Toyota hybrids rip off consumers
Economic comparison of hybrids vs. non-hybrids. Pity the poor unsuspecting Toyota buyer The chart to the right shows how many years it takes to recoup the added premium a car … Read More
An Inside Look at Motorsports
Hirohide Hamashima, Director of Bridgestone Motorsport Tire Development, has looked back over the 2007 Formula One championship season, the first year that they have singlehandedly supplied the eleven teams on … Read More
Pos Car# Driver Make Time (seconds) Speed (mph) 1 16A Greg Biffle Ford 29.942 185.158 2 11 Denny Hamlin Chevy 29.988 184.874 3 18 Kyle Busch Chevy 30.072 184.358 4 … Read More
NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya and his crew will pump gas, wipe windshields and carry out other pit-stop duties for Texaco/Havoline customers on Thursday at a Fort Worth, Texas station … Read More
NASCAR officials are considering alterations to the point system for the Nationwide Series that would deny points for most, if not all, Sprint Cup drivers in 2009, several sources have … Read More
Bill Davis Racing announced today that Phillip McGilton will complete the BDR NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series trio in 2008, with teammates Mike Skinner and Johnny Benson. "Phillip has shown us … Read More
Lewis Hamilton has confirmed he is quitting Britain for Switzerland. The 22-year-old Formula One sensation, who missed out on being the youngest driver and first rookie to claim the world … Read More
In 2008, Pirelli will become the specified tire for the Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car Series, presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve. This will mark the re-emergence of Pirelli Tire into … Read More
(GMM) It was among the slowest formula one cars in 2007, but Honda's controversial 'earth car' has scooped a prize. The Japanese manufacturer, although derided far and wide for delivering … Read More
UPDATE #2 For more on this rumor about Frank's Energy Drink (first broke by AutoRacing1.com) going to AGR, see this rumor. This rumor is upgraded to strong. 10/14/07 It looks … Read More
(GMM) BMW-Sauber on Monday announced a replacement for former chief designer Jorg Zander. 39-year-old Swiss Christoph Zimmermann, already head of composite design at the team, will be responsible for the … Read More
Shanghai, China – General Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner announced today a far-reaching collaborative strategy to support the Chinese government’s pursuit of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly transportation that … Read More
The BMW Sauber F1 Team is bolstering its technical department and has appointed Christoph Zimmermann to be its new Chief Designer. In this position the 39-year-old Swiss will be responsible … Read More
Honda is pleased to announce that GP2 drivers Mike Conway, Luca Filippi and Andreas Zuber will drive at the team's first winter test in Barcelona next month. As part of … Read More
For the second straight year, the American Le Mans Series and Champ Car World Series will race at Road America the same weekend. The Elkhart Lake racetrack's schedule of events … Read More
The 2007 World Finals came to an end with the key moments of the event today at the Mugello International Circuit. Highlight was the demonstration by Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, warmly … Read More
Scarperia (Florence) – Numerous national and international journalists where present at the press conference of the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro. Jean Todt started the meeting with the press, saying: "I wouldn't … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false' today. Penske Racing owner Roger Penske said Sunday that his team will be driving Dodges for years to come. Penske said he has … Read More
Team owner Larry McClure says that his team will be back in Cup racing next season, but he has yet to finalize his plans. McClure has two more years of … Read More
After three bad races from Jarno Trulli, Toyota management is rumored to be in doubt about whether they should carry on with the Italian driver or not. Trulli has criticized … Read More
Russian driver wants competitive seat in F1 Alonso has 'idea' about 2008 plans Doornbos to test Red Bull in winter Gascoyne stakes job on Force India progress Massa set to … Read More