Toyota Gazoo Racing Back In Bahrain

  Neutered last race, can they bounce back in Bahrain?
Toyota Gazoo Racing returns to Bahrain to bring the curtain down on a highly-successful year with the fourth round of the 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). The team returns for the 8 Hours of Bahrain as World Champions and in pole position to retain both drivers’ and teams’ titles, with two wins to their credit so far and five races remaining. Toyota Gazoo Racing leads its standings by 27 points while the #8 TS050 HYBRID crew of Sebastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Brendon Hartley top the drivers’ championship by just three points from team-mates Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez in the #7 car.

2019 FIA Prize Giving ceremony held

  at the Carrousel du Louvre in the City of Light
The 2019 racing season concluded on Friday evening at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, France with the annual FIA Prize Giving Gala, where the champions from a number of major international motorsport categories were officially crowned by receiving their FIA trophies. The Mercedes team cleaned with Toto Wolff, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas all awarded trophies - Toto on behalf of the team, Lewis and Valtteri for finishing first and second, respectively, in this year's Formula One season. 

Kyle Busch honored as 2019 NASCAR Cup Series Champ

  NASCAR
NASCAR's biggest names gathered in Nashville, TN on Thursday night to honor 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Champion Kyle Busch. The gathering in Nashville—the first time the NASCAR Awards had traveled to Music City—honored Busch, who drove to his second series Championship on Nov. 17 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The annual awards ceremony marked the final

 

We drive the 2019 Kia Sorento SXL AWD

  by Ali Arsham
Kia’s best-selling Sorento has received some upgrades this year and Kia has been trying to make it more upscale.  We were intrigued so we just had to test it ourselves to see if their claims are just hype or for real. What we found was that just as in the past, the Sorento is still a great deal and its success is no accident. Well proportioned, the Sorento goes for a refined and rugged exterior look, which was established when it underwent a complete redesign for the 2016 model year. 

Weathertech Championship 2020: Who's Going Where?

  Halfway point to the Rolex 24
We’re just past the halfway point in the offseason which comes on the first weekend of January with the Roar Before the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Teams, drivers and manufacturers get a little break this week for the Thanksgiving holiday and another one next month around Christmas, but other than that, it’s going to be flat out right up until the Roar – and actually all the way up to the start of the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Saturday, Jan. 25. There has been a fair amount of movement in the driver and team ranks with lineup changes announced for 2020. Here’s a quick look and what’s been confirmed so far:

FIA Announces World Motor Sport Council Decisions

  F1;SPC;OTHER
Hosted by FIA President Jean Todt and FIA Deputy President for Sport, Graham Stoker, the World Motor Sport Council gathered today in Paris during the 2019 Annual General Assembly for its fourth and final meeting of the year. The following is a summary of the meeting and the main decisions taken for Formula 1, Formula E, WEC, World Rally, Rallycross, Karting and all the 2020 final race calendars

How a vehicle tracking system can help maintain your car

  by Hartley Ewing
Imagine living in a world with no cars. I'm sure a lot of us would find that tough. Cars play a huge part in our everyday life, whether we use it to commute or it's how we make a living. When cars first entered the scene, they were viewed as a luxury, something only the rich and the affluent can afford. Now, a lot of people consider it a necessity. This article talks about the importance of having a vehicle tracking device in maintaining our vehicles.

Race to Beat Cancer Returns to Laguna Seca Feb 2020

  One Goal - To Beat Cancer
Once again, we are excited to announce our 5th Annual Race to Beat Cancer event to be held on February 21-23, 2020, returning to the iconic WeatherTech Laguna Seca Raceway in the beautiful Monterey Peninsula. After a successful 2019 event, by popular demand, we have secured Laguna Seca for 2020, again partnered with the Lucas Oil School of Racing. 

Abu Dhabi GP post-race press conference

  Top-3 finishers at Yas Marina
Drivers:
1 - Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes)
2 - Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)
3 - Charles LECLERC (Ferrari)

Hamilton dominates Abu Dhabi GP

  Verstappen a distance 2nd
Lewis Hamilton smoked the entire field to win the Abu Dhabi GP yet again for Mercedes and get his record 84th F1 win. He was so far ahead of the Red Bull of Max Verstappen he could have made an extra pitstop and still won. Charles Leclerc barely finished third for Ferrari but is under investigation by the Stewards for changing the fuel load on the car on the grid. Valtteri Bottas came from last to finish 4th in the 2nd Mercedes while Sebastian Vettel was out to lunch in 5th in the 2nd Ferrari having passed Alex Albon late.

Post-Qualifying press conference - Abu Dhabi GP

  Top-3
Drivers:
1 - Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes)
2 - Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes)
3 - Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)

Hamilton wins pole in Abu Dhabi

  Bottas 2nd as Mercedes run 1-2
Lewis Hamilton had not won a pole in 9 races but in Abu Dhabi that all came to an end with Hamilton comfortably on pole with a time of 1m34.779s - a new track record - in his Mercedes. His teammate Valtteri Bottas was 2nd quick 0.194s back but he will have to start at the back due to an engine change. That will move 3rd quick Max Verstappen's Red Bull up to the front row for the race. The Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel will fill the 2nd row of the grid after rounding out the top-5 in qualifying.