Racing

A few months ago, an accident on the Nurburgring Nordschleife caused the track’s owners to put speed limits on certain sections . After a Nissan GT-R flew off the track and hit a security barrier, killing a spectator in the process, some sections of the track were speed-limited at up …

A few months ago, Volvo announced that the company was pulling out of all racing series as soon as its contracts would allow it. The Swedish manufacturer announced that racing was dangerous, and that it therefore conflicted with their new approach toward safety. It seems they changed their minds; the …

In case you’re not following this year’s Formula 1 season –nobody will blame you, trust me– know that after the end of last weekend’s Russian Grand Prix, only four races remain in the calendar. During said race, two major events influenced the 2015 season. First of all, German driver Nico …

Toyota has once again shown its excitement for the brand's upcoming return to WRC rallying. The last time Toyota competed in the highest level of rallying was back in 1999. The manufacturer has a rich history with rallying; you only have to think back to the Celica GT-Four, which won …

Update: The disqualification of Stefan Rzadzinski was revoked, meaning the ICI Pneus team driver finishes in first place, in front of Olivier Bédard and Tharanoj Thanasitnitike. We'll update overall driver rankings once they are available. Stefan Rzadzinski was initially disqualified for an inconformity in the electrical system of his car, …

Just like regular customers, racing teams have more than one choice when it comes time to buy a racecar: they could buy a brand-new production car and heavily modify it (or simply build their own vehicle from scratch), but there are also manufacturers that will sell them a vehicle ready …

Since the beginning of the century the Pikes Peak Hill Climb has been one of the most interesting races in the world. Various car classes race from the bottom of Pikes Peak to the top. This 20km-long road features 156 turns and 1,440 meters of elevation. Typically, the fastest cars …

Each American manufacturer sells cars that can be used to drag race professionally; Ford sells the Cobra Jet and Chevrolet can build you a COPO Camaro. Dodge has been a very serious competitor in NHRA races since the beginning, and the new Challenger Drag Pak is the latest to join …

As a general rule of thumb, cars that wear the Shelby badge are built to dominate the race track; this is why, when the all-new GT350 was launched, we asked ourselves where the snake would earn its stripes. Ford just unveiled the GT350R-C, and our curiosity is satisfied: Ford’s coupe …

Since joining the World Rally Championship in 2003, German automaker Volkswagen has shown the world who’s boss. How? They started by winning top place for manufacturers and drivers in 2013 and 2014. VW continued its winning streak in 2015 by earning gold in four out of five races. And at …