Car Blog & Car News
Sky News is reporting that a man has been arrested following taking his car on an unplanned trip to Brands Hatch Racing Circuit – whilst a race was happening! The male driver took to the track whilst the Fun Cup Championship was in progress, taking his white Volkswagen Golf on to the hallowed ex-Formula 1 […]
Two of the most popular and successful drivers of the iconic Super Touring era are set to roll back the years at Thruxton’s second Easter Revival meeting this weekend (19-20 April), as John Cleland and Patrick Watts prepare to renew battle in the inaugural rounds of the new Super Touring Car Championship. Organised by the […]
Not all racers are fast off the track – yet Sir Chris Hoy is a legend on two (unmotorised) wheels! He’s now looking to turn his hand at motor racing. Hoy will compete in the 2014 British GT Championship in a Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3. The car has been a feature on grids around the […]
The 2014 BTCC grid will feature a massive 31 car grid when the season opens at Donnington Park. All cars will be running the latest NGTC (Next Generation Touring Car) specifications for the very first time. Not only does this year’s grid boast incredible strength in numbers, but the NGTC rules have also significantly aided […]
Croft Autodrome will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2014, and with a bumper calendar of high-octane outings capped by the prestigious mid-summer Nostalgia Weekend, fans will be kept entertained season-long from lights-out to chequered flag. Croft Autodrome hosted its first motor racing event on August 3, 1964, in the guise of the Daily Mirror Trophy […]
The wonderful marque that is Aston Martin Racing has now been racing for ten years! Aston Martin has been around for 101 years but 2014 will be the most active programme of motorsport that the company has ever been involved in. TheFIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) will once again be the highlight of the calendar, […]
Jann Mardenborough was the winner of Sony’s Gran Turismo inspired GT Academy – a racing programme that initially featured video gamers testing on virtual circuits before completing tryouts. One lucky winner then went on to take a seat in a Nissan for real. Mardenborough has spent the last two seasons in GT cars, Le Mans […]
Having televised the FIA European Rallycross Championship last year, British Eurosport has extended its relationship with FIA World Rallycross Championship Promoter, IMG Motorsport. All rounds bar Finland, Sweden, Canada and France will be shown live on either British Eurosport or British Eurosport 2, with most enjoying two hours of screening during primetime Sunday afternoon slots. […]
Some racing drivers are a legend in their sport. Fabrizio Giovanardi is just such an example, having won the British Touring Car Championship twice, as well as notching up 122 appearances, 41 podiums and 24 race wins. “This is a very important year for Airwaves Racing. This is going to be the one when we […]
There can be no doubt that Formula 1 is at the height of motorsport technology. This in turn cascades down to the technology used on road cars to make our new motors lighter, more fuel efficient and safer than before. The Renault Energy F1 2014 Power Unit is completely new and is the engine that […]