The weekend had been going great for AMD Tuning. Just two hours previously their BTCC Golf had finished the morning race in first place. But in front of my eyes the front of this previously pristine racing car had just been reduced from a potential double winner to several large pieces after barely 100 yards [...]
To kick off my Spotlight-O-Rama from the 2013 New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing held last weekend (and this coming one), I thought I’d take a look at one of the coolest cars occupying space in the Hampton Downs Motorsport Park pits. Yes, you’re looking at genuine Zakspeed Ford Escort Mk2. Like every car I [...]
The Autosport International show at the Birmingham NEC in the UK is one of the biggest shows of its kind in the world, dedicated to competition cars and the plethora of industries that support them. It’s a show that isn’t specifically directed at the public: that comes more as a convenient cherry on top of [...]
So what do you do when times are tough? When manufacturers are pulling out left, right and centre and the international rule makers seem to be adopting a head-in-the-sand policy, pushing ahead with rules changes that by their very nature can only increase costs? You do what’s right for your teams and drivers: you go [...]
Sitting in the lines of traffic on the way to the finale of the 2012 British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch, it struck me that I hadn’t been to a BTCC for race for over two years – a shocking statistic for someone who used to regular attend at least two or three rounds [...]
One of the car’s I’m most looking forward to seeing at the Paris Motor Show is the latest rallycar to come from the French lion: the 208 Type R5. After a long break, the 208 will succeed the 307 WRC Peugeot’s off-road weapon, starting off in the Group A and S2000 categories. Highlighting the classic [...]
If you’re completely honest, participating in some form of motorsport will have crossed your mind at some stage. Today we can drive the Nurburgring before ten AM from the comfort of our bedroom thanks to console games, whilst watching coverage of the most obscure forms of motorsport from around the globe online. In reality, very [...]
McLaren GT, the sportscar racing arm of the Formula 1 team, have released shots of this brutal-looking trackday concept, looking to stir the soul of anyone who harks back to the glorious Can-Am racing series. The MP4-12C Can-Am Edition will be making its debut at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance weekend. The Can-Am Edition isn’t [...]
Aston Martin are set to unleash their Vanquish on the American market, with its debut to be made during the globally renowned Monterey automotive week in California from 15-19 August. The official debut will be at the McCall’s Motorworks Revival, with a week-long rounded off at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Styling cues on the [...]
The hotly-anticipated all-new Ford Focus ST debuted at the Beijing Auto Show last week: the Tangerine Scream metallic option ST is one of 15 cars that Ford will also be introducing to the Chinese market. Inside, the Recaro seats are colour-coded and the instrument cluster is fitted with sport gauges; the steering has been upgraded [...]
The big event in the past seven days has been the opening of the Beijing International Auto Show in China – the first chance for the world’s biggest manufacturers to show off their 2012 models and future concepts to the South-East Asian market. As importantly, it’s where the local car companies also get to prove [...]
It’s been a week for harking back to the past, whether directly or indirectly. BMW have released this image of their 1 Series M Coupé using the classic M Sport livery that is acting as the safety car for the 2012 MotoGP bike championship. If you’re after a Beemer with the same livery but a [...]
Or at least, that’s the only place this could possibly have come from. Shots of the test-hack Porsche 918 Spyder have been doing the rounds this week: these – surprisingly official, brutally honest – shots are of the development mule at the Nardo proving grounds in Italy. The 918 Spyder isn’t due to go into [...]
