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Resurrecting Legend: The Long-Lost Ford GT40 P/1067 Emerges From A California Garage

Hidden for decades in a Thousand Oaks garage, one of the rarest Ford GT40s—chassis P/1067—has been rediscovered, igniting new passion for a Le Mans icon that almost slipped through history’s fingers.

Datsun 240Z Rally Legacy: The Z Car That Conquered Safari And Monte Carlo

We stopped in to visit the Datsun 240Z Rally Cars at the Nissan Heritage Center in Japan; for more from our visit to Japan. In the early 70s, Nissan wanted to make

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,

Motorcyclist dies in speed attempt

The Associated Press reported that race officials said that Warner, who lived in Wimauma, Fla., was clocked at 285 mph before he lost control of his motorcycle during “The Maine Event,” a

by Michael Satterfield

13 years ago

For the track: The McLaren 12C GT Sprint

McLAREN GT SHOWS TRACK FOCUS WITH 12C GT SPRINT – Track-only variant of the 12C announced – Lowered ride height with Pirelli racing slick tyres – Optimised aerodynamic package with enhanced cooling

by Michael Satterfield

13 years ago

Mugen Expands European Facility

TGR Staff Mugen Euro is expanding, while many Japanese tuning brands in the US have fallen back due to the changing market and economy, it’s not the case in Europe. Mugen Euro

by Michael Satterfield

13 years ago

Jaguar Project 7 concept w/video

The Jaguar Project 7 is the type of car I have dreams about, ever since I owned my first XK8 convertible I have always loved Jaguar sports car (yeah the XK8 was

by Michael Satterfield

13 years ago

Bluebird to launch electric sportscar and racer at Motoexpo

World Exclusive: Bluebird to officially launch DC50 Sports Car and Bluebird GTL Formula E at Sustainable MotoExpo on Saturday 28 September 2013, National Motor Museum, Beaulieu One of the largest and most

by Michael Satterfield

13 years ago

Ford wants a the X-Games in Detroit w/Video

Recently, ESPN announced Detroit, Michigan as one of four final cities still in the running as the host for X Games 2014-2016 and, with that, the Detroit bid team took the campaign

by Michael Satterfield

13 years ago

Gran Turismo 6 Demo Coming July 2 W/Video

Polyphony Digital and Sony have announced that a downloadable demo of Grand Turismo 6 will be released on the Playstation Network July 2. Reports are that the demo will serve as the

by TGR Staff

13 years ago

Southern California Historic Sports Car Festival

by Michael Satterfield We headed out and spent the weekend at the Southern California Historic Sports Car Festival… the word “festival” is a bit of a stretch since no one outside of

by Michael Satterfield

13 years ago

Become a Lamborghini racing driver for the weekend

Automobili Lamborghini today confirmed that the weekend fee for a shared seat to contest the all-new, five-race Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo series in North America would be US$17,500 per driver, or US$35,000

by Michael Satterfield

13 years ago

Drayson & Michelin To Attempt Land Speed Record

Drayson Racing Technologies and Michelin are pleased to announce the formation of a strategic partnership that will begin with an assault on the FIA World Electric Land Speed Record on June 25.

by TGR Staff

13 years ago