Chevy Volt to get around 150 MPG
Chevy Volt cutaway GM has high hopes for the Volt, which would be powered by an electric motor fed by lithium-ion batteries. Fully charged, the car could go around 65 … Read More
An Inside Look at Motorsports
Fullerton, Calif. – Reigning Pacific F2000 Masters champion Chuck Hulse announced this week he will contest the 2008 Pacific F2000 Championship with Dave Freitas Racing. Hulse has every intention of … Read More
Championship winning British F3 team Carlin Motorsport will enter the Formula 3 Euro Series in 2008, it was announced today. The Hampshire based squad, who have taken the title in … Read More
(GMM) Michael Schumacher and a newly-famous taxi driver might soon face the consequences of their high speed ride in a nine-seater Opel minivan earlier this week. Tuncer Yilmaz sparked a … Read More
Nashville businessman Gary Baker and record executive Mike Curb have officially joined forces to take over full ownership of the NASCAR Nationwide Series team formerly known as Brewco Motorsports, the … Read More
Forty-one teams kicked off a three-day ARCA RE/MAX Series test session on Friday at Daytona International Speedway in preparation for the ARCA 200 ARCA RE/MAX Series race scheduled for Feb. … Read More
Automotive industry icon Robert Lutz wants to retire from General Motors Corp. after the company brings a plug-in electric car to market, possibly sometime in 2010, he said Tuesday. The … Read More
Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 15,600 new Tundra large pickups because a rear driveshaft can separate and cause the wheels to stop turning, a setback in the company's challenge to … Read More
Michael Waltrip Racing announced its 2008 Sprint Cup Series crew chief lineup with the recent hiring of Paul Andrews, Bill Pappas and Ryan Pemberton. Andrews will serve as crew chief … Read More
Tafel Racing announced today that Wolf Henzler and Dominik Farnbacher will return for 2008 to drive the team's new No. 71 Tafel Racing Ferrari F-430 in the American Le Mans … Read More
Willie Allen, the 2007 Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) Rookie of the Year, will not return to the #13 ThorSport Racing truck for the 2008 NCTS season. ThorSport Racing has terminated … Read More
Here is the full FIA report (PDF) on the McLaren/Ferrari spygate investigation, which led to McLaren issuing an apology that they did indeed use Ferrari secrets…..which of course places an … Read More
Two of NASCAR's official sponsors, Callaway and NewPage, say they will not renew when their contracts run out at the end of this year. Callaway owned the title of official … Read More
Sebastien Bourdais and Graham Rahal have received accolades for their success during the 2007 Champ Car World Series season while driving for Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing. Bourdais piloted the No. 1 McDonald’s … Read More
Brazilian Alberto Valerio will compete in the GP2 Series in 2008 for the Durango team. The twenty-two year old has been confirmed at the Italian squad for both the GP2 … Read More
The much vaunted signing of Romain Grosjean by ART Grand Prix was confirmed this morning. The Frenchman dominated the 2007 F3 EuroSeries with the ASM F3 team, and rumors had … Read More
(GMM) McLaren on Friday said it currently has no plans to launch its 2008 car, the MP4-23, with a traditional official presentation. Marking the beginning of double world champion Fernando … Read More
(GMM) McLaren completed its 2008 race driver lineup on Friday by confirming that Heikki Kovalainen has been signed to team up with fellow rookie Lewis Hamilton. The 26-year-old Finn made … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' with today's announcement. 12/14/07 (GMM) McLaren has hinted for the first time that it could be interested in hiring Heikki Kovalainen to race … Read More
Courtesy of TVRacer.comSaturdayLe Mans Endurance Series3:00am-4:00am (R) Valencia4:00am-5:00am (R) Nurburg SPEEDGerman Touring Cars Lausitz12:00pm-1:00pm (5/20/07) SPEEDAustralian V8 Supercars – PlaceMakers V8 Supercars Pukekohe Park1:00pm-2:00pm (4/22/07) SPEEDMazda MX-5 Cup Cleveland2:00pm-2:30pm (6/22/07) … Read More
According to inside AutoRacing1.com sources, the Honda F1 team will soon announce that they have hired Alex Wurz to be one of their test drivers for 2008. We await the … Read More
Milwaukee brewer Miller Brewing Co. is getting a high rate of return on its sponsorship of NASCAR driver Kurt Busch, at least when it comes to broadcasters and Busch himself … Read More