BMW has confirmed that the i4 M50 will become the first fully-electric safety car for the MotoE championship, replacing the BMW i8 as the official safety car of the electric motorcycle class of the MotoGP Grand Prix calendar. The announcement has brought forward a number of press images featuring a […]
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Bathurst 1000 postponed in 2021 as COVID-19 lockdowns extend
Organisers of the Supercars Championship have confirmed the world-famous 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000 race weekend has been postponed until November, in response to extensions of Sydney’s COVID-19 lockdowns. Typically the Bathurst race weekend falls in early October, however, race organisers have pushed it back by a month to hopefully get […]
2022 Bowler Defender Challenge one-make race series announced
Off-road specialist and Jaguar Land Rover subsidiary, Bowler, has unveiled its new rally-ready Land Rover Defender package which will compete in a one-make race series in the UK next year, called the Bowler Defender Challenge. The Bowler Defender Challenge is going to be a cracking series that’s open to all […]
Audi eyeing off 2022 Dakar Rally title with electric RS Q e-tron
Audi says that it will enter the 2022 Dakar Rally event with the fully electric RS Q e-tron, and the company is unapologetic about its intention to take out the top spot. The German company says it wants to be the world’s first manufacturer to take out line honours at […]
Toyota Australia unveils GR Yaris AP4 rally car for 2021 ARC
Toyota’s new GR Yaris is already described as a rally car for the road. So what could you possibly expect in terms of a proper rally car version other than a crazy little machine like this? Introducing the GR Yaris AP4 rally car. It will be campaigned by Toyota Gazoo […]
Bentley reveals special Continental GT for 2020 GP Ice Race
Bentley has revealed a unique version of its latest Continental GT for the 2020 GP Ice Race in Austria, taking place early next month. It will be piloted by Junior World Rally Championship driver Catie Munnings. The special Continental GT ice racer is pretty standard in terms of specification, aside […]
Honda announces Civic Type R TC customer racing car
Honda has unveiled an awesome new customer racing version of its Civic Type R, called the Type R TC. It’s been developed by Honda Performance Development in the USA. The latest Civic Type R road car already offers incredible performance and handling, so it’s only natural that the company, or […]
Hyundai RM19 Racing Midship concept revealed at LA show
Hyundai has unveiled an evolution of its mid-engined Veloster-based concept, this time called the RM19 Racing Midship Sports Car. It makes its public debut at the Los Angeles auto show this week. You might remember the RM14, RM15 and RM16 concepts from a few years ago. RM is a crazy […]