Hipster Infiltrates Nissan GT-R LM Nismo Le Mans Race Car Tests

We knew something like this would eventually happen due to Circuit of the Americas' close proximity to East Austin. The eastern half of the town is home to craft cocktails, old-timey facial hair, artisanal toilet paper, and the like. Hipsters. One such fellow apparently infiltrated Nissan's preseason LMP1 testing. The...

May 14, 2025

How Porsche Killed The Last Great GT Racing Era At Le Mans

There was a time , when the fastest road cars in the world competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Here's the story of how the Porsche 911 GT1 killed the series and homologation specials it spawned. I'm talking about the BRP series, which I've written about before in...

May 14, 2025

Alex Zanardi Hits Guardrail; Guardrail Probably Lost

Double amputee racing driver, paracyclist and guy who's officially Alex Zanardi accidentally hit a guardrail in training today. Of the two, the guardrail probably lost. Zanardi posted a photo of the collarbone that smashed into said guardrail on Twitter today: I mean, look at the guy. Of course the rail...

May 14, 2025

There's A Senna Back In A McLaren For 2015

Ex-Formula One driver Bruno Senna will be joining the McLaren GT team as a factory driver for selected events this year. Fans of Ayrton's nephew, rejoice! Senna will help with development of the 650S GT3 and 650S Sprint race cars, so most of his work with McLaren will be behind...

May 14, 2025

Watch This BMW Hit A Poor Little Kangaroo During The Bathurst 12 Hour

We've already mentioned that Bathurst , but this particular BMW E46 M3 GTR crash merits its own special mention. The first safety car of the race was caused by—you guessed it—a kangaroo hit. , you have failed us. Here's what it looks like to hit a skippy at speed. You...

May 14, 2025

Courtney Force Shows Us What Ludicrous Speed Really Looks Like

Courtney Force posted her career-best time of 3.995 seconds on the quarter-mile track of Auto Club Raceway at Pomona this weekend during the Circle K NHRA Winternationals. Here's what ludicrous speed looks like in a Chevrolet funny car designed to look sort of like a Camaro. 322.65 miles per hour....

May 14, 2025

The MotoGP British Grand Prix Has Nowhere To Race

MotoGP originally planned to host its British Grand Prix at the new Circuit of Wales. It's not built yet, so Donington Park agreed to host the race this year. Donington now claims that the Circuit of Wales didn't meet its agreed payment deadlines for the back-up venue to host the...

May 14, 2025

This Three-Wide Smack-Pass Is How The Bathurst 12 Hour Really Ended

You know what's frustrating? When there's an epic battle going on for multiple places in a race, but the cameras stick to the car in first place as if that's the only one who matters. That's exactly what happened with the , and luckily, a fan fixed it for us....

May 14, 2025

The KTM X-Bow GTR Looks Like A Miniature Le Mans Racer On Steroids

The KTM X-Bow is the alien spaceship of the track day world. With angular bodywork and motorcycle inspired components, it looked like nothing else. And now , a version meant solely for GT4 racing. It also makes every other GT4 car look like a boring piece of junk. The X-Bow...

May 14, 2025

When Tow Vehicles Fail, Bring Out The Race Car And A Rope

Rain and mud cut the January event short, which caused another problem with the tow vehicles parked in the soft grassy parking area. They got stuck. Most of the rallycross cars, however, didn't get stuck in this mess. Behold, a Subaru towing a Silverado out of the mud. Both truck...

May 14, 2025

The NASCAR Hall Of Fame Has Been A Financial Disaster For Charlotte

NASCAR's Hall of Fame was supposed to be a great temple to the sport, filled with throngs of devoted fans during each hour it was open. Except the fans never showed up, and the great temple has been hemorrhaging cash. Which really wouldn't be a big deal, except now the...

May 14, 2025

That Didn't Take Long: Silverstone Will Host MotoGP British Grand Prix

Whoa whoa whoa, this is moving a little fast, don't you think? I mean, all I did was give you a hug yesterday and now you expect a what? Ohhhh, wait. We're not talking about Hamilton's We're talking about Silverstone, the fastest-moving race-"dibs" of all time. They just got back...

May 14, 2025

Watch A Rally Driver Bend Space And Time In The Snow

This is Kris Meeke testing for the upcoming 2015 Rally Sweden. What he does with his Citroën WRC car defies belief. That the car can even fit between the narrow snowbanks as sideways as it is nears the limits of what seems possible. That he is actually controlling the car...

May 14, 2025

Of Course The Mercedes-AMG GT Looks Better As A GT3 Race Car

When I first saw the , I have to admit that I was a little underwhelmed. Without the SLS's gullwing doors, it was a pretty shape, but felt like it was missing something. Now Mercedes will make a GT3 version, and that's all been fixed in the sketches. Everything looks...

May 14, 2025

This Is What It Looks Like To Flip On Your Car's Roof

Here's an in-car video from onboard Byron Defoor's Highway to Help Riley-BMW Daytona Prototype, running at Daytona for the Roar Before the 24. It's one of the most bizarre videos I've ever seen, mainly because it feels like forever before the car hits the ground. The announcer describes it as...

May 14, 2025