Archive for the ‘Motorsport’ Category
Laura Tillett Named Caterham Kart Project Leader
Friday, February 10, 2012 13:41 by Arman Barari No CommentsAs we reported last month Caterham is going to run its own karting championship from 2013, and to sort it out they’ve hired a 20-year old girl. Read More… It’s Laura Tillett, karting ace and the first British female to compete in the ‘KF1’ World Championship, the karting equivalent of Formula One. She’s definitely the [...]
Honda CR-Z GT300 Super GT Racer
Saturday, February 4, 2012 13:13 by Arman Barari No CommentsHonda is kicking its motorsport efforts into high gear. After the new WTCC campaign, they are now going to enter the CR-Z in the Japanese Super GT series. Read More… Yesterday they revealed plans to take part in the 2013 (and some of the 2012 events) World Touring Car Championship with a Mugen-powered Civic prepared [...]
Audi Going Hybrid for 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours
Friday, February 3, 2012 14:19 by Arman Barari No CommentsWhen Toyota announced their hybrid Le Mans car we thought it meant an amazing battle between the T030 and Audi R18 diesel monster. But Audi ruined it! Read More… They just announced they too will field hybrid cars at 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours. They will have the old TDI car on the grid as [...]
Honda Enters WTCC with Civic
Friday, February 3, 2012 9:05 by Arman Barari 1 CommentHonda dives deeper into motorsport activities by entering the Civic into World Touring Car Championship . Read More… So they called up their in-house performance arm Mugen and J.A.S. Motorsport to turn a normal Civic into a full-blooded racing machine. Mugen will manufacture and take care of a bespoke racing engine developed by Honda R&D, [...]
Aston Martin Off to a Good Start in Grand-Am
Monday, January 30, 2012 15:41 by Arman Barari No CommentsYep, that’s Patrick Dempsey of Grey’s Anatomy posing with the Aston Martin Vantage GT4. He and his mates did good in their inaugural Grand Am race. Read More… The Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge (CTSCC) series opener was held at the Daytona International Speedway. Dempsey and Aston Martin’s chief engineer Chris Porritt were sharing the [...]
New BMW M3 DTM Livery Unveiled
Monday, January 30, 2012 15:21 by Arman Barari No CommentsBMW Motorsport revealed the official livery for the second BMW M3 DTM they will be running at this year’s DTM championship. Read More… BMW will return to DTM in 2012 with six M3s. The first car, of course, has the official BMW Racing colors for its livery. This green and blue livery is for the [...]
Toyota T030 Hybrid Le Mans Racer: Video
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 19:05 by Arman Barari No CommentsEarlier today we showed you the all-new Toyota T030 Hybrid Le Mans in its full glory. Now check out this short video of the car, as it’s coming out of the pit at Paul Ricard circuit. Given the fact this is a hybrid, you’d expect it to be rather quite, would you not. But wait [...]









