Racing A Lotus Makes Everything Else Look Ginormous

Grindintosecond brings us some insane in-car race footage from a VQ35DE-swapped Lotus Europa. This is an extremely lightweight car that makes a 944 look gigantic, and it's a total rocketship with that big 3.5-liter V6 Nissan engine in the middle. ...

Aug 13, 2025

Haas F1 Just Bought Marussia's Factory In England

The Haas Formula One team is officially a tale of two cities. According to , Haas just acquired Marussia's former factory in Banbury, England, for the European base of Haas F1's operations. Haas had signed up to bid on many of earlier this month, but the factory itself was not...

Aug 13, 2025

Remember This Crazy Battle From Hour 4 Of This Year's Bathurst 12 Hour?

Four and a half hours into the 2014 Bathurst 12 Hour, Shane Van Gisbergen and Bernd Schneider fought for first place like their lives depend on it. It's as if a sprint race broke out in the middle of a brutal half-day enduro on one of the most demanding circuits...

Aug 13, 2025

What It Takes To Turn A Lamborghini Into A Rally Car

BRAKIM Racing in Ohio is in the midst of turning a . Here's a full walkaround of what it's going to take. It is a time-intensive process to say the least, from building a cage to protect the longitudinal engine sticking out the back of the chassis to the "hundreds...

Aug 13, 2025

Watch Former NASCAR Driver Tyler Walker Lead Police On High-Speed Chase

According to , former NASCAR driver Tyler Walker finally pleaded guilty today to the two felonies and three misdemeanors from a high-speed chase that led cops from outside Las Vegas into Utah. He had postponed this court date for nearly . Above is the in-car footage from the Utah Highway...

Aug 13, 2025

ESPN3 Is Finally Arriving For DirecTV Customers

Have you been previously unable to access onboard video content and races shown on ESPN3? Deadspin has some good news if you currently have DirecTV: you're getting ESPN3 soon, along with a suite of several other ESPN properties. A new deal announced today between DirecTV and Disney will make live...

Aug 13, 2025

Ferrari's Old F1 Transporters Would Make The Ultimate Party Bus Setup

Most of us just string up a few lights and start grilling, but what if it was possible to make more use of the inside space on a race hauler? Say, if there were some ingenious way to connect two haulers together into a two-level Haus of Party? Say hello...

Aug 13, 2025

Genius Dad Figures Out How To Convince His Kid To Go To Sleep

Let's be honest: "if you never go to sleep, Santa will never come" was about as convincing as "broccoli tastes good" or "you can't take a bunny to school" when you were a kid. One dad on the F1Technical.net forums has figured out the trick, though: make the bed look...

Aug 13, 2025

NOOOOOO! Monza In Peril Due To Change In Italian Tax Law

According to , one of the most historic race tracks on the Formula One schedule may be in jeopardy due to a change in Italian tax law. The Italian government recently amended its legge di stabilita ("stability law") to nix an approximately $24 million tax exemption that the track receives....

Aug 13, 2025

Make A Joyful Noise Unto The World With The 911 Carrera RSR

There's something about an aircooled flat-six that sounds positively rowdy. Perhaps it's the mechanical roar it makes. Maybe it's the reverberation off the trees and the combination of engine noise with tire squeal. Either way, this car is fantastic, and driver Willi Jenni drives the wheels off of it. Welcome...

Aug 13, 2025

Surprise! Porsche's Gift Bags Have Parts Numbers

There was an amusing little Easter egg on : a little alphanumeric code on the bottom that should look familiar to anyone who's spent grueling hours digging through the Porsche . Sure enough, there's a part number for gift bags. Fill one with replacements for stuff I've broken on the...

Aug 13, 2025

Where Do Famous Race Cars Go When They Get Replaced?

What happens to race cars after the season is over? The next season's model comes out, and the old one fades from view. Where do the old cars go? Some of those older cars make their way into the hands of enthusiasts who not only keep them running, but race...

Aug 13, 2025

The Audi R18 e-tron Is Way Beyond Anything You'll Ever Experience

The Audi R18 e-tron quattro is more spaceship than race car. The tech, the sound, and the look all combine to make something that is totally different than you've ever seen. So what's it like to drive? Insane. Recently, Audi invited a select few journalists to the Misano Circuit in...

Aug 13, 2025

Bank Puts Jenson Button Inside An ATM

Sponsors have a lovely way of making drivers do slightly uncomfortable things in the name of marketing, and bank Santander is no different. They recently put Formula One driver Jenson Button inside an ATM as part of their Secret Santander campaign. I'm not sure about you, but anytime I see...

Aug 13, 2025

Winning BMW Z4 GT3 Car Gets Horsepower Bump In United SportsCar

IMSA released their for the GT classes for the first race of 2015. While all the other proposed restrictor changes for the Rolex 24 at Daytona were 0.3 or 0.6 mm, the Z4 GT3 gets a whopping 19 mm increase. IMSA to Turner Motorsports: "Come back, baby. I didn't mean...

Aug 13, 2025