In his latest publicity stunt Ken Block tunes into the world of rock ‘n’ roll and takes Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee for a quick – literally – spin in his 600hp Ford Fiesta rally car. Tommy, being a rockstar, has been on many adrenaline pumping stuff in his life, but he seems to be quite [...]

Mercifully, Indy 500 organizers decided not to go with the ongoing trend of using hybrids and electric cars as pace cars for big motorsport events. Nope, for the 96th Indy 500 race on May 27 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway they’ve chosen a 2013 Corvette ZR1 to lead the field to the green flag. a [...]

The popular Aston Martin GT4 Challenge of Great Britain enters its third season this year, with the new Aston Martin Vantage GT4 on the grid. The first round of the 2012 series was held at the historic Silverstone track, and the car driven by Pierre Mantello & Olivier Bouche managed to stay ahead of a [...]

Michael Schumacher’s return to Formula 1 may have not been the best decision career-wise, but it sure was great financially. In the Sunday Times’ annual list of richest sportsmen, Schumi is currently number 2, after American golfer Tiger Woods, with $823 million in career earnings. Woods is only a bit more fortunate, at $869 million. [...]

BMW is enjoying an early success in DTM upon their return after a long absence, as BMW Bank driver Bruno Spengler won yesterday’s DTM race in Lausitzring. By winning the second race in its comeback season, BMW is showing a ton of promise for the rest of the year. This was their first win in [...]

Next week at the Tour de Corse rally Peugeot will officially put its new 208 R2 rally car in action with Peugeot Sport driver Stéphane Sarrazin at the wheel. The 208 R2 will replace the 207 RC as Peugeot’s new affordable Group R competition car. The car is based on the production 208, converted into [...]

This weekend at Spa Francorchamps we will get a rough idea if Audi’s new hybrid LMP1 car is going to be a success or a complete flop. This is the first time a Le Mans sports car with diesel hybrid drive and two driven axles will compete against conventional cars, so it’s quite an occasion, [...]

There are only a few cars that everybody in the automotive world unanimously likes. Audi Quattro rally car is indeed one of them. This red beast here belongs to Keith Edwards who has built it himself and races it under the KEM Racing title. It might not be the best-looking Quattro there is, but it’s [...]

To raise public awareness about their new Volvo S60 Touring Car, Polestar released an animation showing the car in action. Well, virtual action. But it does give us a good look at the handsome racing car. The S60 TTA will compete in the Swedish Racing Elite League, featuring a race-tuned hybrid V6 engine with 420hp. [...]

Fiat 500 makes history by winning the first ever SCCA B-Spec series race – Touring Car-B class in the Pirelli World Challenge – at the 2.2-mile Miller Motorsports Park West Course. Driven by Jonathan Start, Fiat 500 won two 30-minute consecutive races and is currently leading the Touring Car-B class after opening weekend. It also [...]

Lotus might have some problems at the managerial level, but the guys on the ground and in the motorsport division are keeping things steady and calm. They’re so relaxed that to celebrate their LMP2 car’s inaugural race at Sebring they hired Hollywood Designer Simon, who has worked on movies like Tron: Legacy, to make this [...]

Just as the new BMW M3 DTM is getting ready for its return to touring car racing after an absence of 25 years, the Bavarian car maker released an awesome promo video, reminiscing about the 3-Series good old days in motorsport and also as the definitive sports sedan for the road. No one’s sure how [...]

You may remember a couple of weeks ago we told you about a Ford Focus Electric that’s going to pace the NASCAR Sprint Cup Richmond 400 on April 28. Well, this is the funny-looking car in question. Ford unveiled the bio sticker-covered Focus pace car at the Virginia State Capitol. It will then went under [...]

It’s not a secret that Mercedes C63 Black is not a brilliant track car. None AMG’s Black Series cars are. These cars are built for fun, so they’re insanely tail happy and as good as high-speed cornering as a terrier. Still, the C63 Black Series has been chosen to pace the entire 2012 DTM season, [...]

American motorsport firm, and reining ALMS champion team, Dyson Racing becomes the first customer to take delivery of Caterham’s long-awaited SP/300.R  race car. Dyson has been involved in the development of the car, and they will be responsible for final assembly of the U.S.-spec SP300 at their New York facility. Read More… The first Sp300 [...]