Motorsports


VIDEO: Crap Motorsports FTW! - Car Launching

As the proliferation of LeMons events has proven, there's a fat vein of crap-box motorsports yet to be mined. Northwestern Wisconsin has its own unique brand of vehicular mayhem called Car Launching. The premise is simple: Jump something fetid and ridiculous off an earthen ramp, headed for certain destruction. It's best to tow something that enhances the punchline. Like a dumpster. It's a much shorter lap than LeMons, but we suppose you could counter that by dragging more than one vehicle with you. Check out the video posted after the ... Read more →

REPORT: Toyota Supra HV-R GT hybrid coming to LeMans Jonathon Ramsey

Toyota's pulled out of F1, but that doesn't mean the company has lost its will to win with cutting edge tech. Rumors suggest it's dusting off the underpinnings of the Hybrid Supra HV-R it used to ...

VIDEO: Porsche 911 GT3 rally cars provide perfect Friday soundtrack Chris Shunk

Rally fans often stand at a corner or in the middle of a straight away, sometimes for hours, just to get a glimpse of their favorite car. If you're lucky, you get a prime spot at a sharp turn or ...

2010 Camaro SS Pace Car ready for Indy 500 Damon Lavrinc

The Indianapolis 500 is still more than five months away, but General Motors is getting a jump on the 2010 season with the unveiling of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS Pace Car. Shown today at the ...

Renault stays in Formula One after selling stake in team Sam Abuelsamid

The Renault name will remain on the Formula One grid when the series resumes in 2010 thanks to a deal announced on Wednesday. There had been considerable speculation in recent months that Renault ...

MotoGP to return to 1000cc format, MotoCzysz back in the mix? 3 days ago on Autoblog

After a few years experimenting with 800cc engines in MotoGP, the Grand Prix Commission has just announced a switch back to 1000cc powerplants with the added caveat that they must have bore centers of 81 millimeters. These new regulations are set to go into effect for the 2012 racing season, and ...

VIDEO: Photographer snaps drag car crash with nerves of steel 5 days ago on Autoblog

When a 250-mph funny car suddenly loses control and launches like a missile in your direction, common sense dictates that the best thing to do is run away. As fast as possible. While the instincts of the shutter bugs at Pomona Raceway in California told most to run for cover, Andy Willsheer just ...

VIDEO: Pastrana practice for record New Year's Eve jump goes awry 5 days ago on Autoblog

This is what we mean when we say Travis Pastrana is insane. Generally, whenever the world sees a ridiculous freestyle dirtbike or automobile trick, it goes off without a hitch. It almost seems like a foregone conclusion that the rider is going to execute a perfect jump or flip, wave to the ...

IRL unifies feeder series under "Road to Indy" banner 5 days ago on Autoblog

Open-wheel racing in America has been in shambles for far too long. But now that CART and the IndyCar Series are back together, with the joint Indy Racing League taking steps to unify the feeder series below them. Grouped under the "Road to Indy" initiative, the coordination brings the US ...

McLaren's Whitmarsh reportedly elected to replace Montezemolo as FOTA chairman 5 days ago on Autoblog

There's only so many chairs one man can sit in at once. But Luca di Montezemolo has made an art out of pushing the limits. In addition to serving as chairman of both Ferrari and the Fiat group, the hereditary nobleman was, until recently at least, also chairing the Italian Confindustria ...

2010 F1 grid comes into focus as Lotus signs Trulli and Kovalainen 6 days ago on Autoblog

The pieces to the puzzle that is the upcoming Formula One season are coming together bit by bit. In the latest development, the upstart Lotus F1 Racing team has announced the signing of two veteran drivers: Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen. A former Monaco Grand Prix race winner, Trulli has ...

Race-spec Jaguar XF touring car debuts at Kyalami Superstars 6 days ago on Autoblog

We can thank the Italians for some of the most enticing race machinery ever to grace tarmac. But in this case, the Italians have taken a British saloon and transformed it for track duty. This racing version of the Jaguar XF made its debut this past weekend at South Africa's Kyalami circuit, ...

Autosport: Drivers vote Senna as greatest of all time 7 days ago on Autoblog

Autosport recently held one of those this-has-to-be-about-creating-controversy polls to find the greatest F1 driver of all time. But this was more like the Screen Actors Guild Awards than the Oscars, in that it was 217 Formula 1 drivers -- going all the way back to 98-year-old Paul Pietsch, who ...

Volkswagen iPhone app lets you follow Dakar progress 8 days ago on Autoblog

There are thousands of iPhone apps for all "that" and too much more, but few that we think have the potential to be this cool. VW will contest the Dakar Rally from January 2-17 -- Race Touareg 2 drivers Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von Zitzewitz Mark Miller finished 1-2 last year -- and you can ...

Star Search: Fresh talent descends on Jerez for F1 mega test 8 days ago on Autoblog

The biggest football fans don't just watch the NFL. They're watching college football too. If not because they say it's a better spectacle, then simply to see the future pros who'll ultimately be drafted by NFL teams. Formula racing works the same way. (Well, sorta.) There are countless ...

REPORT: Honda finds loophole, new NSX to run in SuperGT 9 days ago on Autoblog

We knew it was coming and now we've got details. According to the latest reports out of Japan, the Honda NSX will live on, but mere mortals will never get a shot behind the wheel. As previously reported, Honda has been actively petitioning the Japanese Automobile Federation (JAF) -- the ...

VIDEO: More super-slow-mo from the world of motorsport 9 days ago on Autoblog

We love racing. There are tons of different variations of fast vehicles in motion, and all provide a vast array of stimulation to our eyes and ears. Formula One, touring car, WRC, ALMS, bikes... all compelling in their own way and all are pretty damned fast. But as we've come to realize over the ...

REPORT: Red Bull to place Raikkonen, Loeb and Coulthard in Peugeot 908 HDi at Le Mans 9 days ago on Autoblog

Motorsports of late have been gripped by the crossover of racing drivers from one discipline to another, but one of the most established migrations in motor racing has always been between Formula One and Le Mans. The great (but unrelated) Hills – Phil and Graham – both won the F1 ...

TAG Heuer re-issues the Silverstone Chronograph, renews McLaren sponsorship 9 days ago on Autoblog

Between the Carrera and the Monaco, TAG Heuer has plenty to offer anyone in the market for a classic driver's watch. But if you're having some trouble deciding between the two, the Swiss watchmaker has announced the re-release of the classic Silverstone Chronograph. Originally introduced ...

2010 F1 cars reportedly set to be unveiled at joint event in Valencia 10 days ago on Autoblog

We have to admit, it can get a bit tedious every January when each of the individual teams participating in the Formula One World Championship unveils its car for the upcoming season... one... at... a... time. This year, in fact, a couple of teams opted not to hold official debut events in light ...

2010 Dodge Viper ACR-X ready to fill your track-rat, spec-racing needs [w/ VIDEO] 10 days ago on Autoblog

The Dodge Viper has never been a particularly brilliant road car. But get it out to the track, and the snake's reason for being becomes abundantly clear. To emphasize its on-track prowess, introduce a new Viper spec series and provide a fitting send-off to the current generation coupe, Dodge and ...

Silverstone secures the British Grand Prix for the next 17 years 11 days ago on Autoblog

Following months of negotiations and uncertainty, the British Racing Drivers Club has signed a deal with the FIA and Formula One Management to keep the British Grand Prix at Silverstone for the next seventeen years, starting with next year's race. The deal is struck for the same amount of time ...

Donkervoort tweaks the D8 GT for 24-hour race debut in Dubai 11 days ago on Autoblog

While fanatics around the world debate the supremacy of one sportscar over another based on numbers alone, here at Autoblog we postulate that such exotic machinery is only as good as its capacity to transport you to another place, if not in body then in your mind. So bear with us and imagine ...

DTM cars to run in Japan's SuperGT series? 12 days ago on Autoblog

Germany's DTM series is presently contested by just two automakers, Mercedes-Benz and Audi. In an effort to increase manufacturer participation, global reach, and television audiences, Autosport reports that DTM's overseers to be talking to Japan's Super GT series organizers about a tie-up. The ...

Street Legal Racer: Renaultsport launches entry-level rally-spec Twingo 12 days ago on Autoblog

For such a tiny car, Renault's punchy little Twingo RS sure has been getting a lot attention lately. First came the launch of the Twingo Gordini edition, reviving a long-dormant racing nameplate for the French automaker. Then Jeremy Clarkson took it for a ride (and a swim) around (and under) ...

BREAKING: Farnbacher Loles principal reportedly embezzled church funds, investigation underway 12 days ago on Autoblog

According to a report by the New Haven Register, Gregory Loles – the team principal behind the Farnbacher-Loles race team and its associated performance shop – has been fingered in an embezzlement scandal involving the St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church of Orange, Connecticut. The ...

Officially Official: Danica Patrick joining NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2010 12 days ago on Autoblog

The "Will she, won't she" debate is over – Danica Patrick is headed for closed-wheel racing in 2010. Patrick will race a partial schedule in next year's National Nationwide series in the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, and she will also participate in one ARCA race. As a driver on the No. 7 ...

FIA gives Sauber the green light to fill Toyota's slot 12 days ago on Autoblog

After months in limbo, the FIA has released a short statement to announce that it has approved the Sauber F1 team – formerly owned by BMW – to fill Toyota's vacant spot on the grid for next year's F1 championship. The announcement puts an end to a long period of uncertainty for the ...

REPORT: Danica Patrick to race NASCAR in 2010 13 days ago on Autoblog

More Danica Patrick news and this time, it's actually racing related. Last week came a report that Ms. Patrick had inked a multi-year deal with the recently restructured Andretti Autosport, putting to rest the rumors that the sometime-swimsuit model was headed to NASCAR. Well, Sporting News is ...

Subaru returns to rallying for 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge 13 days ago on Autoblog

After only a one-year hiatus, Subaru is preparing to get back into the rally game next season. And when it does, it won't be back into the World Rally Championship, but rather the rival Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The Japanese automaker has competed in the IRC since its inception ...

REPORT: Two bidders step up to acquire Renault F1 14 days ago on Autoblog

Renault looks set to be the next automaker to bail out of Formula 1, and it appears that there are two serious bidders in line to take over the operation. Renault will hold a special board meeting this week to decide on the racing team's fate, and it looks like it may go ahead and just line up a ...

VIDEO: Old Dirty Bastards - The glory of Group B 14 days ago on Autoblog

You know, there's a reason people talk about Group B racing – and the drivers who participated in it – in practically hushed tones. After all, we're currently in an era where motorsports news is just as likely to be about ever-more-restrictive regulatory efforts or the deranged hooker ...

Umlautfest: Kimi Räikkönen signs with Citroën Red Bull rally team 15 days ago on Autoblog

Kimi Räikkönen is now a WRC driver. The Flying Finn will pilot one of two Citroën CR4 Junior Team cars with Kaj Lindström as his co-driver. It's been in the works for a while, and from the sounds of it, no one appears to have any doubts that Raikkonen will do well there. Team ...

24 Hours of LeMons announces 2009 Season Champions 15 days ago on Autoblog

In case you missed it, the 2009 LeMons season ground to a halt a few weeks back at Thunderhill after the third running of the Arse-Freeze-A-Palooza (full disclosure -- I work as a Judge for the 24 Hours of LeMons). Filthy 2009 proved to be a pretty hectic season for LeMons, what with ten $500 ...

Cornell's SAE Baja buggy helps us get even with would-be alma mater 16 days ago on Autoblog

How much horsepower do you need to have fun in a car? More is usually better, but sometimes less is okay too. Sometimes even none is enough – if you have gravity on your side. When you're running off-road through mud, rocks, up hills, crashing off of whoops and flying over jumps, you ...

LA 2009: Custom "Mazdaspeed2" tops the fun-per-pound charts in LA 17 days ago on Autoblog

As cool as some of those custom Ford Fiestas are at the LA Auto Show, these even tidier Mazda2 customs really jumped out at us. Okay, maybe not all of the concepts so much as the "Mazdaspeed2" you see above. The Active2 Surf and Active2 Snow barely registered when we saw this green and grey fun ...

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Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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