Posts Tagged ‘Motorsport’

VW Scirocco R unveiled

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 6:16 by Arman Barari No Comments

After some rounds of spyshots the curtain is finally dropped on the hotted up Scirocco R. This is actually the athlete version of the Scirocco which packs 265 hp and 350 nm of torque out of a race tuned 2.0 liter TFSI engine. Five copies of this car are specially prepared for Nurburgring 24 hours [...]

This was posted under category: VW Tags: Motorsport, Nurburgring 24 Hours, Tuning, Vw Scirocco, Vw Scirocco R

Middle East may enter Formula1 with David Richards

Wednesday, May 6, 2009 12:18 by Arman Barari No Comments

David Richards, head of Aston Martin and Prodrive had announced their intention to have a team in Formula1 before, but recently he visited Abu Dhabi, the motoring capital of middle east to talk to some of the investors who like to back a team formed by Mr.Richards and his crew but for the Gulf.  Thanks [...]

This was posted under category: Formula1 News, Middle East Tags: Abu Dhabi, David Richards, Fia, Formula1 News, Middle East, Motorsport

Renault Dubai Roadshow: Bin Sulayem crashes Formula1 car!

Thursday, April 9, 2009 18:26 by Arman Barari 1 Comment

You remember we had the report on the Renault Roadshow this weekend in Dubai? Well, It was held but it hasn’t gone as planned! Muhammad Bin Sulayem, the rally legend and the very well known man in the world of motorsport, who was the star of the show driving the R28 Formula1 car, crashes it [...]

This was posted under category: Middle East, Renault, Videos Tags: Bin Sulayem, dubai, Formula1 News, Motorsport, Renault, Supercars, Uae

Aston Martin Unveiled LMP1 at Paul Ricard circuit

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 16:17 by Arman Barari No Comments

The race between Audi and Aston Martin is already started as they release their Le Mans prototypes in the same day! Aston is actually making a big return to the P1 class by unveiling the all new LPM1 at Paul Ricard circuit. Read More… The car uses a Lola chassis along with the 600 hp [...]

This was posted under category: Aston Martin, Motorsport Tags: Aston Martin, Motorsport, Paul Ricard Circuit, Prodrive

Audi R15 TDI Officially Launched

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:53 by Arman Barari 2 Comments

Audi has launched the latest edition of its legendary diesel powered Le Mans racer, the R15 TDI. This car, beside the Peugeot 908 and forthcoming Aston Martin LMP1 promises an exciting season for endurance racing in 2009. Read More… The R15 uses an evolution of the V10 TDI engine which develops more than 600 hp [...]

This was posted under category: Audi, Motorsport Tags: Audi, Lemans 24 Hours, Motorsport

Alpina back on track with BMW B6 GT3

Thursday, February 5, 2009 7:57 by Arman Barari No Comments

Most of us are too young to remember the days that Alpina was a successful racer but no matter because they are going to be back racing  in GT series with this race-prepared B6 GT3. Competing with cars like Aston DBSR9 or Gallardo GT3 or the new Audi R8 LMS, the Alpina Bimmer has a [...]

This was posted under category: Bmw, Motorsport Tags: Alpina Bmw, Bmw, Bmw B6, Motorsport, Nurburgring, Race Cars

Ford’s new NASCAR race engine

Monday, January 26, 2009 6:44 by Arman Barari 1 Comment

Ford Amercia’s latest contribution to motorsport is this newly developed FR9 NASCAR race engine in partnrship with Roush Yates. It will be featured in this years NASCAR Sprint Cup series and as ford says this is the first NASCAR-purposed engine by the company which has significant improvements over previous Windsor engines. A re-worked cooling system [...]

This was posted under category: Ford, Motorsport Tags: 2009, Ford, Motorsport, Nascar