Datsun 240Z Rally Cars
In the early 70s, Nissan wanted to make a splash in the international sports car world with its new 240Z, while famous road racing teams like BRE were becoming a force in
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3 Days In Maranello: Driving The Ferrari Test Track
Pista di Fiorano (the Ferrari test track) is hallowed ground for automotive enthusiasts. Located near the Italian town of Maranello, just about 1,000 feet from the front gate of the Ferrari factory,
Garage Find: Ford GT40 MK.I Chassis P/1067
If you saw the tail end of a GT40 sticking out of a suburban garage with junk piled all over it, you would assume it was some long-forgotten kit car project, but
Sir Henry ‘Tim’ Birkin’s Blower Bentley
Racing at The Brooklands TGR Staff Back in an era racing drivers wore ties and racing was truly a sport of gentleman, a small group known as “Bentley Boys” Woolf Barnato, Sir
“Ford GT40” Crashes in Tennessee
by Michael Satterfield According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, a driver from North Carolina crashed a 1966 Ford GT-40 (Replica, we think). Troopers say the car is valued at roughly $150,000, so
NASCAR Classic Tees
TGR Staff NASCAR announced today the creation of NASCAR Classics, a new brand identity within the licensing division. From the renegades who blazed the trail on country roads and the hard-packed beaches
McLaren Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Indy Win
TGR Staff On May 27, 1972, McLaren claimed its first victory at the ‘famed’ Indianapolis 500 with Mark Donohue behind the wheel of the number 66 Sunoco-Penske. To commemorate the 40th
Lotus Racing Launch New Evora GTC
Flared wheel arches, more rubber, less weight, and new technologies have added extra spice to Lotus’ race winning Evora, the GT4 Enduro. The new GTC licks the Evora’s performance envelope, delivering more
Formula 1 personnel injured in Williams fire
By Jonathan Noble A number of Formula 1 personnel are being treated by medical staff at the Circuit de Catalunya for burns and smoke inhalation following a major fire in the Williams
Aston Martin to Take on Le Mans
TGR Staff Gaydon – Aston Martin Racing will embark upon an exciting new challenge in 2012 as it prepares to make a return to international GT motorsport in the FIA World Endurance
Irwindale Speedway appears to be closing
By Keith Lair Irwindale Speedway, considered by many to host the finest short track racing in the nation, appears to be history. On Saturday, workers appeared to be closing down the facility,
MINI takes First International Rally Win
The MINI John Cooper Works rally car won its first FIA international event this weekend when Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari took victory at the Qatar International Rally, the first round of the 2012 Middle
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