Imagine rocking up to your local track day in this. It’s a replica of the Cummings Napier Railton racing car of 1933 and it will be on show at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend. Modelled on the original Cummins Napier Railton of the Thirties, the car features […]
Brett Davis
Brett is the editor and founder of PerformanceDrive. He's obsessed with driving, having played with Matchbox cars until he was tall enough to drive a real one. After initially working as a mechanic, Brett earned a degree in journalism and entered media as an editorial assistant at Top Gear Australia magazine. He then worked at CarAdvice. His dream is to live next door to the Nurburgring in Germany.
2011 Audi TT-RS Limited Edition S tronic hits Australia
The Audi TT RS Limited Edition S tronic dual-clutch DSG seven-speed automaic has just been announced for the Australian market. Normally only available in full manual form, the TT RS Limited Edition will only be available to 45 lucky buyers. Audi has announced the car will be unveiled at the […]
Mazda RX-9 16X Renesis could show-off laser ignition technology
Mazda RX-9 16X Renesis with laser ignition. Sounds pretty cool doesn’t it? Even though the future of the Mazda rotary sports car hasn’t been officially announced yet, there are loads of rumours and reports going around, including ones with insider comments, pointing towards a followup in the RX tradition. Laser […]
Video: Monster Tajima’s 2011 Pikes Peak run
A couple of days ago Nobuhiro ‘Monster’ Tajima set the world record at the 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado Springs. We’ve now found some incredible footage of Monster completing that record-breaking run. Sit back and relax for 10 minutes or so and watch as Monster Tajima wrestles […]
For Sale: Porsche 962 road-registered
Interested in blitzing track days and have a chequebook too thick to close? May we suggest not wasting your time looking at any more Lotus lightweights or Caterham-style semi-open-wheelers and just buying this? It’s a road-registered Porsche 962. Need we say more. For those who don’t know, the Porsche 962 […]
2012 BMW M5 sets Nurburgring sedan record of 7:55
The 2012 BMW M5 has apparently just set a new Nurburgring production sedan lap record of 7:55; that’s 18 seconds ahead of the previous E60 BMW M5 lap time of 8:13. Although it is a bit of a rumour at this stage, according to various international reports, the new M5 […]
2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb results: Monster Tajima breaks record
Nobuhiro Tajima, ‘Monster’ has just broken the world record at the 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with a time of 9:51.278. This gives the Pikes Peak master his sixth consecutive win for the Race to the Clouds event. Following up from our previous Pikes Peak feature report, Monster set […]
Joss JP1 render preview to 2011 Australian International Motor Show
Joss, the Australian supercar company we all want to see succeed, has just revealed a rendered teaser image of the new Joss JP1 supercar. The car will be unveiled in full at the 2011 Australian international Motor Show in Melbourne this coming weekend. Official specifications are yet to be confirmed […]