shouting it, and shouting means you’re serious, Toyota has named its 2012 Le Mans prototype entry the TS030 HYBRID. Yep, it’s a HYBRID. So what does hybrid mean in Toyota Motorsports parlance? It means serious business: a 3.4-liter V-8 engine paired to a capacitor-storage system…

Toyota’s 2012 Le Mans Hybrid Race Car Breaks Cover

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

It could just be coincidence, but considering Peugeot’s announcement yesterday that it was shutting down its endurance racing program effective immediately, now would seem like a very opportune time for another major manufacturer to show off its brand new Le Mans contender. Enter, Toyota. The Japanese auto giant made the official announcement last…

Lotus HVM Racing Completes Four Days Of Testing With New Dallara Chassis

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

The new Engine Developments Ltd.-designed and built Lotus IZOD IndyCar Series engine had its first tests on the Palm Beach International Raceway road course last Thursday and Friday. Lotus HVM Racing, the Lotus test team and Swiss driver Simona de Silvestro completed a two-day shakedown test of the 2.2-liter twin-turbo V-6 engine and the new…

Saab’s Swan Dive Puts Spyker At Risk

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:30:00 +0000

In a release today, Swedish Automobile N.V. (“Swan”) announced the possible sale of Spyker Cars, the Dutch supercar brand that Victor Muller parlayed into a purchase of Saab in 2010 and Swan’s sole remaining subsidiary. But a sale might not be possible, and Spyker could go down with the ship. If Swan decides to hold on to Spyker, securing…

Erwin Dazelle Paints Long Beach Grand Prix Race Poster

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Here in Long Beach, CA we know that springtime is in the air when the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach announces the artist whose work will grace posters and programs for the upcoming April race that includes contests from the IZOD IndyCar Series, Firestone Indy Lights Championship, American Le Mans Series, Toyota Pro/Celebrity, SCCA World…