A Honda CR-V has flipped spectacularly during a drive day at the Nurburgring in Germany. It is understood the driver and passenger were injured, but are okay. The Nurburgring is considered to be one of the most dangerous circuits in the world. It’s just over 20km long, making it the […]
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Tunehouse Subaru BRZ tuning kit preview with 246kW
Tunehouse has revealed preliminary details of it upcoming Tunehouse Subaru BRZ upgrade package. Although the package is not quite finished, the company is seeing an increase of around 99kW. Tunehouse is preparing a full engine conversion for the soon-to-be released Subaru BRZ, including the removal of the standard 2.0-litre naturally […]
Video: Dodge Dart to race in Global RallyCross with Travis Pastrana
Travis Pastrana will be running in the Global RallyCross Championships this year driving a heavily modified Dodge Dart rally car. The car has been developed by Dodge and SRT Motorsports. Boasting a 0-60mph (97km/h) time of just 1.9 seconds, the Dodge Dart rally car features a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine […]
Nissan Altima comfirmed for V8 Supercars in 2013
The upcoming 2013 Nissan Altima sedan will form the basis for the all-new Nissan V8 Supercar. The racing version will battle it out with Ford and Holden from the 2013 V8 Supercars season. Kelly Racing, the team assigned to take Nissan into the field, will be rebranded as Nissan Motorsport […]
2012 World Time Attack Superlap Australia entries now open
Entries for the 2012 World Time Attack Superlap Australia, taking place at Eastern Creek in August, are now open. Three classes will be run the same as last year, but in a slightly different format. For those who don’t know, the World Time Attack Challenge is a pure time trial […]
Walter Rohrl to drive an Audi Quattro S1 at 2012 Pikes Peak
Ace racing and rally car driver, and current chief test driver at Porsche, Walter Rohrl will return to the Pikes Peak Hill Climb this year driving an Audi Quattro S1. The German won’t be racing the epic turbocharged five-cylinder rally icon, instead, he will be taking part in an exhibition […]
Michelin Rallye Groupe B to rekindle the Group B rally spirit
Group B Rally is set to make a comeback, sort of, on the weekend of August 25-26. A special event called the Michelin Rallye Groupe B has been set up in the UK which will see the iconic high-horsepower rally cars of the 1980s compete in a number of stages. […]
Video: Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 laps Nurburgring in 8:49 with Sabine Schmitz
The mighty Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 is Jeep’s most powerful mainstream model. Nurburgring expert Sabine Schmitz has just taken one around the ‘Ring in 8:49.487. It might not be a blistering time, but it is quicker than a Range Rover Sport (8:55), and a 2006 MINI Cooper S (8:51), keeping […]