Buemi, Toro Rosso, Win Formula E In Uruguay
Red Bull Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Buemi won the Formula E race in Punta del este, Uruguay. Nelson Piquet, Jr. took second and Lucas di Grassi finished out the podium in third…
Red Bull Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Buemi won the Formula E race in Punta del este, Uruguay. Nelson Piquet, Jr. took second and Lucas di Grassi finished out the podium in third…
NASCAR Chairman and CEO, Brian France, has indicated that there will be no changes to the Chase elimination playoff-style format for the 2015 season. The Chase was won by Kevin Harvick in its initial run this year but runner-up Ryan Newman had no wins on the season and yet still had a legitimate shot to […]
Santa is checking his list – checking it twice – and whether or not he determines if you’re naughty or nice, you might get a Lexus ES in a box…
Maserati would like you to know that the roar you hear whenever you start the engine of your Maserati could have been inspired by a fan, a piece of fabric or even a desk chair on wheels, among other things….
A triple corporation arrangement between the British Broadcasting Corporation, Paramount Pictures and the Kuwaiti-backed London Resort Company Holdings may bring a BBC-themed theme park to Kent in the UK with a “Top Gear” ride or attraction as part of the proposed theme park. The actual “Top Gear” rides and/or attractions have not yet been determined […]
Formula One racing team McLaren took a week to finally announce that they were keeping former world champion Jenson Button and dumping Danish rookie Kevin Magnussen for the 2015 racing season. Button joins another former world champion, Fernando Alonso, as the newly-Honda-powered team seeks to move up the standings after the Mercedes-dominated 2014 season. Alonso […]
It’s Thursday and you know what that means – a new episode [see link below] of Jerry Seinfeld’s popular web series, “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee”. This week the stars of the episode are a stunningly, elegant 1970 Mercedes Benz 280 SE low grille Cabriolet [of which only 200 were made]. The car was loaned […]
As usual, any “Mad Max” flick is going to have its assortment of post-apocalyptic super-bombastic vehicles and the new trailer for the upcoming [release date – May 15, 2015] film in the franchise, “Mad Max: Fury Road”, does not pretend otherwise…
Thrills, spills and chills in the exciting finale of the 2014 Jeep Barbie Racing season was held in – where else? – Heflin, Alabama…
“Speed Sisters” was not selected for the 2015 Sundance lineup but the groundbreaking documentary will be making its international film festival debut at the Doha Film Institute Festival in Qatar this month. The documentary from Lebanese-Canadian filmmaker Amber Fares tells the story of four female race rally drivers enduring both culture and gender as well […]
One of the Herbies used in the third Herbie the Love Bug movie – “Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo” – is up for grabs on eBay. The car is one of three used in the movie and features a retrofitted rear set used for a hidden driver for filming scenes in the movie. Additionally, the […]
An ultra-rare [only three were built] 1956 Maserati 200 Berlinetta Gran Sport A6G designed by coachbuilder Frua and a merely rare [only 37 were built] 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder once owned by French actor Alain Delon are only two of the 60 vintage cars found in various states of disrepair on the […]
Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone is slated to be placed under the executive microscope with the expected – and impending – announcement of Paul Walsh as the chairman of the Formula One group of companies. Walsh will be replacing Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, who is battling medical issues and who was widely viewed as allowing Ecclestone have […]
Joe Gibbs Racing has announced that they will switch their crew chief for Kyle Busch – Dale Rogers – to Denny Hamlin for the 2015 NASCAR season. Adam Stevens will move up from the JGR’s Nationwide team to handle Busch’s crew duties while Hamlin’s crew chief, Darian Grubb, will become crew chief for Carl Edwards. […]
Mazda is working with Forza Horizon 2 to promote a Livery Design Contest for its 2016 MX-5 roadster. The contest centers around designing the livery for a 1994 Mazda MX-5 in the game and out of five semifinalists will emerge the top two winning designs who will be awarded a trip to the South by […]
Ferrari has gone ahead with plans to build six Pininfarina Sergios – essentially a pseudo-convertible 458 – from its original concept car prototype. The car is a stock 458 sans most of the roof. The Ferrari Sergio is expected to be sold for $3 million apiece.
It’s no DB5, but James Bond will be back in his film-traditional Aston Martin concept car for the upcoming 24th installment in the 007 franchise, “Spectre”. The British superspy has driven a variety of exotic cars in the films throughout the years but the Aston Martin DB 5 was his most popular first car when […]
The 1983/4 Toleman TG183B Hart Turbo – otherwise known as Ayrton Senna’s first Formula One point-scoring race car – is up for sale [see link below]. Senna made his F1 racing debut in the car at the Brazilian Grand Prix where he finished out of the point standings but improved to sixth in his next […]
Yet another good usage of the Circuit of the Americas track in Austin, Texas – the Beer Mile world Championships. Corey Gallegher – a postman from Canada – is your new 2014 champion in the Beer Mile World Championships [see link below] held yesterday at the Circuit of Americas race track in Austin, Texas. Gallegher […]
This week’s episode of Jerry Seinfeld’s web series “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” goes to Portland where they encounter Fred Armisen and a 1965 Saab – not necessarily in that order – see the link below… Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee – Fred Armisen