Ask NISMO Head Darren Cox Anything You Want

Between the epic by a team with two GT Academy grads and the unbelievable front-wheel-drive Le Mans car, Nissan's been in the news quite a bit lately. That's all under one man: Darren Cox, the Global Motorsport Director for Nissan. Here's your chance to ask him anything. Most of the...

May 14, 2025

Open-Wheel Race Car Code Brown

You know how you're just a vulnerable little helmet full of people-meat in an open-wheel race car? Yeah. So, when the field in front of you smacks into each other and disintegrates into Formula Confetti, you're some mix of very lucky and very talented if you can dart through a...

May 14, 2025

BMW May Have Just Made The Most Sinister-Looking Safety Car Ever

BMW is back again with another safety car for MotoGP, but in 2015, they're unleashing their dark side. Gone is the white livery with tri-color stripes that the past few cars have used. Instead, the new safety car is a in sinister-looking black. I gotta say, it's one mean-looking safety...

May 14, 2025

'Street Racing' At 130 Miles An Hour With No Seatbelts Or Roll Cage

Not only are these guys racing in the streets at speeds up to 130 miles an hour with no belts or rollcages, it's all legal. You're watching the Isle of Man 1990 Formula E Superkart Grand Prix Final thanks to the wonder of onboard cameras. The speeds these drivers are...

May 14, 2025

FIA Cracks Down On Toyota's "Cheater Wing" Design In 2015

Most of the World Endurance Championship rules that govern crazy Le Mans prototypes like Toyota's and Nissan's remain unchanged from 2014, yet a regulations clarification is the biggest news of the offseason. It appears as though someone (perhaps ) had body parts that flattened down at speed. Although the big...

May 14, 2025

This Is Probably The Fastest You'll Ever See A Ferrari FXX K Move

The is a track day version of the LaFerrari that will be driven exclusively by Ferrari's ultra rich customer base. The more money than talent crowd. . But what does it look like when you have a four time F1 champion behind the wheel? The FXX K's naturally aspirated V12...

May 14, 2025

Rally Fans Watch As Their Favorite Driver Crashes Before Their Eyes

This is impossibly sweet. Here we see a bunch of fans of VW's Jari-Matti Latvala singing — actually singing — in praise of their favorite Flying Finn as he approaches in his Polo WRC car. And just as Jari-Matti passes his fans, he starts to slide off the road. JML...

May 14, 2025

Le Mans Is Now The Ultimate Test Of Nissan's GT Academy

How effective is the GT Academy, where Nissan picks the best gamers from Gran Turismo to train and turn into real-life racing drivers? We'll see this year at Le Mans. By putting GT Academy grads in their LMP1-class race car, we'll finally see them go head-to-head with some of the...

May 14, 2025

Kurt Busch's NASCAR Team Has A Back-Up Plan In Case He Can't Race

As we all know, any judgement against Kurt Busch regarding his domestic assault allegations will invoke the iron-fisted , who certainly doesn't want to appear as if they condone that sort of thing. Luckily for Stewart-Haas Racing fans, they have a plan for if Kurt can't race. Stewart-Haas team owner...

May 14, 2025

Weekend Motorsports Roundup, Feb. 14-15, 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? NASCAR RETURNS. The behemoth has awoken...

May 14, 2025

Why Yak Appreciation Day Is The Best Holiday Ever Celebrated On Feb. 14

Tired of all the whining around Valentine's Day years ago, I decided to celebrate the majestic yak on February 14 instead. Turns out, it was a most worthy choice. Do they race chalky-tasting candy hearts or cut flowers that will go limp in a week? Nope. Advantage: yak. If you...

May 14, 2025

There's Nothing A Honda NSX Onboard From Le Mans Won't Make Better

You. Hey, you. I'm going to skip over that angry sad sack over there mumbling about being forever alone, but you, there, person who accidentally slept through the only open track time all weekend (oops). Yes, you! Watch this NSX race car get flogged around at the 24 Hours of...

May 14, 2025

Thierry Neuville's Rally Car Flies Better Than Most Planes

World Rally Championship driver Thierry Neuville just destroyed the jump record at Colin's Crest during Rally Sweden with a 44-meter tribute to the art of flight. It's so direct. Smooth. Fast. Why go down the hill when you can simply fly over it? That's about 144 feet of glorious, glorious...

May 14, 2025

The Scale Is Not Tony Stewart's Friend; Weigh-In Mess Causes Black Flag

I know a lot of people who are particularly bashful about their weight, but it's something you can't do in NASCAR. You're required to weigh in before practice so that the minimum weight of your car can be determined. Stewart didn't do that before going out for practice for the...

May 14, 2025

Huge Wreck Takes Out Two-Thirds Of The Field At NASCAR Sprint Unlimited

Fourteen cars of the twenty-five-car field were involved in this huge crash during lap 45 of 75 of the Sprint Unlimited preseason exhibition race today. Who said exhibition races weren't exciting? They were lying. Never listen to them again. Once Jamie McMurray lost control of his car due to a...

May 14, 2025