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RIP DAN GURNEY

RIP DAN GURNEY

Dan Gurney ... Where to start? Just his name alone stands for so much in our world ... a lifetime of contributions to motorsports, the way that he never seemed completely satisfied with the status quo, his effortless skill behind the wheel, and the upbeat spirit that he expressed endlessly. He was our hero for so many ... Continue reading

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Vehicle for the 24 Hours of Nurburgring 2018 to be revealed at Tokyo Auto Salon 2018

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Vehicle for the 24 Hours of Nurburgring 2018 to be revealed at Tokyo Auto Salon 2018

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing aims to develop its cars and people toward the goal of "making ever-better cars" through participation in motorsports activities, such as top category races including the World Rally Championship (WRC) and World Endurance Championship (WEC), as well as national rallies and races. ... Continue reading

$100,000 Mazda Road to 24 Shootout Finalists Announced

$100,000 Mazda Road to 24 Shootout Finalists Announced

- 12th Year For the Biggest Prize in Grassroots Road Racing - IRVINE, Calif. (November 22, 2017) – Mazda has confirmed four finalists for the 12th annual Mazda Road to 24 Shootout. ... Continue reading

2017 Lexus RC F Race on Sunday; Drive to Work on Monday - 2017 Lexus Review By Larry Nutson

2017 Lexus RC F Race on Sunday; Drive to Work on Monday - 2017 Lexus Review By Larry Nutson

2017 Lexus RC F Race on Sunday; drive to work on Monday. By Larry Nutson Senior Editor and Bureau Chief Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel The 2017 Lexus RC F is designed and built with the expectation that it will be track driven. ... Continue reading

2017 Ford Focus RS Review It’s Great on theTrack. How about everyday?

2017 Ford Focus RS Review It’s Great on theTrack. How about everyday?

2017 Ford Focus RS It’s great on the track. How about everyday? By Larry Nutson Senior Editor and Bureau Chief Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_0253) My first experience piloting the very hot, high-performance Ford Focus RS did not start out the way each test drive of a new vehicle usually does. ... Continue reading

LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO RACE AT ROAD AMERICA

LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO RACE AT ROAD AMERICA

The smell of spent racing fuel and the sound of racing engines at full scream greeted us as we crested the knoll inside the historic Road America racetrack where we had an overview of the pits and the surrounding glacial hills of Central Wisconsin. How nostalgic. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest July 10-16, 2017: New Accord Hello; VW Touareg Buh-Bye; Ford Woodward Dream Cruise; Haartz Tops; EV's Up and Down; Most Stolen; Recalls Of Course

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest July 10-16, 2017: New Accord Hello; VW Touareg Buh-Bye; Ford Woodward Dream Cruise; Haartz Tops; EV's Up and Down; Most Stolen; Recalls Of Course

If you are a car and driving fan like we all are here at The Auto Channel, you can easily "catch up" or put these stories in context by searching the past 25 year's millions of (Google Total Indexed: 5,583,389) pages of automotive news, automotive stories, articles, reviews, archived news, video, audio, rants and raves ... Continue reading

North America Race at Watkins Glen International

North America Race at Watkins Glen International

Ashley Freiberg Becomes First Woman to Stand on Overall Podium in Any Worldwide Lamborghini Series News provided by Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America 15:15 ET Share this article WATKINS GLEN, N.Y., July 3, 2017; Riccardo Agostini and Trent Hindman finally claimed their first victory of the season in the weekend's ... Continue reading

BMW M4 GT4 Makes North American Debut at Watkins Glen International During Sahlen’s Six Hours Of The Glen Weekend

BMW M4 GT4 Makes North American Debut at Watkins Glen International During Sahlen’s Six Hours Of The Glen Weekend

strong>Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – June 30, 2017 . . . The BMW M4 GT4, BMW Motorsport’s latest customer racing offering, will make its North American debut at Watkins Glen International during the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen this weekend. Completing the BMW Motorsport product portfolio in between the BMW M235i Raci ... Continue reading

Nissan GT-R Track Edition Set For U.S. Debut at 2017 New York Auto Show

Nissan GT-R Track Edition Set For U.S. Debut at 2017 New York Auto Show

Among Nissan GT-R enthusiasts, 2017 is turning out to be a milestone year. ... Continue reading

Freedom Autosport Earns Two Top Tens in Competitive Sebring 120

Freedom Autosport Earns Two Top Tens in Competitive Sebring 120

Freedom Autosport Earns Two Top Tens in Competitive Sebring 120* *The Mazda MX-5s faced numerous challenges at the historic circuit* ... Continue reading

McQueen Launches Search for Missing Bullitt Mustangs

McQueen Launches Search for Missing Bullitt Mustangs

LOS ANGELES—McQueen Racing LLC, founded by Chad McQueen, the only son of the late actor Steve McQueen, announced today that respected journalist and Bullitt expert Matt Stone has accepted a request and will lead an investigation into the whereabouts of the two missing iconic Bullitt Mustangs, in consultation with the ... Continue reading

Steve McQueen in Le Mans: “King of Cool” Returns After 45 Years

Steve McQueen in Le Mans: “King of Cool” Returns After 45 Years

Steve McQueen in Le Mans: “King of Cool” Returns After 45 Years, in Stunning Graphic Novel Based on Epic ‘Le Mans’ Movie Masterfully crafted by Sandro Garbo and the team at Garbo Studio, ‘Steve McQueen in Le Mans’ fuses a blistering graphic novel with a bold and vivid tribute to McQueen himself, a man who g ... Continue reading

Motorsport Network acquires Autosport & the Haymarket Media Group’s motor racing portfolio

Motorsport Network acquires Autosport & the Haymarket Media Group’s motor racing portfolio

MIAMI—Motorsport Network, the Miami-headquartered publisher of Motorsport.com and Motor1.com, today announced the acquisition of six business operations that make up the Haymarket Media Group’s interests in motorsport publishing, photography and events. The acquired businesses in the Autosport portfolio include Aut ... Continue reading

BMW At The Petersen Museum In LA

BMW At The Petersen Museum In LA

The Petersen will host some of BMW’s greatest road and race cars through October 14. Woodcliff Lake, NJ, August 30, 2016 – In celebration of the BMW Group’s 100th anniversary, BMW of North America and The Petersen Automotive Museum will feature “BMW: 100 Years of Performance,” from September 1 through October ... Continue reading

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