Charles Leclerc Takes Pole Position For Azerbaijan Grand Prix Sprint Race Shootout
Charles Leclerc repeated his pole position performance of yesterday, taking the pole position for the sprint race shootout at the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. There was only a minor change in the order of the Top 10 drivers behind Leclerc as the two Red Bull drivers switched positions, with Sergio Perez in second and Max […]
Charles Leclerc Claims Pole Position For 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc claimed pole position for tomorrow’s 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, nipping both Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. That trio of drivers were well out in front of a second group of drivers, which was led by Leclerc’s Ferrari teammate, Carlos Sainz, Jr. in fourth, followed by seven-time Formula One world […]
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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…
A Train Vs. A Renault Espace – Train Wins
After a nearly year-long hiatus, “Top Gear” is set to resume for its 21st season later this month and toward that end, the channel on which it airs have been providing promos for the upcoming season – including this clip from 2008 depicting what happens when Jeremy Clarkson wears a high visibility jacket and a train meets a Renault Espace minivan…
The DeLorean Goes Back To The Future Garage
It’s Thursday and you know what that means…another episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee – Jerry Seinfeld’s web series where he takes his comedian buddies around for spins in unique cars while purporting to get coffee. This week is not as good as last week. First, it features a DeLorean instead of a 1959 Fiat Jolly and then the featured comedian is Patton Oswalt instead of Louis CK – […]
Mercedes QNXes Its CLA45 AMG At CES 2014
Unless you have been residing under a very large rock for most of the week, you have probably heard about how the various automobile producing companies around the world are attempting to make your personal automobile into a moving version of the internet – making it easier for you to check your Facebook, Twitter and order pizza – all while driving or not [see driverless cars 101…though not from The […]
Forza Motorsports 5 Unleashes The Birdcage
A new 10-car pack was unveiled this week for Forza Motorsports 5 and amongst the beauties revealed, none could be more beautiful than the 1961 Maserati Tipo “Birdcage” racing car. Although the 1957 Ferrari 250 California and 1962 Cheverolet Impala SS 409 are not too shabby either…
Icy Bridge Diving In Minnesota
Icy Bridge Diving In Minnesota The first lesson is driving over bridges in icy conditions is to slow down. You would think people in Minnesota might know this by now – but apparently it’s so cold there that it takes a little longer for the information to reach the brain – about as long as it takes a 2010 Ford Ranger pickup to plummet off a highway overpass onto a […]
Toyota Drops H-Bomb At 2014 CES
Toyota always has something for show at the annual International Consumer Electronics Show and 2014 was no different as the Japanese automaker unveiled a hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicle that will actually go on sale to consumers in 2015. The car uses pure hydrogen mixing with air to create a reaction that produces electricity – and the only expels water vapor as an emission – which then has its energy funneled […]
Audi Shows Off Laser Lights At 2014 CES
Back in the day, lasers were used for firing on alien spaceships or if you were a James Bond-type, evil villains. But now Audi is showing that aside from annoying airline pilots from the ground, lasers can be used in headlights and to prove it, they will be showing off their laser headlights in a plug-in hybrid Sport Quattro concept car at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. […]