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Audi Takes First 1-2 Win in Nürburgring 24 Hours

Audi Takes First 1-2 Win in Nürburgring 24 Hours

Audi had a fantastic motorsports weekend. Not only did Mike Rockenfeller put his A5 DTM in third at the DTM race at Brands Hatch, Audi took its first ever win at the Nürburgring 24 Hours taking first and second place with its customer R8 LMS ...
21.05.2012 | 4354 views | 0 comments
Sir Stirling Moss Completes Mille Miglia in C-Type

Sir Stirling Moss Completes Mille Miglia in C-Type

Jaguar Heritage Racing is racking up the victories this season. First a C-Type won its class's race in the Monaco Historique. Over the weekend, Sir Stirling Moss and Norman Dewis were the oldest team in the 2012 Mille Miglia in the same car th...
21.05.2012 | 4694 views | 0 comments
Dacia Reveals Dokker and Dokker Van

Dacia Reveals Dokker and Dokker Van

Dacia has revealed its new Dokker and Dokker van cargo vehicles in Casablanca, Morocco. The Dokker is meant to be a practical, small, five-passenger van that will go on sale later this year. The Dokker Van is a cargo version of the car that remove...
21.05.2012 | 1212 views | 0 comments
Angry Birds and the Lotus F1 Team Partner for Monaco

Angry Birds and the Lotus F1 Team Partner for Monaco

The Lotus E20 driven by Kimi Raikonnen and Romain Grosjean will carry prominent Angry Birds advertising for the Monaco Grand Prix next week. The image on the front of the car will be a black angry bird face between the car's two gold stripes. ...
21.05.2012 | 3632 views | 1 comments
BMW Z4 GT3 Tops Nürburgring Pole, Audi 2nd, Mercedes 3rd

BMW Z4 GT3 Tops Nürburgring Pole, Audi 2nd, Mercedes 3rd

What a difference a clean track makes. In the final qualifying session for the Nürburgring 24 Hours that was only open to the 40 fastest cars from the previous session. The #19 BMW Team Schubert BMW Z4 GT3 was the fastest car around the ...
18.05.2012 | 6093 views | 0 comments
The Hispania Racing Team Officially Opens New Headquarters

The Hispania Racing Team Officially Opens New Headquarters

The Hispania Racing Team, HRT, had officially opened its new headquarters at the Caja Mágica in Madrid. The opening was attended by team principal Luis Pérez-Sala and drivers Pedro de la Rosa, Dani Clos and Ma Qing Hua. The Mayo...
18.05.2012 | 3176 views | 0 comments
German Automakers Show Strong April Sales

German Automakers Show Strong April Sales

Yesterday, we reported on how nearly every European automaker had lower sales in April. However, there were just a few exceptions. Mercedes and BMW both had increases sales for April. As we reported yesterday, Audi was up 4.4%, and Citroën wa...
18.05.2012 | 1681 views | 0 comments
40 Years of BMW M Cars

40 Years of BMW M Cars

On May 1, 1972, BMW opened its Motorsport GmbH that would later be shortened to just M. With the opening of the BMW Motorsport GmbH, BMW created a new era for itself. Partially, it was created to compete with the tuning companies who were preparin...
18.05.2012 | 3449 views | 1 comments
Pirelli Says Unpredictable Races Are Positive

Pirelli Says Unpredictable Races Are Positive

Pirelli is firing back at naysayers who have been criticizing their tires this Formula 1 season. Pirelli's Motorsport Director Paul Hembery says that most of the popular response has been overwhelmingly positive.  High-profile na...
18.05.2012 | 7410 views | 0 comments
Bill Gates' 1979 Porsche 911 Turbo Up for Auction

Bill Gates' 1979 Porsche 911 Turbo Up for Auction

Shortly after Bill Gates founded Microsoft with his partner Paul Allen and moved the company to Washington, he bought himself a Porsche, specifically a 1979 Porsche 911 Turbo. The car is now for auction in Austria complete with two Washington regi...
18.05.2012 | 11170 views | 3 comments

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