Racing

The 24 Hours of Nurburgring

January 5, 2012

If you like motorsport, you really, really want to watch this video. Just what goes into an endurance race at probably the most demanding race course in the world? Take a look at the video courtesy of Drive, a new channel on Youtube. For the record, I have a massive respect for all racing car [...]

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BTCC Points System Changing In 2012

December 2, 2011

The Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship has revealed its extended points scoring system for 2012. From next season, the top 15 finishers in each race will score outright championship points. The 15 highest-placed independent runners will also score in the Independents Trophy. Previously, only the top ten in both championships were awarded points. The [...]

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Matt Neal Crowned BTCC 2011 Champion

October 19, 2011

In one of the closest final events of the 2011 motoring calendar, the BTCC boys really took it to the wire. A number of names were in contention coming in to the final race, including Matt Neal, Mat Jackson, Gordon Shedden and the ever present Jason Plato. Neal won the opening race, with Shedden taking [...]

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Johnny Herbert Drives An Amazing Mazda

September 8, 2011

Here’s a video of Johnny Herbert driving the amazing Mazda 787B. What a car! It’s a historic winner and if you’re in the know then it’ll need little explanation – or Herbert’s connection to it. For the rest of you, this is the 1991 winner of the 24 hours of Le Mans.

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Senna Film Trailer

March 28, 2011

It’s finally coming – the Ayrton Senna film will be arriving this year and here’s the official trailer courtesy of EVO. It looks bloody fantastic and I cannot wait to see it. Senna is a legend of the sport and some of his races are the stuff that other racers dream of.

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New Citroen WRC Car Tested

February 2, 2011

Just look at that thing in action! Sebastien Loeb as usual makes it look easy as pie to drive like an absolute god on the most loose surfaces in the world at terrifying speed – whilst the rest of us who know the level of talent it requires simply look on in awe. This new [...]

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Button Escapes Potential Kidnapping Attempt

November 8, 2010

The BBC is reporting on the recent scare that Jenson Button suffered whilst in Brasil – following a session at the track Button saw gunmen on the road looking at him! Luckily the McLaren star escaped unhurt as his police driver put pedal to metal in order to escape the potentially lethal situation. Race drivers [...]

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Citroen UK Competition

August 24, 2010

There’s a new competition being run by Citroen that offers you the chance to win a DS3 Racing, a car which has been designed by the winning team behind Loeb’s WRC domination. DS3 Racing will be launched in early 2011 and limited to just 1000 production units available across Europe and it packs a hefty [...]

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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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Project Runningblade Takes The Prize

May 30, 2010

Not strictly car news, but this is definitely one for the record books! This is a photograph of Don Wales, who successfully took the new land speed record on a lawnmower on 23rd May 2010! Project Runningblade beat its own record set the day previously, and established a new world land speed record for lawnmowers [...]

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