TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Schedule Released. The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) announced a 12-race schedule for the 2014 debut season of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship starting with the 52nd running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Jan. 25-26. “This is, without a doubt, the best sports car schedule in the history … Read more
Lamborghini debuts its most extreme Gallardo, the 15th iteration in just 10 years and likely the last. Based on the Gallardo Super Trofeo, the Squadra Corse takes its name from the new department within Lamborghini that manages all Lamborghini racing activities. The special edition Gallardo, limited to just 50 units worldwide and priced at $259,100, … Read more
The most valuable motor vehicle ever sold at auction. Fangio’s Mercedes becomes most valuable car ever sold by auction (£19,601,500, US$29,650,095, €22,701,864) at Bonhams Goodwood Sale Automotive history was made at this year Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale, when the car that took five-time champion Juan Manuel Fangio to the second of his … Read more
UK’s Nemesis electric car land-speed record attempt Electric cars are slow and boring? It is a myth Dale Vince, founder of Stroud-based Ecotricity, wants to challenge with Nemesis, a a modified Lotus Exige originally bought off eBay. Nemesis breaks the UK land-speed record for electric vehicles. The battery-powered car clocked an average speed of … Read more
A race to remember The Rolex 24 at Daytona 50th Anniversary Heritage Display – Bringing Racing History Back To Life For Daytona 50th Anniversary Heritage Display, Daytona International Speedway (DIS) decided over a year ago to search the world over for every car that ever won, what we now call the Rolex 24 at Daytona, … Read more