The Pole Lap For The Daytona 24 Is Crazy Fast And Crazy Bumpy

Ozz Negri for the 53rd Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona in his Michael Shank Racing Ligier-Honda. This is that lap from inside the car. It is bonkers. Negri's lap was a 139.194, about second slower than the lap set by a Daytona Prototype last year to claim pole. But this...

May 13, 2025

Ask BMW Team RLL Drivers Graham Rahal And Bill Auberlen Anything

Love the beastly sounding BMW Z4s that run in United SportsCar? We've got two of the guys who drive them in the GT Le Mans class for BMW Team RLL, ready to answer any and all of your questions: Graham Rahal, who usually runs with the team in IndyCar, and...

May 13, 2025

Epic Gear Shifting Action In A 9000 RPM V8 Drag Racer

If you thought you could row your own pretty well in your BMW or Subaru or whatever, prepare to have your mind blown. This dude is shifting his drag racing four speed like you would not believe, and he's running in the 9s with a 9000 RPM 355ci V8. Stick...

May 13, 2025

Weekend Motorsports Roundup, Jan. 24-25, 2015

Welcome to the Jalopnik , where we let you know what's going on in the world of racing, where you can see it, and where you can talk about it all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend? This weekend is the Rolex 24...

May 13, 2025

"Just Don't End Up On Jalopnik," Says BMW To Its Own Employees

A source in BMW management mentioned at the Rolex 24 at Daytona today that they have one piece of advice for new employees: "Don't do anything that would end up on Jalopnik." Obviously, they're not talking about awesome stuff likeor the. Those are great, and clearly encouraged. Love the beastly...

May 13, 2025

NOOOOOO! DeltaWing Retires In Second Hour Of Rolex 24 at Daytona

The DeltaWing's race ended in disappointment today after qualifying fifth for the start. Transmission issues after only an hour and 23 minutes halted the car, forcing it to be towed behind the wall. Andy Meyrick was driving when the most unique car on the track came to a halt. They...

May 13, 2025

Fox Sports Really Shouldn't Be Trusted To Broadcast Motorsports, Ever

Hey, guys, do you like watching motor racing? On TV? When the schedule says there's going to be motor racing? Too bad, there's college basketball or something else to show. . Fox Sports 2, the same network that cut to some no-name college football game right as things got interesting...

May 13, 2025

Bill Auberlen Lays The Verbal Smack Down On Nick Tandy After Accident

, driver of the #25 BMW Z4 GTE, let the nice folks on television know exactly what he thinks of #911 Porsche 911 RSR driver Nick Tandy. Tandy collided with Auberlen early in today's race, forcing the BMW to fall behind in order to make repairs to the car. Here's...

May 13, 2025

Rubbin's Racin' At Daytona, Even When It's Not NASCAR

I'll give Nick Tandy one thing: he and the rest of the #911 Porsche crew are amusingly aggressive. Here's Tandy bump-drafting earlier in this weekend's Rolex 24 at Daytona. Tandy and fellow Brit Oliver Gavin were out on track at the same time. They're both friends. So, hey, why not...

May 13, 2025

Porsches + Coolant = Worst Idea Ever

That's not smoke. That's a busted radiator letting loose a cloud of radiator steam. The "Coffee Rocket" Porsche may be done, but hopefully they caught the leak before it did major damage. The number 80 GB Autosport Porsche 911 GT America has been running without a rear bumper for the...

May 13, 2025

Shane Van Gisbergen's Car Goes Nuts At Night Time

There is but one driver who can make the press room (well, the better chunk of the press room that follows V8 Supercars, anyway) giddy, and it's Shane van Gisbergen. Best of all, he'd like to come over to the United States to do more sportscar racing, and may do...

May 13, 2025

The Two Factory Porsche 911s Took Each Other Out At The Rolex 24

I seem to recall posting something about how the CORE Autosport/Porsche works team's 911 RSR drivers were at this weekend's Rolex 24 at Daytona. Well, they just took each other out. Driver Earl Bamber of the number 912 Porsche claims that the 007 Aston Martin of The Racer's Group was...

May 13, 2025

It's Always A Ferrari In Endurance Racing

Oh, bless your 458-racing hearts. Is it just me, or is it all too often a Ferrari's fault when things go wrong? They're the of the motorsports world like that. I spotted a Ferrari 458 getting flat-towed while I was waiting for the fireworks to start with damage that looks...

May 13, 2025

This Is How The #8 Starworks Car's Engine 'Sploded At Daytona

Driver Mike Hedlund captured a rare close-up of a race car's engine after it done blow'd up. This is Starworks' unlucky number 8 car in the Prototype Challenge, a gorgeous Martini-sponsored Oreca FLM09. Poor Starworks. Seriously, it's the best looking Prototype Challenge car on the grid. Hedlund was one of...

May 13, 2025

Jordan Taylor Throws Down The Pajama Gauntlet At Daytona

While part of me is a little disappointed that folks are just going back to their RVs to nap like normal, boring human beings instead of passing out at random spots in the paddock, I can't be disappointed in these pajamas. Are your pajamas this cool? The motorsports nap game...

May 13, 2025