Formula E Releases Confusing Promo Video
Formula E has seemingly employed Monty Python’s Confuse-A-Cat Limited service with the release of a curious promotional video that opens on a white bird fluttering around a cage and then depicts a Formula E driver sitting and waiting on a bench before moving to the driver’s seat of his GEN3 and subsequently being dropped out […]
Kyle Kirkwood Wins 2023 Grand Prix Of Long Beach
Kyle Kirkwood worked through multiple racing crashes and incidents to edge past former Formula One drivers Romain Grosjean and Marcus Ericsson and finally claim victory in the end at the 2023 Grand Prix of Long Beach.
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Mini Making It The Dakar Mini Rally
It’s all but a foregone conclusion that Minis will sweep the 2014 Dakar Rally as Minis continued to hold the top three spots after the 11th stage won by Argentine driver Orlando Terranova. The current overall standings have Mini-driving Nani Roma of Spain leading, followed closely [5:32 behind] by 11-time Dakar champion and Mini-driving Stephane Peterhansel and finally Mini-driving 2011 Dakar champion Nasser Al-Attiyah 56 minutes behind in third. The […]
Frying Pan 1, Jay Leno 0
It’s Thursday so that means another episode of Jerry Seinfeld’s “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee”. This week’s guest is Jay Leno, whose mother did not like doughnuts…
Bernie’s Off The Board
Bernie Ecclestone, the commercial rights holder for Formula One racing for the last four decades, has stepped down from the F1 Board of Trustees after being indicted in the bribery of a German banker, Gerhard Gribowsky, in Munich. Gribowsky was paid the sum of $45 million supposedly to ensure that he would have the choice of which equity firm would take over F1 rights after him but it was seen […]
Mini Still Out Front At Dakar Rally
It’s looking like a Mini sweep at the 2014 Dakar Rally as Minis continued to hold the top three spots after the 10th stage won by Qatari driver and former Dakar champ [2011] Nasser Al-Attiyah in Chile. Attiyah though, is still a distant third overall – 46 minutes behind current leader Nani Roma of Spain, while 11-time Dakar champion Stephane Peterhansel – also in a Mini – is a mere […]
Formula One Rule Changes For 2014
There are a metric ton of rule changes for the 2014 Formula One racing season and the official Formula One website has been kind enough to put together an animated video detailing all those changes – they just don’t want internetlopers reproducing said video in any way. Seems they would rather have you go directly to their site to enjoy the animation. So, here is your direct link to the… […]
Mini Still Leading Dakar Rally
It’s not likely that a Mini won’t be on top in the auto division at the end of the Dakar Rally – they are in the top four spots after nine stages of the classic race – as Qatari driver and former Dakar champ [2011] Nasser Al-Attiyah claimed the top spot in the eighth stage of the race in Bolivia, while 11-time Dakar champion Stephane Peterhansel – also in a […]
Pretty In Pink
It’s two years old but it’s still a thing of beauty – Brazilian drifter Tiago Romano returning to the pits after a practice lap on the track at the ECPA Piracicaba…
C7 Race Vette Revealed
Just in time for the upcoming race season debut at Daytona, Chevrolet has revealed their newest racing Corvette – the C7.R – at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The new Vette will have the standard, rules-abiding 5.5 liter V8 along with a paddle shifter tranny and radar-based blind spot warning system. The new C7.R Corvette is expected to make its debut in the Tudor United SportsCar Championship […]
Toyota Gets Its FT-1 On
Toyota unveiled their FT-1 budding supercar entry at the North american International Auto Show in Detroit and if there was ever an example of a test tube crossbreeding of Italian and Japanese supercar genetics – the FT-1 is it. The FT-1 looks part Supra and part Lamborghini…or part Ferrari…or part Zonda – any one of those Italian stallions will fit the genetic profile. The car is designed as a front […]
Niki Lauda Crashes Golden Globes
Three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda was a presenter at the 2014 Golden Globes award show. Lauda, who appeared along with actor Chris Hemsworth [“Thor”], was on hand to announce the nomination of Ron Howard’s Formula One themed film, “Rush”, which details Lauda’s famous battles with James Hunt that resulted in the crash at the 1976 German Grand Prix in Nurburgring that nearly killed him and left his face […]
Minis Dominating Dakar
Minis were all the rage in rally car racing when they were first introduced decades ago and they remain the rage today if the recent results from the Dakar Rally in Bolivia are any indication. After the sixth stage and with today being a rest day, Minis occupy the top three spots as well as seven of the top 10 spots in the race with Spaniard driver Nani Roma and […]
Don’t Bother Speeding In The UK’s Midlands
If you are a resident of the UK’s Midlands or plan to visit there in the near future and intend on speeding on its highway system, you may want to give that a second thought after the British Central Motorway Group [that’s their local police force] took delivery of a new patrol car – a McLaren MP412C. Okay, so it’s primarily carrying the role of a deterrent as a promotional […]
Don’t Get Thrown Under Jenson Button’s Bus
British Formula One driver Jenson Button won his only F1 world championship in 2009 but he has traveled in style since 2003 when he first purchased his personal tour bus that you may now rent for a mere $13,000 per night since he isn’t using it anymore [and hasn’t been using it since 2011]. The 500-square foot tour bus is nicknamed Icon and features many luxury enhancements that you might […]
Numbers Are Up For 2014
Numbers have officially been assigned for the 2014 Formula One racing season – and life. World champion Sebastian Vettel, as was his right as world champion, retained two numbers – 1 for the 2014 season and 5 for his career. Runner-up Fernando Alonso selected 14 because he considered it lucky while Kimi Raikkonen went with another number considered lucky – 7 – but mainly for the reason that he had […]
1: Life On The Limit Trailer
Shortly after Ron Howard’s theatrical release of “Rush” in September came a little known documentary of Formula One racing in its most murderous eras – the 1960s and 1970s. The film only had an internet release and was overshadowed by “Rush” promotional media but slowly, the film has received positive reviews and will finally debut in a real theater in London with a possible debut in the USA in 2014 […]
To Drift Or Not To Drift, That Is The Lake
When deciding whether or not to make an attempt to drift your car on a dirt road, step one should always be to make sure you have a car worthy of the attempt. Step two should be to make sure the road is not adjacent to any body of water…