Motorsport

Upcoming Ron Howard-directed F1 film looks at the Niki-gritty of F1 racing

April 8, 2013 Automotive News

If you found Steve McQueen’s Le Mans too stilted (no dialogue for the first 30 minutes or so can do that), John Frankenheimer’s Grand Prix too long (two video cassettes can do that) and Rob Cohen’s The Fast and the Furious too, well, not about racing, then perhaps Ron Howard’s upcoming, sure-to-be-epic Rush will satiate your hunger for racing on the [...]

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McLaren releases video series to commemorate its 50th Anniversary

February 4, 2013 Automotive News

Maybe the McLaren MP4-12C isn’t exactly what everyone thought it would be; indeed, when your ancestor is the McLaren F1—still considered by many today the world’s ultimate all-time car—you’ve got some pretty big shoes to fill. Still, the MP4-12C is nevertheless a technological tour-de-force what with its advanced aero, twin-turbo motor and carbon-fibre bodywork.

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Viper set to return to Le Mans after 10-year hiatus

February 1, 2013 Automotive News

The next chapter in the return of one of racing’s greatest modern rivalries is set to return after an announcement today by Chrsyler. From 2000-03 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race in France, Dodge Vipers (well, Chrysler Vipers in Europe) and Chevrolet Corvettes battled it out on the Mulsanne Straight and through [...]

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Nissan DeltaWing racer has a rough first day at Road Atlanta (w/video)

October 18, 2012 Automotive News

Aww bugger, here we go again. Fresh off a heartbreaking accident at the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans race in June, the radical Nissan DeltaWing racer was back on track again at Road Atlanta in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), prepping for the Petit Le Mans (yes, that’s right—the “Small Le Mans”) race, [...]

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We take the Mini John Cooper Works family on the track

September 21, 2012 Automotive News

A ton o’ fun in five small packages. Bowmanville, ON — While not originally born to be on the track, the original Mini Cooper nevertheless was successful in motorsports competition, most notably in the off-road rally discipline where it won the Monte Carlo Rally three times in four years (1964, ’65, ’67), losing in ’66 [...]

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SRT Viper GTS-R set to take to the track at Mid-Ohio in August

July 13, 2012 Automotive News

When we first saw the 2013 SRT Viper at the New York Auto Show, we weren’t totally surprised; actually, we weren’t surprised at all as the car was probably the worst kept secret of the New York show, or of any other 2012 shows, for that matter. What did surprise us was when SRT CEO [...]

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The 2012 Honda Indy Toronto in photos

July 12, 2012 Automotive News

This year’s Honda Indy Toronto was fairly tame at the outset, but finished quite literally with a “bang” in the closing laps. Click past the jump for our gallery of some of the highlights of this year’s race, both from the event itself and the goings-on around it. And have a look here, here, here [...]

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Ryan Hunter-Reay wins 2012 Honda Indy Toronto for third straight Izod IndyCar Championship win

July 9, 2012 Motorsport

Toronto, ON – Ryan Hunter-Reay continued his success in the IZOD IndyCar Championship by placing first at the 2012 Honda Indy Toronto on July 8, where he finished third last year. It’s his third win in as many races this year, and with five races left on the schedule, it puts him in striking distance of his [...]

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Hometown Hero James Hinchcliffe looks to become the second Canadian driver ever to win in Toronto

July 7, 2012 Motorsport

Toronto, ON – Race fan or not, you’d be hard-pressed to walk a mile in Toronto these days (or take a subway ride) without seeing some advert, some t-shirt or some mention of IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe. For the uninitiated, Hinchcliffe, 25, is in town this weekend to race in the Honda Indy Toronto, which is [...]

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Dario Franchitti takes pole at 2012 Honda Indy Toronto

July 7, 2012 Motorsport

Toronto, ON – We could be headed for a repeat of last year’s Honda Indy Toronto as Scottsman Dario Franchitti took pole in today’s qualifying for 2012′s main event, which goes Sunday, July 8 at 12:30 PM. He won last year’s race after qualifying third behind New Zealander Scott Dixon (who qualified 5th this year) and [...]

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2012 Honda Indy Toronto kicks off with the Bay Street Grand Prix and Free Friday

July 6, 2012 Automotive News

The Bay Street Grand Prix. Toronto, ON – This year’s Honda Indy Toronto was an especially significant one, as it comes hot on the heels of a decision to extend the lease on the streets of Toronto through 2015. It also marks the first time in the ’12 Izod IndyCar season where the push-to-pass feature will [...]

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Nissan DeltaWing’s inaugral Le Mans race cut short

June 19, 2012 Automotive News

When we posted a story during last year’s Honda Indy Toronto event, we quoted Jim Bray, owner of the Carpages.ca-sponsored #56 Dodge Avenger running in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, likening racing to a “blood sport.” This was after after his car’s transmission input shaft gave out during the first lap, effectively ending his weekend. One [...]

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Audi adds yet another overall Le Mans victory to its impressive CV

June 19, 2012 Automotive News

Audi has already made a name for itself on the endurance racing front, having won the Le Mans 24 Hour race outright in 10 of the last 13 years the event has run. However, they still have a ways to go to catch the all-time Le Mans overall win leaders, Porsche, who have 16. Having [...]

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Radical Nissan DeltaWing racer makes its first “official” appearance on the track

June 14, 2012 Automotive Technology

Until a concept starts making the rounds either of the track or the street in the hands of someone other than the manufacturer’s chief test driver, that’s all it is as far as I’m concerned. And so it was with the crazy Nissan DeltaWing racer (it’s shaped like planes that use a similar wing system, [...]

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Mazda diesel power set to go racing in 2013

June 5, 2012 Automotive News

Racing has long been a development platform for manufacturers; new tech that is not quite ready to be put to the test on the daily commute is tested on the race track, where the high speeds and constant stress on the engine make for an ideal testing ground. Many things you see on cars today, [...]

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The reclined art of being an F1 driver

May 7, 2012 Automotive News

You know how it looks like driver’s of Formula 1 racers are little more than a head? I mean, like horse jockeys, the smaller in stature the better when it comes to drivers but even then, you’d think you’d see some shoulders or something. Well, as it turns out, it’s not like they’re sitting in [...]

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