It’s that time of year again! MINI USA and the MINI JCW Race Team, with LAP Motorsports Team Owner Luis Perocarpi at the helm, are getting ready to compete in their second full season in the Street Tuner class of the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge series. The team plans to field three cars for […]
KYLE BUSCH AND TRAVIS PASTRANA ENJOY FIRST RUNS ON BRAND NEW TRACK AHEAD OF THIS WEEKEND’S ROC MIAMI
The Race Of Champions will celebrate its first appearance on American soil with a brand new track concept this weekend: a figure-of-eight circuit with two loops winding their way around the inside of Miami’s Marlins Park The new track was finished overnight ahead of visits by NASCAR champion Kyle Busch and action sports legend Travis […]
FREEDOM AUTOSPORT TO RACE THREE MAZDAS IN 2017
Freedom Autosport will carry the Mazda banner for the 2017 season in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge series. The three-car team will compete with Mazda MX-5s in the Street Tuner (ST) class. The first race of the year takes the green flag next Friday, January 27, on the 3.56-mile road course at the Daytona […]
30 YEARS ON: NISSAN’S ICONIC 1987 PARIS-DAKAR RALLY CAR RIDES AGAIN
Nissan Patrol Fanta Limon fully restored three decades after race success Found as a rusting wreck in Spanish museum in 2014 Rebuilt by Nissan engineers as a “passion project” at weekends and after work Final chapter an emotional return to North African desert After exactly 30 years away from the public eye, Nissan has brought […]
AUTOWEEK NAMES MAZDA “MOTORSPORTS CONSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR”
Autoweek magazine has named Mazda as “Constructor of the Year” in their annual Autoweek Awards. According to the news release announcing the winners, the awards “recognize those who have had a transformative impact on car culture. As America’s motorsports publication of record, Autoweek also recognizes those who continue to make racing the most exciting sport on the planet.” […]
Honda joins the game with a new CBR300RR – Competing with Yamaha R3, and Kawasaki Ninja 300.
CBR300R Great for beginners and experienced motorcyclists alike, the new CBR300R now packs a 300-class engine that delivers a 17-percent boost in peak power compared to the CBR250R. With a full sport fairing, dual headlights and new exhaust system, the CBR300R takes its styling cues from Honda’s larger-displacement CBR® series. New seat shaping and side […]
MotoGP: Americans Hayden and Edwards Post Solid Finishes at Qatar
Nicky Hayden and Colin Edwards, the lone Americans in MotoGP, posted solid finishes at yesterday’s season-opening race in Doha, Qatar. The 22-lap race featured curious crashes which took out many of the top riders in the field, including two-time champion Jorge Lorenzo who crashed while leading on the very first lap. Defending series champion, 21-year […]