Posts Tagged ‘Le Mans’

Video: Johnny Herbert Drives Mazda 787B At Le Mans

Friday, June 17, 2011 13:26 by No Comments

If you are born in the 21st century, you might laugh at the notion of Mazda taking part in any form of motorsport. And you do have a point, given their current range of cars. But in the olden days of the RX-7 they had a seriously sporty character. They even won at Le Mans [...]

Posted under category: Mazda, Motorsport, Videos Tags: Le Mans, Mazda, Videos

2011 Le Mans Series – 1000 km at Spa Francorchamps

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 11:23 by No Comments
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We’ve recently set a partnership with Michael Tange; Michael is a pretty talented photographer that loves cars and car races. Last weekend he was at the 1000 Km of Spa Francorchamps (probably our favorite circuit in the world) and got us these beautiful pictures of the event. We hope you like them as much as [...]

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Signatech Nissan LMP2 Race Car

Friday, March 18, 2011 16:01 by 2 Comments
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A while ago Nissan announced its partnership with French team Signature Group to form the Signatech Nissan. That marks the return of the Japanese brand to Le Mans racing. Nissan just released more pictures and details of the new LMP2 race car. Read More… The open-cockpit LMP2-class sports car prototype is powered by a NISMO-prepared [...]

Posted under category: Motorsport, Nissan Tags: Le Mans, Nissan

Aston Martin AMR-ONE LMP1

Wednesday, March 2, 2011 7:57 by No Comments
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Aston Martin revealed its new LMP1 Le Mans racer and it’s a bit of a shock really, because instead of the 6.0 liter V12 engine, it uses a 2.0 liter straight-six turbocharged unit! Read More… Aston apparently decided that downsizing is a better idea than going diesel or hybrid with the new race car. It [...]

Posted under category: Aston Martin, Motorsport Tags: Aston Martin, Le Mans

Audi R18 Unique LED Lights Explained

Thursday, December 16, 2010 17:26 by No Comments
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It’s really hard to make a car’s lights interesting, but with the new R18 race car Audi managed to do just that! This latest LMP1 Le Mans racer features a unique set of LED lights at front in the form of a ‘1’. There’s actually a story to that, as it pays homage to the [...]

Posted under category: Audi Tags: Audi, Audi R18, Le Mans

Audi R18 TDI Le Mans Racer

Saturday, December 11, 2010 14:22 by No Comments
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Instead of just updating the R15 TDI LMP1 car for 2011, Audi came up with an all-new model called the R18. Audi R18 TDI Le Mans car looks totally different than its hugely successful ancestors, the R8, R10 and R15 TDI, and has adopted a new style with full roof which makes it more similar [...]

Posted under category: Audi, Motorsport Tags: Audi, Audi R15, Audi R18, Le Mans

New Aston Martin LMP1 Le Mans Racer

Saturday, September 11, 2010 17:00 by No Comments
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Aston Martin officially confirmed they will be competing in 2011 Le Mans 24 Hour race and they bring along a new LMP1 race car. They say this car is designed from the ground up with an Aston Martin open cockpit monocoque chassis and it’s even got a brand-new petrol-powered engine. They say it will compete [...]

Posted under category: Aston Martin, Motorsport Tags: Aston Martin, Le Mans, Le Mans 24 Hours

Audi R15 TDI first picture

Friday, February 13, 2009 20:50 by 1 Comment
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Here it is! Finally there is a picture of one of the most anticipated race cars, the new Audi R15 TDI Le Mans doing some laps at Vallelunga circuit. It replaces the R10 and features a totally new face. The R10 was similar to its predecessor R8 in terms of appearance but the R15 has [...]

Posted under category: Audi, Motorsport Tags: Audi, Financial Crisis, Le Mans, racing