Ferrari Formula One driver Felipe Massa lead a parade of 964 Ferrari supercars at Silverstone circuit in the UK yesterday, beating the previous Ferrari parade world record of 490 Ferraris. Although it hasn’t officially been noted down as a Guinness World Record, yet, the stream of prancing horses were certainly […]
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Toyota 86 wins 2.0-litre class at Winton Raceway Sprint Series
Australian rally champion Neal Bates has taken a Toyota 86 to victory at the Winton Motor Raceway Sprint Series. The victory, achieved on Saturday, was Bates’s first in the 86. Racing in the 2.0-litre class, the Toyota 86 in question is a GT variant which is also road registered. This […]
2012 BMW 3 Series M Sport pack now available in Australia
BMW Australia has announced the new ‘F30’ 3 Series M Sport package is now available from showrooms, on most 3 Series variants, from the 320i to the top-line 335i. The M Sport pack brings sports lowered (10mm) suspension, an M Sport bodykit with revised front and rear bumper bars and […]
McLaren X-1 concept unveiled at 2012 Pebble Beach
McLaren has pulled the wraps off a rather intriguing and odd-looking concept car at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance event in the US, called the McLaren X-1 concept. It’s hard to believe but this strange concept is based on the McLaren MP4-12C. It was built by the company’s McLaren […]
Chris Atkinson to drive MINI for remainder of 2012 WRC season
Australian Chris Atkinson has finalised a deal with WRC Team MINI Portugal to contest the final five rounds of the 2012 FIA World Rally Championship. ‘Atko’ will be the number one driver for MINI after former driver Armindo Araujo left the team for “sporting reasons”. Atkinson has taken part in two WRC […]
Marcos Ambrose wins NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen
Australian Marcos Ambrose has taken his first victory in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup championship after a thrilling last lap stoush at the Watkins Glen road course in New York. Ambrose was running third on the final lap of the 355-mile race behind Brad Keselowski and leader Kyle Busch, but after […]
TeamVodafone first V8 Supercars team to test ‘Car of the Future’
Triple 8 Racing has become the first team in V8 Supercars to test their new “Car of the Future” ahead of the new specification debut in 2013. V8 Supercars champion Jamie Whincup got his first taste of his new car, which is to be one of nine 2013 Holden Commodore-silhouetted COTF […]
Chris Atkinson’s Citroen DS3 ready for WRC Rally of Finland
While plenty of Australians will be flying the flag in London for the next two weeks at the 2012 London Olympic Games, rally driver Chris Atkinson will be doing the same in Finland as he makes his much awaited return in the World Rally Championship. Atkinson unveiled his southern cross […]