Olympic Medallists Post Hot Laps at Silverstone

Posted 3 months 25 days ago under: Motorsport, News
Olympic Medallists Post Hot Laps at Silverstone
Following successful qualification at the UK Trials in Birmingham this weekend, Britain’s Olympic silver medallists, Phillips Idowu (Triple Jump) and Germaine Mason (High Jump) were celebrating at Silverstone today with a day’s circuit training, organised by Alfa Romeo, the Official Car Supplier of UK Athletics (UKA). The track day was a pre-cursor to next week’s London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace and next month’s World Championships in Berlin.
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Sebastian Vettel drives his Toro Rosso on Italian public streets

Posted 5 months 3 days ago under: Motorsport
Sebastian Vettel drives his Toro Rosso on Italian public streets
No, he's not stealing the car, or its steering wheel! Germany’s F1 sensation labeled as the future Schumacher is World Championship material. He can drive really well, now even on the public roads.
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Aston Martin V12 Vantage Takes Class Victory at Nürburgring 24 Hour

Posted 5 months 14 days ago under: Motorsport, Aston Martin
Aston Martin V12 Vantage Takes Class Victory at Nürburgring 24 Hour
Aston Martin’s factory entered V12 Vantage – modified only slightly for competition – has swept to a stunning debut class victory in the 37th Nürburgring 24 hour race, forming part of a double Aston Martin victory in the SP8 and SP10 classes.
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Audi launches new LMP1 racing sports car

Posted 7 months 29 days ago under: Motorsport, Audi
Audi launches new LMP1 racing sports car
AUDI AG is the world’s first automobile manufacturer to develop a "second" generation diesel racing sports car. Audi aims to underline its supremacy and consolidate its expertise in car technology once more at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans with the all-new Audi R15 TDI.
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Race Retro visitors set for a MINI motorsport feast

Posted 7 months 30 days ago under: Motorsport, News, MINI
Race Retro visitors set for a MINI motorsport feast
MINI UK will be attending Race Retro this year and bringing two show stars with them, in the form of its latest John Cooper Works models. Fans of MINI will have the opportunity to get up close to the MINI John Cooper Works CHALLENGE race car and its road going equivalent the high-performance MINI John Cooper Works. Race Retro takes place at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, from 13 to 15 March.
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Subaru Imprezas on-track for reliability record

Posted 8 months 3 days ago under: Motorsport, Subaru
Subaru Imprezas on-track for reliability record
Subaru’s iconic Impreza has cemented its reputation for reliability in the most testing of environments – thundering around Castle Combe circuit, as part of the Wiltshire track’s award-winning Racing School – for the past seven years, fault-free.
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Le Mans 24 Hours: Two Porsche RS Spyder to compete

Posted 8 months 11 days ago under: Motorsport, Porsche
Le Mans 24 Hours: Two Porsche RS Spyder to compete
The successful Porsche RS Spyder customer project heads into the next phase. Two teams will again field a Porsche RS Spyder each at the Le Mans 24 hour race (13-14 June). The NAVI Team Goh from Japan and the Essex squad from Denmark are eager to repeat the double victory of the RS Spyder in the LMP2 class last year. Porsche works drivers Sascha Maassen (Germany) and Emmanuel Collard (France) support the teams in their campaign.
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New ‘M’ car driving experiences come to the UK at MotorSport Vision circuits

Posted 8 months 12 days ago under: Motorsport, News, BMW
New ‘M’ car driving experiences come to the UK at MotorSport Vision circuits
M is the most powerful and evocative letter in the BMW alphabet. The character that denotes BMW’s motorsport history and its prowess in developing road-going sports cars now enters a new chapter in its history.
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Volkswagen Caddy to return to the track

Posted 8 months 19 days ago under: Motorsport, Volkswagen
Volkswagen Caddy to return to the track
Following its best-ever track results in 2008, hopes are high that the coming season of the Volkswagen Racing Cup might provide even greater success for the world's only racing van – the Caddy TDI.
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Loeb takes 49th WRC victory with Norway win

Posted 8 months 20 days ago under: Motorsport
Loeb takes 49th WRC victory with Norway win
Sébastien Loeb claimed his 49th World Rally Championship victory in Norway at the weekend as he won a thrilling battle with rival Mikko Hirvonen. With his first win on the event, five-times World Champion Loeb now stands just one win away from becoming the first rally driver ever to claim 50 victories at the highest level.
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