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First Drive 2016 BMW M2 - Henny's Hot Lap Review

First Drive 2016 BMW M2 - Henny's Hot Lap Review

The real thing By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel Monterrey, CA February 16, 2016. Finally the wait is over and fans of fast coupes can look forward to see the BMW M2 on the road pretty soon. The latest addition to the M-range will arrive in April, but before that, you can check out our first exper ... Continue reading

2017 Acura NSX Supercar Debuts at 2016 Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

2017 Acura NSX Supercar Debuts at 2016 Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

TORRANCE, Calif., June 9, 2016 -- Acura will field a pair of 2017 Acura NSX supercars in the 100th Anniversary of the running of the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 26, marking the North American racing debut of Acura's next-generation NSX: the pinnacle expression of Acura Precision Crafted Perfor ... Continue reading

2016 Subaru WRX STI Time Attack Car Shatters Lap Record at Isle Of Man TT Course

2016 Subaru WRX STI Time Attack Car Shatters Lap Record at Isle Of Man TT Course

2016 Subaru WRX STI Time Attack Car Shatters Lap Record at Isle Of Man TT Course ... Continue reading

MINI ALL4 Racing At Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge

MINI ALL4 Racing At Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge

Mariella KapsaskisBMW Group Tel: +1-201-930-3166 send an e-mail Attachments(1x, ~70.5 KB) Photos(8x, ~5.01 MB) miniusanews.com Press release 08 April 2016 Two MINI ALL4 Racing crews on the podium at Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. Four MINI ALL4 Racing finish in top five. Positive start for MINI and its MINI ALL4 Racing in ... Continue reading

Road America's Race Season is Almost Here!

Road America's Race Season is Almost Here!

THE 2016 RACE SEASON AT ROAD AMERICA IS ALMOST HERE! ELKHART LAKE, Wis., March 30, 2016 - The 2016 race season is almost underway, and there is certainly a lot to look forward to at America's National Park of Speed! In the offseason, quite a bit has changed, Road America broke ground on a new retail and visitors' cente ... Continue reading

Ferrari Club of America Partners with Risi Competizione for 2016 Season

Ferrari Club of America Partners with Risi Competizione for 2016 Season

Risi Competizione announced their partnership with the Ferrari Club of America (FCA) for the 2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship racing season. The Ferrari Club of America is the largest Ferrari owners club in the world, officially recognized by Enzo Ferrari himself in 1963. Since then, what was a group of eig ... Continue reading

Road America Exhibits at the Chicago Auto Show

Road America Exhibits at the Chicago Auto Show

for a floor plan, list of displays and more show information. ... Continue reading

STROLL RECORDS FANTASTIC ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA TOP-FIVE RESULT

STROLL RECORDS FANTASTIC ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA TOP-FIVE RESULT

Daytona January 31, 2016; Canadian teenager misses out on rostrum finish on sports car debut in maiden 24 hour race Lance Stroll recorded an impressive fifth place in the Rolex 24 At Daytona that finished in Florida today (31 Jan) to become one of the youngest highest-placed drivers in North America’s toughest spo ... Continue reading

Risi Competizione 18-Hour Report - Rolex 24 At Daytona

Risi Competizione 18-Hour Report - Rolex 24 At Daytona

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ RISI COMPETIZIONE 18 HOUR REPORT - ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTLM No. 62: Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) Toni Vilander (FIN) Davide Rigo ... Continue reading

Rolex 24 - Thoughts From Frankl @ 6 Hours In

Rolex 24 - Thoughts From Frankl @ 6 Hours In

Initial thoughts on the racing capital. WOW. it's good to be at the legendary grand daddy of Nascar and sports car racing in the USA. Never been before and never been to the 24hrs of Daytona. Flying in is easy, as the airport is adjacent to the track. ... Continue reading

Brashear, Childress, Gabelich, Ganassi, McClelland, Posey, Sweikert To Be Inducted Into Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

Brashear, Childress, Gabelich, Ganassi, McClelland, Posey, Sweikert To Be Inducted Into Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 29, 2016) – The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) announced its 28th class of inductees today at Daytona International Speedway, continuing a long-standing tradition of honoring legendary figures from a wide variety of racing disciplines. The seven-person class of 2016 inductees ... Continue reading

2016 Rolex 24 At Daytona - GTLM Preview

2016 Rolex 24 At Daytona - GTLM Preview

2016 ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA - GTLM PREVIEW A RACE ENGINEER'S PERSPECTIVE (Houston, Texas, January 23, 2016)...Rick Mayer, race engineer of the Risi Competizione No. 62 Ferrari 488 GTLM team, takes a look ahead at this year's Rolex 24 At Daytona, January 30-31, 2016, at the newly renovated Daytona International Speedway. P ... Continue reading

Motorsports HoF Announces Bridgestone Induction Sponsor

Motorsports HoF Announces Bridgestone Induction Sponsor

Motorsports HoF Announces Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations As Presenting Sponsor for Annual Induction Ceremony Three-year partnership to begin with June 29 induction at Daytona International Speedway DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 8, 2015) – The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America announced today that Bridgestone A ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap W/O August 31-September 6, 2015 - Dick Guldstrand Hot Rod and Corvette Daddy, 1997 Winner Of The Auto Channel's Car Guy Of The Year Passes At 87

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap W/O August 31-September 6, 2015 - Dick Guldstrand Hot Rod and Corvette Daddy, 1997 Winner Of The Auto Channel's Car Guy Of The Year Passes At 87

* It was hot August new vehicle sales. Everyone was surprised with total sales of 1.5 million, down a bit from a year ago but with a seasonally adjusted rate (SAAR) of 17.8 million units. The sales pace was the highest in ten years and the best August since 2003. And yes, car sales are still suffering with the populari ... Continue reading

Lingenfelter Offers 720 HP Performance Package For 2015 C7 Z06 Corvettes

Lingenfelter Offers 720 HP Performance Package For 2015 C7 Z06 Corvettes

BRIGHTON, Mich. July 27, 2015; Corvette owners who crave more performance and power from their C7 Z06 LT-4 engine, and an even greater adrenaline rush when behind the wheel, can satisfy their need for increased power with a new Stage 1 engine package from Lingenfelter Performance Engineering. Lingenfelter's C7 Z06 engi ... Continue reading

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