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
Map of L.A.’s Lost Racetracks
by Michael Satterfield The Los Angeles area used to be one of the most popular places in the country for motorsports, today LA County has just Irwindale Speedway and Pomona Drag Strip.
Ron Howard to direct Lauda/Hunt F1 Film
A movie about the 1976 wold championship battle between Niki Lauda and James Hunt appears to have taken one step closer to production with news that Ron Howard has come onboard as
Speed Channel Talks with Shelby about Le Mans
TGR Staff “Henry Ford II looked at the circumstances (a struggling Ford GT program) and said that we have the might of the Ford Motor Company with an army of engineers and
U.S. Grand Prix scheduled for June 17, 2012
TGR Staff The tentative calendar approved by the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council includes all 20 Grand Prixs from this year (albeit in a modified order) including the United States Grand Prix.
Fontana’s Auto Club Dragway is Threatened Over Noise Concerns
by Andrew Wolf In most areas of the country, the closure of a local drag racing establishment is a crushing blow to the racing community, but for Southern California area racers and
Talks to Develop Movie about Ford at Le Mans
TGR Staff Based on A.J. Baime’s book “Go Like Hell,” which tells the story of how Ford became the first American carmaker to win Le Mans, besting Ferrari. Michael Mann is in
Dacia Duster « No Limit »
Dacia has decided to take on the world's most famous and most challenging hill climb – the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb – which will take place in Colorado, USA, on June
Catalina Grand Prix Gets The Ax for 2011
December 2010 saw the return of the Catalina Grand Prix motorcycle race, the race once considered one of California’s most renowned motorcycle races had not been run on the tiny island since
New Le Mans Drama ‘The Drivers’
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), the commercial and brand extension arm of FremantleMedia, today announced that Scott Free Inc. has joined Headline Pictures, Sennet Entertainment and FME on The Drivers, a series based on
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