Driving Public Roads At Legal Speeds Is The Hardest Thing I've Ever Done

Time-speed-distance rallies seem simple enough: maintain a constant speed over a certain distance on open public roads, and stop every so often at checkpoints to prove you’re on time. Many consider it an introduction to stage rally. Introduction! Ha. Let me explain how this was the hardest thing ever. A...

Mar 30, 2026

The Porsche 919 Just Set A Qualifying Lap Record At Le Mans

Is this the year that ends the incessant Audi dominance at Le Mans?????????? Who the hell knows, really. But Porsche and a whole bunch of others are willing to take a stab at it, and so far the is drawing first blood. It just set the on the Circuit de...

Mar 30, 2026

Corvette Racing Pulling No. 63 C7.R From Le Mans After Crash

After Jan Magnussen’s crash at the Porsche Curves during today’s second qualifying session, the No. 63 Corvette C7.R is being pulled from the 24 Hours of Le Mans due to the extent of the damage. Magnussen was checked out and released by the ACO medical staff, but the same couldn’t...

Mar 30, 2026

This Is How The Number 63 Corvette's Le Mans Weekend Ends

Corvette Racing was devastated to for the first time ever, but given the smack in this video of the number 63 car eating the wall outside the Porsche Curves, it’s not hard to see why. Fortunately, per , driver Jan Magnussen was awake and alert when marshals reached him, but...

Mar 30, 2026

This Is The Ford GT Race Car That Wants To Dominate Le Mans

It’s virtually impossible to mention the , or its predecessor, the Ford GT40, without mentioning the monumental achievement that is Le Mans. The original GT40 racer was thrown down as a gauntlet against Ferrari. This new Ford GT race car is being thrown down as an in-your-face challenge to the...

Mar 30, 2026

How To Watch (And Stream) The 24 Hours Of Le Mans

While I think Fox or NBC should just stream the 24 Hours of Le Mans live for a full day on their network flagship stations, that isn’t going to happen. Fear not, Americans, as there are other ways to watch. You can follow this, frankly, : FOX Sports GO (Saturday,...

Mar 30, 2026

Watch The Ford GT Le Mans Announcement Live Right Here

What are you doing right now? Shut up and stop doing it because you should be watching this instead! Ford is set to make a major performance announcement and you can watch it here live. It's probably going to be racer. Watch it for glorious America! Contact the author at...

Mar 30, 2026

The Sound Of The Ford GT Race Car Will Make You Crap Bald Eagles

If you’re already amped about the new and America’s glorious return to the Le Mans race, this video will turn your brain into a bicep while making your blood run red, white and blue. Uh, in a good way. If you haven’t seen the car... just hold on to your...

Mar 30, 2026

Why The Hell Would Anyone Watch A 24-Hour Car Race? An Explainer

It was at about 5:00 AM when even my cat, supposedly crepuscular, gave up and went to sleep. I could see his little cat brain trying to reason out what could cause me to stare at my laptop watching seemingly nothing happen for hours. It was a look of pity....

Mar 30, 2026

The New Ford GT In The Star-Spangled Carbon Fiber Flesh

With a curved wing that looks like an angry scorpion’s tail from the side and a splitter that could be used to grate Paul Bunyan’s cheese, every single detail of the insanely buttressed race car just looks right. Especially in person. Ford unveiled the new GT race car at the...

Mar 30, 2026

How Tomorrow's Race Car Got Bogged In Today's Lawsuits

“I feel really abused by this,” Don Panoz said about the lawsuit against former partner Nissan over the DeltaWing, a race car that surprised the racing community with its unique design and has since become over that design that’s been more dramatic than the racing. Three years ago, the radically...

Mar 30, 2026

I'm At The 24 Hours Of Le Mans, An Overwhelming Celebration Of Insanity

Almost 8.5 miles of circuit. Purpose-built racing prototypes, some of which for qualifying. Fans everywhere: camping, gawking, eating, drinking. Noise. Rain. Dark. Doesn’t matter. The race goes on, and there’s nothing that can truly prepare you for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. [Full disclosure: Nissan wanted us to check...

Mar 30, 2026

All Three Nissan LMP1s Get Grid Penalties At Le Mans For Being Too Slow

Nissan has made it clear that their trio of GT-R LM Nismo cars is very much still a work in progress, however, there’s a penalty if that progress doesn’t fall within 110% of the fastest car’s qualifying time. All three Nissan LMP1s were too slow in qualifying, therefore, . was...

Mar 30, 2026

Weekend Motorsports Roundup, June 13-14, 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? I’m at the ! Many of...

Mar 30, 2026

Half Of This Porsche Is Made Of Lego Bricks

Behold the ultimate Lego kit: half of a Porsche 911 RSR! Over 380,000 bricks went into making half of this car, and it’s one of the most detailed and wonderful Lego builds yet. The differences between the two sides on this display for the 24 Hours of Le Mans mean...

Mar 30, 2026