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HPD Begins Testing ARX-03c LMP1 Car for 2013

HPD Begins Testing ARX-03c LMP1 Car for 2013

Just a few weeks after the prototype racing season ended Honda was at the Aragon Circuit in Spain from November 18-20 to test the new ARX-03c LMP1 car.  The ARX-03c will be Honda's customer LMP1 prototype for 2013. The car is still in...
19.11.2012 | 7010 views | 0 comments
Lotus Building New LMP2 for 2013; LMP1 for 2014

Lotus Building New LMP2 for 2013; LMP1 for 2014

With Lola going out of business, it leaves a major vaccum in the customer race car market. Lotus has announced that it will build a new LMP2 chassis for 2013 and have an LMP1 version ready for either 2013 or 2014. The LMP2 version will be called t...
29.10.2012 | 13206 views | 0 comments
Deltawing Will Race with Modifications in 2013 ALMS Season

Deltawing Will Race with Modifications in 2013 ALMS Season

The Nissan Deltawing will make its US competition debut in one week at Petit Le Mans, but a new announcement means that the car will see even more competition in the American Le Mans Series for the 2013 season. The Deltawing will undergo some ...
13.10.2012 | 2507 views | 1 comments
Lola Cars Shuts Down; Future Uncertain for Teams

Lola Cars Shuts Down; Future Uncertain for Teams

Lola Cars International was unable to find a buyer since going into administration and will shut down. Teams competing with the current B12/60 and B12/80 LMP1 and LMP2 cars respectively face an uncertain future. The cars will obviously no longer b...
11.10.2012 | 8104 views | 0 comments
Audi Hoping for 12th Le Mans Victory

Audi Hoping for 12th Le Mans Victory

It hopes that high efficiency will win the day

We are just five weeks away from the 90th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and if the rest of the WEC season has been any indication, Audi will be aiming to dominate the race. Since 1999, Audi has won the race 11 times and now ranks in second p...
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Ferrari Considering Adapting 2014 F1 Engine for Le Mans

Ferrari Considering Adapting 2014 F1 Engine for Le Mans

It would have to add a hybrid drivetrain as well

It is possible that the 24 Hours of Le Mans and prototype racing might be entering a new golden age. Next year there will be three factory-supported cars racing in the top category at Le Mans. Nissan has openly said that depending on the performan...
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Weekend Motorsports Preview: WEC in Brazil

Weekend Motorsports Preview: WEC in Brazil

Also races from NASCAR, MotoGP, ALMS and the IndyCar Series

It is another light weekend for international racing, but one race makes up for it - the return of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The FIA WEC has not had a race since the 24 Hours of Le Mans 10 weeks ago, and it is great to finally see the ...
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Weekend Motorsports Preview: The Season is Coming to an End

Weekend Motorsports Preview: The Season is Coming to an End

The ALMS, DTM and IndyCar Series are all ending this weekend

There is no Formula 1 race this weekend, but there is still a lot of excitement as several series come to a close. In the US, the IndyCar Series has its final race of the season at Fontana at 8:00pm on Saturday, October 19. On the same day...
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Weekend Motorsports Preview: Only Two Races This Weekend

Weekend Motorsports Preview: Only Two Races This Weekend

NASCAR and the FIA WEC go racing this weekend and that is all

It is a small week for international racing this weekend. There is the penultimate NASCAR race of the season in Arizona, and the penultimate race for the World Endurance Championship as it heads to China for the Six Hours of Shanghai at the Shangh...
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Weekend Motorsports Preview: One More Series Ends

Weekend Motorsports Preview: One More Series Ends

The FIA WEC season comes to an end in Bahrain

This is one of the final weeks of racing this year, and the one event this weekend will end its season.  World Endurance Challenge The FIA WEC has its eighth and final round with the 6 Hours of Bahrain at the 3.914-mile (6.299km), 23-...
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