Ford will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its 1966 1-2-3 domination of Le Mans next year, when it enters back into the racing arena with this new Ford GT race car. The new version is based on the GT supercar, unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show earlier this year. While […]
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Ford GT race car under development, to debut at Daytona
Ford is set to be working on a racing version of the new Ford GT supercar, and has apparently already started testing a prototype at the Calabogie Motorsports Park in Canada. The news stems from a Motorsport.com report, which says the vehicle is already under development by Multimatic and has […]
Ryan Millen’s Toyota RAV4 Rally America racer revealed
Toyota has revealed its RAV4 2015 Rally America race car that will compete in the 2WD-Open class this year. The racer will be driven by Ryan Millen. The RAV4 rally car was revealed at the Monster Energy Supercross Championship final over the weekend. It’s one of few official RAV4 race […]
Volkswagen reveals more potent 2015 Beetle Rallycross car
Remember the mutant Volkswagen Beetle Global Rallycross racer from last year? A fresh version has been announced for the 2015 season, and it’s even more insane. In the engine compartment sits a new 2.0-litre TSI turbo four-cylinder engine that now produces 413kW and 630Nm, making it 8kW more powerful than […]
2015 Subaru WRX STI ‘VT15x’ rallycross racer revealed
Subaru has revealed its new competition car for the 2015 Rallycross season, bringing with it extra power, advancements in aerodynamics, and lots of ambition to win races. Called the VT15x, this is the third evolution of an STI-based rallycross car built by Vermont SportCar. Wheel-spinning grunt comes from a 433kW […]
Rallycross series returning to Australia at new Broadford complex
Local motorsport and rally fans will be excited to hear Rallycross is coming to Australia, or we should say, coming back to Australia for the first time in decades. A special function to relaunch Rallycross is being organised for mid-May this year at a freshly-developed venue at Broadford Motor Cycle […]
2015 Honda Civic Type R ready for British Touring Car Championship
Honda Yuasa Racing has taken the new Honda Civic Type R and transformed it into a muscly racing car, which will compete in the 2015 British Touring Car Championship. The Honda Yuasa race team used a Civic Tourer in last year’s championship, and has now got its hands on a […]
BMW Z4 GTLM wears 3.0 CSL-inspired livery for 2015 Sebring 12hr
To help celebrate the legendary 1975 BMW 3.0 CSL and its successful racing career, BMW North America has revealed a special BMW Z4 GTLM racing car wearing iconic livery. The racer pays homage to BMW Motorsport’s first victory at Sebring some 40 years ago. BMW Team RLL will race two […]