For years, old race cars were just that. Forgotten machines relegated to museums, private collections, left covered in dusty garages, and even tucked away in barns. There wasn’t a calling to keep them running nor was there a suitable venue to safely exercise them.
Read MoreAston Martin returns to the Formula 1™ grid
01 January 2021, Gaydon, UK: The Aston Martin name is back in Grand Prix racing for the first time in six decades. The Aston Martin Formula One Team will make its race debut in Melbourne, Australia, on 21 March 2021, marking a return to top-flight single-seater competition for the luxury carmaker.
The British marque has enjoyed great success in sportscar racing in recent years, highlighted by multiple class victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and now the time has come for Aston Martin to commit to the most famous of all motorsport arenas: Formula 1.
Read MoreBRONCO R RACE PROTOTYPE TO RUN 1,000-MILE DESERT RACE
Returning to the harsh Mexican desert that solidified the Bronco brand’s off-road racing heritage, Bronco, Ford’s outdoor brand of Built Wild™ 4x4 SUVs, will run the legendary SCORE-International Baja 1000 with the Bronco R race prototype, plus an all-new 2021 Bronco Outer Banks™ two-door preproduction support vehicle.
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POPULAR “CAFFEINE AND OCTANE” TV SHOW RETURNS TO THE NBC SPORTS NETWORK
ATLANTA, Nov. 9, 2020 – Caffeine and Octane, the integrated brand behind North America’s largest monthly car show held at Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody, Ga., announces the return of its internationally-acclaimed “Caffeine and Octane” television show on the NBC Sports Network, marking the start of its fifth season. The first episode will premiere Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, at 8 and 11 p.m. EST.
Read MoreASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GT4 EXTENDS BRITISH GT TITLE SUCCESS
Sunday 8 November 2020, Silverstone. Aston Martin’s Vantage GT4 clinched three more titles in the British GT Championship finale at Silverstone, ensuring that the luxury sportscar brand’s entry-level 4-liter V8 customer GT car remains unbeaten in the UK-based series since its debut in 2019.
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MOPAR UNLEASHES THE NEW 807-HORSEPOWER HELLCRATE REDEYE SUPERCHARGED HEMI® CRATE ENGINE
Mopar is unleashing the most powerful production muscle-car engine ever available to builders and enthusiasts with the launch of its newest crate engine – the 807-horsepower Hellcrate Redeye 6.2-liter Supercharged HEMI® V-8 engine.
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MASERATI COMMEMORATES THE VICTORY OF THE TIPO 300S AT VENEZUELA GP
On November 6, 1955, the Maserati Tipo 300S, with Juan Manuel Fangio at the wheel, was the first to take the chequered flag at the Venezuela GP, marking the start of two years of major successes that boosted the Trident Brand’s reputation at the international level.
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BUGATTI BOLIDE – WHAT IF …
Reduced, raw, authentic. With the technological concept of the Bugatti Bolide1, the French luxury car manufacturer is now providing the answer to the question of what if Bugatti built a radically light vehicle around its iconic 8.0-liter W16 engine? The experimental study of the Bugatti Bolide is a track-oriented hyper sports car featuring a W16 engine derived from series production as powertrain combined with a minimal body for maximum downforce. It, therefore, promises to offer the ultimate Bugatti performance kick.
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BUGATTI’S “DARE DEVILS” – COMBINING FLYING AND RACING CARS
Uncompromising racing cars and daring pilots. Bugatti is directly associated with numerous historic racing successes, in the glorious Grand Prix days of the brand. Racing cars produced by this French manufacturer from Alsace won several thousand competitions between 1920 and the mid-1930s alone. But apart from the extraordinary cars such as the legendary, agile, and light Bugatti Type 35, the racing drivers, in particular, were largely responsible for this success. They were all cut from a very special cloth, sharing a passion for technology and speed, on land and in the air.
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Photo: Drew Gibson; Driver: Richard Westbrook
BRITISH ACE WESTBROOK RETURNS TO ASTON MARTIN FOR WEC FINALE
Gaydon. Aston Martin Racing will retain the services of British sportscar ace Richard Westbrook for the final round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) – the 8 Hours of Bahrain – where he will race alongside Paul Dalla Lana (CDN) and Ross Gunn (GB) in the works GTE Am Aston Martin Vantage.
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THE PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM PRESENTS VIRTUAL DEBUT OF THREE BRAND-NEW EXHIBITS
The Petersen invites you to preview three brand-new exhibits before the museum reopens to the public. This unveiling marks the first time ever that a major museum has displayed three new exhibits through an online showcase.
Supercars: A Century of Spectacle and Speed
Extreme Conditions, supported by Land Rover
Redefining Performance, supported by Porsche
BMW M Motorsport and BMW M customer racing teams to contest anniversary race at the Nordschleife with a strong, diverse squad.
On 26th/27th September, the 24 Hours Nürburgring (GER) celebrates its 50th anniversary – and BMW joins the celebrations as the first winner. It’s also the 50th anniversary of the first of 19 BMW overall wins in total at the Nordschleife. For this very special race, BMW M Motorsport and the BMW M customer racing teams will be represented by a squad that is as strong as it is diverse.
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Aston Martin qualifies on the second row for Le Mans
Le Mans: Aston Martin Racing qualified on the second row in both of the GTE classes for the 88th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans following an exciting inaugural Hyperpole shoot-out.
All four Aston Martin Vantage GTEs entered for this year’s race made it through to Hyperpole, having dominated yesterday’s 45-minute qualifying session. The exciting 30-minute event, new for 2020, gave one driver from each car the chance to take advantage of the clear track and show what they can do.
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McLaren Senna GTR LM Five Unique, Extraordinary Cars Inspired by the McLaren F1 GTRS that dominated the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans
Five customer-commissioned examples of the McLaren Senna GTR celebrate the five McLaren F1 GTRs that finished 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 13th in the 1995 running of the world’s toughest endurance race. Five unique McLaren Senna GTRs, created in celebration of the McLaren F1 GTR race cars that dominated the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race in an astonishing display of motorsport achievement that included overall victory, is today revealed by McLaren Special Operations (MSO).
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2021 Audi RS 6 Avant 'RS Tribute Edition' - On Sale Now - Celebrates Iconic RS2 Avant
The highly-anticipated RS 6 Avant is now on sale, and to celebrate the arrival of the high-performance wagon on U.S. shores, Audi of America announces the “RS Tribute edition.” A quarter of a century ago, the RS2 Avant kicked off the success story of Audi high-performance models. As a tribute to the first high-performance wagon from Audi, the RS 6 Avant “RS Tribute edition” with a limited production of 25 units, features unique design elements that harken back to the iconic RS2 Avant.
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New Pre-Production SL Roadster Embarks on Extensive Road Tests
The next generation of the legendary SL Roadster returns to its roots, which trace back to the 300 SL competition racing car of 1952. Mercedes-AMG, as the performance and sports car brand of Mercedes-Benz AG, has fittingly taken on the task of overall vehicle development for the reinterpretation of the legendary SL Roadster.
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Four-time defending Dodge HEMI® Challenge winner Jimmy Daniels looking to extend 18-0 round win streak while vying for a record fifth consecutive title at the 2020 NHRA U.S. Nationals.
2020 Edition of The Dodge Hemi® Challenge Revving Up at The NHRA U.S.Nationals
Auburn Hills, Mich. - The 2020 edition of the upcoming Dodge HEMI® Challenge looks to be a memorable one for all the right reasons; a special guest of honor and some record-setting achievements are revving up National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Sportsman class fans.
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BMW Team RLL No 25 M8 GTE Tirerack Grand Prix at Road Atlanta
BMW Team RLL Ready for Six hours at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
With consecutive podium finishes (P3 – Road America and P2 – VIR) in the last two 2020, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races BMW Team RLL has now amassed a total of 80 podium finishes since beginning its BMW racing program in 2009. The team is hoping to add a second season’s win at the six-hour Tirerack.com Grand Prix at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, in Braselton Ga. On Sept. 5th. BMW Team RLL triumphed at this year’s Rolex 24 At Daytona in January, the only event of 2020 not affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The six-hour race at Road Atlanta replaces the six-hour race at Watkins Glen International.
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Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Named Official Sanctioning Body of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion and Monterey Pre-Reunion
Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) has been named the new sanctioning body of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion and Monterey Pre-Reunion
Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) has been named the new sanctioning body of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion and Monterey Pre-Reunion at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (WRLS), officials from both WRLS and HSR announced
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REVEALING THE VOLVO P1800 CYAN
Cyan Racing, the reigning triple World Touring Car Champions, has revealed the Volvo P1800 Cyan, an interpretation of the iconic Volvo sports car from the sixties. The car is engineered by the team behind the first world title-winning Volvo race car and the Volvo C30 Polestar Concept Prototype.
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