Motor Sport

Audi Claims Victory At Le Mans 24 Hours 2010

June 17, 2010

The Le Mans 24 Hours race remains one of the most significant in the racing calendar. There are various reasons for this, but it includes the fact that it is a fantastic spectacle which brings out the best in the cars, the drivers and the teams behind each and every entry. New technology is frequently [...]

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Wilks Set For Full Recovery Following Crash

June 9, 2010

Guy Wilks is expected to make a full recovery after fracturing two vertebrae in an accident on the opening stage of the Rally d’Italia-Sardegna, Round 5 of theIntercontinental Rally Challenge. The 29-year old Darlington driver was making the most of his favourable starting position of running seventh on the road, when a wrongly written pace [...]

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Jeff Koons’ BMW Art Car – It’s A Real Racer!

June 8, 2010

This is a BMW that has been used as a canvas by Jeff Koons, who has produced a fantastic piece of art! “These race cars are like life, they are powerful and there is a lot of energy,” said Koons. “You can participate with it, add to it and let yourself transcend with its energy. [...]

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Abarth 500 Trofeo Cars To Feature Alongside British Superbikes

March 25, 2010

Car racing doesn’t have to be all about big V8 monsters roaring around a track. In fact, nimbler, more agile cars can often provide more entertainment for your money and none prove this more than the exciting Abarth Trofeo race series. The series, which starts with its first rounds over the Easter weekend (3 and [...]

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Chevrolet Cruze Lines Up On The Starting Grid For BTCC

March 24, 2010

This year, the BTCC is going to be hotting up, with the Chevrolet Cruze coming in as a manufacturer backed team! Two Silverline Chevrolet Cruzes will appear on the grid for the 2010 season, expected to be one of the closest and most exciting in the series’ history. The cars will be prepared by the [...]

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Bufori In The Macau Cup

December 1, 2009

We at Car Articles are quite a cosmopolitan bunch – that’s why we’re one of the few blogs or indeed publishers out there to feature Bufori. Who is Bufori, I hear you ask? Well, they’re a bespoke manufacturer of rather interesting exotica, including their BMS line which focuses specifically on racing machinery. Here’s the report [...]

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Jenson Button Joins McLaren

November 19, 2009

In what has been seen by many in the business as the ‘dream team‘, McLaren have announced their new driver for the GP 2010 season – none other than Mr Jenson Button. So, what’s the story? Well, after Mercedes bought a controlling stake in Brawn, things got a lot more complicated. Talk from insiders very [...]

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Guy Wilks Signed By Skoda For The 2009 Intercontinental Rally

November 14, 2009

Skoda UK has announced that Guy Wilks, the double British Rally champion, will compete at this year’s Rally of Scotland – the final event of the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) series, taking place on 19th-21st November. Wilks (28) from Darlington will drive a Škoda UK-sponsored Skoda Fabia Super 2000, run by Rene George Rally [...]

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Sebastien Loeb Takes A Sixth World Title!

October 27, 2009

Sébastien Loeb snatched the World Rally Championship by a single point at the weekend in a dramatic final rally of the season in Wales. Starting the Rally of Great Britain a point behind Mikko Hirvonen, Loeb held his nerve to lead from start to finish to secure a famous victory, his 54th overall, and a [...]

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Racing 101: What Happens When The Safety Car Comes Out?

October 11, 2009

This is the first in a new series of articles for Car Articles, where I examine incidents that happen during racing. Some articles will be common to motorsport events of various types, others will be specific to particular types of racing. I’ve named the new section Racing 101. So, safety cars. The purpose of a [...]

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