McLaren to split with GT manufacturing partner
Motorsport.com rumors that McLaren is set to terminate its contract with CRS to develop and build its GT3 and GT4 racing machinery. The move has yet to be officially announced, … Read More
Category: Retired Series
Video: Legge and Lally give Shank first Acura win
A strong qualifying performance and fast opening stint from Katherine Legge, followed by a quick pit stop by the Michael Shank Racing team and successful closing run by co-driver Andy … Read More
Video: Throttle Control
Back in the “good old days of racing" if you wanted to go fast, there was only one way to apply the throttle – you simply stood on it. But … Read More
Partnership at an All-Time High for Chevrolet Detroit GP
Simon Pagenaud at Detroit in 2016 As the three-day motorsports festival known as the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear returns to the Motor City this week, the event … Read More
Memo Gidley Returns to the Cockpit
Three years and five months after his horrific accident at the 2014 Rolex 24 At Daytona, Memo Gidley tested the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance® Porsche 911 GT3 R at … Read More
Skip Barber Racing School files for Bankruptcy
The Skip Barber Racing School has filed for bankruptcy, according to documents provided to The Drive, with somewhere between $10 million and $50 million in outstanding liabilities. The school filed … Read More
Pirelli World Challenge SprintX Round 4 Postponed
BOWMANVILLE, Ont., Canada (May 21, 2017) – Due to a heavy rain storm Sunday afternoon at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Round 4 of the Pirelli World Challenge SprintX series … Read More
Mario Andretti: Letter to My Younger Self
by Mario Andretti, Racing Legend (originally published on the Players Tribune) Dear Mario, If you’re reading this, it means you’ve arrived in America. It’s 1955, you’re just 15 years old … Read More
Video: Fast line through corners
SAFEisFAST.com has launched a 10-part tutorial that gives young (and old) drivers everything they need to be both fast and safe on the race track. Called The Fast Track: 10 … Read More
Maini flies to race 2 victory
Arjun Maini Arjun Maini has dominated this morning’s race 2 at the Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona, easily grabbing the lead into turn one when the lights went out before leaving his … Read More
Aitken flies to Barcelona pole
Jack Aitken emerged on top of this morning’s season-opening qualifying session at the Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona, finding a gap in traffic and soaring to pole in the closing minutes of … Read More
The Motorsport.com monopoly grows
Motorsport.com, owned by a Russian, continues to buy up motorsports and automotive publications around the world. Their biggest acquisition to date of course was Haymarket that Autosport Miami, FL. – … Read More
IndyCar under CART was so popular Ferrari built an IndyCar
Ferrari 637 IndyCar – it was sleek and beautiful. Compare that to today's ugly duckling IndyCar monstrosity CART was too popular so Tony George had to destroy it, and he … Read More
Celis Jr. dominates at Spa
Alfonso Celis Jr Alfonso Celis Jr (Fortec Motorsports) scored his maiden World Series Formula V8 3.5 win today at Spa-Francorchamps. After cruising to pole in qualifying, the Mexican racer sailed … Read More
Video: Racing careers – Knowing When To Move Up
As we all know, the road to the top for a driver can often be a very slippery slope. How many times have we seen one small mis-step end a … Read More
Video: 1987 Phoenix 200
Video of the 1987 Phoenix 200 a CART IndyCar race. Note all the fans. Tony George decided he had to destroy CART and he did. You will see 1/10th the … Read More
Boccolacci tops first day in Valencia
Dorian Boccolacci has carried over his Barcelona form to the new pre-season GP3 Series test at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, setting the fastest time of the first day … Read More
Tagliani to race in FRD LMP3 Asian Series for Craft-Bamboo Racing
Alex Tagliani Craft-Bamboo Racing is proud to announce Alex Tagliani and Greg Taylor as their first driver pairing for the inaugural FRD LMP3 Series season that kicks off in China … Read More
First Crash Barrier Comparison Hopes to Make Racing Safer
Many tracks aren’t aware that better, and potentially more affordable, barrier alternatives exist, let alone how they compare and, most importantly, how much they could increase safety standards. To date, … Read More
Boccolacci tops day two of Barcelona test
Dorian Boccolacci Dorian Boccolacci has claimed the day two bragging rights by heading both sessions of today’s GP3 Series test session at the Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona, using the gloriously sunny … Read More
Kubica makes single-seater return in private GP3 test
Robert Kubica Former Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica, who was injured badly in a rally car crash, tested a single-seater racing car for the first time in six years on … Read More
Pirelli World Challenge Entry List Hits 105 for VIR
Dalziel in Long Beach With over 105 entries already received, Pirelli World Challenge’s return to the popular VIRginia International Raceway after a seven-year absence has been highly anticipated for the … Read More
Fittipaldi doubles up at Silverstone
Race 1 Podium Race 1 Pietro Fittipaldi (Lotus) cruised to his first win of the 2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5 by leading race 1 from the pole at Silverstone. … Read More